The Central Iowa Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America presented two of Drake’s assistant professors of public relations with 2013 Awards of Excellence, the highest individual honors bestowed by the organization. Kelly Bruhn, Ph.D., APR, was named Outstanding Chapter Member, and David Remund, Ph.D., APR, was named Outstanding PR Professional.
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Drake Advertising students win GRIT challenge
The American Advertising Federation of Des Moines (AAFDSM) held its annual student conference, GRIT, on November 8. The event was held at Meredith Corporation headquarters and it attracted students from Iowa State, DMACC, Simpson, Grand View and Drake. During the event the Iowa Food Systems Council presented their current campaign, Cultivate Iowa, of which ’07...
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Drake magazines bring home awards
The work of Drake SJMC students continues to impress on the national level. Drake brought home several awards at the National College Media Convention in New Orleans this weekend. DrakeMagazine.com won the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Award for Best Web Presence. Think magazine won for Best Mobile App in the College Media Association Awards. Drake...
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2013 Drake JMC Days schedule
JMC Days will take place Oct. 21-25. All week long Treats in the Meredith breezeway! Lunch with SJMC Mentors: First year SJMC majors are invited to have lunch with members of the SJMC Advisory Council. Sign up through JMC30 and David Wright. Guest speakers in classes: All students are invited to sit in on other...
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Why we bought a drone
SJMC Professors Chris Snider and Lori Blachford discuss why the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication bought a drone. The drone was purchased by the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies. Video by SJMC students Annelise Tarnowski and Cameron Johnson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXGiUkva9qg
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Students report on Vice President Biden’s Iowa visit
Indianola, Iowa – Several journalism students rubbed elbows Sunday with state and national politicians and with members of the national press corps. The occasion was the 36th annual steak fry hosted by Sen. Tom Harkin, and this year’s keynote speaker was Vice President Joe Biden. Also speaking was San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who delivered...
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DSLR photography workshop at Drake Sept. 28
Professor Chris Snider will host a DSLR photography workshop at Meredith Hall on Drake University's campus on Sept 28. The workshop is sponsored by the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies at Drake University.
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Seven magazine awards for Drake students
Drake University students claimed seven awards in a magazine contest conducted by the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The awards were handed out Saturday at the national AEJMC convention in Washington, D.C. Drake students won first place in two categories. Man Up won the Single Issue Magazine Editorial award and Rachel Weeks...
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Summer Internships: Magazine Majors Get to Work
Drake’s magazine majors will have plenty of stories to tell about how they spent their summers. From Des Moines to New York to Dallas to Kansas City, to name a few, students are putting their communication skills to work in magazine journalism, e-commerce, social media, public relations, marketing, and human resources. See the list below....
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Web design students publish portfolio sites
Students in Chris Snider’s Web Page Design class created portfolio website using the WordPress content management system this semester. Here are some examples of their work: