May 4, 2004

Features

Career seminar offers resources to students
Maria Khan
Mesa Legend

On April 21, MCC’s communications department held Careers in Communications in the library. The program included speakers from various fields that have graduated with communications degrees. The guest speaker list consisted of Tempe Mayor Neil Guiliano, Vicky Nguyen of Fox 10 News, Nikki Mancuso of the University of Phoenix and Geraldo E. de los Santos from the League for Innovation. The moderator was Bart Davis of the Salt River Project.
The seminar was organized by Jim Mancuso and Susan Olson of the communications department.
“Jim and I wanted to something that would show students what they can do in communications; we thought this was the way to go,” Olson said.
“I feel it’s our duty to make sure that students are aware of their career options and how communications can help,” Olson said.
The panel the speakers emphasized the importance of internships. Nguyen told students “the most valuable experience you can get in this field is internships at various media outlets; take advantage of getting to know people. Networking is a very valuable skill to acquire.”
Students were also able to learn about paths the speakers took to achieve their goals as well as obstacles they might face.

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