With registration season fast approaching, there are a number of new courses being offered by the Media/Comm and Digital Cultures departments in the new semester. From design to portfolio development to analysis of film and television programs, these new courses offer more than ever before for students to continue exploring into the media realm: COMM … Continue reading
Fisher Students to Attend 2015 PRSSA Conference
By Erin Rosenberry In November, students from St. John Fisher will be attending the Public Relation Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta has become a public relations hot spot in the past decades, playing host to a number of different PR firms including Edelman and Jackson Spaulding, along with playing … Continue reading
PRSA Rochester Hosts Annual PR Apprentice Competition
By Erin Rosenberry On October 2nd and 3rd, the Rochester chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) held its annual PR Apprentice Program to support Ibero’s Early Childhood Center’s Lending Library, a program dedicated to assisting and promoting literacy to children enrolled at the center. Working in teams of three or four, students met … Continue reading
Room dedicated in honor of sports reporter
By Julia Laude The Department of Media and Communication conference room has been renamed in honor of sport broadcaster Lowell MacMillan and his impact on the Rochester community. Many representatives of the college attended the dedication ceremony April 13, including President Dr. Donald Bain. He gave a brief history of MacMillan’s work in the communication field. … Continue reading
Courier places third in annual better newspaper contest
By Julia Laude The Cardinal Courier earned third-place honors for both overall excellence and excellence in sports coverage in this year’s Better Newspaper Contest, sponsored by the New York Press Association for college newspapers around the state. For the contest, student work is submitted to categories like general excellence, best news story, best column, best sports … Continue reading
MIT professor speaks at Lobene Lecture
By Julia Laude A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor captured the St. John Fisher College audience by explaining how technology is a big distraction in our everyday lives. MIT professor Sherry Turkle visited St. John Fisher College on March 23 to speak with students, faculty and staff at the Lobene Lecture about her perspective on … Continue reading
