Month: December 2012
Celebrating 90
Advertising instructor Bob Valentine portrayed Dr. Rainey T. Wells, Murray State’s founder, at the University’s 90th anniversary celebration on Sept. 6. The program was held in the Quad. Besides Valentine’s reenactment of Wells’ appearance before the Normal School Commission in 1922, the histories of the five oldest academic buildings on campus and Oakhurst were presented.
Read MoreFour present at Omnicom Talent Forum
Four members of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications traveled to New York City Dec. 3-5 to make a presentation about the department to human resource directors of all of the Omni Group companies.
Read MoreDaughrity receives four Prism awards
Tory Daughrity, 1999 public relations graduate with a master’s degree in 2002, received four awards in the Tennessee Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations annual Prism awards competition.
Read MoreFive seniors selected for “Who’s Who”
Five of the 43 seniors selected for the 2012-13 Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities were majors in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Read MoreHigh schoolers gain insight into student media
More than 340 students and their media advisers participated in the annual High School Media Workshop Sept. 28 at the Curris Center and in the MSU TV Studios. Chris Bryant, second from left, shows a High School Workshop participant the finer points of video camera operations. High school students gained hands-on experience in the Television […]
Read MoreJMC alums speak at lecture series
JMC alums Mike Fraser and David Washburn were the speakers at this year’s Global Alumni Lecture on Nov. 15. The annual lecture series was part of International Education Week.
Read MoreSpalding earns recertification
Elaine Spalding, a 1980 journalism graduate, has been recertified by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives as a Certified Chamber Executive.
Read MoreUpperclassmen interact with media professionals
Thirteen mass communications professionals met with upperclassmen in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at the annual “Meet the Pros” event Oct. 11.
Read MoreFrom the Chair
This has been a year full of events I want to remember and a few I’d rather forget. First, the memory makers.
Read MoreLochte’s haiku poems featured in showcase
Dept. chair Bob Lochte has two of his short poems included in the annual literary edition of Kentucky Monthly magazine. The feature, “Penned—The 5th Annual Writer’s Showcase,” is in the November issue.
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