Claire Ewert spent her time at Northern Arizona University trying new things and helping other students do the same.Â
Ewert, who majored in strategic communications with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in creative media and film, will be graduating from NAU this week having already completed the first semester of a master’s degree in communications through the university’s accelerated master's program.
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