Communication Studies News

Students, alumni, faculty and staff will be honored at the School of Communication Annual Awards Celebration from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 9 in the third floor activities rooms at the Student Activities Center, 1330 Miller Drive in Coral Gables.

The celebration will honor outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members and staff who have excelled in the 2013-2014 academic year. 

Chicas Poderosas — an organization dedicated to empowering Latin American women journalists to excel in visual storytelling, data visualization and interactive media with hands-on skills training — will hold its first workshop in the United States from April 17 to 20 in Miami. The final two days of the event will be hosted at the University of Miami School of Communication, and SoC students and faculty will participate.

The UM Debate Team completed an outstanding and successful competitive year competing in Policy Debate ranked among the top university debate teams in the country by all three policy debate organizations.  Rankings are determined by points accumulated through tournament performances throughout the year.  Each organization uses a different formula in determining their sweepstakes award winners.  

Attention School of Communication Students and Alumni!

Don’t miss out on next week’s Mix and Mingle event! This is a great opportunity to meet and connect with local employers. Join us and build your professional network!!
 
Make sure to RSVP by clicking the link: http://bit.ly/socmingle14 and use the password: networking

Some of the companies that are expected to attend:

American Debate Association National Championships, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, 3/14-16

David Silverman and Spencer George are the 2014 Junior Varsity Southeast Debate Champions.  Debating at Emory University on February 21 to23, Spencer and David compiled a perfect 6-0  record, advancing into finals where they won a 3-0 decision to defeat ACC rivals Wake Forest and claim the championship.  Also competing and contributing to the UM success were Joe Karam and Russ Wilde, Adrianne Babun-Chavaria and Anna Shah, and Nabiha Aziz and Anna Ivanova.