Author Archives: Bud Gibson

This summer flew by, especially for our summer clinic interns who spent the summer working with start-up companies! This past Tuesday and Wednesday, all of our interns graduated and attended a networking event directly afterwards. Intern, Jinkyung Byun, surprised all of the mentors with an appreciation plaque for all of their hard work. All ofContinue reading “Final Words of Advice & Graduation Photos!”

Yesterday evening, the Wednesday Cohort finished up the 2019 Summer Digital Clinic with a lovely soiree at Ann Arbor’s Bar Louie. Each participant who finished the clinic received not only certification from the CDE Clinic, but also successfully completed either Google Analytics or Google Ads Certification (or both). This summer’s highly successful clinic was theContinue reading “That’s a Wrap: Graduation Summer 2019”

In this edition of the Student Intern Spotlight, we will take a look at someone who has a very unique story to tell. Meet Jinkyung Byun! Jinkyung is a Marketing and Human Resources Major at Eastern Michigan University. She is actually an international student from South Korea. She has a CPT (Curricular Practical Training) visaContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: Jinkyung Byun”

In the CDE, many of our interns are undergraduate students or recent grads. Not too many of our interns have Master’s degrees. It’s not often that a typical intern, if there was a such thing, has a Master’s degree from another country. Meet Yulia Brown! Yulia is a 24 years old and has her Master’sContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: Yulia Brown”

If you are a student at the College of Business, an intern with the CDE, or even a small business owner, there’s a good chance you know Bud Gibson.  He is constantly chatting with students about future career endeavors and working behind the scenes to make the clinic run successfully (and let’s face it…he’s theContinue reading “The interview you’ve all been waiting for…Bud Gibson”

Wednesday Cohort’s final invited speakers were Angelina Miller, a Manager for Agency Relations at Google, and Jorel McCree, an Account Manager at Pinterest. Both Miller and McCree attended college in the area and broke into digital careers. After various internships, both eventually worked together at iProspect before breaking into larger companies.      Learn Everything YouContinue reading “Tips for Digital Career Success from Angelina Miller of Google and Jorel McCree of Pinterest”

The end of the summer is nigh! Participants of the 2019 Summer Digital Clinic will join alumni and friends on Tuesday, August 13th and Wednesday, August 14th for celebratory networking events. Light bites and drinks will be provided buffet style on Bar Louie’s patio beginning at 7:30 P.M. Individuals from both cohorts are welcome toContinue reading “Reminder: Summer Clinic Reception on August 13th and August 14th!”

Welcome! During our Tuesday cohort meeting, panel speakers Ian Sherk and Jake Koppinger gave us some background about their companies, how they got to where they are and what they look for when hiring people. Ian Sherk is a 31 year old Canadian who started his career with a degree in business marketing from EasternContinue reading “What Employers Are Looking For”

Here at the CDE, we have multiple interns from the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor area that go to nearby institutions. The program loves to venture out and appeal to different areas in Michigan. Meet David Moening! David is an Advertising major from Livonia currently attending Central Michigan University. He is also minoring in Journalism. DavidContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: David Moening”

Welcome! During our most recent Tuesday Cohort Meeting, panel speakers David Jenkins and Kim Brown talked to our interns about resumes and their vital importance in the interview process. Today, we are going over how to set yourself up with good resume before an important interview!Resume Tips: 1. Make It ReadableWhen writing your resume, tryContinue reading “The Guide to Resumes”

In addition to all of the interns that work for startups in the CDE, some select interns have decided to also work with the Center for Digital Engagement itself. Meet one of the driving forces behind the CDE Alumni Reconnect Program: Ciara Haynes. Ciara is a Finance major at Eastern Michigan University who has herContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: Ciara Haynes”

In case you weren’t aware already, social media plays a big factor in the CDE Clinic. Social media keeps our interns engaged and it also helps potential interns find out about our program. In this day in age, social media is a great way for people to discover new things. Meet Alex Fodor! A seniorContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: Alex Fodor”

Welcome! Our amazing clinic mentor, Jenn Hayman, agreed to share her BEST kept marketing secrets. Jenn is the Director of Marketing at Zingerman’s, a family of twelve businesses located in the Ann Arbor area. She is an Eastern Michigan University alum, a CDE pseudo alum, and she is also a member of the CDE’s advisoryContinue reading “Career Secrets from a Director of Marketing”

Doing business based on relationships is almost a thing of the past.  With eCommerce taking over, a lot of companies are struggling to find a way to connect with customers.  After talking with Denise Mahnick, VP of Marketing for Shoptelligence, and Gavin Todd, co-founder and CEO of Shopwindow, I learned a lot of ways they’reContinue reading “How to Build an Authentic Relationship in the Digital World”

One of the many strengths of the CDE Clinic is that we specialize in engagement (it’s in the name.) We engage with interns who are not just from one school nor have one specific background. Even with these differences, interns feel that the overall objective is somewhat the same. Meet Pavitra Srinivasan! Pavitra is aContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: Pavitra Srinivasan”

