Welcome to spring semester! Spring semester 2018 brings a few changes to Meredith Hall . . . It’s a girl! Weighing a teensy bit over 6 pounds, baby Coralin Jane Quinn this month joined mom Mallory Quinn, the SJMC dean’s assistant; dad Ryan, and big brother Max. Mallory will be on maternity leave until spring...
Category: School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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SJMC Monday Memo | Jan. 22, 2018
J Term class visits Drake’s Mexican partner SJMC internship coordinator Carlyn Crowe, far right, and English professor Jody Swilky, back row fourth from right, are leading a January Term class to Monterrey Tec, a University partner institution in Mexico. The class is examining the “Americanization of Mexico.” Spring assistantships available with University Communications University Communications has three opens...
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SJMC Monday Memo | Jan. 15, 2018
Ad senior is finalist for Young Professional award SJMC advertising major Sam Fathallah is a finalist for the Des Moines Young Professional Creative of the Year award. Sam is founder/owner of Sam Fathallah Creative, a film and photography agency, and he’s also served as Drake Magazine art director. The winner, as determined by public votes (vote...
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SJMC Monday Memo | Jan. 8, 2018
Meredith Hall is bustling again! Faculty, staff and students are back on campus to participate in January Term classes: Professor Chris Snider is teaching the first class in our new online Master of Arts in Communication program. Professors Sandy Henry and Todd Evans are collaborating on “Agency 199,” which is producing a multimedia project for...
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Drake University among nation’s top 50 values in private higher education
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance placed Drake at No. 42 on its list of the 100 best values in private universities for 2018.
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Drake seniors honored for achievements in public relations
Drake seniors Maddy Gildersleeve and Sarah Mondello received honors during the PR News PR People Awards Luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., this month.
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Drake student wins national writing award
Adam Rogan, a senior in the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, placed in the top 10 of the Hearst Journalism Foundation’s annual feature writing contest. His first-person multimedia story on boxing was published in Urban Plains, the School’s award-winning senior capstone website. Rogan’s work placed seventh in the national contest, which attracted 154...
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SJMC Monday Memo | Dec. 11, 2017
Have a good finals week and great winter break! See you in January! — SJMC faculty and staff Public relations students win national recognition Two Drake public relations seniors were recognized at the recent PR News annual awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. Maddy Gildersleeve was named PR News Student of the Year. The award recognizes “an...
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PR students win national honors
Two Drake public relations seniors were recognized at the recent PR News annual awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. Maddy Gildersleeve was named PR News Student of the Year. The award recognizes “an outstanding student who has demonstrated leadership, talent and passion” for public relations and communications. Sarah Mondello received honorable mention for PR News Intern of...
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Drake recognized for outstanding student voting rate in the 2016 election
After a campaign season brimming with politicians and pundits, Drake students cast their votes at an exceptionally high rate in the 2016 presidential election.