A picture of me near old campus last semester.

Hi, my name is Alissa Widman. I’m a junior print journalism major and sociology minor at Bowling Green State University from Sandusky, Ohio. (You may know it as “Cedar Point, Ohio.”) I hope to someday work as a newspaper reporter.

I interned this past summer for The Sandusky Register, the Associated Press’ best division III Ohio newspaper for four straight years. I was the schools reporter and was responsible for covering several local school districts and board of education meetings.

I currently work as managing editor for The BG News, the University’s independent student newspaper. The paper prints every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The staff recently launched a new website and has been very busy uploading content and transitioning into a “web-first” mentality. I continue to cover the faculty beat, reporting on Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees meetings, as well as faculty unionization issues.

I also freelance with a new Sandusky-based health magazine that is launching its first issue this week.

Blogging interests me very much. I regularly update a blog about BGSU dorm life, called Residential Warrior, through Blogger. I also regularly use Facebook and Twitter, both for personal and professional use.