Public Relations

The fall semester at Career Services has been replete with events designed to bolster student success — and there is more to come.

After spending a semester abroad with the Colgate Geneva Study Group in the fall of 2022, Brenna McConnell ’24 returned to the Swiss alpine city for a summer internship at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

This summer I had the incredible opportunity to intern at the book publisher Penguin Random House. I worked for the publicity department of Random House Books and worked under Cynthia Murray, a deputy director of publicity. The publicity departments job is to raise awareness and inspire excitement about Random House books through earned media.

I worked for Guinness World Records this summer. I ran the inquiries email box all summer but also held many responsibilities in the form of projects.

During my time at Prada, I worked underneath the Public Relations Managers and Assistants of the men and women’s collections. My main responsibilities included collecting both digital and print press clippings of any mentions of Prada or its brands (Miu Miu, Chuch’s and Carshoe).