Name: Molly Molloy
Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Marketing and History
Hometown: Glen Ellyn Il
Favorite SOC Course: Understanding Media (Comm 100)
SOC Moments: “Working on my final project for my understanding media class and filming with the sony cameras on the national mall.”
Name: Talia Scharf
Major: Public Relations and Strategic Communication
Minor: Undecided
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Favorite SOC Course: Communication and Society (Comm 209)
Extracurricular Activities: A member of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and serves as the communication director for the Jewish Student Association.
Name: Olivia Tinari
Major: Journalism
Minor: Business and Entertainment
Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
Favorite SOC Course: Writing for Communications (Comm 200)
SOC Moments: “Being able to work and learn from professors who are working and have worked in the field of communications.”
Name: Chase Klingensmith
Major: Public Relations and CLEG
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite SOC Course: Writing for Communications (Comm200) and Communications Society ( Comm 209)
Extracurricular Activities: Former Vice President of AU Mental Health Initiative
Name: Samantha Liptak
Major: Journalism and Environmental Studies
Hometown: Killingworth, CT
Favorite SOC Course: Digital Skills (Comm 305) and Quantitative Methods in Journalism (Comm 260)
Internship Experience: Currently working at Elements D.C., an organization dedicated to getting children outside in nature by visiting local parks.
Name: Grace Newton
Major: Journalism
Minor: Art History
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Favorite SOC Course: Writing for Communication (Comm 200)
Extracurricular Activities: Social Media Editor at the Eagle and News/ Social media content manager for the School of Professional and Extended Studies.
Name: Lauren Patetta
Major: Journalism
Minor: Creative Writing
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
Favorite SOC Course: Journalism Ethics and Digital Skills (Comm 305)
Extracurricular Activities: Staff columnist for The Eagle and Complex Problems Program Leader.
Name: Elise Plonski
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Spanish and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
Hometown: Waterford, VT
Favorite SOC Course: Communication and Society (Comm 209) and Writing for Communication (Comm 200)
Best SOC Moment: “Planning events with SOC Ambassadors such as a panel discussion on gender in communications.”
Name: Jessily Crispyn
Major: Journalism
Minor: Chinese
Hometown: Montville, NJ
Favorite SOC Course: Visual Literacy (Comm 105) and Writing for Communication (Comm 200)
Extracurricular Activities: Staff writer for The Eagle, historian and assistant social chair for Sigma Delta Tau, member of Phi Sigma Pi