When the longstanding legacy of COM Week came to a close in April 2023, the School of Communication was forced to pivot and reimagine what professional development would look like for the future. Inspired by student feedback, invested alums, and faculty input, the Career COM-petency program was born—and is now ready to celebrate its one-year anniversary.
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TV-10 is celebrating its 50th anniversary and launching a campaign to raise $50,000
Illinois State University’s student-run television program, TV-10, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The journey, which began with the first live newscast on March 4, 1974, is now commemorated through a grand reunion on campus scheduled for April 12-13, 2024. Alumni and friends are invited to join the festivities, honoring 50 years of remarkable student achievement and involvement.
School of Communication alums launch the new Central Illinois Communication Association
Three things are guaranteed to happen when a group of School of Communication alums comes together. First, there will always be conversation—with a healthy dose of laugher, connection, and storytelling. Second, there will be coffee—hot, iced, or otherwise. And third, an idea will strike—and when it does, it will brew and percolate until a team of leaders emerges.
Coffee worth lapping up: Dr. Curt Livesay, M.S. ’07, opens Jasper’s Java in Bloomington
With the dual goal of brightening every customer’s day and helping pets find their forever home, Jasper’s Java is quickly becoming man’s best friend in Bloomington-Normal.
Tips for career success: COM alumni give advice during leadership panel
Three accomplished School of Communication alumni returned to campus Homecoming weekend to share their personal stories and career insights during the Share Your Success Leadership Panel.
The School of Communication reimagines COM Week: announces new Career COM-petency program
After four decades of the longstanding COM Week tradition, the time has come to reimage professional development in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Beginning this fall, the Career COM-petency program will replace the former model and mark the start of a new era.
ISU alum Michelle Maslanka produces documentary Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence with Year of the Phoenix Productions
As a child, Michelle Maslanka ’14 regularly assumed the role of a giant monster, destroying buildings, eating people, and wreaking havoc—at least until the clock expired. A classic arcade game enthusiast, Rampage won the heart of Maslanka at an early age.
ISU alum Todd Kober creatively connects hospitalized children with the NFL Draft
There’s not a day Todd Kober ‘97, M.S. ‘99 can recall where football was not a part of his life. In fact, Kober has never missed viewing an NFL Draft on TV—not once—until 2023. He traded that standing, annual TV date with the draft for a life-changing professional experience.
Mocktails: Making networking less intimidating for students
A networking is often the catalyst needed to jumpstart a career, but just the thought of going to one is enough to get any college student’s heart pounding. Networking can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.
School of Communication alum Jessa Hendricker ’19 finds her own glass slipper directing Cinderella
There is indeed a graceful way to gallop like a horse. At least, that’s what Jessa Hendricker discovered in her role directing Cinderella with the Community Players Theatre in March 2023.