Caroline Cruise

English: Professional Writing; Vocal Performance, 2022

What I love about my majors: My majors are very different, but they both allow me to be creative and express myself. Writing and singing has also improved my communication skills.

A role I play outside the classroom: I'm the Historian and Alumni Liasion for Sigma Tau Delta, an English honor society.

My favorite place on campus: My go-to study spot is the Amos Music Library. It's never crowded, and it's in the same building as most of my music classes.

My dream job: I would love to work in PR for an arts organization.

A little-known fact about me: I was a competitive swimmer for 10 years before college.

Julia Holzl

Strategic Communication/Professional Writing, 2024

What I love about my majors: I love my majors because they allow me to be creative in my classes while also improving my writing and communication skills.

A role I play outside the classroom: I am a member of the social sorority Chi Omega, the Miami University Scholarship Foundation, and I am a staff reader for the Happy Captive Magazine

My favorite place on campus: I enjoy studying in the basement of King Library, right next to King Cafe!

My dream job: I'd love to be a writer at a non-profit or a creative company.

A little-known fact about me: I played piano for 10 years!

Kate Reed

English/Literature, 2024

What I love about my majors:I love discovering the deeper meanings behind texts and discussing them with others.

A role I play outside the classroom: Reader for the Happy Captive literary magazine.

My favorite place on campus: The woods near Peabody Hall are my go-to thinking spot, especially during autumn.

My dream job: I would love to work in PR for a well-known company.

A little-known fact about me: One of my distant relatives discovered a dinosaur species! I've always been interested in paleontology, so it's amazing having a personal connection to the field.

Jack Schmelzinger

Journalism, Economics; 2024

What I love about my majors: I love learning to find worthwhile stories and tell them in my journalism classes.

A role I play outside the classroom:Assistant Sports Editor at The Miami Student.

My favorite place on campus: I really like the basketball courts by Mcbride Hall. My friends and I play basketball there all the time.

My dream job: My dream job is to write for a newspaper in a big city.

A little-known fact about me: I was in third grade the last time my favorite sports team, the Buffalo Sabres made the playoffs.