Faculty Bio
Sarah Burrows, M.S.Director of the Internship Program; Assistant Professor of Communication
Office: Klingbeil
Tel: 617-243-2394
Email: sburrows@lasell.edu
Department: Communication
Degrees: M.S. Communications Management at Simmons College; B.F.A., NYSCC at Alfred University
Biography:
Sarah Burrows is the Director of Internship Programs and Assistant Professor of Communication. She served as the Internship Program Director and was on the Communications faculty at Simmons College for twelve years. Sarah also has extensive professional experience, including non-profit management, serving as program director and manager for local media outlets and running her own business. In addition to teaching the internship seminar, in both the undergraduate and graduate Communication programs, Sarah is the faculty liaison with the Washington Semester Program through American University. Sarah works closely with all academic departments at Lasell as well as Career Services on placement and programming connected with our academic internships.
What is important for your students to take away from your classes?
"What is most important to walk away from my class is a better sense of professional direction, a better idea of your individual skill set and greater self-awareness and self-confidence. A student does not need to know all the answers but should know how to ask the right questions and where to look for the answers."
