Author: Katie Parker | Major: Broadcast Journalism | Semester: Summer 2023 I grew up in a town of 300 people, so I’ve spent a lot of time imagining what it would be like to see the world – this summer, I got to do just that. In less than 70 days I saw 14 countries and...
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My Summer in Roma
Author: Tyler Outhouse | Majors: Advertising and Public Relations; Journalism - Multimedia Storytelling & Production | Semester: Summer 2023 New. That’s my word for the summer. New city. New country. New language. Everything was completely and utterly new. This...
Welcoming New Neighbors to Northwest Arkansas – A Summer Internship Experience with Canopy NWA
Author: Madeline Johnson | Majors: Journalism, Political Science | Semester: Summer 2023 In one of the first courses I took on campus toward my journalism major, a professor wisely advised students to “localize” issues in their writing - take a national trend and...
Just Outside the City Center
Author: Grace Carmack | Major: Journalism | Semester: Fall 2022 Just Outside the City Center My name is Grace Carmack, and I spent the Fall semester of 2022 at the University of Arkansas Rome Center, where I took journalism classes and completed my minor in global...
Did COVID-19 crash a lot of dates?
Author: Sarah Boll | Majors: Communication and Journalism My name is Sarah Boll, and I am a senior who sadly graduated from the University of Arkansas this semester. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with...
Chips, chaps, and churches: A five-week trip to Medieval England
Author: Katherine Taylor | Major: Editorial Journalism The start to this summer’s Medieval England program was not a graceful one. I was already in London when my 18 classmates arrived. The plan was to fly from Heathrow to Newcastle and ride on a bus to Durham from...
Rome is not a monolith: A self-portrait of Italy’s capital city
Author: Katherine Taylor | Major: Journalism As I trek across the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, the hot Italian sun beats down unforgivingly. To my left, bright rays glint off the Tiber River, giving the Castel Sant’Angelo a warm glow; to my right, Vespas, taxis, and...
A semester in Spain
Author: Courtney Sakmar | Major: Journalism This past semester I was lucky enough to finish my senior year in Barcelona, Spain. I chose this program as it allowed me to finish out my last college classes in a new and enriching environment. Most of the classes I took...
The Press Shop: Where Messages Are From One Speaker to Three Million Arkansans
As much as I have gained from the lessons and memories of the internship, I am grateful for the staff and fellow interns I came to know. Every staff member welcomed interns and included us in meetings whenever possible.
Learning and Truly Living
Author: Alexis Campbell Majors: Journalism- Advertising and Public Relations Breathtaking- that’s how I would describe my entire experience abroad; and no, I don’t just mean when my breath was literally taken from my lungs...