Month: April 2017

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Grove City College Partners with Love Your Melon

Grove City College is following the footsteps of many other universities and supporting the battle of children fighting cancer by promoting and endorsing the non-profit organization, Love Your Melon. The non-profit partners work in the field of pediatric oncology, fund cancer research initiatives, and provide immediate support for families of children battling cancer. Fifty percent of the profits from the sale of all Love Your Melon products is given to non-profit partners such as Make-A-Wish Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Love Your Melon became active on campus during the fall of 2016. There is an executive board for Love Your Melon on campus that is led by a Captain – Emily Breen – who is in charge of the other members affectionately called the “crew.” Under Emily’s leadership, lots of hard work and effort has been underway since GCC became partners with the non-profit. The crew on GCC campus is comprised of three other members. Vice Captain Amber Coryell is in charge of making sure they are obtaining enough credits. Public relations is handled by Tabitha Walker, who is in charge of all the social media sites. The final crew member is Secretary Anna Reed, who is in charge of making sure people know about meetings and events on campus. Despite the huge amount of time and effort that has been required to get Love Your Melon off the ground at GCC, it is all worth it when the crew and captain see the positive impact their efforts have in the lives of children fighting cancer.12552617_801340433325209_223023277655337295_n

“You have to remember no matter what they are going through they are still kids. They will insult you, pick on you, and plain and simple, have fun with you. That’s the best part of allowing the kid to still be a kid.”

– Emily Breen

A year may not sound like a long time to make an impact, but Love Your Melon has made quite an impression to the GCC students. In one year they have been able to fund-raise for Luke Blanock, an 18 year old that wanted to marry his high school sweetheart, but was sadly diagnosed with terminal cancer. The crew partnered with other schools to make and sell t-shirts, hold bake sales on campus, and also manned tables in Breen Student Union for promotional events. Through their work they were able to bless Luke and his sweetheart Natalie with $3,500 dollars. Emily Breen shares that her favorite moment was seeing how much Luke and Natalie appreciated their gift.

Although universities all over the United States are establishing “crews” on their campus to support the mission of Love Your Melon, it is faith that makes GCC’s crew stand apart from the rest. The seriousness that comes with the fight against cancer can weigh heavy on the individuals involved, but at the end of the day the only thing that will combat that weight is clinging to God’s promises. Emily shares that there have been many times when they have received the unfortunate news that one of their “superheroes” – the name they give to the kids they visit – has taken a turn for the worse or passed away. However, it is in those trying times when they support each other, recognize that control is out of their hands, and testify that they can only share the joy that the Lord has given them through this time of faith.

In order to share the joy that the Lord gives freely, the crew looks to Proverbs 17:22, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” This verse is applied to various outreaches, especially when they go and visit a superhero. They cannot go into the visit with sadness about the circumstance, because that only brings those people involved down even more and steals what is left of their joy. Therefore, the crew relies on the joy that comes from the One who is the filler, which means their cups will never run dry. Every visit with a child encourages the members to make their hearts cheerful.

The Love Your Melon crew is doing wonderful work both on and off campus in an effort to keep filling hearts the hearts of the superheroes with joy. So keep your eyes open for their upcoming “Melon Mania Day” which is a day to raise awareness about Pediatric Cancer.

logo

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Student Spotlight: Ryan Brothers, Computer Science and the Humanities

As of May 2015, Ryan Brothers joined the same housing group as 14212074_10210027004769686_237257880145741396_nI did. We had talked maybe twice from when he joined to May 2016. On a whim, we decided to be roommates for our senior year. Now, I can call him one of my best friends.

“I applied to bigger schools, but at the same time, they couldn’t offer me what Grove City does. The humanities core offered here has made me far more well-rounded than any other school I applied to could have.”

Ryan is an Electrical Engineer with a concentration in Computer Science, one of five in the senior class. Ryan’s passion for Computer Science brought him to Grove City, but he wanted to major in something different with the hope of giving himself a challenge.

“Computer Science was something I always got. Once I learned about the EE with CompSci, I knew it was the program for me. Get it? Program?”

Currently, Ryan is working with a professor on an independent study that end goal is to convert images into vectors. The program will be used at a local forge in imprinting steel.

