Words Of Wisdom…And Wit
Newhouse is a Mecca for aspiring media professionals and industry veterans alike. Known as one of the nation’s leading communications schools, our students refine their skills and graduate equipped to enter their field of study. The mission statement found on the Newhouse website states, “the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications’ mission is to educate ethical, visionary communicators whose goal is to establish an open marketplace of ideas guided by the First Amendment using contemporary professional practices. Students are encouraged by Newhouse faculty and staff to know their rights and stick to their morals to help turn their ideas into powerful stories. Students are guided by this mission each day they walk through Newhouse’s doors and interact with their professors.
Upon acceptance into Newhouse, students work and learn in world-class buildings and have access to state-of-the-art equipment, such as multimedia labs, television and photography studios, and production and recording facilities. Students have access to these amazing resources and are taught by some of the most reputable professors in the communications field. Our professors bring the latest industry standards, trends in media, and technology innovations to Newhouse and pour into us expecting the best. Their real-world experience deepens our overall college experience and increases our want for more knowledge of the outside communications world.
Newhouse professors have a wealth of knowledge beyond what you can receive in the classroom, and are willing to chat, give their advice and share their “worst interview ever” stories, but professors are humans too. Often times we forget that our professors have a life outside these three buildings, with families, hobbies and passions. We tend to neglect the fact that they have emotions too and they have their fair share of bad days. What are their interests, motives, personal goals?
I will sit down with various Newhouse professors throughout the rest of the year for exclusive interviews. My goal is to gather words of wisdom and form personality profiles to showcase sides of professors that you wouldn’t get inside of a classroom. I’d like to focus on their career journey and what life lessons they learned along the way. Answers on what to expect right after college, tips on what to do when you hit rock bottoms, and discussions about their passions and interests. Our professors relate to us more than we like to think sometimes, and we can benefit from having a conversation with them.
Remember, the faces we see each day in the classroom are the same faces counting on us to be great visual communicators. We sat where they once were; Pupils ready to write the next blockbuster or be the next well-known news anchor. But just like us, professors have their vulnerable moments too. We can only gain so much from being in the classroom and from our readings. Getting to know who we interact with on a daily basis and who is shaping us into future media professionals is important to developing our connection with the changing world around us.
