Dianna Albanese
Graduation Year: Dec. 2016
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Computer Applications and Digital Media Design
Question: What organizations and clubs have you been involved with at Hofstra?
Answer: I’ve been a member of Hofstra’s radio station, 88.7 FM WRHU, since the fall semester of my freshman year. I’ve held two management roles and have mainly been involved in the Sports Department. I engineer and produce for multiple Hofstra sports as well as the New York Islanders.
Q: What are your plans for after graduation, this December?
A: I started job hunting a little early this semester, so I’m fortunate enough to say that I will be starting a full-time public relations position after graduation beginning in the first week of the new year!
Q: Favorite Hofstra memory?
A: Hofstra hosted a huge radio conference last summer and select members of WRHU were able to meet tons of well-known broadcasters. More specifically, we were able to help Mike Francesa broadcast his show from our studios and speak on air, too! It was awesome.
Q: Have any tips or keys to surviving college?
A: 1. Have fun, but be smart. Those freshman year C’s could have been avoided by going to bed instead of hanging out with new friends until 4 in the morning on a school night. 2. Coffee.
Q: As a senior, do you have any advice for freshman, as they go through college?
A: Try EVERYTHING – classes, clubs, campus events, etc. – even if it only interests you a little bit. I took a public relations class as a Journalism major, fell in love and decided to switch my major. You never know what will click, and you don’t want to end up unhappy because you settled.