Jacob Brown’s Portfolio
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Student & social media intern at mississippi college
I’m a Social Media Intern at Mississippi College, where I
also study in the Modern Languages and
Communication Departments.
Here, I will post work for my internship, assignments for my college courses, or any other projects I‘ve made recreationally. Enjoy!
About Me!
My name is Jacob, and I am a full-time undergraduate student at Mississippi College pursuing a double degree in Language, Writing, and Linguistics (B.A.) and Digital Media Productions (B.S.).
I grew up in Horn Lake, Mississippi for all my life and attended Horn Lake Schools from Pre-K until high school graduation. Now, I live in Clinton, Mississippi for most of the year to attend college. I can’t seem to get enough of this state!
When I’m not studying, you can find me working part-time as a Social Media Intern in the school's marketing department. If you’d like to check out some of the work I collaborate on, search the handle @misscollege on Instagram or click on the links in the “Projects” page.
Projects
Current Work:
Featured: Multimedia Story
The End of All Music is a record store located within the Fondren area of Jackson, Mississippi. On Saturday, April 20, the shop hosted the annual Record Store Day, an event held at various stores across the nation to release brand new and exclusive titles.
This multimedia story includes text, video, picture, and audio excerpts to explore what makes Record Store Day such a phenomenon to record collectors and why the vinyl record format has made a resurgence in this new generation.
Internship Work:
MC Class of 28:
These projects are collaborated on.
Fondren Church: Replacing Hate with Love
Jacob Robert Brown
Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
College Students attending Fondren Church’s college ministry service on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in the church’s Social Hall. Students are discussing questions related to the sermon posted on the screens within the room.
Duling Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 7, where Fondren Church used to congregate in one of the venue’s small rooms. Since Fondren Church moved in 2015, Duling Hall is now home to another congregation, Word of Life Church.
Fondren Church on Wednesday, Feb. 7, the old building of Woodlands Hills Baptist Church. Lily Corl, College and Young Adult Minister at Fondren Church, states, “The old congregation in this building wasn’t very accepting of others and was even hateful, and since taking it over, we have attempted to change our views to reflect our motto: ‘Faith expressed in love.’”
A student volunteer writes the names of college students walking into Fondren Church on Wednesday, Feb 7. By using name tags, students were able to easily meet each other and spark conversation.
Four Fondren Church College students help prepare food for the college ministry at Fondren Church on Wednesday, Feb. 7. These students served at the college ministry by assisting Bethany Jones, Fondren Church College’s cook, as they got ready for the rest of the students to arrive.
Food is served at Fondren Church during their college ministry on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The church believes that eating together is the most effective way of building community.
Fondren Church’s College Pastor, Alex Foust, delivers a sermon to students on the book of John on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Fondren Church. Foust discussed the compassion Jesus shows to a woman put on trial for breaking a Commandment.
Lily Corl, the College and Young Adult Minister, takes the microphone after the sermon to announce a guest speaker on Wednesday, Feb 7. Corl brings up a speaker from The Traveling Team, an organization dedicated to sending college students on
mission trips to “share Jesus’ love.”
Sir Duncan, a representative from the organization, The Traveling Team, gives a presentation at Fondren Church on Wednesday, Feb. 7, about the benefits of going on a mission trip as a college student. Duncan promoted the upcoming mission trip to the Dominican Republic in the spring made for college student to connect Dominican Republic citizens to their local church.
Fondren Church’s college ministry hosts a movie night of the Prince of Egypt at Fondren Church on Thursday, Feb. 8. The ministry brought over 20 students together to eat dinner and watch the movie depicting the biblical prophet Moses assisting the Jewish slaves out of Egypt
Mississippi College’s Library Presents the
2024 Edible Book Fest
Jacob Robert Brown
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
On Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, Mississippi College’s Leland Speed Library is home to the school’s fifth annual Edible Book Fest. Despite the library staff having to cancel the 2020 and 2021 events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi College Edible Book Fest has been home to over 50 entries since starting in 2017.
Claudia Conklin and Cindy Roberts, two members of the library staff, produce the Edible Book Fest for Mississippi College faculty, staff, and students on Monday, Feb. 12. Together, the two helped set up 16 entries this year.
