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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Follow SJMC faculty and staff on BeReal
Want to get a glimpse into the lives of your Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication professors and staff? Most of them are on BeReal and actively posting/ Give them a follow (note: links only work on mobile): erickadae – Eric Adaeadprofhenry – Sandy Henryjkonfrst – Jennifer Konfrstrealamccoy – Amy McCoypnutz61 – Timm Pilchercsnider...
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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. 13, 2023
SJMC Friendship Party, Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Join us in Meredith East (1213 25th Street) for an SJMC Friendship Party on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Play fun “Minute to Win It” games with conversation hearts and jelly heart candies. We’ll also have pizza available on a first come,...
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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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Drake SJMC to host spring digital media workshops in Des Moines
The spring semester is in full swing this semester at Drake University. And the students aren’t the only ones who get to head back to class. Professor Chris Snider will be offering three workshops this semester sponsored by the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication. And new this year will be the SJMC Refresh...
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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...