Resumes are InDesign

Kenneth McNulty, Reporter

On Tuesday, September 27 ,the Society of Professional Journalists will be hosting an InDesign workshop from 5-7 pm in the 002 Mac lab of Scripps Hall.

Sarah Grothjan, Publicity Chair for SPJ organized the event to help out journalism students who may not know what InDesign is or how to use it.

“We felt that it was important that people could get skill sets at these meetings that they can’t necessarily get in the classroom unless they take courses within the school of visual communication,” said Grothjan.

Grothjan said she wanted to hold this workshop to help journalism students of all fields.

InDesign is an ever-growing tool in the journalistic field and Grothjan sees the program as vital for students to be comfortable with early on.

Grothjan will be teaching students how to use InDesign and will specifically go through how to make a resume using the program. She wants the students to not only be able to use InDesign comfortably after the session, but also to come out with something to prove what they have learned.

President of SPJ, Taylor Mirfendereski said,  “We just wanted to benefit our members however possible, so it was kind of like a two birds with one stone kind of deal.”

Mirfendereski sees these events as a very beneficial force in helping students get a more in depth overview of the software, which are skills they may not be able to fully encompass during their classes.

“Really whatever programs our members are eager to learn, we will find a way to make it happen,” said Mirfendereski.

SPJ encourages students who may need help with learning the mechanics of the InDesign software, or just want a head start on their resume design, to come to Scripps 002 this Tuesday and leave with the skills and materials desired.