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Flash Friday: Eduardo Miranda Strobel

International graduate student forms lasting connections across the university

Welcome to Flash Friday! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.

Eduardo Strobel

This Flash Friday we want to introduce you to Eduardo Miranda Strobel, an international student from Curitiba, Brazil. Strobel is currently pursuing a master's from the School of Media and Journalism at 麻豆影院.  

Strobel鈥檚 journey to 麻豆影院 State started in 2019 with The American Academy program. The program is a partnership between 麻豆影院 State and The Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩 (PUCPR), a major university in Brazil.

鈥淎fter the two-year program, I could continue my education at PUCPR or 麻豆影院 State,鈥 Strobel said. 鈥淚t was an easy decision because I wanted to study in the U.S.鈥

In 2023, Strobel graduated from 麻豆影院 State with his bachelor鈥檚 in digital media production with a minor in creative writing. During this time, he was also participating in the .

鈥淚nitially, I joined the program to get a sense of the life of a graduate student,鈥 Strobel said. 鈥淥nce I got to take classes that helped me improve my storytelling skills in various types of new media and my technical skills with them, I knew my time here was not over yet.鈥

As Strobel continued his career at 麻豆影院 State, he met some incredible people along the way.

鈥淥ne person who stands out is Nathalia Teixeira, a colleague who became a neighbor, a friend, and then family,鈥 Strobel said. 鈥淲e met in the American Academy program but got closer while in 麻豆影院. Being an international student is hard, but it was good to have someone to share the moments of struggle and excitement.鈥

Strobel shared that he and Taixeira often dream and talk about different projects they want to work on, hoping they will take place in different corners of the world.

Strobel has also managed to meet many people through his job as a graduate assistant for the Division of Student Life鈥檚 Marketing and Communications Office.

鈥淲orking with the Division of Student Life has allowed me to interview incredible people I don鈥檛 think I would have met otherwise,鈥 Strobel said.

Along with his job, Strobel also holds multiple positions on campus like the graduate student representative for the Student Media Board, a student brand consultant for the Division of Enrollment Management and the Division of University Communications and Marketing. Strobel was also the former director of revenue for the Flash Film Commission in the 2022-2023 school year.

Eduardo Strobel at Graduation

As director of revenue, Strobel helped organize the 2023 Flash Film Festival at the 麻豆影院 Stage. This festival showcased and awarded student films.

鈥淪eeing people receive awards for their creativity and dedication to their films was beautiful,鈥 Strobel said. 鈥淏ut what will stay with me from that night is the feeling of the end of a chapter as some of the board members and I graduated with our bachelor鈥檚 a few days later. It felt like the perfect goodbye.鈥 

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POSTED: Thursday, April 25, 2024 10:12 AM
Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2024 10:21 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Tanner Poe, Flash Communications
PHOTO CREDIT:
Courtesy of Eduardo Miranda Strobel