Shannon Eberhard

About Me

Hi, My name is Shannon Eberhard. I am an expert at combining communication and art into quality design. I live in Cedar City, a small town in scenic southern Utah. Currently I am Studying at Southern Utah University in pursuit of a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree. I have professional experience in public relations, management,… Continue reading →

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020

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I’m Getting A Masters!

I am currently working on a Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) Degree at Southern Utah University. I chose the MIS program because it allows me to combine two areas of interest into one – which for me are, Professional Communications and Public Administration. With this degree I plan serve a non-profit or government organization where… Continue reading →

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

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Capstone Project

I gotta be honest, this master’s degree thing is already not turning out as I expected. I didn’t think I would have to know 100% what my capstone would be IN MY FIRST CLASS. I thought I’d have at least a semester to think it out – by which time I was planning on having… Continue reading →

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020

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My Cover Letter & Resume

I am one of millions of people who are unemployed right now… Although my priority right now is to focus on school – it doesn’t hurt to use all this free time to update my cover letter and resume. I would of course customize each to suite the job I’m pursuing, but I find it… Continue reading →

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

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SUU Mock Interview

This is my “mock interview” with Southern Utah Universitie’s Career Center. It was good practice an online interview in these “Covid-19” days. I now see there are many things I can improve like saying “um” less, keeping my eyes on the camera, laughing less (I do this when nervous!), making a more attractive background, etc…

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

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Info Interview

As part of my Intro to Interdisciplinary Studies class I was required to interview someone with a job similar to what I am seeking. I was resisting doing this project but am glad it was required for the class… Otherwise I may have never reached out! Tim Beery works as a public Information Officer in… Continue reading →

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

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Elevator Pitches

Part of my Intro to Interdisciplinary Degree class requires the creation of two elevator pitches. One is meant to be a personal elevator pitch – the second a pitch for the Master of Interdisciplinary Degree. I have uploaded both here for your viewing pleasure! Personal Elevator Pitch MIS Program Elevator Pitch

April 29, 2020May 1, 2020

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On Mentors

What are mentors, and what is “interdependence”? Some traits of a good mentor/relationship is: Mutually beneficial Collaborative Cooperative Balanced Synergized Can be personal, professional, global etc. To be honest I’m actually pretty bad at allowing myself any kind of dependence on/with anyone, even the good kind such as interdependent relationships. For a long time I… Continue reading →

April 27, 2020May 1, 2020

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