Category: Student Spotlight

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Denisha Mixon, Science Bound communication intern

Going into college, Denisha Mixon, senior in journalism and mass communication, expected to get an internship with a newspaper or magazine. Last fall, she entered the office of Greenlee’s Internship Coordinator Juli Probasco-Sowers looking for help to achieve just that. Instead, Probasco-Sowers pointed her in a different direction — one that led her to an on-campus group that she now considers family.

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Janae Ver Helst, Iowa State Center public relations intern

Janae Verhelst spent her final semester as an Iowa State student applying all that she learned from her major in public relations and minor in event management in her position as a marketing intern for the Iowa State Center. The Greenlee senior’s position requires her to do a variety of tasks from creating press releases … Continue reading Janae Ver Helst, Iowa State Center public relations intern

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Q&A with Elaine Godfrey, ’15, Politics and Policy Fellow at The Atlantic

Since graduating with a degree in journalism and mass communication last May, Elaine Godfrey has already worked for three major publications — Inc. magazine, New York Magazine and, currently, The Atlantic. Godfrey took some time to share how she landed internships and fellowships at such esteemed publications, what her experiences in the magazine industry have … Continue reading Q&A with Elaine Godfrey, ’15, Politics and Policy Fellow at The Atlantic