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PR students win national honors

Drake student public relations work has won a professional category in the national Association for Women in Communications 2017 Clarion Awards contest. PR students’ 2016 senior capstone campaign to promote the community of Manning, Iowa, beat professional PR entries to win the Community Relations category.  The Manning work also won the student PR campaign category....

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SJMC Monday Memo | May 8

Advertising senior celebrate their capstone presentations. Ad seniors present capstone campaigns The advertising seniors presented their campaigns to the client, the National Pork Board, on Friday. The campaign targeted marketing pork products to millennial consumers. Seniors, pick up your coffee mug Seniors can get their SJMC coffee mug from Shari Tenney in Mer. 118. Good luck...

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SJMC Monday Memo | May 1

The back lobby of Meredith Hall was filled with alumni and current and retired faculty this weekend for the annual SJMC alumni reception. See more photos on Facebook.  It’s official: Drake SJMC is reaccredited! The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications last week took its final vote and unanimously decided that Drake...

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SJMC Monday Memo | April 24, 2017

Congrats to SJMC’s Adams Leadership winners A host of SJMC faculty and students were nominated for awards at last week’s Adams Leadership Convocation. Among the winners: Ashley Blazek, top sophomore Haley Davis, top junior Bryann Sullivan, Drake Service Award Jake Bullington, outstanding organization officer (Times-Delphic) Kelly Bruhn, outstanding adviser (PRSSA) SJMC alum to discuss starting...

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SJMC Monday Memo | April 10, 2017

2010 grad discusses Fulbright project Ellie Bastian, above, a 2010 Radio-TV Producing graduate, participated in a Drake celebration of the Fulbright program last Friday by discussing the project she undertook as a Fulbright Scholar: traveling in Russia to create a documentary. Free professional headshots taken today Free headshots are being taken on Monday, April 10,...

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SJMC Monday Memo | April 3, 2017

PRSSA selling SJMC sweatshirts The Drake chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America is selling SJMC sweatshirts for $25. This year’s shirts are navy blue with white lettering. Pre-orders will be taken until April 5. Orders can be placed through this link: http://bit.ly/2ohr2qG. Digital media production student wins 2 Emmys SJMC sophomore Anna Steenson...

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SJMC Monday Memo | March 27, 2017

SJMC student named VP for student activities News major Anna Jensen was recently elected the student body’s vice president for student activities. Congratulations to Anna! Student recognition reception set for April 9 The annual SJMC student recognition reception to honor SJMC award and scholarship winners will be Sunday, April 9, 4-6 p.m. in Levitt Hall of...

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SJMC Monday Memo | March 20, 2017

Come meet NPR editor Luis Clemens Luis Clemens, senior diversity editor for National Public Radio, will be on campus Tuesday, March 21, and Wednesday, March 22. His visit will include: A public lecture on “Facts, Freedoms and the Pursuit of Journalism” at 7 p.m., March 21, in Cowles Reading Room. Clemens will discuss the challenges of...

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SJMC Monday Memo | March 6, 2017

SJMC students nominated for Emmys SJMC students have been nominated for Emmy awards in the Upper Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Hannah Bigot, Ethan Fickau, A.J. Thiede, Lauren Baker and Brooke Haesemeyer were nominated for public service announcements. Anna Steenson was nominated for public affairs. Steenson and Bigot were nominated...