Mariah Gatson
Kathy Castle
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05/12/2016
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- [00:00:00.000](light instrumental music)
- [00:00:08.025]My name is Mariah Gatson.
- [00:00:09.517]and I am a Communication Studies major.
- [00:00:11.801]I decided to major in communication studies,
- [00:00:13.785]because I took a COM109 class with Josh Ewalt
- [00:00:17.645]my freshman year, and I just absolutely
- [00:00:20.165]fell in love with everything about communication.
- [00:00:22.748]In communication studies classes, you learn
- [00:00:25.200]so much about who you are
- [00:00:26.888]and how much you can make an impact
- [00:00:28.784]using your voice and an act change around you.
- [00:00:31.792]One of the classes I have taken as a communication major
- [00:00:34.864]is called Communication and Public Advocacy,
- [00:00:37.852]and in that class you just learn about empowerment
- [00:00:40.156]and using your voice and becoming an informed citizen
- [00:00:42.672]to enact change in your community
- [00:00:44.528]and even on a broader scale,
- [00:00:46.280]and it's just a fascinating class.
- [00:00:48.560]The most important thing I have learned
- [00:00:50.716]in my communication study courses
- [00:00:52.636]is that I can make difference
- [00:00:54.300]just by using my voice,
- [00:00:56.264]and that I can advocate for people,
- [00:00:58.568]and I can negotiate things around myself,
- [00:01:01.212]and I relate to people so much better
- [00:01:03.452]with all of the tools that you are provided
- [00:01:05.392]in communication studies classes.
- [00:01:07.592]The communication studies faculty is amazing,
- [00:01:10.748]and everyone is extremely welcoming,
- [00:01:13.032]and anytime you can go to Oldfather floor four,
- [00:01:16.062]and you don't even have to have been in their classes,
- [00:01:18.885]they're just going to say "Hi",
- [00:01:19.949]and they're going to ask you how you're doing,
- [00:01:21.209]how your day's going,
- [00:01:22.297]how your class was,
- [00:01:23.557]and the sense of community is just amazing.
- [00:01:26.733]With my communication studies degree,
- [00:01:28.805]I am going to go into marketing
- [00:01:31.109]and I'm going to use everything that I've learned
- [00:01:32.985]in communication to better relate to my customers,
- [00:01:36.559]and to be able to suit their needs better.
- [00:01:38.861]I'm also going to work with a motivational speaker,
- [00:01:41.849]and I can use all of the things I've learned
- [00:01:44.749]as a comm major in that, as well.
- [00:01:46.885]The advice that I would give to anyone
- [00:01:49.229]considering a communication studies major
- [00:01:51.237]is just to do it.
- [00:01:52.793]It is amazing.
- [00:01:53.605]You'll never regret it.
- [00:01:54.501]It is the most versatile degree you can get,
- [00:01:57.701]and you're going to have an amazing time.
- [00:02:00.005](light instrumental music)
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