Success Stories
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Student Reports for Associated Press from Taiwan
David Coffey, recipient of the first American University - Associated Press foreign internship, reports on his experience in Taiwan covering Typhoon Morakot.
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Summer in Brussels Yields Professional Experience
This past summer, I gained real International Media experience through the SIS Summer Abroad Internship Program in Brussels, Belgium. For six weeks I worked as a trade assistant for the State of Illinois – West European Office of Trade and Investment.
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Propelled by School Spirit, Alumnus Recruits Next Generation
The love that Greg Grauman, SOC/BA ’99, has for AU is palpable – so it’s no wonder that he has made a career of rallying others to become Eagles too. As acting director of AU’s Office of Admissions, Grauman’s relationship with AU “has only strengthened.”
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Alumna Builds Successful Career in D.C. Entertainment Scene
Kate Hoffman, SOC/BA ’04, was always busy, both in- and outside the classroom. Now a senior publicist at the firm where she was first an intern, she says, “AU provides you with a huge networking opportunity. It’s everything they tell you it will be.”
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Evolving Environmental Policy
Students collaborate on science, policy, and communication in the Galapagos.
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Downward Economy Opens Doors for Three Entrepreneurial Alums
Innovative and successful people are often drawn to one another. Such is the case with Michael Heitner, KSB/BS ’81, John Kocay, SIS//BA ’79; KSB/MS ’84, and Hilarie Viener, SOC/BA ’92, founders and chief executives of RECHARGEnyc.