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3 new professors join faculty The SJMC welcomes three new faculty members this fall. Catherine Staub, CEO of Lexicon, was appointed as the new Fisher-Stelter chair of magazine journalism. Matt Thornton, formerly of Louisiana College, joins the PR faculty. Grace Provenzano, who comes from San Francisco State University, will teach in news and digital media...

We rock! Congratulations to Cole Norum, who was a regional winner in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest. Cole was recognized for a photo illustration for Drake Magazine; his work will now move up to the national competition. National winners will be notified in late spring. Drake Magazine was a finalist for...

Combined journalism capstone For the first time, senior broadcast news, radio-tv producing and magazine majors are all working together in the same capstone. Their project is Urban Plains, a website featuring rich, immersive multimedia storytelling. Collaboration among the different majors is essential and will pay dividends for these students in their careers. Student update Courtney...

Welcome back! Here’s hoping that everyone’s spring break was a restful one, and that the rest of your school year is fun and productive.

SPJ finalists Drake University journalists are finalists in four categories in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards. The regional winners will be announced in Omaha at the Region 7 Spring Conference March 27-28. Those winners move on to the national competition. Drake’s finalists include: Best Digital-Only Student Publication: Think Best...

Students attend Ad Summit For the fifth consecutive year, Drake Ad Majors attended the Student Advertising Summit (SAS) in Minneapolis. Close to 300 students from 7 states attended the all-day event that included two keynote speakers, your choice of four out of twelve workshops, three round table networking sessions, recruiting tables, portfolio reviews and agency...

We rock! Advertising students Melanie Buck and Amanda Seiberlich have been notified that they have won Addy awards in the local American Advertising Federation contest this month. They will find out during the awards ceremony Feb. 21 whether they have won gold or silver. Congratulations, Melanie and Amanda! Visiting Professionals Journalist and host of “The...

T-D wins seven first-place awards The Times-Delphic won 12 awards Thursday, including seven first-place nods, in the annual Iowa College Media Association contest. The awards recognized work published in 2013-14, under Editor-in-Chief Taylor Soule. The awards were handed out Thursday night at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Des Moines as part of the ICMA and...

Polish up your resume and get out your dress shoes! The Drake career fair 2015 is scheduled for Feb. 12 in Olmsted. More than 300 employers have signed up to participate — a full house! The 3-3:30 p.m. slot is reserved for seniors only, and 3:30-6 p.m. for all students. Wear professional attire and bring...

Welcome back to campus! We hope your break was both restful and fun. Some SJMC faculty and students have been busy this month with J Term activities: Professor Jill Van Wyke and politics Professor Rachel Paine Caufield collaborated on a J Term seminar in Washington, D.C., that explored the new Congress. Austin Cannon, a news-Internet...