Editor’s note: As part of a media transparency initiative, on Aug. 20, 2018, The Collegian spent the first day of publishing of the year telling our readers about us. You can read more about the people behind our publication in the Editor’s Blog.

Shelby Holsinger is a senior at Colorado State University studying journalism and media communications with a minor in ethnic studies. She will be The Collegian’s managing editor for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Holsinger started her career in student media as a newspaper page designer for Ball State Daily News at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Transferring to CSU gave Holsinger the opportunity to work for a student media company that she has always admired. She joined the College Avenue Magazine staff as a designer at the beginning of her sophomore year and became editor-in-chief of the publication her second semester working for the publication.

After creating a solid base for College Avenue, Holsinger wanted to expand her student media experience and applied to be the assistant design editor of the Collegian during the 2017-2018 school year, then went on to become the head design editor the same year.

Both College Avenue and The Collegian have given Holsinger eye-opening experiences on how to smoothly run a print publication, which she hopes to use as the managing editor this year.

Collegian Managing Editor Shelby Holsinger can be reached at managingeditor@collegian.com or on Twitter @shelbyholsinger.