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SJMC Monday Memo – March 27, 2023

Awards Update Last week we announced the 2023 nominees for Outstanding Achievement in the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Upper Midwest Foundation Student Production Awards. We regretfully omitted Kristen Arias and Hannah Grommen who were also producers of “Type A,” nominated in the Fiction category. Congratulations to Kristen Arias, Hannah Grommen, Miles Fritz,...

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SJMC Monday Memo – March 20, 2023

Awards, Awards, and More Awards: Congrats to Colson Thayer who scored second place in the Best News/Editorial Original Feature Story category of the Midwest Free Community Papers Awards for his Cityview piece “The Return of Record Shops.” You can check out the story here.  Congratulations to Miles Fritz and Abby Schindel for their production “Type...

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SJMC Monday Memo – March 6, 2023

BEA Student Networking Night, March 8, 7 p.m. (CST) BEA student members are invited to participate in an evening of networking with broadcast executives, recruiters, producers, news directors, engineers, sales executive, anchors, reporters, manager and MORE. Companies invited include Hearst Television, Nexstar Media Group, TEGNA Inc, Walt Disney, Cox Media Group, Salem Media group, Cumulus...

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SJMC Monday Memo – Feb. 27, 2023

Women in Leadership panel on March 1  Drake SJMC will host a Women in Leadership panel on Wednesday, March 1, 4-5:30 p.m., in Levitt Hall.  Emily Abbas will lead four female Drake alumni from Bankers Trust through discussions about their leadership experiences. Students can meet with the panelists in a small group to ask questions...

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SJMC Monday Memo – Feb. 20, 2023

SJMC students earn top honors in major competitions A Racial Justice PSA created by Dylan Deangelo, Abby King, McCade Gowdy and Aaron Khan-Gumm won Gold at the American Advertising Federation of Des Moines competition. They will advance to the District competition later this spring. Amelia Sims and Kendall Hunt won a silver award in direct...

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SJMC Monday Memo – Feb. 6, 2023

Plan to attend: SJMC Women in Leadership Conference Mark your calendar for the Women in Leadership panel on Wednesday, March 1, 4-5:30pm, in Levitt Hall.  We will have four female Drake alumni joining us from Bankers Trust.  Emily Abbas will lead panelists through discussions about their experiences in leadership positions, advice, tips, and even make...

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SJMC Monday Memo – Jan. 30, 2023

SJMC scholarship applications due Wednesday Numerous scholarships and awards are available to continuing SJMC students. Apply here. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. February 1, 2023. Spring Activities Fair The Spring Activities Fair will be hosted from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. on February 1st. Opportunities to Cover BEA and NAB Conferences in Las Vegas! The application...