“It sounds a little confusing, but it’s applications are incredibly practical. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Grove City offers these type of opportunities in a variety of its departments. It’s been neat to see how Ryan’s been taking advantage of it.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Create Conference

Not sure if you’re cut out for the corporate world after graduation? Me either, and that’s okay! Grove City College prepares students to enter into a variety of fields following graduation. Some students will go to grad school to pursue medicine, while others land jobs teaching. Some students will land jobs at large marketing firms, while some accept positions at corporate banks. But others will take a less traditional route. Some will start their own business or turn their hobby into a career. In recent years the College has been working to develop its fine arts program in an effort to educate and train students interested in skills pertaining to painting, drawing, screen printing, graphic design, pottery and more. As someone who loves art, design, and the ability to create, I started asking myself how GCC could play a role in helping students to see how they could use their creative abilities following graduation.

In September of 2016 I began working closely with the chair of the Communication and Visual Arts Department, Dr. Jennifer Mobley, to plan a one-day event that would inspire, educate, and connect students hoping to pursue a career in creative communications. We called the event the 2017 Create Conference. Soon after the planning process began, Alexis Marnejon (‘17) hopped on board to join our efforts in planning this event.

01-IMG_6926
TJ Mousetis – walk in love.

One amazing part of going to school on a small campus like Grove City is that students have the opportunity to work closely with their professors. While planning the Create Conference Alexis and I met weekly with Dr. Mobley  to update her on the planning process, brainstorm and seek her advice.

The Create Conference was held on March 18, 2017. We brought seven speakers to campus to host seminars, main stage talks, and workshops. Our speakers each own small business focused on some field within creative communications. These fields included clothing design, graphic design, photography, music production, cinematography, and painting. Topics covered throughout the day included social media use, how-to’s, dreaming big, and being a Christian business owner. Our speakers were the following individuals: Tim & Brooke Mousetis (walk in love.), Andrew Williams (Neighborhood Film Co.), Cynthia Stanchak (mixed media artist), Taylor Courtney (Bring on the Bash), HB Mertz (wilderness photographer), and Megan Smalley (Scarlet and Gold).

14-IMG_7265
HB Mertz – wilderness photographer

The event started at 10 a.m. and seminars concluded at 6 p.m. Following the day-time events, we hosted an evening concert in the Student Union where student performers played and audience members enjoyed coffee, brownies, and cookies.

The Create Conference was a success. The speakers were fun and brought a lot of knowledge, wisdom and creativity to share with students. Throughout the day we had about 75 students attending events. The feedback was positive. An event like this has never been done on campus so  students found the opportunity to engage and learn about the creative field exciting.

IMG_8937
Taylor Courtney – Bring on the Bash

Putting on an event like this was hard work but Alexis and I learned countless lessons. It took us about six months to plan the event, so you can bet we breathed a sigh of relief when we saw our hard work come to fruition on March 18. Although we worked closely with Dr. Mobley, Alexis and I handled a majority of the planning. We took care of emailing speakers to invite them to campus and to negotiate accommodations and day of details. In addition we took care of reaching out to various on-campus organizations to help us fund the event. We also connected with various departments and services on campus to help organize details for the day of the event. One of my favorite parts of planning the conference was meeting with a senior graphic design student to develop a promotional theme for the conference.

 

PWhen you’re at Grove City, dream big. There are numerous resources available on campus to help you accomplish your goals. Whether you want to carry out some form of research, plan an event, or complete a big project, connect with your advisor and professors to see how you can turn your plans and dreams into a reality.

My dream was to bring more attention to the creative communications. Use the college as a resource to do big things. The faculty will support you and push you to work hard and to execute your plans with excellence.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Spring Dance Company

poodle girls

Over my four years here, Grove City has been what I like to call “a land of opportunity.” Countless positions to fill and committees to serve on has really made my time here at Grove City worthwhile. Spring Dance Company was another incredible opportunity that fell into my lap in quite a unique way; it’s an experience I’ll never forget and one that will always be close to my heart.

Spring Dance Company is a student-run dance concert that takes place during the spring semester (hence the name) on Family Weekend, which usually falls on the first weekend in May. Spring Dance Company is one of the largest attended events during Family Weekend and has gained much success over the years. I have had the privilege and honor of being able to serve this group as the Junior and Senior Head Choreographer for the past three years and have really enjoyed watching this group grow into what it is today.

