UM School of Communication

STRANGERS TO PEACE screening at Miami Film Festival
2022-03-06 16:15 - 18:15 (America/New_York) | TOWER 1, 1508 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Come to the screening of the documentary STRANGERS TO PEACE, directed and produced by UM alumni and a UM professor, this is the story of 3 former FARC soldiers and their reintegration back into Colombian society. Eligible for the Documentary Achievement Award.

iDebate Rwanda vs. UM Debate
2022-03-08 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Shoma Hall, CIB 3053, 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, 33146, United States
A Public Debate on the Motion, “This House would grant those diagnosed with terminal illnesses the right to access treatments that have not completed clinical testing.” Audience participation will be invited. Doors open at 7:30 pm

For more information, contact Professor Steinberg, dave@miami.edu

The Future of Media is Now – An Insider’s View with PBS President Paula Kerger
2022-03-09 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | Zoom
Event co-hosted by School of Communication Dean, Karin G. Wilkins.
Paula A. Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization representing more than 330 member stations throughout the country. She is the longest-serving president and CEO in PBS history.
Over 15 years, Kerger has led the transformation of PBS from a broadcaster to a multiplatform digital media organization which delivers on public television’s essential mission of education, inspiration and service to the American public. Each year, 80% of U.S. television households watch PBS, and each month, Americans view nearly 375 million videos on PBS’s digital platforms. Programs on PBS are consistently recognized with the industry’s most prestigious honors, including Peabody, Emmy and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards.
Under Kerger’s leadership, PBS has deepened its impact, from providing universal access to early learning resources through the PBS KIDS broadcast and streaming channels, to empowering more than 3 million educators each month with digital resources through PBS LearningMedia. Kerger also serves as president of the PBS Foundation, which provides a significant source of revenue for projects that benefit the entire public television system.
Kerger is a frequent speaker on issues around media, culture, education and technology. She has been a featured speaker at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Chautauqua Institution, Detroit Economic Club, CODE Conference, SXSW, BANFF Media Conference and the Milken Institute Global Conference, among other high-profile events.
Kerger has been honored with the Giants of Broadcasting Award; the Advancing American Democracy Award from the Benjamin Harris Presidential Site; the Woman of Achievement Award from Women in Development, New York; the National Education Association Friend of Education Award; Promax/BDA, B&C and Multichannel News Brand Builder Award; and the Realscreen Hall of Fame Award. Since 2010, she has been regularly included in the Hollywood Reporter’s “Women in Entertainment Power 100,” and she is regularly featured in Washingtonian Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Washington.”
Prior to joining PBS, Kerger served for more than a decade at the Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), the parent company of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 New York, where her ultimate position was executive vice president and chief operating officer. She also held roles at the Metropolitan Opera, International House and U.S. Committee for UNICEF.
Kerger received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Baltimore, where she serves on the Merrick School of Business Dean’s Advisory Council. She has received honorary doctorates from Washington University in St. Louis, Grand Valley State University, Allegheny College, Northeastern University, and she received the Chancellor’s Medallion from University of North Carolina Asheville. She currently serves as a DC Fellow at the Darden School, University of Virginia.
She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Women’s Forum. She serves as a board member for the Meredith Corporation and as director of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and is the former chair of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.

Miami Film Festival: Short Documentary Screening and Awards
2022-03-09 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
MDC’s Miami Film Festival is proud to partner with the Cosford Cinema to present a program of 5 exemplary short documentaries, competing for the Short Documentary Film Award, Sponsored by the University of Miami School of Communication.

Watching Movies With: Jacqueline Charles
2022-03-19 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join Miami Herald staff writer Jacqueline Charles and Cosford Cinema manager Rene Rodriguez for a screening and discussion of George Tillman Jr’s SOUL FOOD (1997).
JACQUELINE CHARLES has reported on Haiti and the English-speaking Caribbean for the Miami Herald for over a decade. A Pulitzer Prize finalist for her coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, she was awarded a 2018 Maria Moors Cabot Prize — the most prestigious award for coverage of the Americas.

SoC Research Day
2022-03-25 10:00 - 17:30 UTC | University of Miami School of Communication, 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Research Day is a showcase of current research that is being conducted by faculty across the School of Communication. Presentations, screenings, and demos feature work that has received internal funding support from SoC as well as work that has been awarded external funding from federal, state, and local sources, as well as private foundations. Research Day concludes with a reception that is open to all faculty and SoC graduate students.

An outdoor reception will be held from 4-5:30 on the terrace on the 3rd floor of CIB. All graduate students and faculty are encouraged to attend.

