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Communication lecturer is associate producer of film with local premiere
Department of Communication Adjunct Lecturer Nicholas Smith served as an associate producer of “Corsicana,” an independent movie that tells the story of a former slave who becomes a U.S. Marshal.
Student editors gain valuable insight to strengthen The Leader at MediaFest22
Top editors of The Leader brought back plenty of new ideas to enhance their newsroom operation from MediaFest22, a four-day journalism conference conducted by the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association in Washington, D.C.
ACA/PRSSA annual Fall Sweep slated for Sunday, Nov. 6
SUNY Fredonia’s Fall Sweep is poised once again to draw hundreds of students on Sunday, Nov. 6, to rake leaves in residents’ yards in the surrounding area. All student groups on campus are encouraged to join the 17th edition of the volunteer project.
Halloween haunted house planned at McEwen television studio
Just in time for Halloween, the McEwen Hall television studio will be transformed into a haunted house by students in the Department of Communication’s Ambassadors Program on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Alumna to explore ‘Making it on Capitol Hill – My Journey to the Beginning’ in lecture
Alumna Rachel Skeirik will discuss the professional path she took to the nation’s capital in a lecture, “Making it on Capitol Hill – My Journey to the Beginning,” she will present in Williams Center Room S204 on Monday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to noon.
Journalism student enhances resume at summer newspaper internship
Chloe Kowalyk, a junior at SUNY Fredonia, had a front-row seat to the outpouring of community support extended to needy residents in a Buffalo neighborhood devastated by the mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Market last May. We all read about it; she experienced it.
Trio to give presentation at conference
Department of Communication Associate Professor Roslin Smith, Assistant Professor Branden Birmingham and contingency instructor Nicholas Smith will present at upcoming Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Regional Conference to be held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
SUNY Fredonia student film wins ‘Festival Director’s Award’ at Cannes Short Film Festival
Hard to imagine anyone in Hollywood coming up with a better script than the one that played out for a group of Video Production students in their final semester at SUNY Fredonia.
Birmingham appointed IPRRC conference director
Department of Communication Assistant Professor Branden Birmingham was recently appointed as conference director for the International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC).
Allyson Youngs recognized on the ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll
The American Democracy Project has announced that Allyson Youngs, a senior majoring in Communication: Public Relations, from Allegany, has been placed in the 2022 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll.