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UM Debate Team Brings Home Novice Championship Trophy

Ashley Park and Barbara Puodzius, members of the University of Miami Debate team, won the novice championship at the Georgia State University National College Debate Tournament held in Atlanta on September 21-23.  The team is sponsored by the School of Communication and coached by David Steinberg, a senior lecturer at the SoC and the university’s director of debate.Park and Puodzius, both students in the College of Arts and Sciences, defeated teams from Wake Forest, the University of West Georgia, Vanderbilt and the University of Louisville.UM’s squad entered two novice teams [...]

2019-12-17T19:49:26-05:00June 9, 2014|Communication Studies|
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Two P.R. students receive Ev Clay/PRSA Miami Chapter Scholarships

School of Communication seniors Monica Zgurova and Morgan Chicchelly have been awarded $1,750 scholarships by the Ev Clay/PRSA Miami Chapter Endowment Fund.The scholarships were established in 1985 in memory of Miami public relations pioneer Everett A. Clay. The fund supports excellence in the PR profession by awarding scholarships to outstanding students of public relations.Chicchelly and Zgurova were commended for their remarkable foresight in their education and career goals.Chicchelly, majoring in public relations and international studies, plans to use the scholarship towards a car for transportation to her internship with the [...]

2019-12-17T19:49:13-05:00June 5, 2014|Public Relations|
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Film Students Experience Hollywood At Annual Canes Film Showcase

“The thrill of a lifetime” — that’s how Noah DeBonis described seeing his short film, Posthumous, screened last week at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood, California at the 17th Annual Canes Film Showcase. DeBonis and 15 other School of Communication film students showed seven films at the event, toured studios and got a master class from professionals in the entertainment industry during their three-day trip to Los Angeles. “The audience was so receptive to the film,” said DeBonis, whose film tells the story of a young girl trying to save [...]

2019-12-17T19:43:04-05:00June 2, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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Annual Awards Ceremony Honors Students, Alumnus, Faculty and Staff

The School of Communication honored its outstanding students, alumni, faculty and staff on May 9 at its Annual Awards Ceremony. Dean Gregory Shepherd presented the awards amid family, friends, faculty and staff at a reception at the Student Activities Center. Catie Staszak, who graduated in broadcast journalism and spoke at the School's commencement ceremony, received the School's Outstanding Senior Award. Italome Ohikhuare, an MFA in Motion Pictures whose thesis project, The Mermaid, is a film about schizophrenia, was honored as Outstanding MFA Student. Funing Tang, a doctoral student whose dissertation, Acting as Being: Ingrid [...]

2019-12-17T19:43:20-05:00June 2, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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Communication Studies Students Honored

Communication Studies students were honored on May 1 for their achievements throughout the year.  Brenda Fernandez was recognized as The Communication Studies Outstanding Senior Award, and the Frazier White Outstanding Communication Studies Student award was received by Krystal Acosta. The following Communication Studies majors were inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities: Elia Isabel Briceno Ketchum Krystal A. Acosta Brenda Fernandez Jonathan Kwan Santiago Joaquin Castillo Ciaran R. Quille Andrea Martinez Gonzalez As an accredited member of the Association of [...]

2019-12-17T19:43:53-05:00June 2, 2014|Communication Studies|
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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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