Mississippi College student Ainsley Marler setting up her entry into the Edible Book Fest at the Leland Speed Library on Monday, Feb. 12. Marler used a small electronic lamp post and a decorated bowl of Turkish delight to represent the book The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Maddie Ann Storey, an Elementary Education student at Mississippi College, presents her team’s entry based on Days with Frog and Toad for the Edible Book Fest on Monday, Feb. 12. Storey and her partner used two sandwiches dunked in iced tea to represent the story “Alone” from the children’s book.
The library staff sets out refreshments for attendees of the Edible Book Fest on Monday, Feb. 12. Over 70 people attended this year’s event.
Before judging begins at the Edible Book Fest, Brady Peacock, a student at Mississippi College, compliments the simplicity of the A Farewell to Arms and Mega Meltdown entries on Monday, Feb. 12. The former used two gingerbread men with their arms bitten off and the latter used three melting ice cubes to depict their books.
Judges Teresa Hill (back), Daniel White (front), and Margaret Wingo (right) recording scores for each entry at Mississippi College’s Edible Book Fest on Monday, Feb. 12. The awarded categories include Construction, Creativity, and Funniest/Punniest.
Bishop Cook (left) and Duran Johnston (right) discussing some of the entries they found interesting at the Edible Book Fest on Monday, Feb. 12. The two students said their favorites were Treasure Island (pictured above) and Rock Stars Don’t Nap.
Modern Languages Professor Beth Stapleton wins first place in the Construction category for her depiction of The Sun Also Rises at the Edible Book Fest on Monday, Feb. 12. Stapleton said she spent over a week working on her entry.
Emory University Professor Elevates Awareness of Black History at Mississippi College
Jacob Robert Brown
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Mississippi College Removes College Plaza Apartments for On-Campus Students
Jacob Robert Brown
Friday, March 8, 2024.
Mississippi College Students Overtake Instagram Stories to Fundraise for Dance Marathon
Jacob Robert Brown
Monday, April 8, 2024
Jackson, Mississippi’s The-End-of-All-Music Celebrates the 16th Annual Record Store Day Event
Jacob Robert Brown
Monday, April 22, 2024
Record Store Day is an annual event hosted at local record stores across the world celebrating the hobby of record collecting. The vinyl discs use grooves pressed into the material to play music using a dedicated vinyl record player. This physical form of collecting music was established in 1948 and rapidly grew in popularity, but the 1970s saw a decline in interest with the introduction of more portable options such as cassette tapes and, later, CDs. However, recent years have seen a surge in popularity, and in 2020, vinyl records reclaimed the top position in physical album sales.
The End of All Music, a record store located within the Fondren area of Jackson, MS, was one of many to host the 16th annual event on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The store held most of the Record Store Day exclusive titles. Locals to the Jackson area gathered in the morning, some as early as 7 A.M., to grab the first few spots in line to secure the exclusive pressings.
Maddie Ann Storey, an avid record collector, discusses how she got into record collecting and what made her Record Store Day a special event for her. Storey has collected records for about two years, and she says that her family played a major role in this vintage hobby.
Attendees of Record Store Day line up outside of The End of All Music anticipating it’s 9 A.M. on Saturday, April 20. Some even brought lawn chairs to sit in as early as 7 A.M., hoping to be the first inside.
Costumers browse the new selection of Record Store Day Exclusives on Saturday, April 20. The store initially opened its doors to only five people at a time to control the crowd, but they began easing up on the limit as the event went on.
While inside of the store, customers experience a completely different atmosphere. Drew LaChance is a regular at the End of All Music in Jackson and comments his thoughts on Record Store Day.
On the outside of the store, Stax Museum of American Soul Music sets up a mobile merchandise stand for exiting customers on Saturday, April 20. The stand sold shirts, mugs, tote bags, and even more records.
Along with the mobile merchandise stand, Stax Museum features a DJ outside for customers and pedestrians walking in the Fondren area on Saturday, April 20. He plays jazz and soul music at various vendors across the country.
The End of All Music strives to foster an environment where customers are satisfied with their purchases and excited to return. Storey explains why she chose to attend her first Record Store Day at the End of All Music.