Communication
2022 LAS Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate Students
Elizabeth is a General Communication major with a minor in English Literature. She enjoys the field of communication because of its intersectionality with other disciplines like psychology, sociology, journalism, marketing and current events and is interested in organizational and public relations. During the spring 2022 semester, Elizabeth participated in a graduate assistantship learning best practices in social media management and creating content for the UCCS communication Facebook page. She has been a scholar with the Reisher Scholarship and Reach Your Peak Scholarship and would like to express her deepest gratitude to those two foundations for their support of her undergraduate studies. After graduation, Elizabeth will work in office administration for her husband’s company, Cabinet Craft Finishes. Upon completing her master’s degree in communication, she hopes to teach college communication courses.
Hannah is a Digital Filmmaking major with a Cross-Discipline in Globalization. She has always loved the art of storytelling and started writing at a young age. She became interested in film because of her dad, who is a UCCS alum and a film editor. Through the UCCS film program, Hannah had the opportunity to write several scripts for films, even taking on the role of Head Writer for Season 8 of the Bluffs. After graduation, Hannah hopes to go into the animation industry to write and develop heartfelt, inclusive stories.