As you know from my earlier posts, one of my duties at University News includes proofreading and sending out news releases. And as you know, our writers have specific beats. Will Dube covers the College of Liberal Arts. Vienna Carvalho covers student affairs. And that stuff is great because I know what liberal arts and more »
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I’m in transition. Instead of going to Wegmans on Tuesday (previously my day off) when it’s just me, retirees and stay-at-home moms, I go on the weekend, when everybody goes. Same thing with doctor appointments, vet appointments, trips to the mall, etc. Instead of getting up a 9 a.m., sometimes 11 a.m., in order to more »
Categories: Inside N&E, News & Events Daily, PR musings, Under the Hood Comments OffSo what does an editorial assistant do? I help put together News & Events Daily, the e-newsletter you should be getting through Message Center every day at 11:25 a.m. (Questions? Ideas? Requests? E-mail news&events@mail.rit.edu!) I proofread and send out news releases to campus leaders and media outlets. And I do some administrative-type things, like compiling more »
Categories: Inside N&E, News & Events Daily, PR musings, Under the Hood 1 CommentI didn’t realize how big this place is until I came the Saturday before my interview when I scoped out where I had to go. From Jefferson Road — pretty much my only exposure to the school from years of growing up in Chili and venturing to The Marketplace mall — nothing changes. But once more »
Categories: Campus life, Under the Hood 4 CommentsI never thought I’d be back in school. Well, I guess I’m not really in school—I’m at school. I started working for RIT’s University News team in October. I came from the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester’s major metro newspaper, where I had worked as a copy editor since graduating from St. John Fisher College in more »
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