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Professor, Knight Chair Receives Graphics Journalism Award

The Majeri Award for Graphics Journalism recognizes innovation and leadership in the graphic journalism industry. Presented by the Ball State University Department of Journalism in Muncie, Ind., the award is given to an individual who has created a body of work that improves graphics reporting. Alberto Cairo, a professor of professional practice and Knight Chair in Visual Journalism, has been named as the 2018 recipient of the Majeri Award for Graphics Journalism.  Cairo teaches courses on information graphics and visualization and is the author of The Functional Art: an Introduction [...]

2019-12-17T19:23:11-05:00April 11, 2018|Journalism|
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UM Debate Wins 2018 Lafayette Debates

For the first time since the inception of the Lafayette Debates, a team composed of only women clinched the victory. On April 8, Leandra Lopez and Julia Lynch, top debaters representing the University of Miami, defeated the team from France’s École de Guerre to win the annual debate tournament held at the French Embassy in Washington D.C. As tournament champions, Lopez and Lynch, were awarded a Young Ambassadors study tour of Paris sponsored by the French Embassy.  Lopez and Lynch were also recognized among the top 10 speakers in the [...]

2019-12-17T19:23:31-05:00April 10, 2018|School of Communication|
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Craig Robins: The Interplay of Architecture, Design and Branding

Craig Robins, president and CEO of Dacra, is sharing his expertise with the University of Miami School of Communication, April 11 at 4 p.m. in CIB3053, Shoma Hall. This event will be moderated by award-winning journalist, Rula Jebreal, visiting professor in the School of Communication at the University of Miami. Robins is a developer, designer, philanthropist, and artist. Early in his career, Robins launched the economic revitalization of South Beach’s Art Deco District through meticulous renovation. This success prompted Robins to develop a uniquely vibrant community – the Miami Design District.  [...]

April 9, 2018|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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New Technologies Add Interactive Element to Physical Computing

As of the spring 2018 semester, Cinema and Interactive Media students at the School of Communication can create tangible mockups through the school’s recent purchase of a vinyl cutter, 3D printer, and computer numeric control machine (CNC). These resources are most notably used in Physical Computing, a class for undergraduate and graduate students taught by Zevensuy Rodriguez, lecturer in the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media. The class is two-fold: learning to create the hardware required to make a physical interaction function and then the use of machines to turn [...]

April 5, 2018|Interactive Media|
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PREP Helps Makes PhilADthropy a Success

The Public Relations Experience Program (PREP) students stayed close to home on Friday, Feb. 23 as they assisted with PhilADthropy at the University of Miami School of Communication. Usually all-nighters are not encouraged, but this annual philanthropic event proves to be an exception. The 25-hour marathon sees communication students provide an entire campaign to nonprofits from the South Florida region. “It is the most genuine opportunity for our students to just put aside their inhibitions to do what they do best and not have to worry about tomorrow” said Meryl [...]

April 3, 2018|Public Relations|
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Make Valuable Connections at Fourth Annual Communication Meet-Up

Internship and job-hunting season has arrived. On March 28, University of Miami School of Communication’s Fourth Annual Communication Meet-Up will enable students and alumni to connect with professionals from a variety of communication fields. Attendees can look forward to networking with more than 50 company representatives looking to hire in areas including multimedia, design, communication, public relations, journalism, broadcasting, and advertising. Participants should dress professionally and bring copies of their résumés. Before the Communication Meet-Up, Oath Inc. is holding an info session from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Wolfson room 3040, where [...]

March 22, 2018|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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University of Miami Named to The Princeton Review 2018 List, ‘Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design’

The University of Miami has earned a #24 ranking on The Princeton Review's just-released list saluting the top 25 graduate schools for game design for 2018. The Princeton Review chose the schools based on its 2017 survey of 150 institutions in the U.S., Canada, and abroad offering game design degree programs or courses. The 40-question survey gathered data on everything from the schools' game design academic offerings and lab facilities to their graduates’ starting salaries and career achievements. More than 40 data points in four areas (academics, faculty, technology, and [...]

2019-12-17T19:23:43-05:00March 21, 2018|Interactive Media|
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Two UM Publications Win Top Awards

They took their talents from South Beach to Long Beach, Calif. for three days of workshops and networking, and to learn if two University of Miami publications would earn a “Best of Show” award. Students who worked on the 2017 Ibis yearbook, Distraction magazine and its website, traveled to the 34th Annual ACP Midwinter National College Journalism Convention in Long Beach and learned both publications were recognized with top awards in their respective category. “I am thrilled that the University of Miami publications did so well in the mid-winter national [...]

March 14, 2018|Journalism|
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MMA Meeting: How to Conquer LinkedIn for Personal Branding

On March 6, the Media Management Association (MMA) welcomed Devin Rogan, associate director at the University of Miami Toppel Career Center, to discuss personal LinkedIn branding strategy. Coming from a corporate recruiting background, Rogan fully understood the importance of LinkedIn as a valuable means of "showing off" one's professional image. Throughout his presentation, Rogan described the primary features of the popular professional social media platform, which is available both as a website and an app, and offered students advice to take advantage of these features effectively. First, he explained the profile expectations [...]

March 14, 2018|Media Management|
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Fulbright Awarded to Bridge Communities Using Visual Communication

In the rural part of Haryana, an Indian state with more than 5,000 years of culture and tradition, the fields are sown and reaped by the agrarian community that calls the region home. Within this pastoral setting sits Ashoka University, a liberal arts college that opened in 2015 with a robust campus life that differs vastly from its rural surroundings. As a recipient of the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award for 2018-2019, Sanjeev Chatterjee, professor for the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media, will spend the 2018-2019 academic year in residence [...]

March 14, 2018|Interactive Media, Motion Pictures|
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