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S.L. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund To Award P.R. Students

The S.L. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund has been formed to honor Professor Stanley “Stan” L. Harrison, a beloved faculty member who imparted his love of writing to hundreds of School of Communication students. The Scholarship Fund awards assistance for tuition and expenses to deserving public relations students in the SoC who demonstrate a passion for writing.   In an effort to bolster the Scholarship Fund and solidify its presence at the SoC, the Autumn Ridge Foundation (ARF) has committed $12,500 to the fund and is prepared to match any and [...]

April 7, 2014|Public Relations|
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University of Miami Debate National Finalists

American Debate Association National Championships, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, 3/14-16On Sunday March 16th, the UM Novice Debate Team of Barbara Puodzius and Anna Ivanova advanced to the final round of the American Debate Association National Championships tournament hosted by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In route to the championship round, Barbara and Anna compiled a 4-2 record in the preliminary rounds, scoring wins over Liberty University, Vanderbilt, Boston College and James Madison. They defeated a team from George Mason University in the round of 16, before facing the top George [...]

April 7, 2014|Communication Studies|
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Distraction Magazine, Ibis Yearbook and Miami Hurricane Win Top Student Media Awards

Distraction Magazine and the Ibis Yearbook also were recognized among the top student publications in the country by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)  during a ceremony on March 14 in New York City.   Distraction/distractionmagazine.com and Ibis Yearbook 2013 staffs walked away each with a Gold Crown, the highest honor one can receive from the CSPA. Distraction was honored as a hybrid or combined print and digital/online publication.   “The Gold Crown is the highest honor that you can receive from CSPA. These publications go through a second round [...]

2019-12-17T19:46:23-05:00April 7, 2014|Advertising, Journalism|
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Ewing Participates in TribecaHacks Story Matter Hackathon at CERN

Assistant Professor Clay Ewing, of the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media, recently returned from CERN, the birthplace of the world wide web and the Higgs Boson, after participating in TribecaHacks Story Matter, a 5 day hackathon for interactive storytelling about science. Each hackathon team was made up of a storyteller, scientist, blackbox, designer, and technologist. Clay provided his creative technical skills to make a sensory based narrative called Climate Anxiety. For his installation, a user puts on a MindWave EEG sensor and enters a long black box. At the [...]

April 7, 2014|Interactive Media|
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Students and Alumni: You’re Invited to the SoC Mix and Mingle

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: Max Borges AgencyGeorge Ortiz CastingMiami Short Film FestivalSusan G. KomenExecutive South Florida MagazineMiami MarlinsPintaKottonZoo

April 7, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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Miami Herald Media Company’s Advertising Director Talks to MMA

By Domenica A.Leone Donna Dickey, Local Retail and Classified Advertising Director at the Miami Herald Media Company, spoke to the members of the Media Management Association (MMA) at the University of Miami on March 25 about the company's transformation of advertising and marketing practices. “We are no longer just The Miami Herald,” Dickey claimed. "The Miami Herald Media Company now offers a wide array of products and services to help businesses precisely target consumers and achieve their marketing goals.” These activities go beyond the traditional role of a newspaper publisher [...]

April 7, 2014|Advertising, Media Management|
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On Cities II Explores How Technology Changes The Way We Live and Work in Cities

On Cities is an effort created at the Center for Communication, Culture and Change and hosted through Lecturer Sanjeev Chatterjee's organization, Media for Change, to use media for engaging individuals and institutions around the world in better understanding urban challenges and sharing inspiring stories of urban innovation across borders. The second meeting of On Cities focused on how technology changes cities. On Cities II was hosted live from UM and included panelists from Miami, São Paulo, Mexico City and New Delhi and was moderated by Dan Grech, a Miami-based strategic communications specialist. Attendees around the [...]

April 7, 2014|Journalism|
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Salvation Army to Debut at The Cosford With Filmmaker Abdellah Taïa

Salvation Army, the rapturous debut feature from Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa will premiere at the Cosford Cinema on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. followed with a special  Q&A with the filmmaker and scholars. The film offers a charged, semi-autobiographical tale about a young graduate who must navigate the sexual, racial, and political intrigue surrounding his arrival in Geneva. Inspired by his own autobiographical novel, Taïa's Salvation Army is a story of coming of age, folding and unfolding with love, pain, desire, and violence. This film is structured in a diptych: [...]

April 7, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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Graduate Film Students Document Social and Health Issues in Guatemala

By Alysha Kahn, Journalism senior First year graduate student Shareen Dookie said it was the “most interesting” Spring Break she had ever had. She and 14 of her classmates spent eight days in Guatemala shooting short documentaries about local health and social issues. “Learning about another culture, meeting new people, and seeing a different way of life in only one week can be overwhelming, but this experience was more fun and interesting than anything I've ever done on Spring Break,” said Dookie. The study abroad program is part of the [...]

April 7, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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SoC to Host International Seminar on Innovation for Media Content Creation

For the first time, the Center for Innovation and Creativity Media (CIC Media) and The Media Office (TMO) bring together the First International Seminar on Innovation for Content Creation hosted by the University of Miami. This event will be held at The Bill Cosford Cinema in the School of Communication on April 3rd from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We at the University of Miami, are delighted to host this event given that Innovation is at the forefront of Communications in today's globally interdependent and competitive world,” said Joseph Ganitsky, [...]

April 7, 2014|Interactive Media, Motion Pictures|
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