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Student Portfolios

Christine Branigan: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I have three passions in life: journalism, helping others and music. During my years at Penn State I have been able to explore all three of them. I have learned many skills during that time and I hope I will be able to use all of them in the future with a job in multimedia journalism.; View portfolio
Justin Budish: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; My name is Justin Budish and I am a senior majoring broadcast journalism at Penn State University. In a perfect world I would be involved in some capacity in covering sports whether it is in front of the camera as the talent or behind the scenes producing a sports program. I have participated in an internship with WABC New York helping produce the nightly highlight reel for the local newscast. And currently I am working as an intern at WPSU logging sports clips. I am proficient in final cut pro, Protools and can operate a PDX 10 camera.; View portfolio
Keith Campbell: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I am a senior studying towards a Journalism degree with a concentration in broadcasting, with minors in world literature and kinesiology.; View portfolio
Daniel Chaitin: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; I am a truth-seeker who only calls himself a journalist because that is what people have come to label someone like me as. I am a print journalism major at the Pennsylvania State University with a minor in psychology and I plan to help save the dying newspaper industry and solidify the public's waning trust in the media.; View portfolio
Vince Chandler: Major: Broadcast; Year: Junior; Vince Chandler was raised in the home of journalists. Watching his parents come and go at all hours of the day, rush off to get the "scoop" at the scene of the latest breaking news or, stop the family car for spot news, he has always been attracted to his parents' work. Now a junior at the Pennsylvania State University, Vince is pursuing degrees in broadcast journalism and sports journalism. He hopes to use the skills acquired at Penn State to work for a professional sports publication or production company.; View portfolio
Adam Clark: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; I like finding the stories that are beneath the surface and my favorite part of journalism is talking to everyday people and giving them the forum to express their views.; View portfolio
Molly Cody: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; Hi, I'm Molly. As a current last-semester senior with no idea what graduation will bring, I am surprisingly excited about where my life will take me in the next 12 months. After a study abroad trip to London last spring, I fell in love with the city: its clean streets, the British accents, and the fish 'n chips. I am hoping to move there after graduation if my parents and older sister Caraline won't hate me too much for moving 3,000 miles away. I am a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity which has been a great social and service experience the past four years. When people ask me what I want for the future, my response is pretty simple: I want to be happy.; View portfolio
Andy Colwell: Major: VisualJourn/IntegrativeArts; Year: Junior; Andy is a junior in visual journalism and art photography, and aims to maximize his abilities of still photography as well as the developing role of multimedia.; View portfolio
Tamara Conrad: Major: Journalism/Print; Year: Senior; Tamara Conrad, a native of Pittsburgh, is majoring in journalism at The Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State, Tamara is the Vice President of the Penn State Association of Journalists for Diversity and the Assistant Editor for the Cultural Expressions newsletter. Tamara has interned at Gateway Newspapers in Pittsburgh, Pa. and twice at Voices of Central Pennsylvania in State College, Pa. Tamara is also a Donor Relations Committee Member for the Penn State Dance Marathon, and a Peer Mentor for the College of Communications. Tamara hopes to become a renowned journalist and the editor for a prestigious publication.; View portfolio
Victoria Cooper: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; Hello! My name is Victoria Cooper and I am a broadcast journalism major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It's hard to believe my four years at Penn State University are quickly coming to an end and I feel I have been given all of the necessary tools to enter a career field that is vast and ever-changing. While I am a broadcast major, I feel I would be fit to hold a position in any area of journalism or public relations and am eager to utilize the well-rounded education I have received.; View portfolio
Ben Davis: Major: Journalism/History; Year: Senior; I am 21 and will be graduating at the end of the fall semester here at Penn State University. I've devoted my previous summers to working at Sheldon Calvary Camp with children and staff, and other small jobs here and there. My passions are sports, writing, and reading. I hope to find a job after school that can incorporate at least some of those subjects.; View portfolio
Zachary Dobbin: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; My name is Zach Dobbin and I am currently a senior broadcast journalism major at the Pennsylvania State University. My career goal is to become part of a production team for a sports broadcast and the diverse set of skills I have through internships and my time here at Penn State make me believe that I can be a valuable asset to any team.; View portfolio
Kerry Dubyk: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I have always loved to write since I was a little girl. As an adult, I wanted to use my abilities to be a voice for others since I believe everyone has a story. Now I am a senior at Pennsylvania State University and will graduate in May 2010. I am a broadcast journalism major with a minor in business. I have a strong background in diverse areas of journalism.; View portfolio
