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Get to know some of our College of Media students! Giuliana Means is a Class of 2028 journalism major. Why did you decide to major in journalism? During my freshman year of high school, I walked into the 96.1 KJTZ radio station, and that experience set my goal in stone that I wanted to be […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nathan Murphy is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. What first interested you in the media and cinema studies (MACS) major? Ever since I was young, I’ve loved watching movies, but as I got older, I became more interested in how they […]
Get to know some of our College of Media Students! Rafael Aguirre is a Class of 2028 advertising major. What made you choose advertising as your major? A specific moment that really confirmed my interest happened during my senior year of high school when I visited Revolution, a sports marketing agency. They work on advertisements […]
May 15, 2026 1. What first drew you to filmmaking and production, and how did that evolve into your current role today? Ever since I was a kid, I told people, “I want to make movies,” before I even knew what that meant or how that would even be possible. All I knew is that […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Rikkie Gunawan is a class of 2027 journalism major. What excites you most about being a journalism major at the University of Illinois? The most exciting part is how many opportunities there are as a journalism major. Students can get involved in The Daily Illini, […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Rawan El-Bawab is a Class of 2026 CS + advertising major. What led you to your decision to major in CS + advertising? In high school, I really enjoyed math and statistics, but I was also very interested in psychology. When I was applying to […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Karys Boeriu is a Class of 2028 advertising major. What made you choose the College of Media at Illinois? Initially, I was drawn here because of the tight-knit community in the College of Media, but we’re part of such a huge university. There are so […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nick Roacho is a Class of 2027 media and cinema studies major. Why did you choose to major in media and cinema studies (MACS)? How did you decide that the College of Media was the right fit for you? In the College of Media, I […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Francisco Albarran is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. Why did you choose to major in media and cinema studies (MACS), and how did you decide that it was the right fit for you? During the lockdown in 2020, I really got […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Ella Yoder is a Class of 2027 media and cinema studies major. What made you choose the media and cinema studies (MACS) major? During my search for universities, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stuck out quickly, specifically, the media and cinema studies (MACS) major. MACS […]