School of Media and Journalism
Four Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Students Earn $3,000 Scholarships
Six area college students were selected for scholarships in memory of longtime Akron Beacon Journal editor John S. Knight and public relations professional Ludel Sauvageot. A seventh student has received a scholarship from the Akron Press Club. This year Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State students from the Sch…
School of Journalism and Mass Communication Internship Database Makes Students’ Search Easier
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has launched an internship database designed to streamline communication between students and intern employers. Michele Ewing, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the public relations intern…
Three Faculty Members to Retire from Journalism School
From Taylor Hall to the third floor of Franklin Hall, Fred Endres, Carl Schierhorn and Tim Smith have been professional neighbors for more than 20 years. These three cornerstones of the journalism sequence have counseled hundreds of young journalists as professors in the School of Journalism and Mas…
School Of Journalism And Mass Communication To Host First Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Multimedia Workshop
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host its first Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Multimedia Workshop — a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop — June 14-16 in Franklin Hall on the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Campus. Media professionals, faculty members, s…
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Students To Launch Data-Driven Website That Features Goings-On In Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ
Students from Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences have created a data-driven website, www.opencampuskent.com that features a recent feed of what’s happening in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ area including Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State campus buildings. When the OpenCampus Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ websit…
Students From The Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Schools of Journalism and Digital Sciences to Launch New Data-Driven Website
What's going on? OpenCampus Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ has the answer. This website features a recent feed of what's happening wherever you are in Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, even at the campus building level—and it was created by students. When the OpenCampus Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ website launches April 26, users will be able to get the latest crime updates…
Veteran Journalist Eric Mansfield Joins Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State As Executive Director, University Media Relations
WKYC-TV anchor and reporter Eric Mansfield will become Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s new executive director for university media relations. The award-winning journalist and Akron native begins his new position with the university on June 1. Mansfield will lead the media relations team in the University…
2012 Mcgruder Lecture and Awards Luncheon Takes Place March 26
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity, at an awards luncheon and lecture on Monday, March 26, on the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Campus. The award, from th…
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Honors Cleveland’S Plain Dealer Editor With r 2012 Mcgruder Award for Media Diversity on March 26
Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who enco…
Cleveland’s Plain Dealer Editor Named 2012 McGruder Award for Media Diversity Winner
Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media profess…
