As senior in high school, troduction to Web Authoring
Matt Bush did well in his Professional Writing course.
Shortly after, he joined Sparadvanced English and tan Web Authoring team, a
Arts classes, but wasn’t Professional Writing she
As Jazmen Moore approaches graduationaffiliated
web design
sure how he a lot I want to do, but student group.
says, “I have wanted to
where do I
that,
develop–those skills into to when she Ibegan as a
start?” a similar feeling “After That was found my
niche.
my
a career. As the College of Arts and Letters,calling,
senior in
freshman inBush did high so to speak, and so I started
four
school, Matt
well
as many opin his advanced English past four years, Jazmen has
years ago. Over the and searching outI could as far as
portunities as
Arts classes, her wasn’t to volunteering and betterdedicated but to develop internships and jobs.”
time sure
how he wanted
ing the community around her. While she said
those skills into a career. Af- Matt’s internships and freeter meeting Professor Dani- what her passions were
she wasn’t sure exactly lance work included backelle Devoss at a college visit end programming, content
as MSU, he was convinced management, now has
to she started her freshman year, sheand web anathat Professional Writing was lytics. One of and Gender
found her niche within the Women’s Matt’s experithe right direction for him. ences includes working on
Studies community.
Four years later, Matt is workprojects for the College of
ing as the Web Team Manag- Arts and Letters.
er for the State News and has
“Coming to MSU in user Last year, he started workadvanced experience gave me a context for these
things that I was interested in. The moreNews as a
experience design and front- ing for the State experiStudent Web
end programming. more organizations IDeveloper, and
ences I had, the
became
now, a year later; he is the
Matt says that, “In high school understand this is what
involved in, I started to Web Team Manager. With
the fact that web developing this managing position, Matt
I’m a career option was nevwas passionate about.”
says he is able to use all of his
er presented to me.” His first work experience and knowlexposure to front-end web edge from his Professional
development was in his In- Writing degree and Design
specialization through the Art
Department.
aspects of the website.
Matt says, “I wouldn’t have
Matt says, “Looking at the even considered user expeweb from a rhetorical stand- rience design and front-end
As Jazmen Moorewriting programming a potential capoint of professional approaches graduation she
has reallyhave a me get my to do, but where do I
says, “I helped lot I want reer without the Professional
foot in the door and get hired. Writing program.“ He has
start?” –those theories and to when she began as a
a similar feeling built relationships with ColKnowing
freshman in the put me a of Arts Arts and Letters faccreative processes College lege of and Letters, four
foot ahead of a lot the past four members who he has
of other
years ago. Over only the ulty years, Jazmen says
people that have
have connected him with
dedicated her time to volunteering and bettertechnical skills.”
many freelance opportunities
and have been “invaluable
ing the community around
“Understanding how to weigh as her. While she said
far as professional writing
and wasn’t sure exactly goes.”
shemeasure both design and what her passions were
professional writing in my
as she started her freshman year, graduate this May
she now has
projects has been really im- Matt will
found her niche within the Women’s and Gender
portant.”
and is currently going through
the application process with a
Studies community.
“Looking at the web from a rhetorical standpoint
of professional writing has really helped me get
my foot in the door and get hired.
“Coming to include the top Digital Marketing Agency
These projects MSU gave me a context for these
in Chicago, where he hopes
redesignthat overhaul of the to work with user experience
things and I was interested in. The more experinew State News website that design or front-end programences Ilive. Last more organizations I became
is now had, the summer, ming.
Matt worked with a small
team to completely redo all
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