A major transition

Mass communication major Grace Glimada is learning how the media works and how it affects the world.

Grace Glimada

Entering Towson University, Grace Glimada found courses in her declared major, pre-med biology, less than compelling. So she decided to try mass communication.

“After I changed majors to one I felt more passionate about, I got back on track,” she says. She remained on track and recently completed a team capstone project for TALMAR (Therapeutic Alternatives of Maryland), a nonprofit horticulture therapy center in Baltimore County.

TALMAR lacked the resources and staff to address its goal of attracting volunteers, connecting with mental health organizations, and posting news to a wider audience. So Glimada’s team focused on social media options and outreach to high schools, colleges and retirees.

The project, supervised by mass communication faculty member Diane Meyers, was rewarding to Glimada for its community service orientation. Glimada notes that mass comm is an “eye-opener when it comes to learning about how media works and how it affects the world.”

“ Mass communications is an eye-opener when it comes to learning about how media works and how it affects the world. ”

Grace Glimada

Glimada has faced several hardships on her journey to become a college graduate. The most significant was the loss of her mother when Glimada was just 16. The memory of her mother’s influence motivates her to push herself academically. Now, her degree in reach, she is exploring law school or a job in communications that offers travel. It will be interesting to see where her passion takes her.

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