Our Students

Our best piece of advice? Come visit us. And in the meantime, take a moment to learn more about our division’s internship opportunities and student organizations.

At Indiana Wesleyan University, students in the Division of Communication & Theatre complete a professional internship, providing them with additional opportunities to gain important skills and invaluable work experience, strengthening their ability to begin a professional career.

Some of our students’ internships have included:

• American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VA

• Billy Graham Evangelical Association

• Bohlsen Group, Indianapolis

• Chicago Fire ML Soccer

• Emmis Broadcasting, Indianapolis

• ESPN

• Focus on the Family

• Fox News, Atlanta

• Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

• Heartland Film Festival

• Indiana Pacers Sports & Entertainment

• Indiana Repertory Theatre

• Indiana Republican Party

• Indianapolis Monthly Magazine

• KSBJ FM, Houston

• Naples Players, FL

• South Bend Cubs

• Vera Bradley

• WBBM NewsRadio 78, Chicago

• Wesleyan World Church Headquarters

• WISH TV

• WMBI FM, Chicago

• World Gospel Mission

• WTHR-TV (NBC), Indianapolis

 

Strategic communication student Hannah Valadez interned at Nick McKinley State Farm Insurance in Marion, Indiana. The IWU Accelerate Internship program placed her in this paid internship as the event/ marketing coordinator. Valadez aspires to be an event coordinator, so this internship gave her real-world experience. “Everything I have learned in my classes in the Division of Communication & Theatre has been applicable to real life in some way or another,” Valadez said. “My classes helped me communicate well with my boss and coworkers, use my creative ability to plan events with the community and do research.”

Get experience and professional bylines by writing for Indiana Wesleyan University's student-managed online campus newspaper, The Sojourn.

GrantCOnnected.net

GrantCOnnected.net is a digital news site reporting on Grant County, Indiana, run by journalism students at Indiana Wesleyan University. Write or edit stories that are published on this student-managed digital news outlet. Advanced journalism students have the additional opportunity to write for the Marion Chronicle-Tribune, our city's daily professional newspaper.

The IWU Theatre Guild a group of artists who come together to create theatre. The Guild serves to reinforce students’ classroom learning while, at the same time, engaging in productions. Participate in the four shows every season—two in the fall and two in the spring. You can write, perform or work behind the scenes. Additional opportunities include the 24-Hour Theatre Festival, which allows you to craft and perform a one-act play in 24 hours, and Hoosier Shakes, a summer theatre company headed by Dr. Greg Fiebig, where you can gain professional theatre experience.

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)

Get hands-on professional experience, find internships and network with public relations professionals through IWU’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Field trips, leadership positions and Half Day with a Pro are just a few of the many reasons to join. PRSSA’s parent organization is Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the nation’s premier professional organization serving the communications community.

WIWU-FM 94.3 is our 24-hour FCC-licensed Christian radio station operating in Grant County. Gain on-air and behind-the-scenes experience as a general manager or director of promotion, production, news or music.