It all started at midnight on a Friday – our first show was down, and the current leadership was taking applications for Junior Head Choreographer. This year in particular, I did not choreograph, so naturally I did not think that this would affect me in any way. Usually, the rules are that any rising sophomore that choreographed for the show that year is able to apply for the Junior Head position. However, when no sophomores applied, they extended the offer to freshmen. Thinking that I was not qualified or able to apply, I once again let it go…until I received an email telling me that they have now opened it up to freshman who didn’t choreograph for the show. I thought to myself long and hard about this, and it wasn’t until I went to brush my teeth and run into a close friend that I would consider this opportunity.

As I readied myself for bed that evening, a fellow freshman girl on my hall, Emily Owen (who, mind you, did choreograph for Spring Dance Company), happened to be doing the same at the time. I decided to go out on a limb and ask her if she was thinking of applying for the Junior Head Choreographer position. She had said that she was interested, but also concerned about the time commitment. I happened to find myself in the same boat. As we stood there exhausted from the day’s events, our tired minds came up with the most brilliant idea: tackle the task together. The applications were due in the morning, so we hastily filled out the forms and submitted them. By next morning’s meeting, Emily and I both found out that we would be serving as co-junior heads of Spring Dance Company. However, with us being freshman at the time, that means that we would be serving as Senior head choreographers for two years, which is a unique circumstance in itself. We were both elated and ecstatic to work with each other, and it has been quite a fulfilling three years serving this group. Sometimes, life’s best decisions can be made when *slightly* sleep deprived.

The group has made extensive improvements over the years and is in the process of undergoing many changes this year. We now for the past two years have had live emcees (instead of a slide show) and now are working to establish a social media presence. We have added a dance for beginners to our line up (anyone who may have never taken dance and wants to learn/be featured in the show) as well as weekly drop-in classes with some of our choreographers. The changes that we have implemented so far have really put the perception of Spring Dance Company in a positive direction.

This year will be my last year serving Spring Dance Company, and I am so excited to see this year’s show come together! Although I will be sad moving on from this organization, I will never forget the impact that it has left on me and all that it has taught me.

For more information about Spring Dance Company, check out our social media:

Instagram: @springdancecompany

Facebook: Spring Dance Company

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Orientation Board Prep

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” Galatians 5:15

Orientation Board (OB) uses this verse from Galatians as inspiration and applies it to their overall mission when it comes to serving fellow students on campus. As a Christian campus, Grove City College’s OB wants to reflect the same love that Christ shows towards his children and spread Christ’s love through their members’ actions. For instance, that love is shown in the actions such as serving the freshmen, transfers, and international students and hosting events for them to become a part of the GCC community.  At these events, OB members are present, approachable, and caring to the students wile providing high energy that engages them in the community. The first two weeks of fall semester, OB members host events, have “family” dinners, and assist their “children” through the adaption stages of college.

16487537_1256041607811070_6623637531088733717_oA total of five different committees make up OB: Religious, Social, Outreach, Publicity, and Co-Rec. Each committee has 16-20 members which also include two to three executive members, as well as a junior and senior chair. A lot of effort, time, and energy come from the members during the spring semester for the Orientation Board to prepare for the upcoming fall semester and all incoming new students. The committees hold weekly meetings to plan the activities for the freshmen and during those meetings they have Bible studies and share their personal testimonies. Preparation through the spring semester is the busiest time, because the summer is primarily spent praying for the incoming students, the connection groups, and the OB as a whole.

Each committee serves in a different way and provides unique opportunities for the incoming students to interact with each other, adapt better to the college life, and feel more comfortable in the midst of all the newness. For example, the Co-Rec Committee is in charge of the physical activities such as the Graffiti Dance, the Olympics16487792_1256042641144300_7388635315049321033_o, and the Hoe-Down. All events and activities are voluntary and do not force the students outside of their comfort zone. Another committee, Publicity, is in charge of the establishing the themes for the new OB year. The committee splits into groups to think of new themes, before coming back together to pitch their ideas at the OB meeting where everyone votes on the best options. Possible contenders for the new theme are currently: Legos, Safari, Ancient Greece, Beach, and Ivy League.

Bonding and socializing for the OB members means being able to connect and grow closer with each other. They recently returned from an OB retreat where they are able to connect as committees without having to isolate from the group as a whole. The retreat breaks down the boundaries that perhaps the students would have had up if they stayed on campus. In addition to weekly meetings as an organization and for committees, the Executive Board of OB also encourages the committees to schedule weekly meals.

