Monday, November 16, 2009
The Lawrence G. Foster Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) was awarded the Pacesetters Award at the 2009 National PRSSA Conference in San Diego. (more)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Penn State Public Broadcasting will air "No. 4 Street of Our Lady," a documentary film about the Holocaust, at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, on WPSU-TV. The film was produced and directed by three Penn State faculty members and debuted in March of 2009. Following the film, WPSU host Patty Satalia sits down with filmmaker and Penn State faculty member, Judy Maltz, as part of a special edition of "Conversations from Penn State." (more)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Penn State always has had a strong reputation for producing top talent for General Electric. Because of this, General Electric has awarded a shared GE Partnership Award to Penn State Career Services, the College of Communications and the Smeal College of Business. The GE Partnership Award is presented to schools who are top producers of GE talent and whose students excel in academics, leadership and work experience. The award is presented just once every five years. (more)
Monday, November 09, 2009
On Nov. 9, USA Today -- the nation's top-selling newspaper -- in cooperation with Penn State launched a new e-Edition for Penn State students as part of the University's continuing mission to promote newspaper reading as a way of integrating real world with classroom study. Since 1997, Penn State has had a readership program in place -- the first of its kind in the nation and a model for more than 500 collegiate readership programs nationwide. (more)
Friday, November 06, 2009
A book by a Penn State faculty member in the College of Communications has been honored as the top book on mass media history published in 2008. (more)
Thursday, November 05, 2009
An executive vice president of CBS Sports will participate in a free public session coordinated by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building) on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Longtime residents of the city of New Kensington shared their recollections of a half-century ago for a Penn State New Kensington project on the history of the area. Developed by a partnership between the campus' communications program and the Northern Westmoreland Foundation, the "New Kensington Is" video is a collection of interviews with older residents of the city and the surrounding areas, emphasizing the stories of the mid-century generations. The oral history of residents who worked for Alcoa in the 1940s, 1950s, or 1960s illuminates the rich cultural and social history of the American community. Allen Larson, assistant professor of communications, and Abhinav Aima, instructor in communications, headed the project. Jessalyn Oliver, a 2008 Communications graduate, served as assistant producer. (more)
Friday, October 30, 2009
A panel of recent Penn State alumni entrepreneurs and faculty members will address "Entrepreneurship in the Internet Age," focusing on emerging opportunities for young media professionals, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in 104 Thomas Building on the University Park campus. (more)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Accounts and commentary focused on Serena Williams' now-infamous outburst during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open in August subtly reinforced gender stereotypes for female athletes, according to a new study by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State. (more)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Like knee boots, capes and cloaks, vampires are trendy again. In books and movies, on magazine covers, TV and the Internet -- it's hard to avoid blood suckers in the media lately. While several recent book series about vampires have prompted their most recent popularity on the large and small screens, life-drawing, fanged creatures have been popular in literature longer than most people may believe. (more)