UA Student Magazine Wins Four National Honors
UA’s student-produced, international travel magazine Alpine Living has won a total of four national awards for both its full-gloss magazine and its corresponding website.
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UA Dance Group Previews Edinburgh Fringe Offering
Yonder Contemporary Dance Company will debut a piece titled “IRL” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Morgan Auditorium. The performance is free and open to the public. Yonder is comprised of University of Alabama students and is presenting this preview performance to prepare for a week of shows at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2018.
C&IS Students Raise $135,000 to Feed Hungry Children
Students from the College of Communication and Information Sciences have raised more than $135,000 for Secret Meals for Hungry Children over the course of 13 semesters.
Holt Wins Speak Off; Six Finalists Eligible to Compete for $10,000 Prize
UA Student Christian Holt won first place at the 2017 Speak Off, a public speaking competition hosted by the College of Communication and Information Sciences.
Capstone Agency and Campus PRSSA Chapter Win National Honors
The University of Alabama’s Capstone Agency was awarded Best Campaign and Best Tactic in the 2017 Public Relations Student Society of America Student-Run Firm Awards. Also, UA’s PRSSA chapter was recognized nationally for its campus service.
UA Students’ Campaign to Air Nationally on Fox Sports U
University of Alabama advertising and public relations students Katie Bell, Willow Ennen and Arianna Straggas had their advertising campaign selected to air nationally by Fox Sports U. Bell, of Memphis, Ennen, of San Francisco, and Straggas, of Waltham, Massachusetts, worked to develop copy, graphics and creative ideas for their campaign. Their group won and was
Fox Sports U Selects UA Students’ Campaign to Air Nationally
Fox Sports U selected a University of Alabama student commercial campaign project about the Positive Coaching Alliance to air nationally through the end of the NFL season.
UA Professor Documents Hurricane Harvey’s Local News Coverage
Dr. Chandra Clark traveled to Houston to document the local news coverage of Hurricane Harvey in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters and a team from the University of Oklahoma.
UA’s C&IS Prominent at AEJMC Annual Conference
C&IS faculty take an active role in AEJMC leadership and membership, and will host the Southeast Colloquium in Spring 2018.
UA’s Greer Elected President of Mass Communication Association
Dr. Jennifer Greer, associate provost for administration at The University of Alabama, has been elected president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.