Katherine Dvorak: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; With journalism running in the family, I have found a great passion for writing and editing. But while following in the footsteps of my mother, father and brother, I am blazing a trail of my own. I would like to edit or copy edit for a daily newspaper when I graduate.; View portfolio
Mark Eddinger: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; I am a senior at Penn State majoring in print journalism and looking to become a sports journalist or work in sports information upon graduation.; View portfolio
Kevin Fay: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; Nothing in this world fascinates me more than sports. It connects people not just locally, but nationally and globally as well. This connection is able to be felt through the medium which is the sports reporting world.; View portfolio
Mike Felletter: Major: Journalism/Visual; Year: Senior; I've always had a fondness for photography and videoraphy ever since I can remember. I was immediately taken into photojournalism because I could tell people's stories. I love meeting new individuals, ordinary or extraordinary, and learning their backgrounds, ideals and hardships. With photojournalism I can share these with the world.; View portfolio
Nicole Ferrara: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I look forward to numerous things post graduation, including a job in the entertainment industry. I was first inspired to take this career path by my uncle, owner of a TV production company. Growing up, I would constantly watch his work in awe as he told me countless stories about his experiences. It didn't take very long for me to decide that I wanted to follow in his footsteps.; View portfolio
Joshua Gibble: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I am a Broadcast Journalism Major focusing on Sports Journalism. I have always been fascinated with the human element in news stories and I believe there is no better form of medium that displays this notion than Sports.; View portfolio
Ally Harvest: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; Live. Love. Life. These are the three words that I live by. I have been able to incorporate these three words into creating powerful stories to leave my mark in the world. I believe that everyone should live, and love life to the fullest. I try to incorporate that into my stories as a senior here at The Pennsylvania State University, majoring in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in African and African American Studies.; View portfolio
Jesse Hein: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; Jesse is a senior majoring in Journalism with minors in Spanish and International Studies. He writes with The Daily Collegian, Penn StateÕs student-run newspaper, where he focuses on the arts section, including the style and trends beat. In addition, Jesse is an officer in Penn State Lion Scouts, a volunteer student organization responsible for recruiting and touring prospective students.; View portfolio
Chris Hickey: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; While journalism is my major, telling stories through music and sound is truly my passion. Through working on Penn StateÕs student run radio station, being an underground DJ, and telling stories about the most interesting people all over campus through sound and sometimes visuals, I try to paint the best picture I can of certain situations through my work. I hope to use the skills that I have acquired with my time here as a student to bring character and definition to any media publication that I may work for.; View portfolio
Mandy Hofmockel: Major: MediaStudies; Year: Junior; Mandy Hofmockel is a junior majoring in media studies and political science and works as the Web Editor for The Daily Collegian, Penn State's independent student newspaper.; View portfolio
Eric Jou: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; While I haven't had the opportunity to partake of an internship with a station as many of my peers have done, I have had the opportunity to travel around much of Asia. Due to my Taiwanese Chinese heritage, I've had the opportunity to take a look at the way the news, especially political news is done in Asia. Working with Legislative Yuan in Taipei provided me with a first hand look at how politics worked in the little island of Taiwan, and semester abroad traveling China gave me the chance to understand how the other side of the globe lived.; View portfolio
Meagan Kanagy: Major: VisualJournalism; Year: Senior; Meagan Kanagy is a senior with an eye for both journalistic and fine art photography. She seeks to use her visual skills to communicate stories to the world.; View portfolio
Alexa Keeley: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I love remembering stories and I love hearing new ones too. Better yet, I love telling them most of all. Whether it is through producing video stories, radio segments, or snapping a series of photographs, I love taking the responsibility of making sure a story is told right. I have found my passion in life and I would love to share great stories with those who are unaware of their existence.; View portfolio
Mollie Kehoe: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; Ever since I can remember, I have had an unwavering ambition to become a journalist. As a journalism major at Penn State, I had the opportunity of working for both The Daily Collegian and WPSU, in both print and broadcast. My junior year I was awarded an internship at WTOP in Washington, D.C. It was here that I found my passion working on multimedia projects for their website.; View portfolio
