The Multiverse of Communications

The Multiverse of Communications

As Public Relations students, it is natural for people to think that communication comes easily to us. For the longest time, I thought it was easy to be adept at this skill, but as it turns out, it’s not. Belonging to a very different background than most of my friends at my university, I always … Read more

Representing the Islands

Representing the Islands

Every day, I feel like I carry this chip on my shoulder from my family, friends, community, and now, my mentees. As a GEAR-UP mentor, I am not only representing college students, but I am also representing those in the Micronesian community. It is much easier to create that representation figure for my community in … Read more

Innovation Happens at Intersections

Innovation Happens at Intersections

While visiting various companies in New York, the topics of each meeting were always different. However, questions about AI, AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality )technology, and the metaverse were raised. As this is a rising topic, I was surprised by how little the general public was interested or educated in the idea of the … Read more

The Need for Accurate Historical Narratives in Museums and in Life

The Need for Accurate Historical Narratives in Museums and in Life

NMGZ paid a visit to the Museum of Public Relations (PR) in New York to meet with Director and Co-Founder Shelley Spector. She showed the community some of the museum’s artifacts, including documents about the development of early advertising campaigns and communications between some founders in the field. In addition, she shared an anecdote from … Read more

From an Imposter

From an Imposter

Hello I am an imposter. In 2018, I graduated from California State University, Northridge, majoring in Marketing. During college, I was involved with the NMGZ Community and the American Marketing Association and mentored transfer students while working full-time as a sales representative. I am now working for a Fortune 500 telecommunications company—I feel no sense … Read more

The Winding Career Path

The Winding Career Path

One of the main reasons many pursue college is to get a well-paying, non-laboring job that they will hopefully enjoy, especially if they are a first-generation student. We have seen our parents, grandparents, and family members working hard at low-wage and sometimes multiple jobs to make ends meet. It is an immense privilege to attend … Read more

PR, DE&I and the Work That Still Remains

PR, DE&I and the Work That Still Remains

With diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) continuing to take center stage among large corporations, the focus has been on communicating this push with external priority publics. A quick Google search will elicit numerous websites outlining examples of diversity statements, as well as tips on how a company could create its own. However, within the past … Read more

Celebrating the Power of Networking

Celebrating the Power of Networking

“It’s not WHAT you know but rather WHO you know.” Powerful words from CEO Fields Jackson Jr., Chief Cheerleader & Talent Scout of Racing Toward Diversity, rang across the room. Fields, like many, understood the immense value networking has to offer. At the end of the day, if you continue to fish in the same … Read more

A Summer of Learning & Reality Checks

A Summer of Learning & Reality Checks

I’m immensely grateful for my summer internship experience with TIAA Bank, an American diversified financial services organization. I interned for the Investment Portfolio team in Jacksonville, FL, my learnings are of great abundance, which I will now take with me as I advance in my professional career, and personal life. I summarize and reflect upon … Read more

Lost in the Rubble of Being a College Graduate

Lost in the Rubble of Being a College Graduate

My last semester of college was bittersweet. After six years of living in coffee shops and gaining gratification from meeting deadlines, I had difficulty accepting my absence from scholarly responsibilities. Being a student was a large part of my life, and the end of my tenure in college led to an identity crisis that included … Read more