Inspire & Influence
A blog for the global network of Northeastern communication, digital media, and HR professionals
The Vision ‘thing’ – Northeastern 2025
As John Kotter (2002) argues in The Heart of Change, visioning “involves trying to see possible futures. It inevitably has both a creative and emotional component” (p. 68). As communicators, one of our jobs is often to help craft visions, and, more...
Get out and vote! Need a ride?
In the last six months, we’ve been doing a lot to embed experiential learning opportunities into our master’s curriculum, from traditional co-ops to international field study courses to experiential capstones. For me, experiential learning means,...
So what do you really think? Results of first-ever CPS Alumni Survey
Last spring, CPS sent out a survey to all alumni to determine how graduates felt about their educational experience. The response rate for graduate students was 12.9% -- a decent rate of return with higher...
Intercultural communication – upfront and personal
I’ve had the good fortune to travel this year to Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand relating to my research and teaching roles. In the process, I gained some insights that I would like to share in the following anecdotes. These musings are meant to be...
Have you LinkedIn with fellow alumni?
If you haven't already joined our 300 member-strong LinkedIn group, join now! In addition to scanning articles on the latest trends in organizational communication, you can plug into a worldwide network of alumni working in a wide range of...
How a virtual co-op evolved into a social platform empowering women to vote
Women have outnumbered men at the polls in every presidential election since 1964. Nicole Wild Merl, a recent graduate of Northeastern’s Master of Science in Corporate and Organizational Communication program, wants to ensure the trend continues....
Northeastern’s virtual networking hour
Have you heard about this opportunity to share your experiences, exchange career tips and build your professional network? Scheduled each month, the Virtual Northeastern Networking Hours allow you to participate in a series of 7 minute text-based...
Study highlights ‘mission critical’ role of communication
We know the value of benchmarking: It provides us with a frame of reference, whether we're assessing the effectiveness of a communication tactics, or, on a much larger scale, the evolution of a profession. Hence, the interesting insights yielded by...
New capstone courses in the curriculum
Beginning this fall, new students in our program will select one of two 12-week experiential learning opportunities for their capstone course. 1. An online “co-op at work” experience in which a student can design a project initiative in her/his own...
Bring the Experiential Network to your organization
Experiential learning is a hallmark of a Northeastern education, and we’re delighted to offer students an expanding range of opportunities to apply what they’ve learned to real-world projects. In addition to the ‘traditional’ Northeastern co-op...