Christian writer Gary Chapman authored a book about the five love languages. If OB were to define its love language, it would definitely be “acts of service.” Students involved in the organization strive to use their experiences and encouragement to help acclimate new students to the entire GCC student body. By facilitating fun, social events for new students in the first two weeks of the semester, it helps integrate them into the entire school body as the school year continues.

“OB helps to bring the student body together and works to serve not only the freshmen and transfers, but the campus as a whole” – Brooke Bimber

16487285_1256017107813520_2500088533982822510_o

Posted on by — Leave a comment

25 (More) Excellent Events on Campus

16640712_1256034287811802_2996014137224469274_n

On my last post called 25 Excellent Events on Campus, I missed a number of important events. So here are 25 more events on Grove City College campus:

  1. 24 Hour Prayer – Students pray for important causes and lost souls overnight.  
  2. ABT Okie Midnight Breakfast – Live music and pancakes!
  3. AEXmas – A chill Christmas celebration on AEX hall.
  4. AEX vs. Rho Football Game – Watch these two groups play backyard football in order to win the glorious Lunch Tray Trophy.  
  5. Arts Fest – Celebrating art with poetry readings, lectures, student art exhibits, etc.
  6. Battle of the Bands – All proceeds go to Mission of Hope.
  7. Bay Buchanan Lecture – Hear from treasurer under Ronald Reagan and youngest person to ever hold that position! 
  8. Big Man on Campus – A male pageant aiming to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
  9. Ed Talks – Styled after TED talks, these are short lectures by GCC professors.
  10. Festivus – Celebrate Festivus with the Adels and Gamma Chis.
  11. Free Bowling Night – Courtesy of the Student Government Association.
  12. Hickstoberfest – Kegs of free root beer, grilled sausages, arm wrestling competitions, caber toss, etc. on  Hicks lawn.
  13. Homecoming – Games, music, dances, and the homecoming parade make an excellent homecoming week.
  14. Life Advocates 5K Walk/Run – A beautiful Saturday morning run raising funds for the Alpha Omega Center in Slippery Rock, PA.
  15. Monster Mash – A Halloween-themed dance; costumes recommended!
  16. Monte Carlo Night – Classic card games, fabulous prizes, and fancy mocktails.
  17. OB – Everything Orientation Board. The Graffiti Dance, All-Campus Worship, Night Under the Stars, Carnival, Olympics, Off Broadway, Street Dance, etc.
  18. One Act Festival – A theater production.
  19. Orchesis Performances – Dance performances by Orchesis Dance Troupe in the spring and fall.
  20. The Pink Dance – A night of dancing, games, and PINK. Proceeds go to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
  21. Relay for Life – A fun event raising funds to end cancer.
  22. Salvo Blacklight Dance – Swing dancing under blacklights in goofy, glowy outfits.
  23. Sunset Sprint – An evening 5K to support the United Community Hospital Lifeline Service.
  24. Symphony Orchestra Performances – Music performances by the GCC orchestra.
  25. Wells for Hope – Music and Arts Festival featuring live music, art sales, and donuts.
Posted on by — Leave a comment

An Inside Look at Red Box Missions

Each fall, the Religious Activities Committee selects up to eight Grove City College students to participate in a summer-long foreign missions trip. Each student that has applied for the trip is provided with funds through the Red Box Missions program, a program supported entirely through donations from alumni and friends. This past year there were various students that participated in the Grove City College Red Box Missions trip. One of those students was senior accounting major Lauren Bimber.

Lauren learned about Red Box Missions her freshman year while sitting in chapel and her interest only grew and prompted her to take action. She is passionate about the Muslim lifestyle and understanding the Islam culture in the United Kingdom. Lauren was inspired by the chance to see how  Christian churches that are developed in the Western context can be evangelizing and reaching out to the Muslim neighborhoods in the simplest forms of service. Lauren used that inspiration to connect with an organization that focuses on sharing the gospel with Muslims and also looks to building bridges between Christians and Muslims.

Prior to her nine-week trip, Lauren had expectations that she was going to be investing her time in academics and studying the historical background of the Islamic culture, their religious beliefs, and rooted traditions. She thought she would be more behind the scenes at the churches and the events the organization hosted rather than participating in them. However, that was not the case once she arrived in the UK. Lauren did get to study Islam, but not as she had expected to. She was more hands-on during her trip and was going out to different cultures, helping with their outreaches, and being an active participant in their prayer groups, rather than just reading books. This allowed her to immerse herself within the community and meet a lot of people that are living in the neighborhood.

