“Jaquan’s professionalism, creativity, and brilliancy sets him apart as a promising videographer and multimedia creator. During the Fall of 2017, the Office of Student Life sponsored a concert with Grammy nominated artist, Wale.

Jaquan created a campaign which included videos, promotional flyers and photographs. Jaquan’s patience, flexibility, and hard work ethic were made evident when an unforeseen natural disaster almost halted this project due to a campus closure. Within 24 hours of the campus re-opening, Jaquan was able to film and edit four videos. The five-video social media campaign generated over 15,000 views within 24 hours and aided our office in selecting two student musicians to open up for Wale!”

“Jaquan Leonard is the embodiment of creativity. In his role as the Creative Director of our staff at CisternYard News, Jaquan crafted the creative vision for each issue of our quarterly feature magazine, The Yard. Not only does Jaquan handle managerial aspects of his position (such as managing staff photographers and contributors to the design team) with ease and professionalism, but he continues to foster a welcoming environment on staff in which all ideas are welcomed and included in the overall production of our publication. ”