Christy Anderson graduated in 2011 with a 4-year Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Communications and Media from CMU.
Anderson, whose heritage is half First Nations, completed her practicum during the summer of 2011 at the Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) under the Executive Director of APTN West, Naomi Clarke.
Anderson views her opportunity to work under Clarke as an incredible experience to pursue her passion for broadcast journalism and to learn more about the Aboriginal community.
“I’m excited to immerse myself in the Aboriginal community and to get the work experience that’s geared towards my interests and my degree.”
Anderson feels well prepared by her practicum work and by the support she has received from her program advisor and instructor at CMU, David Balzer, for the next steps in her life.
“My experience at CMU has empowered me. I feel like I can make a difference in the world,” Anderson says.
According to Balzer, “The chance to work with a national broadcaster provided an exceptional opportunity, and they clearly saw current capacity and potential for the future in her during the process,” he says.
Following her practicum, Christy enrolled in a graduate degree program at the University of Manitoba in the Native Studies Department.