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Student Achievement Honored at Annual Student Showcase, PRADDYs

School of Communication students were awarded for their outstanding work this academic year on Monday night at the 65th Annual Student Showcase and the PRADDYs. The Showcase also honored alumna Lissette Gonzalez, meteorologist for WFOR, CBS4 in Miami, as the SoC Communicator of the Year. Gonzalez graduated UM with a double major in broadcast journalism and vocal performance. She went on to obtain an additional degree as a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist from Mississippi State University with honors. She also earned the National Weather Association (NWA) Television Weathercaster Seal of Approval [...]

2019-12-17T19:44:08-05:00June 2, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management, Public Relations|
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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|
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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|
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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 [...]

2019-12-17T19:44:59-05:00June 2, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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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|
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UM Debate ranked No. 11 nationally, competes at West Point

The first National Intercollegiate Debate Rankings for 2013 have been posted, and The University of Miami Debate Team is ranked among the nation’s elite.  In the National Debate Tournament (NDT) rankings, UM placed 11th (of 115 member schools), and the Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) rankings place UM at #12.  UM is second in the Southeast Region to Wake Forest, who is ranked 6th by the NDT and 5th by CEDA. Rankings are based on an accumulation of ballots won across all divisions of debate. The team also traveled to [...]

2019-12-17T19:48:58-05:00April 7, 2014|Communication Studies|
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Student Media win Pacemaker and Best of Collegiate Design Awards

The Ibis Yearbook, distractionmagazine.com and themiamihurricane.com received Pacemaker Awards at the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National Conference in New Orleans. The Pacemaker is the ACP’s top annual award for college media outlets. This is the seventh Pacemaker for the Ibis and the first for distractionmagazine.com, Distraction’s online edition. The print edition of Distraction was honored with its second Pacemaker Finalist award. Student media leaders say the awards are both a reward for the staff’s hard work and encouragement to keep improving. “It tells me where we are and what [...]

2019-12-17T19:48:41-05:00April 7, 2014|Journalism|
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Debate Team Rises to No. 8 in National Rankings

By David L. Steinberg On the wave of another outstanding tournament performance at Vanderbilt this weekend, The University of Miami Debate Team has moved up to No. 8 in the National Debate Tournament Rankings, up from No. 11 in the previous ranking.  UM currently leads traditional powerhouses Northwestern, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Emory, and more than 100 other schools.  We trail only No. 5 Wake Forest in the Southeast region.  UM is ranked No. 11 in the Cross Examination Debate Association rankings.  Both rankings reward points based on ballots won across all [...]

2019-12-17T19:48:22-05:00April 7, 2014|Communication Studies|
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Visual Journalism Sophomore Honored with Florida Campus Compact Award

By University Communications University of Miami sophomore Valerie Quirk has been awarded The Excellence in Service Award by Florida Campus Compact, which recognizes and honors students for outstanding service to Florida’s communities. "When I first came to college, my goal was to help bring programming to students that would be meaningful and impactful on their lives,” Quirk says. “It means a lot to be personally recognized as I work towards my goals, but at a bigger level, I think it is amazing that Florida Campus Compact is putting a real [...]

2019-12-17T19:47:59-05:00April 7, 2014|Journalism|
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Student Media Honored in CSPA Gold Circle Awards

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association just announced the winners from the yearbook and digital media categories of its 31st Gold Circle Awards program. This year, CSPA received 4,279 entries produced by students at colleges, universities and secondary schools throughout the United States. Congratulations to winners from University of Miami Student Media: Distraction Magazine News Feature Certificate of Merit - Rachel Kliger, "Lisa Ling's Open Heart at Fall Convocation"   Personal Opinion On-Campus Issues Certificate of Merit - Amanda Wood, "The Student Activities Center: A Student Perspective"   Personal Opinion Off-Campus [...]

2019-12-17T19:47:11-05:00April 7, 2014|Journalism, Media Management|
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