Student Opportunities
Whether it’s joining clubs, participating in faculty research, completing internships, enjoying a film series, or something else, there are no shortage of opportunities for communication and media studies majors to get involved on campus and within the community. Browse some of our offerings below.
Find the Perfect Opportunity
Internships
- Serve as assistant staff in athletic communications within the athletics department.
- Participate in the Starr Center’s Explore America program at cultural and political institutions like The Apollo Theater, Society for Women’s Health Research, and the Library of Congress.
- Work with local non-profits like Chestertown RiverArts or The Mainstay.
- Arrange your own internship experience through your own connections, or by tapping into the Center for Career Development’s extensive network.
Research
- Engage in a multi-year, mixed-method research project on civic engagement at Washington College. The course is cross listed with the Education Department, and some students have continued to work with faculty beyond the course to hone their research and analytical skills further.
- Create your own research project. Support, financial or otherwise, is available across campus, including through the Hodson Collaborative Research Program or the Cater Society for Junior Fellows.
To get started thinking about what research you might be able to do at Washington College, review our faculty’s areas of expertise.
Get Involved
Build your résumé and expand your social circle simultaneously by joining clubs, honor societies, and more that help you connect with folks with similar interests.
- Washington College Film Series – Each year the CMS film series chooses a theme and screens eight movies that fit the theme
- CMS Speaker Series – Have close conversations with scholars, filmmakers, arts managers, performance artists, and more
- Hodson Collaborative Research Program
- Libby and Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Clubs: Radio Free George, American Marketing Association, Film Club, Makers Union, Photography Club, PoliTalks, The Elm newspaper
Caroline Drupka '25
Madison, New Jersey
MAJORS AND MINORS
- Neuroscience and Sociology Majors; Public Health Minor
- Pre-Health Professions Program Premedical Track
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- John S. Toll Research Fellow
- Research at University of Maryland Baltimore Medical School in the Calu Lab; Research at Rutgers Medical School in the James Lab
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
- Student Government Association, EROS, HOSA, American Chemical Society
- Academic Skills Tutor, Course Mentor, Teaching Assistant
- “It felt really nice to know that I could ask the stupidest question in office hours, but to my professors it wouldn’t be stupid because they genuinely want to help you understand. I really appreciate that, and I don’t think I would have been able to grow and learn as much as a person had I gone to a bigger school. I’ve really grown to appreciate the resources that I find here.”