MCVA OFFSCRIPT is a platform created for students by the students. This blog is for students to share their personal stories, projects, events, suggestions for success and calls for creativity in the MCVA department. Our goal as a student run blog is to light the fire that equips our peers with the tools to encourage collaboration, creativity, and exploration as we work to build a stronger sense of community outside of the classroom. Students have words to say, so we give them a platform to say them!
OFFSCRIPT is a blog anyone within the MCVA department can contribute to as we are always looking for students who may be interested in submitting content on a freelance basis. Do you have a project you would like to share? Tell us about it! Got an event you need promoted? We can help you with that! Looking for fellow students to work with on an upcoming project or film? OFFSCRIPT is the best place for that! Submit anything and everything Pace MCVA related!
Our blog is a great place for students who want to get more involved or who just want to appreciate the work of their peers. All content is Pace MCVA related, a.k.a., content that is relevant to student interest. Students of the department can keep up to date on events, find opportunities to collaborate on, or relax with some light reading and film entertainment. After all, it’s a fun place! Let off steam and hangout with OFFSCRIPT.
If you are interested in writing or have a concept for the blog, email jmagas@pace.edu for more information.
MCVA OFFSCRIPT
BLOG
2020
MEET THE TEAM
Professor Jennifer Magas
Clinical Associate Professor
Jennifer Magas is a clinical associate professor at Pace University and a faculty advisor for Entrance One, the MCVA department’s PR club which executes all department events; The Pitch, the department newsletter; and MCVA OffScript, a student run department blog which builds a stronger sense of community outside of the classroom. She is also vice president of Magas Media Consultants, LLC (MMC) a Fairfield County Connecticut public relations agency specializing in media relations, crisis communications, professional writing, and media training. She has a wealth of experience in all aspects of public relations and communications to draw on from her 25 plus years as a college professor, reporter, recruiter, technical writer, trainer, and recovering attorney in a wide range of corporate, media outlet, and university settings. She speaks regularly on writing, workplace and PR topics and has spoken at conferences and been quoted or featured in over 200+ articles and blogs in The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, Monster.com, TIME Magazine, Careerbuilder.com, Ragan Communications, and NY Times. She talks fast and wear many hats: professor, lawyer, writer, speaker, trainer, mom, PR strategist, and marathoner. Go ahead. Try and keep up with her if you can.
Professor Heather Hayes
Full-time Lecturer
Heather Hayes graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Communications from Pace University in 2017 and completed a Master’s degree in Media and Communication Arts at Pace in 2019, acquiring a 4.0 GPA. Additionally, for both her undergraduate and graduate studies, she earned a commencement award. Heather taught as an Adjunct Lecturer for three semesters before being promoted to Full-time Lecturer for the 2020-2021 academic year. Heather’s course catalogue includes Public Speaking, Multimedia Storytelling, Event Planning for PR, Casting, Story Idea Development, and Producing Corporate Video. Additionally, she is a faculty advisor for Entrance One, the MCVA department’s PR club which executes all department events, The Pitch, the department newsletter, and MCVA OffScript, a student run department blog which builds a stronger sense of community outside of the classroom.
Katie Walsh
President
Sandra Chen
Co-Vice President
Ariana Stoddard
Co-Vice President, Senator
Krissy Scott
Treasurer
Tiffany Decker
Secretary
Entrance One E-Board
Members
- Katie Walsh – President
- Sandra Chen – Co-Vice President
- Ariana Stoddard – Co-Vice President, Senator
- Krissy Scott – Treasurer
- Tiffany Decker – Secretary
Blogs
Why I Chose My Major
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Soul Searching
Throughout my life, I have always found happiness in helping or giving advice to other people and, at one point, I believed I was good at it. For this reason, I first arrived at my old college leaning towards becoming a psychology major. Therefore, I started my...
10 Things I learned in Effective Speaking with Professor Sager
When I joined Pace’s MCVA department last semester, I was very excited to continue developing my skills and gain relevant knowledge as a graduate student. That was until I saw the required course for “Effective Speaking” or in other words, speaking in FRONT OF PEOPLE!...
Frame by Frame: Bringing My Passions for Animation and Acting to Life
The reason I chose Animation as my major, is because ever since I was a little boy I have been fascinated by how cartoonists made these characters come to life. I find it fascinating to see these characters move like they are truly alive. As I got older, I began to...
How My Passion for News Made Me Pursue a Communications Degree
Ever since I first discovered the Podcast app on my phone in 2014, I was instantly obsessed with it. From there, radio became my passion. I would listen to the Elvis Duran Show every morning and afternoon, on the bus to and from school. I got into news sources as...
Internships are for the Future “You”
As a senior Public Relations major, I am freaking out about what I’d want to do in the future, and I’m sure I’m not alone. With the right internships or, well, different internships, someone can learn more about themselves while learning what they would want to do in...
My Experience as a Westchester Magazine Intern
One of the best experiences of my entire college career so far has been the opportunity to intern at Westchester Magazine during the spring 2019 semester. As a digital journalism major, I feel that the best experiences and projects come from hands-on work and working...
What I’m Told
My name is Arielle Acosta, I am 20-years-old, and I am from the San Francisco Bay Area in California. I am a Filipino-American. Both of my parents were born in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. when they were young. That meant that they had to work even harder for...
The Ups and Downs of a Pace Intern in the Fashion Industry
I got my first internship in the second semester of my sophomore year. I had the opportunity to work for a fashion stylist who dresses celebrities for red carpet events, press tours, and editorial spreads. While this sounds like a luxurious job, and it can be; I was...