UM School of Communication

Unity Multiuser Basics Workshop
2025-09-26 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Learn the fundamentals of building and running multiuser experiences in Unity. This workshop will walk you through the essential tools and workflows for creating shared XR/VR spaces, perfect for collaboration and interactive projects. No prior experience with multiuser setups required.

Rethinking Mentoring NCFDD Workshop
2025-10-03 09:30 - 12:30 | Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science, Seminar Room 115
Rethinking Mentoring is a 3-hour NCFDD facilitated workshop on mentoring for the School of Communication faculty. Registration is required.

UX for Change Workshop: From Reactive to Regenerative: A Latin American on 10 Types of Innovations
2025-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Koenigsberg & Nadal Interactive Media Center, 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, 33146
We’re excited to launch the Miami UX for Change chapter with an event that reimagines innovation through a social and ecological lens. Drawing from Latin America’s creativity and resilience, this session introduces Innovative Triple-Impact Tactics — a framework that weaves environmental and social justice into UX strategy. Join us for inspiring ideas, real-world examples, art, food, and meaningful conversations on how design can shape a more just and regenerative future. Register here.

Brown Bag Luncheon | Sophia Mueller-Bryson
2025-10-16 12:00 - 13:15 | Wolfson Building, 1021
Behind the Campaign: Negotiating Identity in Advertising Practice

Broadly, while extensive research has been conducted on consumer responses to advertising, comparatively little attention has been given practitioner perspectives. Within this underexplored domain, one area of growing interest concerns the construction of professional identities. Existing studies suggest that the industry has crafted a demographic profile of the “ideal” worker, prioritizing certain characteristics over others. This presentation will explore research on the experiences of those who do not fit the industry’s glass slipper, and consider the implications for employees, organizations, and society at large.
The Fall 2025 Brown Bag Lecture series feature presentations of new works by School of Communication faculty. The series will be held in Wolfson 1021, from 12:00–1:15 p.m. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Desserts will be provided.

Latino Trailblazers in English Language Broadcast News
2025-10-17 08:00 - 13:30 | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join the National Association of Hispanic Journalists University of Miami Chapter’s next event, Latino Trailblazers!
Four panelists will share their journeys launching a career in English-language broadcast journalism. We are excited to hear from:
🔸 Jacqueline Nespral of NBC 6 South Florida
🔸 Jose Diaz-Balart of NBC News and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
🔸 Antonio Mora of University of Miami and formerly Good Morning America
🔸 Louis Aguirre of WPLG
🔗 Registration is free: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQ6SKNZfl5eiSXbiCjUnUgLS7vGq2nms2fdwzZE4TukGbyBA/viewform
This event is sponsored by the Robert Corley Groves Lecture Series.

Brown Bag Luncheon | Rachel Reis Mourão
2025-10-23 12:00 - 13:15 | Wolfson Building, 1021
Media and backlash movements: A Global and Holistic Research Perspective Since 2010, backlash movements with retrograde objectives have gained global traction, advocating for the reversal of rights and a return to prior social conditions often marked by nationalism, xenophobia, racism, and anti-democratic goals. This presentation explores the role of the news media in contextualizing such movements and fostering democratic stability. I will use the cases of Brazil and the US to highlight the importance of centering research in countries with a press that has long dealt with authoritarian or semi-authoritarian regimes. The project proposes a research agenda that integrates journalism studies, practice, and pedagogy to better understand how media can both challenge and enable backlash movements in diverse global contexts.
The Fall 2025 Brown Bag Lecture series feature presentations of new works by School of Communication faculty. The series will be held in Wolfson 1021, from 12:00–1:15 p.m. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Desserts will be provided.

Film Screening - Always, Most of the Time
2025-11-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
This film is ultimately a story about one woman’s self-actualization: learning to see herself beyond her relationships and traumas, and to truly work on her own healing. Watch the trailer here.

This event is sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies and the UM Black Alumni Society.

Brown Bag Luncheon | Alfred L. Martin, Jr.
2025-11-13 12:00 - 13:15 | Wolfson Building, 1021
The Golden Age of Television: The Golden Girls in the 1980s and Beyond Debuting on September 14, 1985, the NBC series The Golden Girls, starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClannahan, and Estelle Getty became one of the most important series of the 1980s. While The Cosby Show attracted a multicultural audience along racial and gendered lines, The Golden Girls also captured queer viewers. Unlike series like The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, 60 Minutes, and Dynasty, which were the first through sixth most-watched series, The Golden Girls has endured in the popular zeitgeist and has been continuously on the air on Lifetime, WE, Logo, or other channels since it stopped producing new episodes in 1992. In this talk, Alfred Martin discusses the production of the series and the ways it captured a wide audience, finishing its first season as the seventh most-watched television program (tied with Dynasty). But Martin also explores the ways the series endures through its fandom, particularly among Black women and gay men.
The Fall 2025 Brown Bag Lecture series feature presentations of new works by School of Communication faculty. The series will be held in Wolfson 1021, from 12:00–1:15 p.m. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Desserts will be provided.

NERDLab Arcade
2025-11-18 17:00 - 19:00 | CIB 2055
Sign up to playtest your project at the NERDLab Arcade on November 18th from 5–7pm in CIB 2055. All stages of prototypes are welcome, even early builds. Join us to gather player feedback, meet other developers, and improve your game! Register here.
