Think Rural Podcast

Episode 1.9 - My Internship Experience as an Emergency Communication Intern with Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant

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People who live in rural areas experience numerous challenges that can negatively affect the way they live, work, and play. Living in a rural area is definitely an adventure, but it has many benefits! Check out this week's episode: Episode 1.9 - Communication Internships in Rural Areas (My Internship Experience as an Emergency Communication Intern with Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant).

Listen to Rhiannon McClain as she reflects on her experience as a summer intern with Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.

  1. Tell me about your internship so far. What has been your most rewarding experience.
  2. What are some additional skills you hope to gain through your internship?
  3. Based on your experience so far, how important is CP in the rural community?
  4. Does CP provide educational outreach for the community? Tell me about one or two of the programs.
  5. What do you think the community needs to know about rural power generation?

    6. Visit our Facebook page to download the Rural Communication Checklist for the rural Texans!

    http://www.facebook.com/thinkruralcomm

    http://www.twitter.com/thinkruralcomm

    Our Rural Communication/Social Media Executive Director is:

    Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University


    Our Rural Communication Scholars are:

    Ava Francesca Battocchio - Michigan State University (Lansing, MI)

    Clinton Brown - Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

    Courtney Cole - Regis College (Weston, MA)

    Xuewei Chen - Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

    Subi Gandhi - Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)

    Allison Hahn - City University of New York (New York City, NY)

    Kevin Hales - University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

    Son Mai - McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)

    Rob Patterson - University of Virginia/McIntire School of Commerce (Crozet, VA)

    Nicola Ritter - Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

    Ashli Stokes - University of North Carolina - Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

    Bryce Tellmann - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (Rapid City, SD)

    Bradley Wolfe - Ridgewater College (Nicollet, MN)


    Our Rural Communication/Social Media Graduate Fellows are:

    Shitara Taylor, Tarleton State University

    Anna Laurent, Tarleton State University

    Magnolia Dunlap, Tarleton State University

    Lauryn Harris, Tarleton State University


    Our Rural Communication/Social Media Undergraduate Fellows are:

    Rhiannon McClain, Tarleton State University

    Katelyn West, Tarleton State University

    Robin Hicks, Tarleton State University

    Esmeralda Juarez, Tarleton State University

    Kyndall Thompson, Tarleton State University


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