Walter Kruhoeffer: Major: Telecommunications; Year: Senior; Growing up as the son of an on-air television meteorologist, I was exposed to the television industry at a very early age. I was so fascinated with what went on behind the scenes of TV news station that I would beg my father take me into work with him at least once a month. These experiences I had when I was younger eventually ignited an interest in all things communications related. As a Telecommunications student at Penn State, I have acquired knowledge about the production, management and business aspects of the communications industry.; View portfolio
Katharine Lackey: Major: Journalism/Print; Year: Senior; Coming to journalism in a roundabout way, I learned quickly that my passion was in reporting. As I look forward to graduating this semester, I hope to continue to tell stories in a number of ways - not only through print reporting, but online ... using video, audio, photographs, or any other way readers wish to consume the news.; View portfolio
Erin Lane: Major: Economics/Journalism; Year: Senior; Erin Lane is a senior Economics and Journalism major at Penn State University. She has been a member of the Blue Band for four years. She is also an active member of No Refund Theatre at Penn State. After graduation she hopes to pursue a career in photojournalism at a regional news publication.; View portfolio
Phenola Lawrence: Major: Journalism/Sociology; Year: Senior; I stumbled upon the idea of journalism completely by chance. I've always loved writing, but I had never heard of a college major called "writing" so I dismissed it as just one of my hobbies. Even so I was still fascinated by people; I could sit for hours and try to figure out someone's entire life story without them saying a word to me. This proved to be difficult because there was no way to see if I was right or wrong. So from an early age I began questioning people about their lives. It was always simple questions, so I would seem like a nosy little kid, but people always opened up to me and told great stories. When I was in middle school, one of my teachers said "Phenola you would make a great journalist one day."; View portfolio
Ashley Mannings: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; My name is Ashley Karen Mannings and traveling abroad made me change the way I see my life and career.; View portfolio
Lauren McCormack: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; I've realized that my true calling is in editing. For me, there is nothing more satisfying than helping a reporter with a tricky lead, or seeing a reporter memorize AP Style without my help. I love writing, but I love editing more. I hope to one day be an editor of a magazine or a daily newspaper.; View portfolio
Andrew McGill: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; To join Penn State's student newspaper, you have to try out. In the first phase, you write a news story from a set of facts laid out on a sheet.
For me, scribbling with growing excitement into my bluebook, it fell together. It felt amazing. It was like I was creating something alive, something living and breathing, something with finality and truth. I finished first and left.

And walking down College Ave., exhilaration in every step I took, I knew this was how I wanted to spend my life.; View portfolio
Robert Mellott: Major: Journalism/Visual; Year: Senior; My name is Robert Mellott, and I'm a visual communications major at Penn State, who is frantically making plans for my life after graduation this May.; View portfolio
Ricardo Morales: Major: Journalism; Year: Sophomore; Majoring in journalism and comparative literature, I plan to someday work as a narrative designer in the gaming industry. I'm cultivating my storytelling abilities while studying at Penn State, and the skills I learn here will aid in advancing games as a form of meaningful cultural discourse in the coming years.; View portfolio
Grace Muller: Major: Journalism; Year: Junior; I like how journalism takes me outside of my world. I knew I wanted to be a journalist when I felt the exhilaration in the control room at the end of a well-done live show.; View portfolio
Sarah Nathan: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; Ever since I can remember, I've loved telling stories. Although I started telling stories as an actress, I've come to appreciate and respect the power of photography and the magic that happens between a subject and a camera lens.; View portfolio
Fiorella Otero: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; It is because of photojournalism that I have the opportunity to meet extraordinary people and to me, there is nothing more gratifying than to share the beauty of what I see in others. After I graduate I hope to get a job as a photojournalist in a newspaper or a magazine. Eventually my dream is to travel to underdeveloped countries and create documentary films to raise social awareness about the issues that affect these regions of our world.; View portfolio
Robert Palmer: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; Hey, everyone my name is Rob and I am a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. I have a love for sports especially baseball because I played for Penn State-Greater Allegheny for two years. I want to be an announcer or reporter in baseball because I love the game. I am currently in ComRadio doing Play-by-Play for various sports such as baseball and lacrosse.; View portfolio
Alexandra Petri: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; My name is Alexandra Petri, and I am from Brooklyn, N.Y. I am currently a senior at the Pennsylvania State University and am graduating this December. After graduation, I plan to pursue my passion to write and travel, working as an international freelancer and experiencing all this world has to offer.; View portfolio
