Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Perez (B.A., ’20)

Claudia Perez (B.A., ’20) is taking an active role in supporting reproductive healthcare in Colorado while working at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Driven by a mission to transform healthcare and empower communities, Perez is utilizing the skills she learned as a communication studies student to advocate for change. From Local Impact to Statewide […]

M.A. Graduate Finds Success Connecting People

Clarence Sanon, ’22, demonstrated excellent communication skills early on. At age 12, he was already a door-to-door salesman, “selling Black Pages (think Yellow Pages, but just black-owned businesses).” Fast forward to his time as an M.A. student in Communication Studies at CSU, where Clarence enjoyed further honing those skills. Bridging gaps and communicating differences Clarence […]

Fall alumni panel provides practical advice for CMST undergraduates

On October 20 in the Lory Student Center, Dr. Denise Caleb (’94, President at Human Resources Standards Institute SM), Jake Gunn-Sandell (’15, Director at SPMB Executive Search), and Rob Klein (’02, Realtor) spoke about their careers and professional experience since graduating from CSU with Communication Studies degrees. They also answered questions from the student audience. Associate […]

Two alumni panels provide career advice and insight to CMST undergraduates

On April 19 in the Lory Student Center, Joel Delgado (’14, CEO at Panoptic Productions LLC and Global Media Technician at NBCUniversal Inc.) and Jenna Farmer (’14, Events and Communications Specialist at Northern Water) spoke about their careers and professional experience since graduating from CSU with Communication Studies degrees. They also answered questions from the […]

Alumni feature: Keeping community newspapers fresh with Linda Shapley

This story originally appeared in CSU Magazine. Keeping community newspapers fresh with Linda Shapley Publisher of Colorado Community Media nurtures young journalists while keeping local newspapers thriving Spring 2022 | Emily Wilmsen A yellow sticky note on Linda Carpio Shapley’s laptop reminds her to “be the leader you needed when you were younger.” That’s good news […]