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UM Debate Team Wins Multiple Awards

10 UM Students were introduced to intercollegiate debate competition for the first time at the Sunshine State Scrimmage hosted by UCF in Orlando. Competing against teams from UF and UCF, the UM Novice team of Thalia Garcia and Lucas Baker placed first, with Baker named the 2nd place individual speaker and Garcia 3rd. UM sophomore Bancy Makavana also received individual recognition as the 5th place speaker. In addition, UM faced National competition at the Henry Clay Debates, hosted by The University of Kentucky in Lexington. The UM Novice team of [...]

October 8, 2014|Communication Studies|
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Cosford Cinema to Celebrate New Projector with Hitchcock Film Screening

Cosford Cinema celebrates its new 4K digital projector with 3D capabilities with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller DIAL M FOR MURDER. The film screening will feature an introduction from Hitchcockian scholar William Rothman.The film event is Sunday, October 12 at 6PM. British tennis pro Ray Milland suspects that his wealthy wife Grace Kelly is fooling around with handsome American Robert Cummings. Milland blackmails a disgraced former army comrade (Anthony Dawson) into murdering Kelly and making it look like the work of a burglar. But Milland’s carefully mapped-out scheme [...]

October 6, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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PRSSA Hosts “This is How We Roll” Hamster Ball Race

UM PRSSA got the ball rolling in its human hamster ball event in the Grass Field Thursday afternoon.A sunny Florida day turned out to be perfect to enjoy 360 degrees of fun. People stopped by to roll around the green and race with their friends. For many, it was their first time and something they were wishing to do for a long time. Marianna Giunchi, an engineering student, said that this was definitely something she was checking off her bucket list. Students refreshed themselves with Core Power, Coca Cola’s workout [...]

October 3, 2014|Public Relations|
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Read the Latest SoC News in the New Summer/Fall Communique

Read about the School of Communication's new cutting-edge HD broadcast studios, top awards and honors, new faces at the SoC, outstanding alumni achievements and more in the Summer/Fall edition of the Communique. http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/ode/Communique/

October 1, 2014|Uncategorized|
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A Conversation with Ron Meyer, Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal

Ron Meyer, one of the most influential executives in Hollywood, is coming to the School of Communication on Monday, October 13 at 10:00 AM (Shoma Hall - CIB 3053). Ron Meyer is Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal. He provides strategic guidance and counsel on all aspects of the company, including its valuable portfolio of film and television assets, as well as the global theme park businesses.He was promoted in September, 2013 after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Studios since 1995.Prior to joining Universal Studios, Mr. Meyer was [...]

September 30, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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From The Miami Hurricane: Musical Offers Sensational Selection of Characters

Could you use “crepuscule” in a sentence? Would you be able to spell “syzygy” off the top of your head? For stellar spellers and spell check abusers alike, the spelling bee is coming back to school in a big way this fall. On Wednesday, the Ring Theatre premiered the Tony award-winning musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” under the direction of Broadway veteran and Theater Arts faculty member Greg Brown. The quirky musical comedy centers around the titular middle school spelling bee and its equally unique competitors. The [...]

September 26, 2014|Uncategorized|
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UM Debate Team Wins Georgia State National Debate Tournament

The University of Miami Debate Team began its year as we did last year, by winning the Novice Division Championship of the Intercollegiate Debate Tournament at Georgia State University, held September 20-22 in Atlanta.  UM entered four two-person teams in the policy debate tournament, held under the auspices of the American Debate Association, the Cross Examination Debate Association, and the National Debate Tournament.  Competition was divided into Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Novice Divisions based on experience of the debaters.  UM’s squad entered a novice team, two JV teams, and an [...]

2019-12-17T19:42:11-05:00September 23, 2014|Communication Studies|
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PRSSA Kicks Off Year with Networking Event

“The Cotton Candy Connect” kicked off UM PRSSA’s fall membership drive in the School of Communication Courtyard Tuesday night.Nearly 40 students participated in the meeting networking activity. As they got to know each other personally and professionally, they were treated to freshly whipped up cotton candy.The fall membership drive continues through Oct. 1. Dues have been decreased this year to $50, with members asked to kick in 10 hours of volunteer time at events and fundraisers.“The Hamster Ball,” PRSSA’s next event, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2, on the campus [...]

September 22, 2014|Public Relations|
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Interactive Media Game Atlantis is an Official Selection for IndieCade

Atlantis, a game developed by professor Clay Ewing in collaboration with students Rebekah Monson and Franklin Zhang is an official selection for IndieCade. IndieCade is the largest global independent game festival, and Atlantis was one of 36 games chosen of over 1000 submissions from around the world to be featured to the community and festival attendees. The game is eligible to receive awards for the Developer’s Choice as well as Audience Choice and Media Choice awards. The game will be shown played at the conference which attracts over 5,000 independent [...]

September 18, 2014|Interactive Media|
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Richter Library Launches Subject Guide for Media Management Research

Terri Robar, Social Sciences Librarian at the Richter Library, created an online Media Management Subject Guide to tailor library resources to the needs of Media Management students. This guide lists relevant books, databases, videos, and websites for the areas of media research, programming, entrepreneurship, and technology. A similar guide already exists for Advertising and Public Relations students. Primary databases for media management research and projects include: ABI/INFORM, Academic Search Premier, Business Insights: Essentials, Business Source Premier, ComAbstracts, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Communication Abstracts, LexisNexis Academic MediaMark MRI, Mergent Online, [...]

September 15, 2014|Advertising, Journalism, Media Management, Public Relations|
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