Monday, November 18, 2019

2018 graduate Marissa Spade



We sat down with 2018 graduate Marissa Spade to talk with her about her education at Robert Morris University in the Marketing Program. Marissa Spade previously attended the Community College of Beaver County before transferring to Robert Morris University in 2016. She graduated from the marketing program Cum Laude (3.5 GPA). She currently works for Falk Library at the University of Pittsburgh focusing on marketing classes and resources to health science students. 
   
    Marissa told us that without the help and support of professors such as Dr. Marco, 
Dr. Apostolopoulou, and Dr. Jones she would not be where she is today.  Professors like these helped encourage her to do her best and to always strive for something better. She might only be two years out of college, but she has already started thinking about a masters and potentially a PhD program in the future, thanks to professors like these.

    Last but not least, we asked Marissa to share with us the advice she felt would be most helpful to current and future students pursuing a degree in marketing. She felt strongly about encouraging students to pursue certifications that are readily available to them, and usually free of cost while attending school or when enrolled in specific courses such as Social Media Marketing. Certifications she felt increased her understanding of the market and suggests current students to take advantage of were the Hootsuite Platform Certification as well as the HubSpot Certification. Marissa felt strongly that students should take advantage of the resources available to them while in college in order to be prepared to join the workforce.

Written by Lexi Hauptman and Christian Rogers.
Edited by Dr. Cathleen Jones


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