Combining Her Passions for Business and the Arts

Mikayla Pasco knew she wanted to bring together her business acumen with her creative side, two academic areas that aren't typically combined. That’s why she chose Roger Williams University, which makes it easy for students to take courses in both the liberal arts and professional studies.

As a business management major and visual arts minor, and a member of the 荣誉项目, Pasco got the best of both academic worlds, building a strong portfolio in both management skills and photography. She says it made it possible to land her dream job combining these passions.

That dream job is at Rhode Island-based VUP媒体这是一家数字媒体营销机构. As one of their creative marketing professionals, she’ll work with clients to address their overall marketing needs, plan social marketing and website strategies, 并创造他们的视觉内容.

“I didn’t think I could have ended up with a more perfect fit for my first job – it’s exactly what I wanted to be doing. I thought I’d have to work my way up to what I want to be doing, 不只是把它当做我的第一份工作,杀人魔说, 康涅狄格州.,居民. “I got it through the connections I’ve made with students and with professors in both business and visual arts fields. Because the class sizes are so small here, I was able to make those connections. And the academic approach is so hands-on here that I was able to show them all the work I’ve completed.”

Pasco credits professors from both disciplines on making an impact on her creative work and professional skills. Visual arts faculty members Jeffrey Silverthorne and Murray McMillan “questioned the way I think about my work to make it better,”她说。. While Professor of Business 管理 Sue Bosco honed her skills for enterprise and management, as well as assisted her with crafting a stand-out résumé and connected her to her own network.

“Because I have both the liberal arts and business side, I have that cross-thinking to combine something altogether new, and that’s what the marketing world needs is something new and fresh,她说。.