Communications Internship Handbook: What HBCU Students Need to Know
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 102
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 102
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Internships, especially in the communications field, are essential for students to achieve their goals and dreams.
Communications Internship Handbook: What HBCU Students Need to Know provides students of historically black colleges or universities with the insight and tools to seek and gain the right internships and perform well during their internships. The groundbreaking publication is based on the authors’ experience teaching a communications internship course for several years at an HBCU, as well as their experience as communications professionals for more than 20 years.
Communications Internship Handbook: What HBCU Students Need to Know by Rochelle R. Daniel and Karima A. Haynes:
- is designed for communications majors but students pursuing non-communications fields and those who attend non-HBCUs will benefit from reading this book as well.
- examines the hurdles that many HBCU students encounter when obtaining internships and provides practical advice to the reader.
- enlightens readers on HBCUs – their role, history, famous alumni and opportunities.
- was awarded Outstanding Book Award by the National Association of Black Journalists
Introduction: What Is the Purpose of This Book?
CHAPTER 1 Getting Started: How Much Do You Know About Your Communications Major?
CHAPTER 2 Find the Right Fit: What Are Communications Internships and Where Can You Find Them?
CHAPTER 3 Going For It: How Do You Get a Communications Internship?
CHAPTER 4 Balancing Act: How Do You Get a Communications Internship Despite Having to Work to Pay for School, Transportation and Other Financial Obligations?
CHAPTER 5 Work It! You Have an Internship, Now Act Like a Professional
CHAPTER 6 Workplace Harassment: What Should You Do If You Experience Sexist, Racist or Ageist Behavior at Your Internship?
CHAPTER 7 A Graceful Exit: How Do You Say Goodbye, but Stay Connected?
CHAPTER 8 Perhaps the Best Advice You’ll Ever Get: Find Out What the Professionals Have to Say
CHAPTER 9 Work Your Network: What Resources Are Out There to Help You on Your Internship and Career Journey?
Dr. Rochelle R. Daniel is an instructor and academic program coordinator for public relations in the Department of Communications at Bowie State University. She teaches the Internship Seminar course and public relations courses. She holds a doctorate and master’s degree in management from the University of Maryland Global Campus, a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Howard University as well as a certificate in advanced public relations from George Washington University. Prior to becoming a full-time faculty member, she worked for more than 20 years as a professional in the public relations and marketing field. She held positions of responsibility for coordinating and managing public relations/marketing programs, strategic writing, and media relations for Bowie State University, Prince George’s Community College, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, U.S. House of Representatives Government Operations Committee and the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Karima A. Haynes is a tenured assistant professor of journalism in the Department of Communications at Bowie State University. She is a 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Before making her transition into the classroom, she was a former staff writer of the Los Angeles Times, Ebony and The Providence Journal-Bulletin. In addition, her work has been published in The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Jet magazine. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Bowie State University, a master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Clark Atlanta University. She and her husband live in southern Maryland.