SJMC film selected for festival showcase A team of students from Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the drama department competed in the Des Moines 48-Hour Film Project. Their film was selected for the Best of 48-Hour Horror Festival showcase. It will be screened on Halloween night at Fleur Cinemas, among 14...
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SJMC Monday Memo – Oct. 21, 2024
Attend PRSSA Agency Tour All Drake University students are invited to join PRSSA for an Agency Tour on Friday, Oct. 25. The tour starts at 9:30 a.m. and concludes at 2 p.m. Students will visit the Iowa Cubs, Two Rivers Marketing and Trilix Marketing. Rides are available. Reach out to Maria.Heath@drake.edu to sign up. Students...
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SJMC Monday Memo – Oct. 14, 2024
Join the 48-hour film festival The DBS 48-hour film festival begins this weekend. For those who don’t know, the 48-hour film festival is a film-making competition built for students to show off and gain recognition for their film making skills. Either by yourself, with your own team of friends, or with a DBS exec member’s...
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SJMC Monday Memo – Oct. 7, 2024
Dr. Kelly Bruhn, APR, Honored as Outstanding Educator by PRSA Dr. Kelly Bruhn, APR, Associate Dean and beloved professor, has been awarded the Outstanding Educator Award by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). This prestigious honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to public relations education and will be celebrated at PRSA’s annual conference, ICON 2024,...
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Dr. Kelly Bruhn, APR, Honored as Outstanding Educator by PRSA
Des Moines, IA – October 2, 2024 – The Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to announce that Dr. Kelly Bruhn, APR, Associate Dean and beloved professor, has been awarded the Outstanding Educator Award by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). This prestigious honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to public...
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SJMC Monday Memo – Sept. 30, 2024
Clients for Advertising, SPC and PR classes and capstones The Public Relations capstone class (above) is working with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa. PR Planning and Management students will be building strategic plans for the Iowa Public Health Association. SPC class Public Affairs Planning & Management will be working for Prevent Child Abuse...
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Celebrating Meredith Hall: A Mies Masterpiece Renewed
The Iowa Architectural Foundation and the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication are proud to announce a special event, Celebrating Meredith Hall: A Mies Masterpiece Renewed, on October 12th, 2024. This exciting evening will celebrate the restoration of Drake University’s Meredith Hall, a 1965 architectural landmark designed by modernist master Mies van der...
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SJMC Monday Memo – Sept. 23, 2024
Remembering NBA Hall of Fame Broadcaster Al McCoy SJMC alum and Phoenix Suns radio broadcaster Al McCoy has died, the Suns organization announced this weekend. McCoy spent 51 year with the Suns, making him the longest-tenured team broadcaster in NBA history. He was known for his trademark phrases “Shazam!” after a made 3-pointer and “Heartbreak...
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Drake Professors to lead two Virtual Generative AI workshops in October
Drake University professors Chris Porter and Chris Snider will lead two virtual generative AI workshops in October. The workshops are for beginners to the world of AI and for people looking to build generative AI tools into their companies. Intro to Generative AI When: 9-noon Oct. 2 Details: Attendees will learn about current generative AI...
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SJMC Monday Memo – Sept. 16, 2024
AP Style Workshop The Times-Delphic is hosting an AP style workshop in Meredith 124C Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 6-7 p.m. Support SJMC student filmmakers SJMC students and faculty are currently making a feature film, Devin & Mariya, which follows a guy and a girl who fall in love when they least expect it. Thier relationship is...