Celebrate student press freedom this week Student Press Freedom Day is an annual day of celebration founded by the Student Press Law Center to raise awareness about the importance of the First Amendment and student journalism. As part of the 2022 celebration on Thursday, Feb. 24, and in coordination with the theme “Unmute Yourself,” The...
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Transfer students, pick up some Drake swag! The University’s transfer student adviser, Lauren McCarthy, will set up a table in the Olmsted breezeway this week to greet transfer students and provide snacks and Drake swag — today, Monday, Feb. 7, 1-3 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-noon. 2022-23 scholarship applications available A variety of...
Drake SJMC Spirit Week continues Join us on Instagram this week to show off your SJMC pride and win prizes. Here’s how it works:• Dress up based on the prompt (or use an old photo that goes with it).• Go to the @drakejmc Instagram Story.• Click the Add Yours sticker for that day.• Upload your photo following that day’s...
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it! — William Hutchison Murray, Scottish mountaineer Best of luck on a great spring 2022 semester! — The Drake SJMC faculty and staff Save the date: SJMC alumni reunion and Centennial Celebration! We can’t wait to see everyone...
Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication grad Bailey Coronis gave an inside look at what it takes to be an intern at NBCUniversal. He’s now an East Coast Page after interning in the past.
Learn about NBCUniversal internships Bailey Coronis, JO’20, an East Coast page with NBCUniversal’s Today Show, will discuss the company’s robust internship program during a Zoom question-and-answer session on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2-3 p.m. CST. NBCUniversal is hiring summer interns in the following areas: Animation Production, Art & Design, Business Development & Strategy, Communications & Public...
Covid protocols amended to reflect CDC guidelines The Drake Covid testing, isolation and quarantine policies have been amended to reflect new Centers for Disease Control guidelines. Faculty, staff and students can find a Q&A about the Drake policies here: https://www.drake.edu/coronavirus/faq/testing/. The CDC guidelines are here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html Students can receive free Covid tests on campus. If...
Come over, join this day just begun.For wherever we come together, We will forever overcome.— Poet Amanda Gorman, from “New Day’s Lyric” Welcome to 2022, from the faculty and staff of the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication! May your new year be happy, healthy, peaceful and productive. Scholarship, contest deadlines this month Several...
Good luck on finals! Hope your winter break is full of peace, joy and rest. We look forward to seeing you back in the in-person or virtual classroom in January! — The SJMC Faculty and Staff Have a news item for the Memo? The SJMC Monday Memo (and other days of the week as needed)...