Meet the Pirate Mentor

Major: Communication

Chris Colbert graduated Magna Cum Laude, in May 2007, from Seton Hall University with a BA in Communication. While at SHU, Chris worked on Pirate TV as a writer and on-air for the music show Rock U, and creator/producer of Pirate Feud. Starting junior year he interned for two semesters with Sirius Satellite Radio’s comedy department. During his final college semester, Chris began working as a consultant for Sirius’ FOXXHOLE channel where he was instrumental in creating and launching the new Jamie Foxx comedy channel. After the station’s launch, Chris was hired as the Production Coordinator and is now the Producer for The FOXXHOLE, and shoulders many of the daily operations.

Advice: To all first year students I recommend meeting as many people as possible, inside and outside of your major. Speaking from experience, the people that you meet during the first year of college, can be friends that you share a stronger bond with than any other friends you make throughout your college career. These are the people that you will potentially be friends with for at least the next four years and can be the same people that help you get to where you want to be in the years that follow. I have helped more than a few friends either land internships or jobs in the short two years that I have been away from Seton Hall University. I was able to do so because I trusted these people from past experiences, whether they were work related or otherwise. In short, make friends and stay in touch.

Another word of advice is to get to know your professors. If you already know the career path that you would like to take after college, than get to know some of the teachers that are currently working in that field. I have run in to few professors at Seton Hall that only serve as teachers. Most of them are out working in the field that they teach, and have much knowledge and contacts that they would be willing to share if they were only asked. The same goes for those students who are not yet sure of their career or even major. It is even more important for you to talk to professors about their career so that you can find out whether it is something that truly interests you.

In that same thought, reach out to us Pirate Mentors. We have signed up to be a part of this alumni service so that we can help students figure out what they would like to do with their education and career.

My last word of advice is to have fun. Enjoy being in college as it is an opportunity that comes around once in your life (Undergrad at least) and is also not something that everyone has the privilege to experience. Work hard of course, but as I have had to be told numerous times by countless people, life is all about BALANCE. You are young, and as I am sure that you may be ambitious to make a lot of money or be the best at what you do, you have time to do it. Do not burn yourself out trying to do too much, too fast or all at once. My boss uses a lot of analogies so I will try one here… Of course you want to get to the top of the mountain, but you don’t just sprint to the top if you’ve never climbed it before. If you do, you may end up falling to the bottom or getting tired and giving up. To reach the top of the mountain, you must move at your own pace and take whatever path suites you best.