In late November, I wrote an online piece for The Ohio State University Office of Student Life about the benefits of student employment, specifically within Dining Services. The piece was part of the weekly Your Student Life feature which is included in the email newsletter onCampus Today that goes to all undergraduate, graduate and professional… Continue reading Online article: Benefits of working for Ohio State Student Life
I wrote this "Your Student Life" article on the Ohio State Student Life website in September 2025. It was also featured in undergraduate and graduate/professional student editions of the onCampus Today email sent on Tuesday, Sept 9. The article aims to bring awareness to all Ohio State students about the career fair, encourage them to register… Continue reading Online Article: Ohio State University-wide Career and Internship Fair
I worked with Ohio State Dining Services to create new ice cream signs in the Traditions at Scott all-you-choose-to-eat dining hall. The signs were needed because the ice cream station was transitioning from self-serve to employee service. Signage was needed to communicate that students now needed to order their ice cream by choosing a bowl… Continue reading Buckeyes Scream for Ice Cream
Examples of social media posts for Dining Services where I wrote the copy, coordinated photos and graphcis by collaborating with graphic designers, got post approvals from Dining team members and shared all materials with the social media lead. https://www.instagram.com/p/DG3oLKqx2mI/?img_index=1 https://www.instagram.com/p/DHG3a37A_Wi/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DNqQgOj12ra/
Owned media: Student Life Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DIj3H6VPvbP/ Earned media: Article in The Lantern student newspaper A student reporter voluntarily wrote a story about the reusable coffee sleeves and quoted Abby, senior director of Dining Services, who spearheaded this campaign. Article on Student Life website and in onCampus Today email newsletter to all students I wrote this… Continue reading Reusable Sleeves Campaign – Ohio State Dining Services
What: Registration email for Buckeye Careers (in the Ohio State Office of Student Life) Goal: Increase registered employers for 2024 university-wide career fair When: May 2024 Results: 750 delivered, 12.4% click rate - 5 unsubscribesThis is an 85% increase in click rates, compared to a 5% click rate last year. Subject line: Looking to recruit… Continue reading Event email for University-Wide Ohio State Career and Internship Fair
I'm proud that another article I wrote was published in NACUFS Campus Dining Today, a trade magazine for university dining professionals. Read about my first article published in Campus Dining Today. NACUFS_campus-dining-today-summer-2025Download Back in January, I learned the theme of this issue would be Trends in Cuisine, Design & Beyond. What does that mean? How… Continue reading Published article in Campus Dining Today trade magazine
AAF Columbus I'm excited to be joining the 2025-26 board of AAF Columbus under the talented leadership of Tonnisha English-Amamoo. Looking forward to continuing to support AAF and collaborating with fellow Columbus marketing and advertising folks. I also help write copy in email newsletters for AAF AMA Columbus I attend events and volunteer on their… Continue reading Professional Development Involvement: AAF, AMA, CYP
Who: The Ohio State University Office of Student Life: Buckeye Careers What: University-wide Career and Internship Fair When: September 18-19, 2024 Goals: Increase student attendance at both in-person and virtual fair as well as increase employer registrations Audiences: Students attending- Undergraduates, Masters, PhD, and Post-Doctorates searching for their next internship, part-time or full-time job. Employers… Continue reading Marketing Ohio State Career Fair
Goal: Encourage students to sit together and share tables. At Marketplace on Neil, a dining facility on south campus, there’s an issue where students don't want to sit together, especially when there's one person sitting at a four-person table. I've experienced this myself. Getting a table is a competitive sport! This is a problem when… Continue reading Ohio State Signage: Share a Table
Debbie Wakefield 