For those of you who don’t know, I grew up in an apple orchard, and every spring, my dad would start the grueling job of pruning the apple trees. Pruning is the process of removing dead, unproductive and obstructive branches from a tree to help promote new, healthy growth. Although it is a difficult process, …
One of the many benefits of being a Newhouse student is the access to so many opportunities to get involved and gain real-world experience before you walk across the Carrier Dome stage on graduation day. I’m about to take on my biggest project of the semester as an advertising graduate student. I couldn’t be more …
Being in Newhouse, we are constantly used to hearing success stories of people who are working for well-known companies; ABC, NBC, ESPN and Viacom are among a few. They did not all start there though, and you don’t have to either. I remember when I was looking for an internship during undergrad, I wanted to …
During the summer, graduate students begin their journey with a six-week program called Bootcamp that serves as a crash-course for their time at Newhouse. Here’s what five of this year’s students had to say after becoming Bootcamp survivors. Elliot Williams, Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism Bootcamp was definitely a worthwhile experience because it took …
As a PHD student at Newhouse, time is precious to me. I have hours of reading every week and some of those readings come from sources found in hard copy at the library. Since SU has a large library it can be difficult to find that source quickly and having to spend extra time looking …
Jamel McMullin, Jr. Speech (Click Here) Closing The Gap (Recited May 14, 2016 at Newhouse Convocation in the Carrier Dome) “Most of my time here at Newhouse up to this point has been spent between being two different people. One who I considered to be an ordinary man, who let life pass him by, who didn’t …
Syracuse is in the season of saying goodbyes. After being affiliated with five different universities and living in three different countries, I suppose I should be more or less prepared to say goodbyes after so much frequent moving. However, leaving Syracuse is hard in such a busy season of Capstone Examinations for PR graduates, Maymester …
Ok, so yeah I’m the same person that was literally crying for school to be over by February 4th, but now that it is, I’m shocked. In terms of my education am I ready for a real world job? Absolutely. In terms of my adultness (yes this is a real term, I’m pretty sure)? No. …
It is amazing how quick this year flew by. Just last summer, I was stressing over the fact that I would have to pack up my entire room and move to a new place that is five hours away from the place I call home. The thought of being away from home for one whole …