Communication & Media

Stefanie Tornow, Senior

I came to Clarkson wanting to be an engineer, but after a year of classes and looking ahead to a future of strict classes that didn't appeal to me at all, I decided to pursue my creative side and my love of photography. That's how I ended up in Communication & Media and it was the best choice I have made yet....more

I came to Clarkson with a creative mind, but did not know where to apply it. I started in Computer Science and then found Communication & Media, a place where I could release my creativity and have people see it. I am leaving my footprint all over campus whether it is in web design, graphic design, print work, or being involved in activities around campus....more

When I began college in 2003, I was dead set on being in the Engineering program. After a year, I decided it was not right for me. After looking for a new major, it came to my attention that there was a great program here called Technical Communications, now known as Communication & Media. I wanted to concentrate more on the web aspect of this major, so I decided to go with Information Systems as my concentration....more

Philip Thomas, Sophomore

When I first decided to study Communications & Media I really had no idea what exactly I was getting into. It seemed like such a broad field to study with innumerable career outlets. Consequently, my one desire was to have the freedom to experiment with the many different options before me....more

I have always been interested in video work, and after a semester of aeronautical engineering, I decided that it was time to do what I loved, rather than what the admissions office suggested. This was when I switched my major to Communication and Media. I’ve since taken classes in areas such as video production, web design, digital imaging, marketing, and rhetoric....more