Who Says Communication Majors Don't Like Math?
by Marissa Dunn, Tyler Small, Billy Tipp Are you creative? Do you find trends and patterns fascinating? Does creating a message designed for a mass audience excite to you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will find that majoring in the field of Communication can change your life. While many School
A Beginner's Guide to Dylan Wen
Dylan Wen is a Communication Studies major and member of the School of Communication Student Advisory Board. The SAB advocates for the needs of students in the SoC by serving as the student voice to the administration and generating and implementing programs and initiatives designed to enhance the student experience within the School. Have questions,
Just Your "COMmon" Island Girl
Lisa Matsui is a Global Communication and World Languages major and member of the School of Communication Student Advisory Board. The SAB advocates for the needs of students in the SoC by serving as the student voice to the administration and generating and implementing programs and initiatives designed to enhance the student experience within the
Peace Communication Interterm Course
By Maya Vahid and Kayla Loeb Peace Communication is an Interterm Travel Course to Costa Rica offered at Chapman University for both undergraduate and graduate students. During the trip, we work closely with the University for Peace, a United Nations mandated university located just outside of San José. For us, this course was quite possibly
Email Marketing and Celebrity Collaborations
For 2018 Interterm, I was given the opportunity to intern at BStreetShoes, a company that hand paints and designs custom shoes for customers around the world including celebrities and professional athletes. My mentor during my internship was the founder and owner of the company, Blake Barash. While my duties there included content creation, managing shipments,
Helping Startups Start Up
Austin Stofer is the CEO and founder of a local startup called siëo, founded at the Launch Labs at the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship. Stofer graduated from Chapman University in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic and Corporate Communication and a minor in Entrepreneurship. Since then, Stofer has continued to pursue his
Yes, I have a minor in Art History. No, I do not paint.
by Patrick Smith, SCC’18 As a Strategic and Corporate Communication major, I’ve taken a wide range of classes such as Message Design, Risk and Crisis Communication, Theories of Persuasion, Organizational Communication, Advertising and Promotion Strategy, and International Marketing. Talk about being well-rounded, ha! I’d like to propose, however, that I would not have learned so
Marketing in the City by the Bay
by Gina Pasquinelli, SCC ’18 Christy Ottesen graduated from Chapman University with a Bachelor’s in Strategic and Corporate Communication in December 2015. Since then, Christy has been exploring her career options, but she has landed in her perfect fit, a Marketing Associate for Yelp Reservations & Yelp Nowait in San Francisco, California. Christy was able to
From An Office to the Mic: Jess Weimer Pursues Her Dreams As A Solo Artist
by Bryanna Merda, SCC ’18 Jess Weimer graduated in 2014 with a double major in Communication Studies and Spanish. Starting from an office then shifting to a mic, she is now pursuing her dreams of becoming a solo artist. She was excited to share her journey with the School of Communication family in a short interview
Why I Became a Communication Major
When I first entered college, I was confident about what I wanted to do with my life. I was studying political science with the intent to go to law school following my undergraduate degree. As I was moving in that direction I began to reconsider whether it was the best fit for me and my