Category: Student News
Undergrad leads international Film Project
Mass Comm sophomore James Moss is making a Nigerian screenwriter’s dream a reality. A film critic hopeful, Moss is using globally available resources to produce the man’s screenplay and learn the production side of filmmaking. Moss, a native of Belleville, is pursuing degrees in mass communications and applied communication studies from SIUe. The international undertaking is … More Undergrad leads international Film Project
Freedom of Speech; PSA Contest
What does freedom of speech mean to you? Well, The NAB Education Foundation wants to hear and see what you have to say. You just might win a $2,500 scholarship! The contest is open to college students enrolled during the 2016-2017 school year. To enter, students must submit a 30-second television or radio public service announcement … More Freedom of Speech; PSA Contest
Scholarships are available!
The National Academy of Television – Arts & Sciences Mid America chapter has several scholarships up for grabs! You can find specific requirements, past winners, and more information about each scholarship available here. Application Deadline: April 1, 2016 Good Luck!
Don’t forget! GV Host auditions tomorrow!
Wanting to take MC 403 in the Spring’16?
The Mass Comm department recently added another MC 403 section (002) for Spring 16 if anyone needs to take it! Make sure to sign up on cougarnet before it fills up!
LOOK WHO CAME TO TOWN
by Abby McMahon Not often you’ll see a contender Hall of Famer in the world. Pure luck is what it takes. But that all changed on a Thursday around two o’clock. SIUE, had the privilege of having Dewayne Staats coming to school while promoting his new book “Position to Win”, and signing autographs in the … More LOOK WHO CAME TO TOWN
Global Village’s Fall 2015 Episode 6
In this Halloween episode, the GV gang tries to solve a mystery, learns how to carve a pumpkin and bake the seeds, continues a haunted visit at Bert’s Chuckwagon, heads to St. Louis to visit the Ripley’s Believe It or Not exhibit, screens a scary short film, gets a lesson in applying Halloween makeup, and … More Global Village’s Fall 2015 Episode 6
The Heroin Project
SIUE Foundation will host Ashley Seering and Cory Byers, Producers of “The Heroin Project” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug 20, 2015 at Birger Hall. More here. Ashley and Cory were interviewed on the St. Louis Public Radio. You can watch the trailer and read about the project. Congratulations Ashley and Cory !
Kari Williams presents at the 2015 AEJMC Conference in San Francisco
Kari Williams presented her master’s thesis “Riot Bias: A Textual Analysis of Pussy Riot’s Coverage in Russian and American Media” at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in San Francisco. The conference is peer reviewed and highly competitive. Her thesis committee members were professors Suman Mishra (chair), Elza Ibroscheva and … More Kari Williams presents at the 2015 AEJMC Conference in San Francisco