Neha Prakash: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; I'm a senior print journalism major at Penn State, with a minor in political science, with hopes to work for a travel or political magazine, after graduating in August.; View portfolio
Marcus Pringle: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I am an experienced broadcast journalism major and senior at PSU; View portfolio
Michael Ramsingh: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; My name is Mike Ramsingh and I am senior at Penn State majoring in print journalism with a minor in history. The spring 2010 semester is my last here at Penn State and I am excited to get my degree and move on to the next phase of my life.; View portfolio
David Reinbold: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; David Reinbold is a senior majoring in print journalism with a minor in information sciences and technology. He hopes to bridge his knowledge of databases, computers and networking with journalism. He wants to utilize his interests in technology and apply that to the field of journalism to create content that is at the forefront of the future.; View portfolio
Quinn Roberts: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; I am a senior majoring in journalism with a concentration in sports journalism and minors in sociology and international studies. Ever since I was old enough to walk, sports have played an integral role in shaping who I am and what I want to do. In my four years at Penn State, I have seen my passion for covering sports grow tremendously.; View portfolio
Matthew Schoenberg: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; Matt Schoenberg is a senior at Penn State majoring in Broadcast Journalism who hopes to find a career in television.; View portfolio
Davis Shaver: Major: History; Year: Freshman; Davis has focused his academic career on the intersection of society and technology. He has spent time living in Jordan, where he studied that country's sociopolitical climate with a focus on its blogosphere. He is now a freshman history student at Penn State.; View portfolio
Laura Shay: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; The news is never the same. The unpredictability of what happens day to day is what has drawn me to the field of journalism and inspired me to be a reporter. I've always had to know what was going on, so this is a perfect fit.; View portfolio
Brendan Shorts: Major: Journalism/Sports; Year: Senior; Brendan Shorts is a senior majoring in print journalism who has reported for the Daily Collegian, FightOnState.com and freelanced for the Altoona Mirror.; View portfolio
Rossilynne Skena: Major: Journalism/WomensStudies; Year: Senior; A wise reporter once told me: Window on the world, that's what they call our profession. It was one of those moments when I knew how head over heels in love I am with journalism.

No matter what happens in the outlook-as-gray-as-newsprint journalism industry, there will always be a window on a community to keep open. There will always be stories to tell, and I want to be there to tell them.; View portfolio
Chris Stewart: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; Working in television requires versatility. Over the past four years I've worked to be ready for every situation. I can write, edit, shoot, and tell stories. I'm excited about entering the profession and know I'm ready for the challenge.; View portfolio
Christopher Stinson: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I pride myself on being able to transfer information, news and entertainment with the utmost quality and professionalism. With confidence, a hard work ethic and a creative mind, I hope to have the the tools to succeed in the sports or entertainment industries.; View portfolio
Sandra Stutman: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; I have always had a love for the media and cannot wait to begin making an impact on the world with all of the skills I have learned. I have concentrated in working on camera as well as behind the scenes in the public relations side of things. I know that my determination as well as my well rounded knowledge of the industry will help me excel. I am completely dedicated to doing whatever it takes to ride to the top in the broadcast industry!; View portfolio
Daniel Sullivan: Major: Broadcast; Year: Senior; My name is Daniel Sullivan and I am currently a senior broadcast journalism major at the Pennsylvania State University. My career goal is to become a sports broadcaster and the diverse set of skills I have through internships and my time here at Penn State make me believe that I can be a valuable asset to any team.; View portfolio
Evan Trowbridge: Major: Journalism/Spanish/Int; Year: Junior; Evan Trowbridge is a State College local completing his last semester at Penn State before graduating in May with degrees in journalism, Spanish and international studies.; View portfolio
Danielle Vickery: Major: Journalism/InternatlStudies; Year: Senior; I am a senior at Penn State majoring in print journalism and international studies. I plan to pursue a career in print journalism and am looking forward to working for either a metropolitan newspaper or news magazine upon graduation. I'm excited about the future of journalism. There may not always be a need for newspapers, but there will certainly always be a need for reporters.; View portfolio
Candace Worthen: Major: Journalism; Year: Senior; Candace Worthen is a student at Penn State University majoring in Print Journalism with a minor in Sociology. She is expected to graduate May 15, 2010. Her main goal in life is to pursue a career in this field and be granted the opportunity to report on stories the average person is not aware of. Nothing in the world makes Worthen feel better than finding and reporting stories that everyone can enjoy and learn from.; View portfolio

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