Finding belonging | Jalen Brandy | CSC Voices, Why We Belong

About this episode

Dawnisha Franklin interviews Jalen Brandy about the concept of belonging in college sports communications.

CSC Voices: Why We Belong is provided by the CSC Inclusion Committee Host Dawnisha Franklin interviews Jalen Brandy, an athletic communications assistant at Buffalo State University, about belonging in college sports communications. Jalen defines belonging as feeling meant to be in an industry, discusses personal buy-in to the long, unorthodox sports schedule, and explains professionally adapting to different teams and keeping creativity alive. He shares challenges shifting from a public rela...

People in this episode

Host: Dawnisha Franklin

Guest: Jalen Brandy

Topics covered

• belonging
• college sports
• athletic communications
• inclusion
• personal challenges
• creativity

Keywords

• belonging
• college sports communications
• Jalen Brandy
• Dawnisha Franklin
• inclusion
• athletic communications
• creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buffalo State University

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