Welcome! In our most recent Tuesday Cohort meeting, we had the pleasure of listening to panel speakers Zvezda Dueling with Ripple Science and Gavin Todd with ShopWindow. Zvezda is a Marketing Manager who participated in the CDE’s Summer Clinic Internship last year. Gavin works is a Digital Marketer who’s untraditional career path inspires people toContinue reading “The Keys to Career Success”

Unlike many students in the Center for Digital Engagement Clinic, Brian Kinsley is already steady on the path of breaking into the tech industry in Ann Arbor. After finishing up Washtenaw Community College’s Design and Development program, he had many offers for various short-term assignments and already had a significant amount of experience in theContinue reading “Spotlight On: Brian Kinsley”

In the CDE, there are many different personalities and working styles between the interns. Some people are so confident in themselves that their personalities show anytime they speak. One of those people is Jessica Finley. A marketing major from EMU that switched from entrepreneurship. I recently got a chance to talk to Jessica about herContinue reading “Student Intern Spotlight: Jessica Finley”

We are all “a creative” in some way or another.  Creative problem solving is a skill that will get you far, and we learned even more about that this week from Hien Lam, co-owner of Huck Finch.  One of the things that Hien mentioned that really stuck with me was the phrase be creative inContinue reading “Being Creative in Constraints”

Welcome Back! Our most recent cohort speaker, Hien Lam, is co-owner of Huck Finch, a brand agency for start-ups and designers. Hien was a passionate and captivating speaker that made the whole room want to hear more! He started off with a quote that read, “The act of dying is one of the acts of life”Continue reading “3 Lessons to Live Life on Brand”

Welcome! An internship gives you the practical skills, workplace knowledge and greater knowledge of your industry necessary to move up in your career. There are so many more reasons to take on an internship such as, building your confidence, growing your communication skills and getting a feel for different industries. Most people have so many questions beforeContinue reading “Student Intern Spolight: Celia Arsen”

When it comes to high tech businesses, there has never been a better time to be in Ann Arbor than now! What I mean by that is there has never been more opportunities to work, experience, and connect with high tech businesses in the city of Ann Arbor. The city has carved its own pathContinue reading “Ann Arbor Tech Track: American Center of Mobility and the Mobility Tech Industry”

Spotlight on: CDE Graduate Students One of the coolest things about the Center for Digital Engagement’s Summer Clinic is the wide variety of experiences that come into the clinic. Participants in the 2019 cohorts come from 10 different schools, some of them being community colleges, universities, and even graduate schools, and further diverse class standingsContinue reading “Spotlight on: Grad Students in the Center for Digital Engagement Summer Clinic”

As a college student in 2019, you all likely have a social media.  If not, please stop reading and make one.  Social platforms in this day and age are so much more than just sharing photos to friends and family.  It is an opportunity to showcase your talents, and connect with people all over theContinue reading “How your Social Media can land you a JOB”

Everyone’s definition of success is different. For many people success is materialistic. For others, success is measured by things such as family and friends. Many people see success as something tangible and a reachable destination. Success is not a destination, but rather a continuous process. The road to success can be long and many peopleContinue reading “How to Have A Successful Internship”

At CDE, interns are paired with various startup tech companies in the Ann Arbor area. These companies range from cyber security all the way to home services. However, starting in the CDE clinic, you may ask yourself “what’s a startup?”  Merriam- Webster defines the term start-up as “the act or an instance of setting inContinue reading “What Really is a Startup Company?”

Change is always intimidating.  Even when backed with excitement, the unknown can still cause a little uneasiness in everyone.  Here at the CDE, we are trying to make the transition from college to post-grad as smooth as possible.  Everyone’s path is unique, but we caught up with a few CDE alumni to see how they’veContinue reading “So you’ve graduated…now what?”

We launched June 15, and it has been a whirlwind. We’ll be operational through August with all project ceasing by August 21. Here’s a page with links to our clinic interns and their blogs where they talk about their experience.

The Center for Digital Engagement is fully launched today with this press release. See the twitter reactions here. We’re very excited to get the show on the road and look forward to getting a slate of activities up for Winter 2015. See earlier posts for details of what we hope to launch immediately.

The Center for Digital Engagement is currently in soft launch with full launch expected in late 2014 to early 2015. The idea for the CDE started with The Search Marketing Workshop. In its fourth year, The Workshop has doubled attendance since its inception and is attracting high profile speakers from the world of digital marketing andContinue reading “The CDE’s Immediate Timeline and Priorities”

We’re soft launching The Center for Digital Engagement this weekend. As it says in our title, the center addresses the evolving nature of digital engagement in collaboration with business and community partners. The center is based on years of experience developing applied university curricula about the increasingly digital nature of engagement in our society. TheContinue reading “Soft Launch of The Center for Digital Engagement”