Here at Illinois State, life can get hectic and sometimes you can miss out on what’s going on around you.
Social Media Roundup: What’s been going on in COM
Unit: Communication
A year into the pandemic, a look at the School of Communication
In March 2020 Illinois State and the rest of the world came to a standstill. The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) had begun its course throughout the United States, and life was beginning to look very different.
Meet the 2021 CTLT Teaching Scholars-in-Residence
Dr. Allison Alcorn, Dr. Sarah Boesdorfer, and Dr. Ashley Hall will develop in-depth professional development for CTLT’s Summer Institute.
Among the country’s best: Three COM Faculty win BEA awards
The BEA announced its winners for its 2021 Festival of Media Arts during a virtual event held March 29, and three COM faculty members–Dr. John McHale and Drs. Brent and Cheri Simonds–won prominent awards.
WZND Wins BEA Signature Station Award…Again
With immense pride, our very own WZND Fuzed Radio Station took home the gold, and secured the title, “Radio National Signature Station,” for the remainder of 2021. This is not the first time WZND has won this very award. Previously, in 2018, they earned the very same title.
COM alumni recognized for excellence by AWC
The local AWC chapter recognized three women for excellence, and two of them have ties to COM–one is a current student the other an alumna.
COM Week gone virtual for 2021
For 40 consecutive years, COM Week has been organized and executed by the School of Communication. Last year COVID-19 caused the cancelling the week-long event. This year, the annual event was held online, specifically on Zoom.
Alumnus Michael Durr’s career path to publication leadership
Picture this: you get a phone call from your boss inviting you on a trip to Antarctica, where you, a photographer, writer, and videographer, will have the opportunity of a lifetime. Getting to travel to Antarctica is just one of the many amazing things Illinois State University alumni, Michael Durr, has had the chance to
Flipping the page: The Vidette shifts to entirely online format
The paper will print its final pages on April 27 with a commemorative edition. It will move to an entirely online format starting in the fall semester.
ISU alum and YouTube star Keith Habersberger delivers COM Week keynote
A small earthquake served as Los Angeles resident Keith Habersberger’s alarm clock on the morning of his keynote speech for the School of Communication’s COM Week 2021.