Senior Portraits
2022-03-28 10:00 - 18:00 UTC | Whitten UC Lobby by the front desk
This is the FINAL chance for seniors to be featured in the Ibis Yearbook. Appointments can be made via ibisyearbook.com. There is a $25 sitting fee to be paid at the appointment. Please be sure to wear business casual attire.

Ribeiro Innovation Fund Speaker Series: Thomas Tucker, Associate Professor
2022-03-28 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Wolfson Building, 1021
Thomas Tucker received his BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he was a Joan Mitchell MFA grant recipient. He has been evolving complex drawings into animation/kinetic sculptural pieces using 3D software and sound design for over a decade.
Prof. Tucker maintains an international profile through his exhibition record and his collaborative research, which often takes him to Japan and the Middle East. Some of these projects include: dealing with body mechanics using motion capture, using technology to create a responsive virtual heritage environment in collaboration with art historians, using animation to describe internal organ movements in collaboration with bimolecular imaging specialists, helping city councilmen visualize new traffic simulations and designing serious games.

Those who are not available to attend in-person, the presentation will be streamed via Zoom as well.

SoC Research Lecture Series: Dr. Martin Scott, How does media coverage influence humanitarian aid?
2022-03-30 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Zoom
Does media influence governments’ allocation of humanitarian aid – if so, how? This question has puzzled media and political communication scholars since the 1990s, with grand claims being made for the so-called ‘CNN Effect’, many of which were subsequently discredited. In this research lecture, Dr. Scott revisits these issues using rare in-depth interviews with 30 directors and senior policymakers in 16 of the world’s largest donor countries.
Dr. Scott is an Associate Professor in Media and International Development, at the University of East Anglia in the UK. He is currently researching media’s influence on humanitarian aid, international media freedom initiatives, international journalism and media capture.
The presentation will be about 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes of Q&A session. Anyone who is interested is welcome to join!
Meeting ID: 981 1367 2588
Passcode: [REDACTED]

AdGroup Internship Fair
2022-04-01 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | THesis Hotel Miami, 1350 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, Florida, 33146
Have talents and skills in advertising, marketing, social media, video production, graphic design, project management, public relations?
Then join us on April 1st, 2022 at THesis Hotel in Coral Gables where the best advertising agencies and creative shops in Miami will be scouting for upcoming talent.
Over 20 companies and advertising agencies will participate!

Canes Film Festival Script Deadline
2022-04-01 18:00 UTC | FL
UM Canes Film Festival Deadline for Film Entry April 15th – 6PM ​
Films/videos submitted to screen at the Festival must have been completed for credit in an official CCA course during the period of Jan 1, 2021 – April 15, 2022
Please fill out the application form and provide a Vimeo/Youtube link to your film.

Watching Movies with Dave Barry
2022-04-02 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning author and humorist Dave Barry as he introduces Barry Levinson’s 1982 coming-of-age drama “Diner” and participates in a Q&A with the audience. The event is part of the Cosford Cinema’s monthly “Watching Movies With” series.

UM SoC Graduate Programs Virtual Info Session
2022-04-04 12:00 UTC | FL
A virtual Information Session on University of Miami’s School of Communication Graduate Programs will be held on Monday, April 4 @ Noon.

Join us to learn more about our PhD, MFA, MA, MS, and Certificate programs.

Ad Group presents Aaron Draplin
2022-04-06 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Zoom
Aaron Draplin, the founder of Draplin Design Company (based in Portland, Oregon), is well known for his design, logo, and identity work—Draplin Design’s list of clients includes Nike, Wired, Incase, Burton Snowboards, Patagonia, Target, Woolrich, and even the Obama administration.

Zoom meeting code: 202-102-3000

Communication, Media & Entertainment Fair
2022-04-06 16:30 - 18:30 UTC | School of Communication Courtyard, 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
The School of Communication’s annual networking event during which students get the opportunity to meet employer partners who are looking to hire UM talent. There will be 20-30 companies in attendance plus refreshments in the Courtyard. All students looking for an internship or job should register to attend this special event!

Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series presents Hillary Leone and Daniel Bor
2022-04-07 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom
Join us for another “Data Citizens: A Distinguished Lecture Series” talk featuring multidisciplinary artist Hillary Leone in a conversation with University of Cambridge neuroscientist Daniel Bor that will explore how they are using data to animate art and advance science.
This lecture is sponsored by the UM Department of Interactive Media and the Ribeiro Innovation Fund Speaker Series, and is free and open to the public.

PhD Student Coffee Hour
2022-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | WCB 4021
Q & A for doctoral students with Associate Dean Christina Lane, to find out more info about academic planning, conferences, publishing, job search and more.

