outstanding students
Public Relations Alum Accepts Position Managing all North America Communications for Amazon Logistics
We recently caught up with Murray State JMC Alumnus, Heather Mix (PR 2017), to discuss the journey that took her from the classrooms of Wilson HALL to Internal Communication Specialist for Amazon. Q: What did your professional path after college look like?A: I like to think of my professional path as more of a winding […]
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Calling All PRSSA & JMC Alumni
Newly elected officers of the Murray State Chapter of PRSSA are planning for a PR packed fall 2024 semester. An important part of the student organization’s plan focuses on a new “Let’s Talk PR” lecture series. To ensure its success, the students are asking to feature YOU, our Racer JMC Alumni. No matter what field […]
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Presidential Fellow and Her Mentor Present Findings on Female Representation in The Media
A Murray State University undergraduate student presented research at the Popular Culture Association (PCA) conference in Chicago, Illinois this spring. Ania Boutin, a junior presidential fellow, has been developing her research with mentor Dr. Marcie Hinton for more than three years. “Ania and I have been working together since her freshman year to help find […]
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Ads Club Takes Third Place in ACS Independent Division
Pictured here are members of the MSU Ads Club performing “Heard It Through the Grapevine” at the 66th Annual All Campus Sing on April 17, 2024. Club members sang advertising jingles and other songs featured in television commercials. The Club won third place in the Independent Division of the ACS competition, earning an award for […]
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Alumni Tales: From Murray State to Hollywood’s WGA Picket Lines
When I graduated from Murray State University with a public relations degree in 2019, the last place I expected to be in June 2023 was on a picket line outside of Disney’s gates. Surrounded by thousands of television and film writers, we held our signs high. We marched and we cried and we sang and […]
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Capstone projects showcase JMC students’ talents
Students enrolled in capstone courses across the JMC department have received real-world training and experiences this semester, ranging from developing a campaign for Alumni Affairs to covering the aftermath of the EF4 tornado that ripped through far western Kentucky. Below are highlights from the capstone experiences: Advertising students present campaign Advertising students presented their campaign […]
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PR students launch travel website
JMC students in Dr. Marcie Hinton’s Content Creation class have partnered with the Murray Convention and Visitors Bureau in launching a travel website for all that Western Kentucky has to offer. The website, dubbed “Postcards From the Brink,” provides information to the public about everything from attractions and events to traditions and dine-ins located in […]
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Top seniors honored on World Press Freedom Day
The JMC department celebrated its top students during a hallway ceremony during World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The honors celebration originally was planned as a banquet, but when All Campus Sing was rescheduled for April 28, the department had to pivot to a new celebration plan. The following students were honored: Haley Bundren, […]
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MSU students, alum win state broadcast honors
Three JMC students won top honors at the Kentucky Broadcasters Association’s Impact Broadcast Awards in April. The contest has two divisions – professional and college – in television and radio. Entries came in news, features or sports categories. The college division recognizes excellence in collegiate broadcast journalism, including television, radio and digital. Winners were: Jamie […]
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JMC recognizes top students for 2020-21
The JMC department presented its outstanding senior awards in May 2021. The outstanding senior awards are presented to those students who demonstrate academic success along with leadership and involvement in JMC activities. Advertising: Matt Anderson and Julia Cwiklowski Graphic Communications: Ethan Hunt and Autumn Anderson Journalism: Gage Johnson Public Relations: Elizabeth Erwin Television Production: Kalea […]
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