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Careers & Alumni
The Department of Communication is concerned both with improving students' abilities to communicate in a variety of ways, as well as with expanding knowledge of how people communicate and understanding the role communication plays in shaping lives.
Because we emphasize community-building, experiential learning and internships, our graduates are exceptionally well prepared for their career journey.
Related Career Fields
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive; many other job alternatives and titles may exist. Some require further education.
- Public Relations Director
- Press Agent
- Marketing Director
- Corporate Communications Mngr.
- Journalist/Correspondent
- Social Media Coordinator
- Community Relations Manager
- Program Dev./Fundraising
- Recreation Leader
- Dispatcher
- Publicist
- Community Organizer
- Community Programs Director
- Research Specialist
- Market Researcher
- Sales Manager
- Advertising Executive
- Campaign Organizer/Manager
- Youth Program Leader
- Event Planner/Manager
- Customer Service Rep.
- Editor
- Social Services Case Manager
- Social Worker/Social Services
- Mediator/Negotiator
- Human Resources Specialist
- Radio Announcer
- Program Director
- Production Manager
- Grant Writer
Marketable Skills
- Written, Oral and Nonverbal Communications
- Informative and Persuasive Speaking and Comm.
- Interpersonal Comm. & Inter-cultural Comm.
- Mediating/negotiating
- Working as part of a team & Independently
- Planning & Working against deadlines
- Project Development and Management
- Visualization and conceptualization skills
- Communicating ideas through creative mediums
- Generating and Adapting Ideas
- Excellent Self-expression
- Evaluating Ideas and Structures
- Gathering and Synthesizing Information and Data
- Defining, organizing and solving problems
Alumni Updates
Jennifer Elizabeth Wood
Communication, 1972
Jennifer thought it would be interesting to report that she wrote and published two books in recent years: “What Did Uncle Harold Know?” in 2016, and “Defying Adversity as I Race to Achieve My Dreams” in 2024. The first book imagines what her long-deceased great-uncle might have learned in his long career as a bartender at the famous Copacabana in New York and then at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. The second book is a memoir about her long career and life joys, such as becoming the first intern in 1973 of an unknown new U.S. Senator named Joe Biden, as well as spending a weekend at the Kennedy Compound and sailing with Ethel Kennedy and several of her children in 1978. Jennifer later worked on the White House Staff. But a nightmare was following her during all these wonderful years: terrible physical symptoms that defied medical diagnosis and inspired dismissive reactions from doctors. The future development of MRI technology would at last confirm what she had believed. She had Multiple Sclerosis. Both books are available on Amazon.
Craig Sides
Communication, Speech Communication, 1980
Craig was invited to be a guest on the "Bold Leadership Stories Show," Among all the guests, he, by far, has had the most views! Putting HSU on the map as the owner of Temecula Valley Solar. He thanked Humboldt State on his Facebook page.
Kristin Coker
Communication, 1989
Kristin is a proud alum of the Speech Communication Department! After graduation, she worked as an Admissions Counselor for Heald Business College. She traveled to San Francisco East Bay high schools and spoke of the importance of staying in school and striving for a higher education. Kristin also worked for a nonprofit organization called Contra Costa ARC, where she was an HR recruiter. The agency was developed to employ and educate adults with developmental disabilities.
Kristin says her degree was the best choice for me, as it opened many doors to many job market opportunities.