Media Management Association Meeting with Wagner James Au
2022-04-11 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Zoom
On Monday, April 11, at 6:30 pm, Wagner James Au, the author of The Making of Second Life and The Metaverse Blog New World Notes, will hold a virtual Q&A session on Second Life and the metaverse.

The 'Ludi' Film Tour
2022-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Screening of “Ludi,” a made-in-Miami movie about 24 hours in the life of a nurse living in Little Haiti and struggling to make ends meet.

Watching Movies with: Carlos Frias
2022-04-16 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join the James Beard award-winning food writer as he introduces the 1996 drama “Big Night” and participates in a Q&A with the audience.

AdGroup presents Aaron Draplin
2022-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Zoom
“An Update from the DDC: And Other Lies, Fibs and Perjuries.”
Get the inside scoop with Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. and learn what goes on behind the scenes! We’ll give an in-depth walk through of some of our projects and answer questions in a more intimate setting. Tips, tricks, tales and threats from our questionable existence! Questions answered. Riddles solved. Enigmas discussed. Don’t miss out!

Film viewing and artist talk with Alexis Alleyne-Caputo
2022-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Lakeside Pavilion 1000
Featuring the short films, Colonial Currents: Black Women, Water, Trauma, and Baptism and Hierarchies: Oral and Visual Testimonies. Question and answer session to follow viewing and talk.
Colonial Currents: Black Women, Water, Trauma, and Baptism marries still and moving images with poetic narration referencing history and the present. Themes of resistance, reparations, and a restoration of black women’s power in the wake of their middle passage lineage, racial/ethnic histories, and journey with the lingering currents of political frameworks, racism, hegemony, and post-colonial trauma. Intersections of dance, performance and storytelling overlap with fluidity and a new context of baptismal.

Student Workshop with Alexis Alleyne-Caputo
2022-04-21 16:30 - 18:00 UTC | Whitten LC 120
In a dynamic 90-minute in-person workshop considering expressive culture, signs and symbolic meanings in the U.S., and the mythologizing and romanticizing of concepts, artifacts, experiences, Alexis Alleyne-Caputo will lead students through discussion, reflection, and writing exercises, with experimental performance/interpretation by Harmony Jackson. Limited seating available for student participants.

"The Loyola Project" screening with director Patrick Creadon
2022-04-22 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join director Patrick Creadon as he introduces his new documentary about the Loyola Chicago Ramblers, the college basketball team that broke racial barriers in 1963 on their way to a national championship.

AMOROSO/A Documentary Film
2022-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | University of Miami’s School of Communication International Building, Room 3053 5100 Brunson Dr Coral Gables, FL 33146, University of Miami's School of Communication International Building, Room 3053 5100 Brunson Dr, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Jack Amoroso’s 93 years of life in art, from his friendship with Picasso in the South of France to the Coconut Grove of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, has been touched by good fortune and tragedy through all of which, he remains today, one of Miami’s most prolific and creative artists.

'Kafou' film screening with filmmakers in attendance
2022-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Join director Bruno Mourral and producer Gilbert Mirambeau as they talk about the making of their made-in-Haiti film and explore the dangers filmmakers must navigate while shooting their movies in that country.

Interactive Media Annual Showcase
2022-05-03 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | Koenigsberg & Nadal Interactive Media Center, 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, FL, 33146
The Interactive Media Annual Showcase (IMAS) is back in person and more exciting than ever! Immerse yourself in silly robots, captivating VR, the best games in town, amazing user experiences, and reality-defying augmented realities that will blow your mind.
IMAS showcases works created by students taking Interactive Media courses at the University of Miami. The exhibition culminates with awards given in multiple categories, judged by top industry professionals.
Join us on Tuesday, May 3, from 3 – 6 p.m. at the Koenigsberg & Nadal Interactive Media Center, School of Communication, University of Miami.

73rd Annual Student Media Awards
2022-05-03 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Shoma Hall, CIB 3053, 5100 Brunson Dr., Coral Gables, 33146, United States
Join us for the 73rd Annual Student Media Awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of UM students in the fields of journalism and media management! The 2022 Communicator of the Year and keynote speaker will be Reed Alexander, journalist at “Insider” and co-star in the hit Nickelodeon show “iCarly.”

'Canes Film Festival
2022-05-05 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-05-06 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
The UM ‘Canes Film Festival premieres the work produced by UM students in the Department of Cinematic Arts at the beautiful Cosford Cinema.
Presented by the Department of Cinematic Arts and DKA.