Certain roles that Lauren found herself helping with was simply being an extra pair of hands during the outreaches that she would go to during the weekdays. Each day was a different task for her such as teaching English, attending prayer groups, helping at a women’s center, and helping with a coloring club for girls. The coloring club impacted Lauren’s time there just as she impacted the girls that attended the club.

“It was created by a woman who noticed that young girls on her street were hanging outside on Saturday afternoons without much to do. Every week she read a Bible story and the girls color pictures relating to the story…Spending my Saturdays with them was one of my favorite things.”

Adapting to the culture challenges required Lauren to have patience during the first couple of weeks into her trip. She learned very quickly that in the UK the climate change was much hotter than it is back in the U.S. and required her to stay hydrated and dress accordingly while she participated in the outreaches. Another culture difference that caught her off-guard was their physical touch and personal space proximity. It was a bit unusual when women would hug and kiss her when they came in to say hello or when they were leaving an event. Through her time in the UK she adjusted to the differences and became accustomed to them.

Lauren gained a lot of insight and knowledge on Islam during her stay in the UK that allowed her to form her own opinion that had been skewed by the media influence. How the Muslims are portrayed on the news or in articles that you read in the newspaper leads you to believe that you know the person before even meeting them. Lauren realized after her trip that this certainly was not true and it is by asking the people group and listening to them and their personal life stories that you learn who they are. Serving them by actions such as speaking English, offering to assist them, or just being a listening ear can open the door to many opportunities to get involved with their lives – it just takes the willingness to go a step forward.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Missions Week Brought Back

Up until about eight years ago, Grove City College along with the InterVarsity Missions Fellowship chapter on campus hosted a large missions conference once a year. It was so large of an event that the IM Room was filled with missionaries ready to talk to students, much like the Career Fair. As InterVarsity got smaller as a group, so did this missions conference. Eight years ago, it had stopped altogether.

Until now.

Dr. Keehlwetter, Benjamin Marasco, Graham Allen, and Andrew I. started up this conference again, calling it Missions Week.

Graham Allen, a current junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering, says, “At a Christian in college, it’s important that we take the time to step aside and say, ‘Where do I fit in that specifically? Where is the Lord calling me to serve in missions as an engineer or an accountant?'”

Allen continues, “We need to look at missions and realize that missionaries aren’t just people in far away places that we give money to. So this gives us the opportunity to ask the question, ‘How can I use my major for the kingdom’s greater purpose?'”

Missions Week 2o17 consisted of three days focused on the question: Why Missions?

A number of speakers came to campus during these days including John Iseminger, former director for Wycliffe Southern Africa and Dr. Hunter Farrell, director of World Mission Initiative.

One special speaker for Missions Week, however, is Grove City College’s very own Professor Timothy Mech.

“A lot of students know him as an entrepreneurship professor,” says Allen. “But, he is also someone who has such a heart for the Lord and such an incredible vision… This is his farewell address, and he has a lot of wisdom to share.”

Mech is retiring from Grove City College this year in order to assume full leadership of Harvest Bridge.

“See how large God is. He is doing things in every facet of life, and if students say that they left the conference with a bigger view of God, we reached our goal.”

Hopefully, Missions Week 2018 will be returning to campus next year.

Facebook Event Photo

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Beautiful Tears with Makoto Fujimura

Learning to see and appreciate beauty more has been one of the greatest joys of my time at Grove City. I had Civilization and the Arts with Dr. Drake my sophomore year, and it was an amazing class. We studied many great works of art and music and I learned the discipline of simply looking, of listening, of actively receiving art.

CharisKairosWeb-342x431
Charis-Kairos (The Tears of Christ) by Makoto Fujimura

I remember when Dr. Drake talked about the work of Makoto Fujimura. And I recently heard him speak on campus as part of the 2017 Christian Writers Conference. It was amazing.

Mr. Fujimura opened by declaring that we need to see culture as a garden to steward and as a world of abundance instead of one with limited resources. He suggested that the only cultures which struggle to see abundance are Western ones which have learned to measure success in limited resource models in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. Christians with a “culture war” mentality have not been helping.

There is not enough time in a short post to share half of what Mr. Fujimura shared with us – I wish I could find a video recording of his address. A few things were particularly striking to me, though.

The art on the right was commissioned by Crossway and is based on the shortest verse in the Bible: “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). Mr. Fujiumra spent a significant part of his time sharing the background of that verse with us, and what he believes we should learn from it.

