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Getting to Know Your Professors: Meet Judith Tenney
Meet Professor Tenney (or “Tenney” for short) - mother, grandmother, and retired federal employee. Professor Tenney has a special relationship with her students because she always puts in that extra time and effort to make sure that her students thrive … Continue reading
Getting to Know Your Professors: Meet Bob Coleman
The Universities at Shady Grove campus is unique from main campus for several reasons: the small class sizes, the tight knight campus communities, the driven students, and the relationships you build with your professors. Meet Professor Coleman: (AKA Bob) … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Life at USG
Tagged career, Digital Media, Mentors, Professors, Teachers
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A Career in Communication & Media: Hear It From The Source
The University of Maryland, College Park Communication Program at USG is known for its emphasis on Digital Media and Visual Communication. Throughout my 2 years in this program I’ve taken hands on classes in digital imaging, film making, photography, and … Continue reading
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Tagged career, Film Production, Journalism, Mass Communications, Media, Reporting
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WLB: Making Changes For Women
Politics. This is a subject that i’ve long found boring, and uninteresting. I guess it’s because when it comes to politics you’re either in or your out, meaning you either have a say or you don’t. It wasn’t until I … Continue reading
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Tagged Commission for Women, Maryland, Montgomery County, WLB, Women's Rights
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Why You Should Never Settle for Just Any Job
New grads can often be very indecisive when it comes to choosing a career path. Especially Communication majors since the career options in that field are endless. It comes to no surprise then, that new grads have trouble finding the … Continue reading
Millenials and Marriage: Why Settling Down Doesn’t Mean Settling for Less
Last year I did a study on “Millennials and Marriage”, this was a major group project for a research class that involved extensive research, surveys, and face-to-face interviews with students and staff at USG. The goal of our study was … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Life at USG
Tagged career, collectivism, individualism, marriage, millenial generation
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Motherhood at USG
College life is filled with challenges like managing your time, earning good grades, and working internships and jobs. The last two years of your college career can be especially stressful, now imagine throwing kids into the picture. Meet USG’s supermoms … Continue reading
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Life After Graduation
As graduation approaches the pressure to find a job keeps building, and given the many demands of senior life it’s no surprise that I’ve been counting down the days till May 2016. My bitter-sweet combination of nerves and excitement inspired … Continue reading
Meet Sophia Migabo
“One thing people don’t know about The Democratic Republic of Congo is that it’s actually a very wealthy country, however its wealth has become the source of its current problems”. - Sophia Migabo
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The Value of Education
These are the moments we should be most grateful for the opportunity that was given to us - the chance for an education.
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The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) 