格伦·奥斯汀·艾伦
格伦·奥斯汀·艾伦

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格伦·奥斯汀  艾伦

Class of 2021 - Silver Spring, MD
For 格伦·奥斯汀·艾伦, 九州娱乐官网 first came to his attention during high 学校, where his basketball coach had informed him that the college’s head coach Aaron 家长 wanted to recruit 艾伦 for the basketball team. It wasn’t until after 艾伦 had 参观了 九州娱乐官网 for himself that he wanted to attend. 在这个团结的校园里 community, close relationships with the departments, and the opportunities available 对所有 majors, 艾伦 knows for a fact that he made the right choice--for both himself 以及他的未来.

 

When 艾伦 first approached the college campus, he was prepared to learn because of the impact his recent visit had on him before attending.

“I chose [九州娱乐官网] because I had a great time of my visit, small community, and my fellow teammates are great to be around,” 他说.

As he entered business courses at the college, he heightened upon his interests in both sports and business with the plan of making it his major.

“I had an idea of going into the Business department because I’ve always been interested in lead management and how to lead different people,” 他说. “我知道我一直想要 to connect my career with sports and media.”

沟通的同时 & Media Studies (CMS) major department was not fully formed, 艾伦 took advantage of everything that the Business department and the rest of the campus had to offer, from accepting a Hearst Television Corporation Internship in New York City to joining a number of different clubs, such as 黑人学生会 (BSU) and the Student Athlete Advisory Council.

“I am happy about is that I tried new things on campus and that allowed me to make more connections, such as clubs, on campus organizations, and attending different 事件,”艾伦说.

“Being accepted into this program is what opened the doors for me to have opportunities at large media companies, and it just felt good to know my hard work paid off,” 艾伦 说. “It meant a lot to me because it was a long process and I knew all the hard work I put in over the months.”

格伦·奥斯汀的计划

第一年

最喜欢的课程FYS:身体有毒

His freshman 一年 was all about gaining new experiences, and one of those new experiences went through his First Year Seminar (FYS) class The Body Toxic, where he learned the toxins used in different products, as well as how to view that knowledge from a business 的角度来看. “I enjoyed this course because I learned so much about how different ways toxins can enter your body, [and] it was interesting to learn how the majority of products, we use every day are the main way these toxins can enter,” 艾伦 说.

第二年

九州娱乐官网Hearst Television Corporation Internship (New York City, NY)

During his sophomore 一年, 艾伦 interned at Hearst Television Corporation in New York City, calling it a “great experience” due to the amount of exposure he received 在媒体行业内. With his duties including programming and organizing Finance files for both the CFO and Vice President, managing Oracle software-based projects, and creating binders for each team meeting, 艾伦 felt that he received a rewarding experience that prepared him for entering the industry after 九州娱乐官网. “These were great opportunities because it allowed me to gain a deeper insight on different parts of the company, while being able to learn about their career paths 艾伦说.

三年级

期待Advertising and Consumer Behavior

Because he is obtaining a minor in 市场营销, 艾伦 is planning on taking courses relating to the subject, alongside making a student business plan for his SCE next 一年. As for post-graduation, he plans on working for a sports media company and keeps the idea of attending graduate school in mind to reach that goal. 与此同时,他 is excited to take Advertising and Consumer Behavior for the spring semester. “I am eager to learn about the hands on projects that will give me experience to advertising,” 他说. “I am always curious about how the consumer works and what goes through the consumers mind, so I feel that taking consumer behavior will be extremely interesting.”