he would return to his alma mater to teach journalism, he would not have believed you. Yet, Lee did just that in 2011 when he arrived back in the Enchanted Mountains with his wife, Anne (Wojtaszek), '76, to be- come assistant professor of journal- careers involving politics, public relations and rock and roll. This fall marked Lee's first as director of the Integrated Market- ing Communications (IMC) graduate program. for The News Tribune in New Jersey and rock music critic for Aquarian Weekly. His work in government and public policy include public information officer at the Mayor's Office in Woodbridge, N.J., and deputy communications director at the Office of the Governor in New Jersey. He also served as communications director for the Hall Institute of Public Policy in New Jersey as one of its founding mem- bers. faculty that he knew back at Bonaventure was where he belonged. research his career to date and ask specific questions about his previous posi- former students has been a fellow in the pro- gram." the country for teaching jobs. Suddenly, he de- cided to contact all of the schools he hadn't heard back from. One of those schools was St. Bonaventure. Wilkins received an email from de- partment chair Dr. Mary Hamilton, who believed Wilkins wanted to teach graduate level environ- mental journalism courses, which St. Bonaventure did not offer. My cover letter said that I wanted to teach re- quired skill courses or else I didn't want the job.' On the other side of the phone, I heard the dean rustling papers and she said to me, `Here it is on the second paragraph of the second page. You buried the lede.'" He has taught classes including Writing and Re- porting, Feature Writing, Opinion Writing and Building a Brand as a Blogger. He believes in a solid foundation when teaching his student jour- nalists. comes at a very heavy price," he said. you be more specific?" one speaks vaguely, I'm trying to teach (students) that it's a reporting tool so if I keep reminding them `that's vague, can you be more specific?' over time it registers." can match certain passions with careers, much like Wilkins did with environmental studies and the media. interests because frankly that's what lies ahead of them," Wilkins said. orado is surpassed only by the deep connections he maintains with many former students. here long enough that I'm helping them find sec- ond jobs and third jobs. That is an absolute perk of this job," he said. |