Name: Isabella Bruen Milton, GA Major: Mass Communication with a concentration in Digital Media Productions What is lead you to pursue your major? I love creating videos that elicit emotion. In videos and all things in life, sentimental moments are what stay with people – feelings are what people remember. What was it about Georgia College that made you want to attend? I chose Georgia College because I wanted to study abroad and connect with a diverse community. What has been your...
Garrett Lee Scroggs From: Monticello, Georgia Major: I love connecting to people through talking. Mass Communications allows you to have experience with public speaking and marketing. It allows me to create a relationship with customers and gives me a better understanding of how to advertise myself as an asset. Research/Internship: WGUR had me in advertisement sales, which really helped me in my personal job and allowed me to gain an understanding of how the public responds to certain...
Catherine Barr fell in love with Georgia College the moment she took a campus tour. The Henry County, GA native transferred to GC her sophomore year and has taken advantage of everything the university has to offer. “I was looking for a school with community and opportunities,” she explained. “I had heard great things about GC and the mass comm program from friends.” Originally a marketing major, Barr soon switched to mass comm after transferring. “It is broad, which opens a lot of...
Ava Leone Where are you from? I was born and raised in Augusta, GA where I attended Davidson Fine Arts Magnet school. Growing up here shaped my love for culture and the arts. Dr. Brian Newsome, head of the Honors College, also attended DFA, and Dr. Harold Mock, head of Leadership Programs, is from Augusta. They are wonderful people and worth getting to know. Do you have a minor? I have an English minor and apply many of the storytelling techniques I have learned in my English classes...
When he was little, Jonathan O’Brien wasn’t afraid of a monster under the bed.From early on, he loved watching the nightly news and knew how bad real people and circumstances could be. By Kindergarten, he was scaring all the other kids with tales of Hurricane Katrina, and his teachers had to tell him to stop. Now, he wins awards for telling the news.O'Brien took 2nd place for Best Audio Newscast at CBI (College Broadcasters, Inc.), a huge feat as many of his national competitors were...
Watching movies was something Shelly “Starr” Jarrard, ’12, grew up doing. Yet, she always wondered what it would be like to work behind the scenes. She had a passion for filmmaking. This past spring, after working long hours before and after work, she finished directing her first documentary, “The Flaws of Copyright Infringement Laws,” which placed as a semi-finalist in the Festigious Los Angeles Film Festival. It’s also been featured on the Independent Film Channel (L.A.) and accepted...
Some students come to college with a strict plan. They know exactly what they want to major in and what organizations and activities they want to get involved with. Others have so many things they’re interested in that they have to spend time narrowing down their options. They’re open-minded and willing to take advantage of opportunities that come their way. That’s Emma Parry. “I came to Georgia College with lots of questions about how I want to spend my life, and I didn't necessarily...
Senior Brighton Sandt is bursting with energy. He has a positive outlook and easy smile. But, unless he’s chosen to tell you, you’d never know about disabilities that could’ve derailed college and limited his options. Sandt has severe dyslexia and ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder). Growing up in Savannah, he was educated at a school for children with special needs. In time, he felt restricted and wanted more. He knew he’d have to work especially hard to break free...
Dr. James Schiffman’s life is a fascinating tale of traveling and taking chances—a journey that ultimately took him to Asia and remote U.S. regions, then to jobs at the Wall Street Journal and CNN. With Georgia College’s multi-media, digital-first, collaborative newsroom set to open this year in renovated Terrell Hall—the associate professor of communication now steers a new generation of young journalists into a brave if uncertain future. “The change just continues, good and bad,”...