In John 11, we find the story of Jesus’ delayed coming, Lazarus’ death, the dismay of Mary and Martha, and the resurrection of Lazarus. The wisdom of Jesus is revealed in the way he interacted with Mary and with Martha; although they both said the same thing to him, he gave words to the analytical Martha but tears to Mary.

So we learn that the gospel is about tears.

In John 12, Mary is found anointing the feet of Jesus, wasting a pound of expensive ointment. Judas is outraged — the money should have been given to the poor. Judas didn’t understand until it was too late, but the gospel is not pragmatic.

We ought to waste our very best on Jesus.

Finally, Mr. Fujimura suggested that we ought to live more like Lazarus, who did absolutely nothing. He just died. But if Christians lived like Lazarus, with absolute confidence in God and deep joy in our relationship with Christ, how would that change our culture?

The gospel gives us confidence to “chill out” with Jesus.

If the American church understands this, perhaps we will have a culture of abundance.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

5 Signs You Belong in Communications

Choosing to be a Communications major was one of the best decisions that I have made in my life so far. Despite some wrong turns in the beginning of my college career, I was able to eventually come to find a career path that fits me, what I’m good at and what I want to do with my future. The Communications Department at Grove City College offers a close-knit, encouraging community of creative and hard-working individuals ready to make the world a better place. Many people find their way to Communications after struggling with other majors, just like I did, to find their rightful place among like-minded people. The possibilities are endless with Communications, and the skills that are acquired through its study can open many doors to help achieve all your goals and dreams. Not sure if Communications is the right path for you? Listed below is a short list of qualities that are common among Grove City College Communication majors:

1. You have a wide variety of interests and talents

Instead of just one thing that you are gifted in or find interesting, there are many! You are a well-rounded individual who likes the arts as well as politics, or reading and keeping up with sports. You find that you don’t “fit” perfectly into just one category. This can make it hard to pinpoint a good career path for you, but rest assured that Communications is broad enough to be able to highlight and provide opportunity for all your gifts and interests. After all, if you do what you love, you will surely love what you do.

2. You aren’t entirely sure what you want to do with your life

College is the best time to try new things to try and figure out what you like to do, and how you can turn that into a career. The best part about Communications for some people is that it offers so many different avenues of focus that the likelihood of finding something that fits you is very high. Grove City College has such a great Communications Department because they work hard to get to know you and your interests, and help you find compatible opportunities that help you figure out viable career options. Finding out what you’re meant to do is what your college journey is all about, but choosing Communication Studies is a great start in realizing your career potential.

3. You enjoy people and value relationships

Communication Studies is all about the why and how of interacting and connecting with people, which is essential to so many aspects of life. Communication majors understand the importance of studying and improving upon human connection in all its many forms, which is prevalent in the kinds of projects and works that they tend to be involved in. Collaborative work is valued. Relationships and the way people work together are interesting and deserve attention. In communication, there is a communicator, a message and a receiver. Within this simple model, there is so much to discover, create and study. If any of this is interesting to you, you may find that Communications is a study that could engage you and help you learn more about things that you find important.

4. You are interested in social media, current news and other kinds of entertainment

Social media and other platforms of entertainment have become staples of our society and one of the focuses of Communications is to study and master its features and capabilities. Finding the most effective means of creating valuable images, messages and other content is a priority. You recognize the importance of social media and its impact on commerce, news and media and want to be able to use those skills for a productive purpose. Grove City College does a great job at maintaining and innovating new ways to incorporate social media and other media-related experiences and opportunities to Communication majors that seek it. Students that are well-equipped with the skills and the passion for impacting the media with creative, influential and honest content are the type of people that can find a home within Communication Studies

5. You want a career that is creative, social and important

By this point, I hope to have convinced you that Communication Studies is a broad spectrum of talents and opportunities that can fit a wide range of people. Regardless of the direction that Communications takes you, you can be assured that it can offer you a viable and exciting career that seeks creativity and innovation, willingness to effective communicate and interact with others and the chance to make a difference with effective communicating. This is where your interests in art, photography, sports, theater, social media, writing, talking with people, or volunteering can transform into a meaningful and tangible career path. With Communications, you are giving yourself the platform to begin to make your dreams and goals a reality.

For more information about Communication Studies at Grove City, please check out the Communication Studies Department at Grove City College webpage.