Student Profiles
Spring 2009
Undergraduate Amanda Ricks is a co-chair of this year’s annual Multivisions Student Communications Conference, a one-day career networking event sponsored by the Department of Telecommunications. In the past, Amanda has worked for the Indiana University Residence Halls Association as a general assembly delegate. She has also been an intern with WTIU, the Indiana University public television station. In the fall of 2008, as part of an advanced Telecommunications production class, Amanda worked on the documentary “Small Screen Cinema” which will be aired on WTIU in the fall of 2009. Amanda is a recipient of an IU Faculty Scholarship and is currently the Event and Facilities Director for the Hoosier Den, an entertainment facility run by students and located in the Foster Residence Center. Amanda is currently exploring her options for attending graduate school after completing her undergraduate degree in May of 2009.
Ben Gibson is earning undergraduate majors in Telecommunications and Mathematics and a minor in Spanish. In the summer of 2008, he lived for six weeks with a family in Queretaro, Mexico while studying Spanish. In addition to classes, Ben has been the student coordinator for the Collins Living Learning Center’s Video Production Facilities since his freshman year. His responsibilities include training students in the use of Final Cut Pro and Cannon GL cameras. Each semester, he also puts on a production-related event at Collins such as a short film festival or a one-day film-making workshop. This year, for his Telecommunications Senior Project, Ben worked with Professor Andrew Bucksbarg and created a musical instrument that used light sensors and flashlights to generate sounds in the software program Pure Data. Ben plans to spend another year at IU in order to finish his course work for a Hutton Honors College General Honors Notation and to add a minor in computer science.
Seth Tober is earning an undergraduate major in Telecommunications, a Business Foundations Certificate offered by the Kelley School of Business, and a Hutton Honors College Notation. In addition to academics, Seth has been an avid member of the Indiana University Student Television News Production team for four years; he also works for WTIU, the Indiana University public television station, as part of the production crew. In 2008, Seth was the winner of the both the Broadcast Education Association’s Harold E. Fellow’s Scholarship and the Department of Telecommunication’s Fred Brewer Award for Graphic Design. This year, Seth is the co-chair of the annual MultiVisions Student Communications Conference, a one-day career networking event sponsored by the Department of Telecommunications. Seth has completed internships at CBS News, Time Warner News, Hearst Digital, Brobot/Trigger Happy Productions, and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting. He is a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and has served as their secretary and web master. Seth plans to return home to New York, after graduation this spring, to pursue a career in media production.
Undergraduate Ari H. Solomon, from Atlanta, GA, is earning a Minor in Music Studies from the IU Jacobs School of Music as well as a major in Telecommunications. In addition to his full-time academic schedule, Ari works as the Assistant Talent Buyer & Marketing Director for The Bluebird Live Venue, located here in Bloomington. He is also the manager for the Clayton Anderson Band. Ari has interned with Cumulus Radio, Live Nation, and Creative Artists Agency. He hopes to begin his career at music talent agency after his graduation from IU in May 2009.
Previously a student in IUB’s Jacobs School of Music, undergraduate Chad Stum is now majoring in Telecommunications and focusing on the design and production area of the major. In addition to his full-time academic schedule, Chad is a production assistant at WTIU, the Indiana University public TV station; in January 2009, he covered the US Presidential Inauguration for WTIU News. Chad has also worked as a videographer for Indianapolis’ WISH TV and for Conseco Fieldhouse where he shot Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever games.
Leila Marsh Leila Marsh is an undergraduate Telecommunications major who is active in department and campus organizations. She is currently the Vice President of the department’s Telecommunications Club and is also a member of TELSAC, the Telecommunications Student Advisory Committee. At the campus level, Leila is proud to be the Student Assistant Coordinator for IUB’s Exploratory Student Resources. In addition to her major in Telecommunications, Leila is also earning a minor in Communication and Culture and a minor in Spanish.
Undergraduate Katelin Eckert is earning a minor in Psychology and majors in the Individual Major Program and Telecommunications. Katelin’s IMP major is in Layout and Design. She recently completed an internship at The Children’s Museum of Art in Indianapolis where she made graphics for the exhibits as well as signage used in the museum. By designing her own major in the IMP program, Katelin was able to choose a wide variety of classes to complete her degree. She particularly enjoyed her first Telecom classes and therefore decided to add Telecommunications as a second major. She hopes to find a career where she can utilize all the skills she has learned at IU.
