WashingtonAdventist University Broadcasting Journalism Major Secures Internship at WETA
Takoma Park, Md. (February 10, 2016) Washington Adventist University (WAU) student Juliannie Santiago will soon be embarking on a new phase in her scholastic journey. She has secured an internship with WETA, a non-commercial, educational television station broadcasting from Washington, D.C.
Santiago is a senior who is on track to graduate in December, 2016. She applied and interviewed for the internship at the end of last semester, and was offered the opportunity to work this semester at WETA Public Broadcasting as a video editor and translator for Colorín Colorado, a bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners. She also plans to volunteer at WETA over the summer.
In addition to majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in public relations, Santiago has worked for both the university’s Athletics Department and Office of Corporate Communications as a videographer, and she has interned for the Public Relations Student Society of America.
“Being a student at WAU, with its close proximity to D.C. and Virginia, made it possible for me to get this internship,” said Santiago. “Many played a part in helping me, such as Professor (Jarilyn) Conner, Corporate Communication Director Angie Crews and my boss, Coach (Jered) Lyons. These people helped and guided me to know what I needed to do. They also gave me hope and encouraged me to search for my dreams.”
Santiago says her dream is to become a movie producer. She has been editing videos since middle school, and in high school was student director of the “Morning Show” at J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s nine graduate and 31 undergraduate programs. The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.
Media Contacts:
Angie Crews, 301-891-4134, acrews@wau.edu
Donna Bigler, 240-286-1169, dbigler@wau.edu