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Ryan Harvey, (’20) standing in front of Walt Disney Company headquarters, home of Marvel Studios where he was just hired. Fellow Coms alum Anna Luna (’16) and Kayley Kemp (’16) also work at Marvel.

Sports Journalist and Communications Instructor at Sonoma State University, Amy Gutierrez knows the benefits of internships firsthand.

Like many of her Communications and Media Studies peers, Senior Marie Montoya Herrera was on the hunt for an internship opportunity.

While we’re all looking forward to having students back on campus in the fall, instructors have worked hard to adapt to the current online format, even using it bring some “star power” into the virtual classroom.

Hi! My name is Kylie Rose Lawrence. I am a California native but spent much of my childhood in the Pacific Northwest, specifically Washington state. There, I grew up on a small island with a farm and garden that influenced my strong love for animals and appreciation for nature.

Associate Professor Emily Acosta Lewis and Assistant Professor Talena Sanders were awarded $8,000 each for two separate proposals. Acosta Lewis was selected for her proposal, "Diversity of Portrayals in Holiday Movies: Racial Stereotypes and Underrepresented Groups".

Coms student and baseball player Desmond Gates was a recent focus of a story by Press Democrat Sports columnist Bob Padecky.

You can read the column and learn about Desmond's work on behalf of diversity and inclusion by clicking the link below.

Ryan Harvey, a 2020 graduate of Communication and Media Studies, has won national recognition for the Campus Movie Fest film he wrote and directed during his final year at SSU.