Independent Collegian Reflection

The organization that I showed the most interest in for this assignment was The Independent Collegian Newspaper. My High school that I graduated from, unfortunately, did not have a newspaper to be apart of, and when I found out about this organization on campus, I knew that it would be a great experience that I could learn a lot from. I’ve always had a passion for writing, and I figured that this would be a great opportunity to learn about the process of creating and publishing a newspaper. I was informed a lot about the newspaper through a representative that visited my communications class along with a weekly writer’s workshop that would be held every week within their office. The Independent Collegian is a student-run newspaper that covers …show more content…
In order to balance my work life, school life and the newspaper, I’ve realized that I must take the time to organize my schedule and dedicate as much time as possible to each. I try to do much of my homework and studying during my spare time of the school week, and then work on interviews and putting together stories after work on the weekends. At the first meeting I attended for the writer’s workshop, I was able to meet other staff members of the paper along with students that possessed great interest in newspaper writing. I was very surprised to discover that one of them happened to be a science major that wanted to incorporate journalism and writing into this career field. This showed me that it doesn’t particularly matter what major you are declared as or what you want to study in the future, writing will always be a vital skill for someone to have under their belt. Although some fields may not be extremely dedicated to writing, there is always a time when writing will be utilized and possessing good writing skills will always allow someone to excel.
Overall, I believe that being apart of this great organization of people will allow me to tremendously improve my communication and writing skills along with my overall confidence. It will allow me to learn about the communications field and help me determine what would be an ideal career for me after I graduate from college. I also think that this will be one of the ultimate opportunities for me to get more involved on the campus along with expanding my connections and meeting unique and special groups/individuals within the