ALUMNI BULLETIN

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATIONS DEPT NEWSLETTER

NOVEMBER 2019 • ISSUE 1 • VOLUME 1

DR. CAITLIN CARLSON AND

WHAT'S IN HALEY WITT ATTEND AEJMC
STORE? CONFERENCE IN TORONTO
This past August, Communications Department
This newsletter hopes to keep
professor Dr. Caitlin Carlson and 2019 graduate,
our Communications alumni up
Haley Witt, attended the annual Association of
to date on what is going on in
Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
the department currently.
in Toronto. They presented their collaborative paper
Possible stories could include
entitled "Online Harassment of U.S Journalists and its
news about the department,
Impact on Press Freedom." It received an award for
features of new faculty
Top Faculty Paper for Commission on the Status of
members, stories of student
Women. Dr. Carlson explained "This is the second
projects or research, and
time I've been able to take a student to a conference
department-specific events that
to present a paper they helped research and write.
have taken place.
It's an incredible experience."
It is our goal to keep all
Their work investigated how negative online
students, past and current,
interactions can often leave female journalists
included in the happenings of
dissatisfied with their jobs. They also presented some
the department and make sure
of this research at a Communications Department
all feel welcome!
event this previous school year about being a woman
If you are willing and able, you
on the internet. In regards to the experience, Haley
can make a Communications
explained, "I cannot stress enough how much this
Department-specific donation
opportunity impacted my confidence as a female,
on our website to help the
first-generation student at Seattle University."
department grow and excel.
Congratulations to Haley and Dr. Carlson on all their
hard work!.
 DEPARTMENT INTERNS
For the first time, the Communications Department
has decided to hire department interns. These
three current students each have different areas of
focus but are responsible for creating
more opportunities and events for our prospective
students, current students, faculty, and alumni.
Each of them is receiving class credit for their
work. 

Hey! My name is Catherine and I

will be working as the
department’s new Events Intern
this year. I am a third-year
Strategic Communications &
Arts Leadership Double Major. I
am so excited to help plan and
curate new events for the
department this year and
increase student engagement
with on-campus programs. If you
have any ideas or thoughts on
events within the
Communications Department,
email me at
schult24@seattleu.edu
Erin Phelps- Social Media
Hi, my name is Tessah and I am the
Alumni Engagement Coordinator
for the Communications
Department. I’m a third-year
Communications and Media major.
I’m responsible for building
stronger relationships with our
department alumni and working
on our Alumni Mentorship
Program. This program pairs
current juniors and seniors with SU
alums to help with professional
development and preparation for a
career in the Communications
field. Feel free to email me at
curtist@seattleu.edu if you have
any questions!
Catherine Schultz-
Events
Hi there! I’m Erin and I’m a fourth-
year Strategic Communications and
Arts Leadership double degree
working as your Social Media
Manager for this school year. I’m
looking forward to sharing all of the
amazing things students, faculty
and alumni are up to this year on
our social media pages! I also work
as the Director of Fundraising for
KXSU, so I’m looking forward to
seeing you around both ends of the
campus! Email me at
phelpse@seattleu.edu with any
questions or ideas!
Tessah Curtis- Alumni
Relations
THE ARE & BE
SUCCESS SERIES:
EDUCATION RE-
IMAGINED
On October 23, Communications
professor, Dr. Kimberly Harden
(center), hosted the first section
of the monthly Are & Be Success
Series. This series, created by Dr.
Harden, provides tips and advice
for students to be successful
both here and after college. They
will focus on subjects like
navigating college, being a
leader, self-care, time
management, and finances.
The topic of this month's section
was "Education Re-Imagined."
The event focused on taking
control of your academic
experiences and how learning
can be made more relevant for
work in the real world. The two
facilitators for the event were Dr.
Joelle Pretty (left), Director of
Student Academic Persistence,
and Angelique Jenkins (right),
Director of Learning Assistance.
The next section of the series will
be held in late November and
the focus will be on finances and
budgeting.