From UL Lafayette to Global Leadership: Lola's Journey as a Master's Graduate in Communication

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"The written and interpersonal communication skills I developed as a Mass Communications graduate student helped me land professional roles at the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Special Projects in Africa (New York, NY) and also at the Miami-Dade County Office on Capitol Hill, where I served in the public affairs arena."

After graduating with a master's degree in communication from the UL Lafayette Department of Communication, Lola now telecommutes as Global Brand and Marketing Manager at Nabirm Global, where she was called upon to deliver speeches to government delegates and members of the Namibian parliament. She's also currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Dallas.

"The written and interpersonal communication skills I developed as a Mass Communications graduate student helped me land professional roles at the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Special Projects in Africa (New York, NY) and also at the Miami-Dade County Office on Capitol Hill, where I served in the public affairs arena."

While in the graduate program at UL Lafayette, Lola was a teaching assistant in Fundamentals of Communication.  She also mentored three exchange students from Qatar University as part of a USAID Middle East Partnership Initiative Grant that had been awarded to the department.  For this effort, she received the Sigma Gama Mu honor for service above and beyond the call of duty.