Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 500+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently.
So, we’re highlighting periodically some of the posts that have garnered a lot of views or that address topics of continuing interest in the current moment — posts that you may have missed or that you might want to revisit.
Today, as current students consider applying for internships and part-time jobs to explore applied learning experiences, we look back to a post from Malorie Wagner (BA ’18), now Malorie Sougey, first published in 2019.
In the post, a recently graduated Malorie explains how following up on initial conversations created part-time job opportunities on campus that led to full-time employment:
In my experience, securing an on-campus position or two led directly to securing an “adult job” without being too frightening.
At a scholarship banquet just before moving to Manhattan for college, I met Mr. Jeff Morris, Vice President of Communications and Marketing at K-State. After talking with him through dinner and sharing my interests, he offered me a chance to work part-time in the Division of Communications and Marketing (DCM). I reached out to him after the banquet, and he connected me to a position. I helped write and edit K-State Today articles, completed various projects for different supervisors, and—most importantly—I made valuable connections with a variety of people at DCM
Here in 2025, following other positions, Malorie is working once again for DCM, now in the role of Writer/Editor.
See the full post at “Alumni Spotlight: Malorie Wagner” to hear more tips from Malorie about identifying professional opportunities as a student — and watch for Malorie’s by-lines in news stories about K-State, including recent ones about the Kansas Water Institute and about K-State Business students in Ireland!
— Karin Westman, Department Head
K-State English 