Sarah DeWeese

Writer + Visual Storyteller

United States

As a writer with a marketing background, I write to build influence. Currently, I'm writing on global and international topics, elevating the stories of students, scholars, and their interesting, interdisciplinary work.

Hire me for:
- Press releases
- Commercial scripts
- Feature articles
- Video scripts & storyboards
- Social media shorts

Portfolio

Global & International Topics

Hamilton Lugar School News
08/31/2023
Students say: to understand the world, learn a second language

Indiana University language programs benefit students and nation. Jessica Wilson has been interested in world languages and cultures ever since she lived in Germany as an exchange student in high school. "After going there, it became a big interest for me," she said. "Growing up, I always wanted to learn different languages.

Hamilton Lugar School News
05/22/2023
Minja Petrovic advocates for educational policy reform in Eastern Europe

Minja Petrovic always wanted to be a teacher. She spent her undergraduate years in her home country of Serbia at the University of Kragujevac School of Education. After spending a semester in Hungary as an exchange student, her path shifted, eventually leading her to the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.

Indiana University - Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies
08/15/2022
Students 'spoke their minds' in 25 languages at Indiana University this summer

The IU Hamilton Lugar School's Language Workshop attracted 300 students from across the country this summer to complete one year of language training in only eight weeks. These students now join thousands of Workshop alumni, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L.

Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies
10/24/2022
IU professor receives top Korean cultural award

BLOOMINGTON, IND. - Indiana University associate professor Hyo Sang Lee of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies was recently presented with the national Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit award by the South Korean government for his exemplary contributions to Korean language and culture.

Indiana University - Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies
05/19/2022
Professor Hamid Ekbia earns Fulbright to teach, establish AI program in Uzbekistan

Hamid Ekbia, Professor of Informatics, Cognitive Science, and International Studies at Indiana University, has earned a Fulbright Specialist Award from the U.S. Department of State to teach artificial intelligence (AI) courses and lead the development of one of the first AI programs established in Uzbekistan at Fergana Polytechnic Institute (FerPI).

Video Scripts

Community College Promotions

Terre Haute Tribune-Star
09/24/2021
Community Update: Ivy Tech prepares next generation of manufacturing engineers

The next generation of manufacturing's workforce will be skilled in a blend of new technologies that will transform the industry's future. Ivy Tech Community College students will be among the first in the nation to earn an associate degree in Smart Manufacturing Digital Integration, a new interdisciplinary program that will prepare students for emerging, high-paying careers in manufacturing.

Terre Haute Tribune-Star
09/26/2020
Future healthcare heroes prepare at Ivy Tech Terre Haute

Ivy Tech healthcare students, future healthcare professionals, returned to the Terre Haute campus this fall to continue their studies. These students include future nurses, sonographers, healthcare specialists, medical assistants, radiographers, medical laboratory technologists, paramedics, respiratory therapists, surgical technologists, and mental health counselors.

Copywriting for Publications

Multiple materials for Ivy Tech Community College
2012
Building Anniversary Promotional Campaign

I conceptualized and wrote copy for marketing materials to promote Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington's 10 year building anniversary. I used four key phrases to structure the campaign that represented the college's four strategic goals, while alluding to the building anniversary: 1.) BUILDING student success 2.) DEDICATED to community and workforce 3.) FOUNDATION of student transfer 4.) CORNERSTONE of civic engagement

Printed for Ivy Tech Community College
2012
Building a Comprehensive Community College

I wrote and designed this 56-page publication for Ivy Tech Bloomington's 10 year building anniversary. For “Opening the Doors,” I conducted interviews and wrote original content. For other sections, I sourced and credited content from College historical documents or media outlets. I conducted original interviews throughout the book and also included previously published interviews. The book was edited by the College’s Executive Director of Communications.