May 6, 2026

High School Media Workshop highlights fall schedule

High school media students and their advisers will attend the fall Murray State University High
School Media Workshop on Monday, October 23 in the Curris Center.

The JMC department typically hosts a fall workshop, but the recent pandemic altered those
plans. The department could not offer the workshop in 2020, 2021 or 2022, but the workshop
returned in March 2023 with more than 100 students and teachers in attendance. Students took
workshop sessions from Murray State faculty and students, including a hands-on photography
class and a hands-on video class.

For the fall workshop, students again can take hands-on lessons that will help them to prepare
for their upcoming publications and productions.

Elizabeth Thomas

Pictured above, right to left: Gretchen Beatty, Jada Poindexter, Charlie Jury, Mackenzie Rogers, Ayden Dick, Dixie Lynn and Natalie Gardner.

2026 Outstanding Seniors Awarded

On April 19, 2026, JMC Department faculty and friends gathered on the first floor of Wilson Hall for the annual celebration of our department’s outstanding seniors, plus several other notable achievements. Department Chair Dr. Kevin Qualls opened the ceremony. Next, each of the Curriculum Coordinators took to the podium to sing the well-deserved praises of […]

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By Megan (Summers) Haneline (ADV ’13) Too many years ago, I was sitting among the cluttered bookcases in Professor Welsch’s office, daydreaming of having my own office someday, when he asked where I saw myself after graduation. I’m sure my answer was something like writing catchy slogans at an ad agency in New York City. […]

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Lisa Crites began her studies at Murray State in 1985 as a music major scholarship recipient. While expanding her talent as a classical pianist during her freshman year, she was drawn to journalism. “The music department was on the 3rd floor, and journalism was on the 6th, of the same building. Once I began hanging […]