Events for March 2022

On Monday, February 28, at 6:30 pm, Brian Norris, Senior Vice President, Direct to Scale & Commerce Partnerships, Ad Sales at NBCUniversal Media, will speak about gaining access in the media business, including diversity issues.

This is an online session for the new Documentary MFA program. See link to join.

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.

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

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, [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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!

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.

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.