My time in Syracuse has come to an end, as I flew back home to Texas on Saturday morning. I would’ve left earlier in June, but I decided to stick around to help Gary Gemmill facilitate a team dynamics seminar with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. I spent the entire day with …
Although my time at Newhouse concluded upon graduation in May, I decided to stick around Syracuse until the end of June. This time of relaxation has given me the chance to reflect on some of the highlights during my one year master’s program building Doodle the News. As I have mentioned before, I have the …
Over the past few days I’ve heard a lot about a food festival called the Taste of Syracuse; it’s a yearly event that brings over 40 different vendors to downtown Syracuse in Clinton Square for people to enjoy. There’s food, local clothing and jewelry vendors, artists, live music, and a chance to learn more about …
From Division I sports to an expansive variety of cuisine, Syracuse has a lot to offer up-and-coming professionals in their free time. Throughout my own time in Syracuse, I’ve made it a point to sample all of the delivery options available to me through apps like Grubhub and UberEats. Still, I can acknowledge that there …
Living on your own is hard enough, but as a graduate student becomes even harder. With that in mind, here are 7 tips to help you budget like a pro while you live in Syracuse: Buy groceries at Aldi to save money, or join Costco if you want to buy in bulk Don’t get …
The Newhouse chapter came to an end for us Media & Education (M&E) master’s students on May 24th, 2018. Last Thursday, we presented our capstone assignments to show how we made our own unique marks in the media education space throughout the year. Some of our work was heavily influenced by many professionals working in multimedia today, …
On May 14th 2018, I was fortunate enough to take advantage of a glorious opportunity. After a successful run as a Sales Team Leader with the AroundCampus Group in 2015, I managed to remain in close contact with Heidi Zeilinger, a Sales Recruiter for the Bloomberg BNA (BBNA) START program. This year-long program trains graduating …
With my experiences testing Doodle the News among different target audiences, I’ve come to understand how this multiplatfrom hub could be most viable among elementary and middle school students. Our media literacy workshops have received glowing feedback from high school and college students, but most participants believed Doodle the News belonged to their younger siblings, …
I heard a lot about Syracuse University’s Block Party even before I participated in it; it is a quite popular event among students, which is represented in how hard tickets are to purchase. It is like a race among others to purchase the best location on the block party. On the morning the ticket purchase …