news new look for comm day october 2 2020 new look for comm day the virtual comm day on oct 8 will look quite a bit different than past years but what hasn't changed said kylene wesner is the valuable opportunity to meet and hear from comm alumni about job search and career strategies by hannah brennan comm day will look different but the alumni advisory board has put together the same workshops that help students create successful job and career strategies the department of communication alumni advisory board is hosting career awareness workshops on thursday oct 8 via zoom professionals with texas a&m university communication degrees will talk about real-life experiences in the workforce for current communication media studies and journalism studies majors the workshop is from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and offers a range of presentations including speakers and panels of texas a&m alumni offering tactics to market a communications degree [the alumni advisory boards] dedication to our students and the knowledge and experience they bring to these presentations is an invaluable resource for our students and provides a chance to meet and network to keep these connections going after comm day is over said kylene wesner phd assistant director of undergraduate studies for the department of communication all workshop sessions will be recorded wesner said for anyone unable to attend by zoom and for professors want to offer extra credit to students for participating in sessions wesner noted professors can receive a list of students who attended via a google form students complete that also confirms participation in the full session via the zoom log comm day looks quite a bit different than it has in the past said wesner the alumni advisory board has put together a great set of panels to help to students get a glimpse into what careers with a communication degree can look like as well as gain specific skills for looking for and interviewing for a job during this unprecedented time in our history due to the covid-19 pandemic the passcode for every meeting is: aab workshop session 1 – 9:30-10:30 am 9:30- a day in the life – panel speakers james baril matthew lathrop jay socol https://tamuzoomus/j/91908820916pwd=buxsutjxdkzpc3jjqvrzkzm4r3jvqt09 9:30 – transitioning from school to work – speaker rachel hohlt https://tamuzoomus/j/91327560645 9:30-public relations – speaker rebecca reap https://tamuzoomus/j/7539048099 9:30-grad school: is it for me – speaker julie reed https://tamuzoomus/j/92200847712pwd=b1fhqzhzmzztl2srze92t1fgwxa3qt09 workshop session 2 – 11 am-12 pm 11:00-a day in the life – panel speakers (benton hodges kristen bates alex yap) https://tamuzoomus/j/91908820916pwd=buxsutjxdkzpc3jjqvrzkzm4r3jvqt09 11:00-overcoming failure – speaker laura bentz https://tamuzoomus/j/95783566051 11:00-successful first years (for freshmen and sophomores) – speaker rebecca reap https://tamuzoomus/j/92573679992 11:00-media relations – speaker jay socol https://tamuzoomus/j/93182185101pwd=r05oqnl0etlnunbunk05bjavd0ndqt09 workshop session 3 – 2-3 pm 2:00-interviewing during covid – speaker jessica clements https://tamuzoomus/j/99907429440pwd=qy92uzd2bljzz0wxwfy3mmzxni94ut09 2:00-the career playground – speakers chelsea sweat laura bentz https://tamuzoomus/j/93694945167pwd=cffsk2xvtnhludfmnuvbskpzstv4ut09 2:00-advertising and pr during covid – speaker alex yap https://tamuzoomus/j/96494609604 2:00-internal brand management – speaker michelle hobbs https://tamuzoomus/j/96574994808 workshop session 4 – 3:30-4:30 pm 3:30-a day in the life panel speakers lori downing james baril benton hodges https://tamuzoomus/j/96053069439 3:30-brand management speaker chelsea sweat https://tamuzoomus/j/97629410750 3:30-leadership development speaker michelle hobbs https://tamuzoomus/j/97238983705pwd=ywq3ymnhbthsmvz4mwv5mw9hsksrdz09 dept news events faculty in the department alex yap alumni association board benton hodges chelsea sweat comm comm days comm days panel comm days speaker comm panel comm speaker commdays commdayspanel commhonorsstudent commpanel communication communication honors student department of communication faculty hannah brennan hannahbrennan in the news james baril jay socol jessica clements julie reed kristen bates laura bentz lori downing matthew lathrop michelle hobbs panel rachel hohlt rebecca reap social media speaker speakers tamu tamu comm workshop