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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.
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.
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.
Communication department announces scholarship recipients for 2022-2023
Eighteen students will receive financial awards and certificates that reflect their talent, hard work, dedication, service and academic excellence at the Department of Communication’s annual awards banquet on April 9.
Igoe moderates BBA Education Speaker event
Department of Communication Associate Professor Mike Igoe recently served as the moderator for the latest edition of the Educational Speaker series offered by the Buffalo Broadcasters Association.
Igoe joins BBA Hall of Fame
Department of Communication Associate Professor Mike Igoe was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony held on Nov. 4 at the Admiral Room in Buffalo.
Igoe offers career advice to Chinese students in virtual talk
Students enrolled at Wenzhou-Kean University in China were recently treated to a virtual lecture on "Careers in Media" by Associate Professor Mike Igoe.
Greystone Nature Preserve student internships stay on track
Though some activities have been changed or postponed due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, student internships at Greystone Nature Preserve are humming along this spring, just as they’ve pretty much done since 2010.
Trio to receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence
Alyson Baumann, Avril King and Caroline Schettler, seniors at Fredonia who excelled in the classroom and collectively have six academic majors and two minors, will receive the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Radio stations interview Igoe about coronavirus
Department of Communication Assistant Professor Mike Igoe was interviewed by area radio stations WBEN 930 AM, Buffalo, and WDOE 1410 AM, Dunkirk, about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).