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UM Advances to Finals in National Student Advertising Competition

The student team from the School of Communication successfully competed in the semi-final round and now will proceed to the final round of the National Student Advertising Competition in Boca Raton on May 29. The semi-finals consisted of 18 district-winning teams, each of whom completed a 15-minute Q&A with four judges via conference call. Only eight of 18 teams advanced to the final round, and more than 130 college and university teams entered the competition. UM previously won the District Four Championship on April 5 in Orlando. The team is vying [...]

2019-12-17T19:44:23-05:00June 2, 2014|Advertising|

Students, Latin American Journalists Connect, Create During Chicas Poderosas

University of Miami School of Communication students and faculty connected with a global community of women journalists and learned important digital storytelling skills last week when the school hosted Chicas Poderosas Miami, the first event of its kind in the United States. Chicas Poderosas is a program founded by Mariana Santos, an International Center for Journalists fellow, with a mission to empower Latin American women journalists with digital storytelling skills and professional networks they need to succeed.  Speakers at Chicas Poderosas Miami included many innovative digital journalists including Giannina Segnini, [...]

Celebrate Achievement At The School of Communication Annual Awards Ceremony

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.  To attend, please RSVP to socevents@miami.edu by May 1 or contact Irmina Sheridan at 305 284-3420

17th Annual Canes Film Festival Will Highlight Student Work In Motion Pictures

The best student work in the Motion Pictures program will be in the spotlight May 2-4 at 17th Annual Canes Film Festival at the Cosford Cinema. The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. on April 28 with a screening of McConkey, a documentary presented by RedBull, followed by a Q&A with director David Zieff after the film.  Almost 100 student films and scripts will compete from May 2 to 4 for festival awards granted by influential judges in the entertainment industry. Some winning submissions will be presented at the annual 'Canes Film [...]

2019-12-17T19:44:42-05:00June 2, 2014|Motion Pictures|

Annual Student Showcase to Honor Student Media and Alumna

The Department of Journalism and Media Management will host the 65th Annual Student Showcase from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday April 28 to honor outstanding contributions in student media. Students from UMTV, The Miami Hurricane, Distraction Magazine and the Ibis Yearbook will be recognized for their achievements throughout the year. Student media outlets have received recognition this year from organizations including the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the College Media Association, Society of Professional Journalists and more. The event also will honor SoC alumna Lissette Gonzalez as Communicator of the [...]

LA Alumni to Host Live-Stream of Entertainment Panel

As part of the University of Miami Alumni Association's Professional Development Month, the Greater Los Angeles Alumni Club will be hosting a 'Canes in Entertainment Panel on April 21 at the Hollywood Improv.   Los Angeles alumni may attend in person for drink specials and networking. Students and alumni based elsewhere may watch and ask questions live at our streaming link.   Join us on Monday, April 21: 6:45PM PST @ Hollywood Improv on 8162 Melrose Ave (Doors Open at 6:15PM.) 9:45PM EST @ www.ustream.tv/channel/um-los-angeles   Featuring: Rachel Brill (Vice President, [...]

SoC To Host Chicas Poderosas Interactive Storytelling Workshop

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. Chicas Poderosas was founded in 2013 by the International Center for Journalists’ Knight Fellow Mariana Santos to improve the skills of women [...]

SoC Team Wins National Student Advertising Competition in District Four

The student team from the School of Communication won the National Student Advertising Competition District Four Championship on April 5 in Orlando and will move on to the semi-final round later this month. The victory marks the first milestone on the team's attempt to earn its second consecutive NSAC championship, said adviser Alyse Lancaster, chair of the Department of Strategic Communication. 26 students from various departments in the school strategized, wrote, designed and pitched the campaign, which bested campaigns from Florida State University, Miami International University of Art and Design, Ringling College [...]

2019-12-17T19:45:39-05:00June 2, 2014|Advertising|

Miami Herald Journalist Joins Department of Strategic Communication

At first, Heidi Carr thought it seemed a bit ironic that she would be teaching public relations classes at the School of Communication. But then it occurred to her that no one knows how to attract media attention better than a writer and editor who spent more than 20 years listening to public relations professionals try to persuade her to cover their client or event. Sometimes, it’s good to have an outsider’s perspective. So it could be said the Department of Strategic Communications made a strategic move this fall by [...]

National Geographic Exhibition Features Work of SoC Photography Professor

Maggie Steber, a visiting lecturer at the School of Communication, is one of 11 photographers being honored by the National Geographic Society with an exhibition at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C.The exhibition, Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment, opens Thursday and features 99 images taken by the photographers for the magazine since 2000. The images have been collected for a book of the same title that will be available in March.Steber, who teaches documentary photography in the Department of Journalism and Media Management, has worked as [...]