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JMC Newsroom Advisor Named New Assistant Professor of Journalism
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication announces that Susan Kirkman Zake is the new assistant professor of journalism, focusing on multimedia. Her selection demonstrates JMCās commitment to moving forward with a multimedia curriculum and remaining relevant with the industry and our studentsā¦
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Regional Honors Continue for JMC
JMC student journalists and student media outlets continue to earn regional awards in the most award-winning academic year in JMCās history. Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards The Press Club of Cleveland honored several JMC student journalists with Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awaā¦
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JMC Celebrates 2013 National Honor Society Inductees
Estee Hodge named top scholar Twenty juniors and seniors were inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA), the national honor society for journalism and mass communication, and a senior electronic media major was honored as JMC's top scholar at a ceremony held during Student Success Week. KTA recognizā¦
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SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD CEREMONY ACHIEVES NEW RECORD
JMC gains two new endowed scholarships Fifty-one students won a record-setting $64,000 in endowed scholarships and gifts and were honored at JMCās annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony during Student Success Week. The ceremony enabled JMC scholarship recipients to spend the evening with the generā¦
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Kent State Students to Make Feature Film This Summer
Written by former student Bryan Kelly, the terror-filled tale weaves the story of five young actors who reenact a grisly murder-suicide that occurred at Heathridge University 20 years ago. However, they come to realize itās not just a simple reenactment. The students soon learn one thing ā evilā¦
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JMC's Hanson to Moderate May 4 Discussion with Oscar-Winning Director
Professor Gary Hanson will moderate a discussion with Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone as part of the 43rd annual May 4, 1970 commemoration. Stone will speak about āHistory and Memory in Film,ā based on his films that depict ā60s-era events, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on May 4 in the University Auditā¦
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Celebrating JMC's Nationally Award-Winning Year
JMC is completing its most successful year ever in national journalism and communication competitions, and students who earned national recognition were honored at an award ceremony on Tuesday evening, as part of Student Success Week. The 47 student honorees have won, placed, or been nominated inā¦
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JMC Senior Earns Top National Magazine Internship
JMC senior Kelli Fitzpatrick is heading to New York City this summer to spend 10 weeks working at Readerās Digest as part of the prestigious American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) internship program. For nearly 50 years, ASME has sponsored the Magazine Internship Program, a 10-week program fā¦
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JMC Launches Week-Long Celebration Of Students
A first-of-its-kind job and internship fair, a School-wide pizza party, and an awards reception and scholarship dinner rank among the many highlights of JMCās first Student Success Week, April 26 through May 3. The week of events is intended to highlight student opportunities and celebrate studenā¦
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Course Builds Skills While Creating Lasting Memories For Students Who Participate
Sixteen students and three faculty members traveled south of the equator for two weeks in March to tell the story of the people, places and things in Curitiba, Brazil. The students were members of the College of Communication and Information's International Storytelling course. "I've neveā¦
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