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Author Archives: rruark
Wrapping Up an Internship and an Undergraduate Career
Guest Blogger Christine Meyer ’14 Sadly, this is the last time I am posting on the CUPID Blog as a student, but I wish to reflect on my work with the Hayden-Harman Foundation and share the takeaways from I’ve gained from the internship. For those who are unfamiliar with the nonprofit, the Hayden-Harman foundation benefits philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, … Continue Reading
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Starting from the Bottom
Guest Blogger Beckah Porter ’16 Having the opportunity to start a project from scratch can be exciting, but it can also be stressful especially when a client you are working with is unsure of their vision, making you unsure of how to start. For any scope of work there are some steps that be used as guidelines to reassure you, … Continue Reading
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Designing with Someone Else in Mind
Guest Blogger Miranda Romano ’16 I have been focusing a great deal on design over the course of our CUPID studio client project, and I have been considering the ways audience and purpose effect design. Designing to match another person’s ideas can be difficult, but there is a lot to learn while experimenting with different ideas and perspectives. The project … Continue Reading
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Internship Realities: Transitions, Feedback, and Success
Hello! My name is Maggie Achey, and I am a senior Professional Writing and Rhetoric major at Elon. I have been a CUPID Associate in the past and have taken many service-learning classes. Therefore, I loved the opportunity to intern at Family Abuse Services of Alamance County (FAS), a local nonprofit that provides help and resources for survivors of domestic … Continue Reading
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How I Spent My Summer Projecting Nuclear Weapon Attacks: The Value of an Aspiring Scientist with a Professional Writing Minor
Guest Blogger Sarah Schmitt ’14, Professional Writing Studies minor This past summer, I was frantically looking for a job. Finals neared closer more quickly than I had anticipated, and before I knew it summer had arrived. I had recently gotten a job at Tanger Outlets near Elon selling clothing. The work was far from fulfilling. I knew I had to … Continue Reading
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Running Headlong into the World of PWR
Guest Blogger Maggie Miller ’16 I’ve recently been introduced to the world of Professional Writing and Rhetoric through the CUPID course. Because of my intent until last semester to concentrate in Creative Writing and Literature rather than Creative Writing and PWR, I had not yet taken the introductory class, and the subject was a bit new to me. However, the … Continue Reading
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PWR Networking
Guest Blogger Kelsey O’Connell ’14 My name is Kelsey O’Connell, and I am a senior Professional Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) concentration major, Multimedia Authoring and Creative Writing minor. I’m taking CUPID Studio in the fall of my senior year to prepare for my PWR Senior Sem. My class has engaged in several projects so far this year. First, we worked … Continue Reading
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Know Your Audience – Learn to Write for More than Your Professor
Guest Blogger Katie Stewart ’16 Hi, my name is Katie Stewart, and I am a sophomore concentrating in Professional Writing and Rhetoric in the English major. I am currently taking CUPID Studio, and I am working with two other students to write and publish the Fall 2013 edition of the department newsletter, The Back Cover. We were given an InDesign … Continue Reading
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Portfolio A-Ha Moments
Guest Blogger Sarah Schmitt Hello, my name is Sarah Schmitt, and I am a student in the fall 2013 CUPID Studio course. I am a senior Professional Writing and Biology minors with a major in Environmental and Ecological Science. This semester, our class has worked collaboratively to help one another develop professional portfolios that can be used in the future … Continue Reading
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