Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast
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Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Trent Jones, Director of Communications with Springdale Public Schools joins us to discuss working in the field of communications. Trent explains the different avenues one can get into with a communications degree, his career journey and how it’s important to say “yes” to opportunities that may come your way.

Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Lisa Holder, Chief Communications Officer with the City of Sanford in Sanford, Florida gives a great overview of what it’s like to work in the communications field. With social media being a heavy presence now a days, we explore this area in depth with Lisa as well as others. Lisa also provides tips on other communications related roles in the public sector that may be of interest, and how to prepare for them.
You can find Lisa’s information at https://sanfordfl.gov/government/communications-office/

Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Careers in History with Dr. Rob Denning
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
In this episode, originally broadcast on February 4, 2022, Associate Dean Rob Denning describes the skills that students learn while in pursuit of a history degree that will be valuable on the job market after graduation (even in fields that don't include the word "history"). He also describes some of the ways that students can prepare for the job market before graduation.

Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
JP Madrid, Sr. Director of Design Innovation with Online Optimism joins SNHU's Peter Bartell to speak about preparing for the graphic design field, the importance of soft skills in receiving feedback and tools that folks may find of use as they look to enter the field of graphic design.

Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Jazlyn Sanderson is the Director of the Museum of Native American History. In this episode, Jazlyn talks to Southern New Hampshire University's David Buresh about the benefits of having a history degree and how to get into the museum field. David and Jazlyn go into different types of internship within the Museum of Native American History, as well as how to make yourself stand out in the industry overall.

Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
In this episode, SNHU's Callie Cook interviews Karen Kincaid Brady, Programming Director at Neill-Cochran House Museum, about the value of building your network, opportunities in history, and creative ways to connect and build experience.

Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Karl McKinnon is the Assistant Director of Operations & Chief Financial Officer at the Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, and speaks to SNHU's Peter Bartel on how to make yourself stand out when applying for careers in the museum world. In this recording, Karl expands upon the importance of exuding passion for your work, as well as the value of having experience outside of the classroom.

Friday Apr 28, 2023
Wireside Chat: Beth Revis and Joseph Whitworth
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
In which hosts Paul Witcover and Melissa Hart are joined by bestselling author and game writer Beth Revis and game-design instructor Joseph Whitworth to talk about career opportunities for writers in the gaming industry.

Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
SNHU Career team member Dana McGrath hosts two representatives from the Static Media hiring team to share details about their company culture, application process and writing trial overview for an exciting freelance writing career! See the video version of this episode here.

Friday Mar 03, 2023
Careers in Media for Liberal Arts Majors Virtual Panel (January 30, 2023)
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Are you considering a career in media? Do you have questions on what it takes to break into this industry and what are the possible career paths? If so, listen this session to hear directly from industry professionals as you think about what your next step is to creating your career in media.