Category: School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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...

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,...

Registration open for SJMC’s high school summer camp It’s time to get signed up for summer’s favorite camp! Registration for our Media Now high school camp is officially open. Join us July 10-13 on campus for the perfect amount of fun mixed in with upskilling your journalism experience. We only have 100 seats available and...

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...

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...

SJMC offices reopening Welcome back for the spring semester. The “Meredith East” SJMC faculty and staff offices at 1213 25th Street are open again on weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sidewalk closed The sidewalk along the east side of 25th Street will be closed just south of Carpenter Avenue while the building that formerly...

Spotlight event on Politics, Law, and Strategic Political Communication SJMC Professor Amy McCoy and Drake junior Jessica Seelinger, a Strategic Political Communication (SPC) and Public Relations major, joined Drake’s Virtual Spotlight on Politics, Law, and Strategic Political Communication on January 10 and spoke with prospective students about Drake’s academic and professional opportunities. Students and faculty...

Last semester, local creator Brad Podray visited a Drake University class and created a TikTok that got more than 5 million views. And now he’s going to teach you how to do the same thing. Professor Chris Snider and Podray are teaming up to teach a hands-on short-form video workshop at Drake University on Jan....

Happy New Year Several internship opportunities are available, details below. If you are in the internship search process, Timm Pilcher, assistant director, professional & career development services, can help guide you. Legislative Internship The Iowa Health Care Association, a non-profit trade association for post-acute care providers, is looking for a Spring paid legislative intern. This...

The University is closed Friday, December 23 – Monday, January 2. The SJMC Monday Memo will resume the week of January 9. We wish you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday.   SJMC senior wins prestigious Hearst Award  CJ Younger won 7th place in the Hearst Feature Writing Contest for the story “Tchaikovsky versus splendid isolation”...