{"id":1512,"date":"2022-02-23T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2022-10-13T11:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:55:49","slug":"alumni-spotlight-rachel-ekwerike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2022\/02\/23\/alumni-spotlight-rachel-ekwerike\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Ekwerike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Meet Rachel Ekwerike &#8217;21, a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Media<\/a> graduate. In this blog, Rachel shares how Ball State prepared her for the professional world and the exciting plans she has for the future.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">* * *<\/p>\r\n<h2>Can you describe your journey prior to Ball State University?<\/h2>\r\n<p>In late middle school, I got my first experience with cameras, editing, and creating stories about real people. From then, I was attracted to the concept of being able to capture moments of life. In high school, I mainly participated in different physical art classes such as ceramics, 3d art, and painting.<\/p>\r\n<p>I knew I wanted to come to Ball State when I heard about their media program and that so many awesome alumni, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/web\/letterman\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Letterman<\/a>, had gone to before. In the spring of my senior year, I made the final decision to attend Ball State, before I had ever even been to Muncie or been on campus. I remember the first time I came to campus, I was road-tripping with friends and we came up and I immediately felt at home.<\/p>\r\n<h2>What made you decide your major for Ball State?<\/h2>\r\n<p>I love cameras and I love storytelling. 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The professor was tough but it allowed me to grow closer to some of my best friends in the media program.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\">How have your experiences at Ball State shaped your personal growth?<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsItem\" data-container=\"143685433\" data-fieldid=\"752364204\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsHover\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsContainer\">\r\n<div id=\"c266\" class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewChartContainer\" data-chart=\"143685433\" data-fieldid=\"752364204\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdCommonAnalyticsTextResponsesContainer\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdCommonAnalyticsTextResponse\">My experience at Ball State has not only taught me resilience and bravery but it has also created space to make awesome memories with friends.<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"freebirdCommonAnalyticsTextResponse\">What projects have shaped your educational career?<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1515 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/23142726\/17A0164-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/23142726\/17A0164-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/23142726\/17A0164-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/23142726\/17A0164-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/23142726\/17A0164-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/02\/23142726\/17A0164-2048x1348.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\r\nMy top project is one I&#8217;m working on now, a documentary with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2022\/02\/10\/ball-state-university-and-rahal-letterman-lanigan-racing-announce-esports-partnership-and-new-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Letterman<\/a>. I am working with an awesome team and that really makes all the difference. I enjoyed working on the <a href=\"https:\/\/reel-deal-bsu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reel Deal<\/a> because I had to write my own stories and perform them so it was more on-camera experience than I&#8217;m used to.<\/div>\r\n<div data-container=\"143685433\" data-fieldid=\"752364204\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsItem\" data-container=\"143685433\" data-fieldid=\"752364204\">What has been the proudest moment in your career so far?<\/h2>\r\n<p>My proudest moment was graduating a semester early with honors. Although this pandemic stole some precious moments of my college life, I&#8217;m happy I was still able to finish strong and early!<\/p>\r\n<h2>What are your plans after college?<\/h2>\r\n<p>As of right now, I am still taking some time to decompress from school and work. I plan to move back to Indianapolis and work in the news field or for a production company producing real stories about real-life people.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Can you share one thing that people don&#8217;t typically know about you?<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\" role=\"listitem\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" data-item-id=\"610884258\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\">I love working with kids! I work at the care center at a local church as well as an ABA therapy center.<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\">What student organizations did you participate in?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Working on The Reel Deal, a daily news show. I was able to have fun and be creative with our scripts, as well as learn different skills like using a teleprompter and different audio equipment. I was also involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballstatedaily.com\/byte\/article\/2021\/03\/fringed-highlighting-women-and-diversity-in-the-film-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fringed<\/a> for about a year which was an all-women film group.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>What do you think is most important about Ball State?<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsItem\" data-container=\"1929205694\" data-fieldid=\"1300047559\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsHover\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsContainer\">\r\n<div id=\"c344\" class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewChartContainer\" data-chart=\"1929205694\" data-fieldid=\"1300047559\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdCommonAnalyticsTextResponsesContainer\">\r\n<div class=\"freebirdCommonAnalyticsTextResponse\">All the connections you can make between friends, different clubs, and even different group projects. Our community may be small, but it is tight. 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