Esther's Projects
Completed projects from college and beyond.
The Office of Multicultural Services Benefits Students
I interviewed former student leaders and directors about their experiences in Malone University's Office of Multicultural Services (OMS) and complied interview clips into a 1 minute video for my Intro to Media Production class.
Process
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Mapped and storyboarded video ideas.
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Developed questions for interviewees
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Met interviewees via Zoom.
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Pre-recorded interviews.
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Compiled interview clips into 1-minute video.
Global Network Newsletter
I wrote this newsletter for Malone University's Center for Intercultural Studies as part of an assignment in my Advanced Public Relations Writing class.
Process
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Designed newsletter with Canva template.
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Researched information about Malone University's Center for Intercultural Studies.
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Interviewed a student who was active in the organization and studied abroad.
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Compiled information into a short newsletter.
History of Camp Wakonda
My History Senior Seminar class embarked on a historical research project on the history of Christ Presbyterian Church's Camp Wakonda. We interviewed former campers and camp counselors about their experiences at the camp and compiled information into a slides presentation and presented it to the church December 4, 2022.
Process
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Class visited the church weekly for researching and archiving pamphlets, brochures and videos.
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Sought out interviews from campers and camp counselors.
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Worked with professor to create a slide presentation based on information from primary sources and a secondary sources (e.g. Bowling Alone by Robert Putman and IGen by Jean Twenge.)
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Used sources to complete history project on why young people need Camp Wakonda and why community is important.
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Shared presentation with the church's Sunday School class on December 4, 2022.
The Borgen Project: Videos
Overview
As part of my internship, I had to send my senators JD Vance, Sherrod Brown, and Emilia Sykes videos about programs The Borgen Project supports: The International Affairs Budget, The MINDS Act, and I asked them to support The Borgen Project. I wrote scripts for each video, filmed it and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Process
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Researched information about each program on The Borgen Project's website.
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Developed three script in Google Docs. Drafts were written and rewritten three times.
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Downloaded royalty-free images from Canva and Pixabay.
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Filmed a short video.
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Filed images and video.
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Edited video and images in Adobe Premiere Pro
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Uploaded completed videos to YouTube.
The Borgen Project: Presentation
Overview
As part of my internship, I had to hold an informational meeting. I held it over Zoom.
Process
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Researched information about the organization.
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Compiled information into Powerpoint presentation.
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Created flyer and shared it on social media including Zoom link.
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Held meeting over Zoom. 1 person attended.