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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.
Student film ‘The Cryptid Cast vs. Goopy Ganker’ wins BEA Award of Excellence
The Broadcast Education Association’s Award of Excellence won by a team of students enrolled in COMM 464: Fiction II during the spring semester will be collected by their course instructor at the 2022 BEA conference at Colorado State University in October.
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).
Communication prof gets Fulbright nod
Associate Professor Mike Igoe, who teaches in the Journalism area in the Department of Communication, has been appointed to a three-year term as a U.S. Fulbright Specialist.
SUNY Fredonia hosting film/video association conference
More than 400 people affiliated with the film and video industry have gathered at SUNY Fredonia for the 76th annual conference of the University Film and Video Association.
Communications junior Bump named Honors Student for April
Alyssa Bump, a junior majoring in Communication: Journalism and Communication: Public Relations, from Cuba, N.Y., has been selected as the April 2022 Honors Student of the Month.