www.usatodaycollege.com<\/a> with the chance to be published in the print edition of USA Today.\n<\/p>\n\nThe Princeton, Ky., native is just the second student from Kentucky to be named a collegiate correspondent for the news outlet. Alumni from the program have been from top journalism schools including Syracuse University, Michigan State University, New York University and Northwestern University.\n<\/p>\n
\nA writing, rhetoric and communication major, Hawkins has been working with the Transylvania faculty to cater his curriculum to journalism. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of The Rambler.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI really feel like I\u2019ve gotten a personalized education at Transylvania,\u201d Hawkins said. \u201cEven though we don\u2019t have a formal journalism program, my WRC professors and Rambler advisors have gone out of their way to tailor WRC to journalism for me.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nHawkins found the USA Today application while researching his senior seminar project in which he\u2019s compiling a portfolio of freelance journalism stories. The deadline for the application was just two hours away, so he quickly filled it out and submitted clips. He then wrote an article on the fiscal cliff and how it relates to college students, earning him selection to the program, which begins Jan. 2.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe whole application process was very serendipitous,\u201d Hawkins said. \u201cI\u2019m excited for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University senior Jake Hawkins has spent the last four years working on The Rambler student newspaper and honing his reporting skills. Now a major newspaper has taken notice. Hawkins has been selected as one of 19 USA Today Collegiate Correspondents for the spring 2013 semester. He will write stories for www.usatodaycollege.com with the chance to be published in the print edition of USA Today. The Princeton, Ky., native is just the second student from Kentucky to be named a collegiate correspondent for the news outlet. Alumni from the program have been from top journalism schools including Syracuse University, Michigan State University, New York University and Northwestern University. A writing, rhetoric and communication major, Hawkins has been working with the Transylvania faculty to cater his curriculum to journalism. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of The Rambler. \u201cI really feel like I\u2019ve gotten a personalized education at Transylvania,\u201d Hawkins said. \u201cEven though we don\u2019t have a formal journalism program, my WRC professors and Rambler advisors have gone out of their way to tailor WRC to journalism for me.\u201d Hawkins found the USA Today application while researching his senior seminar project in which he\u2019s compiling a portfolio of freelance journalism stories. The deadline for the application was just two hours away, so he quickly filled it out and submitted clips. He then wrote an article on the fiscal cliff and how it relates to college students, earning him selection to<\/p>\n
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