Everyone knows that finding a good job is a competitive endeavor. It is important, however, to remember that good people are always in demand. Good writers can always find employment. So, if you make the best of your preparation as an undergraduate, you will have skills that appeal to employers.
The campus provides an excellent training ground for communications professionals. Serious communications majors absolutely must be involved in working for one or more of the campus media. Not only will it improve your skills and give you experience, it will make your resume stand out among others. The first semester of your first year is the time to start.
Academic Credit For Campus Involvement
Mass communications majors can receive one-half of a semester hour credit per term for substantial involvement with the newspaper or radio station beginning with the sophomore year. The maximum total is two semester hours credit. Two semester hours can be a significant contribution toward the total of 116-hour graduation requirement and the value of your resume.
WEHC-FM, the campus radio station
The college FM station, WEHC-FM 90.7, provides mass communications majors and other interested students a chance to improve their broadcasting skills while experiencing the responsibilities of having their own programs. The station is heard in a 10-mile radius where it has a loyal listening audience. Especially popular are broadcasts of the college football and basketball games now delievered nationwide to the desktop computer using Real Audio. A radio shift is not difficult to obtain, training is easy, and the station can always use people who do play-by-play announcing at sporting events.
The Whitetopper, the campus newspaper
The college newspaper, The Whitetopper, provides the opportunity to publish your work so that you can present a portfolio demonstrating your abilities for internship positions and jobs. You can work in developing stories and improving your reporting skills or in advertising for experience in sales or design.
EHCWired.com, the campus news web site
EHCWired.com is the campuse news web site operated by the Department of Mass Communications. Students post news, information, opinions, audio, photography and video about the campus on a regular basis. They learn to work together as they are learning about the newest form of journalism -- web journalism. The presence of a student-run news web site is one of the things that makes the Emory & Henry campus unusual among liberal arts institutions.
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Emory and Henry College
Department of Mass Communications
Emory & Henry College
P.O. Box 947
Emory, VA 24327-0947
(276) 944-4121 (College's central number)