As graduation approaches, many seniors are looking for jobs and career opportunity as they take their last classes at Medaille. We wanted to spotlight some of our seniors in these last few weeks of school. For next few weeks we will profile a senior in the department.

Summer Gemmati was the editor of the Medaille College newspaper this year, The Perspective. The paper continued to be success this year and even debuted a magazine in May.

“I loved being editor of the paper. It was such a great experience and I learned so much. It really helped me grow as a person and the staff was amazing. Without them it wouldn’t have been possible. I enjoyed working with everyone on the staff and am so proud of the newspaper and the magazine,” Gemmati said. “I took the editor position because I thought it would be great experience and I really wanted to give back to Medaille. I thought what would be better then to continue helping in the growth of the college’s award winning student newspaper. I honestly couldn’t have imagined my last year in college without the newspaper.”

Gemmati is one of the seniors that is a little nervous about graduation and what lies after she walks in May.

“I have been completely nervous about graduation the entire year. Time was flying and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do career wise. I started looking on Buffalojobfinder.com in November and applied for jobs I thought I was qualified for. I was really interesting in marketing, event planning or public relations. I wanted a career that would keep my on my toes, challenge me and allow me to think independently and voice my ideas. After months of looking, I feel that I have finally found what I was looking for. I will be the Marketing Administrative Assistant at Jaceckle Fleischmann. I am so excited to start my career and feel that Medaille College and the professors in the Communications department helped me tremendously,” Gemmati said.

Gemmati really enjoyed what she learned from the professors in the department and the advisors as well.

“I enjoyed the hands on projects I was assigned in Broadcasting with Lisa Van Valkinburgh and Promotions and PR with Lou Pozantides. I also learned a great deal from both Lou and Lisa’s public speaking courses. On top of my coursework, I must say the internship programs great. I think it is great that the college requires all Communication students to complete three internships before graduation. I think the experience you get with them is great and you have a opportunity to make some great connections. Also, the newspaper has been a big part of my college experience along with Lisa Murphy who really helped me strengthen my writing.”

Gemmati is also getting married in December so everyone in the Communications department wishes her the best of luck.