May 6, 2026

Alumni can now help support The News

The Murray State News launched a new donation site in August.

The News is now revenue-dependent, meaning it relies on donations and advertising sales.
Alumni and friends can donate to The Murray State News through this website:
isupport.thenews.org.

The Murray State News announced changes this semester to move to a digital-first news
organization. Students will post content regularly to TheNews.org and will produce five monthly
tabloid-sized printed editions this fall.

The News employs students from the JMC department as well as from across the university.
These jobs prepare students for careers in the media.

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 […]

Ads Club Competes at AAF in Dayton, OH this April.

Featured Noteworthy Students

MSU Ads Club Tackles NFL Charities Campaign

After a four-year absence, the MSU Ads Club competed in the National Student Advertising Competition hosted by the American Advertising Federation. The 2025-2026 NSAC assignment asked students to create a branding campaign for National Football League charities. Ads Club members presented their entry in the District 5 preliminary round in Kettering, Ohio (Dayton area), on […]

Alumni Featured JMC Dept. Uncategorized

I Never Wrote A Slogan – My Journey from Murray State to Spotify

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. […]