Recent Student Awards and Accomplishments in the College of Communication

Students in the college continue to surprise and impress!

*~*~*~ Two Writing Arts students have recently published work that they workshopped in their creative writing courses at Rowan.  Lynn Albanese, a Writing Arts student, has had her poem “The Muse,” developed in Ron Block’s Writing Poetry class last semester, published in the journal Stray Branch. Jack Potchen, a Biological Sciences student, has had two short stories published that he worked on in a spring 2009 Creative Writing I class with Bob Evans: “The Bad Man” in Sonar 4 Ezine and “Sludge” in Absent Willow Review. You can check out Stray Branch, Sonar 4, and Absent Willow Review at their websites listed below:

http://www.thestraybranch.org/

http://www.sonar4ezine.com/

http://absentwillowreview.com/

Congratulations to Lynn, Jack, Ron, Bob, and the peers that helped these students with their workshopping process!

*~*~*~ Four of our Communication Studies majors have been chosen to present their works of original research at the 101^st annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association.  ECA is the oldest professional communication association in the United States and competition to present at the annual conference is typically fierce. The authors and their paper titles are as follows:

Jillian Beley, “The Contemporary Sexual Double Standard: Implications for Role Conflict, Sexual Risk Taking and Female Sexual Identity.”

Kate Harman, “For Love of the Game: Standpoint Theory in the World of Women’s Athletics.”

Kevin Lessard, “Case Study in Campaign Communication: Communication Directors and Media Strategy in 1980 and 1992 Presidential Campaigns.”

Lisa Pontelandolfo, “Perceptions of Dysfunction: Rhetorical Constructions of Gender in M Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense.”

Being selected to present work at the conference is a sign of the dedication and achievement of these students, as well as a marker of the excellence of the Communication Studies program.  Congratulations, Jillian, Kate, Kevin, Lisa and the Communication Studies department!

Recent Student Accomplishments – January 2010

*~*~*~ A documentary produced in Diana Nicolae’s Spring ‘09 Documentary Production course has been awarded a Cine Golden Eagle.  Because this award is both prestigious (past winners include Ken Burns and Steven Spielberg) and very competitive (over 1000 entries per year), the accomplishment is one that should make us very proud.   The winning documentary is Empty Room.  The film is about a family’s experience of drug addiction and loss.  Three Rowan students were part of the project – producer, Tara Acquesta; director, Patrick McKee; and editor, John Clements.  For more about the CINE awards, please visit http://cine.org/about-cine/about-us/index.php Congratulations to Tara, Patrick, John, Diana, and the entire RTF program!

*~*~*~ Our university paper, The Whit, won the  Online Pacemaker Award.  This is quite an honor, as you can see from the release quoted below.  Read more about the award at: http://www.studentpress.org/acp/winners/opm09.html. This represents yet another example of the fine caliber of work being done by our College of Communication students!

The ACP Release: The 2009 ACP Online Pacemaker contest yielded approximately 45 percent more entries than the previous year, affirming that college publications across the nation are rapidly adapting to the steadily evolving world of media. The 223 total entries were divided into the following categories: Four-Year Daily Newspaper, Four-Year Non-Daily Newspaper, Two-Year Newspaper and Non-newspaper sites, including Broadcast, Yearbook, Magazine and Online-only publications.
The contest was judged by Ellyn Angelotti, Interactivity Editor for the Poynter Institute, a leader in online journalism training and education. Angelotti noted that the top sites displayed excellence in the following areas: Integration of multimedia and user-generated content; Navigability; Breadth of coverage, including in-depth reporting; Custom, clean design; Sound news judgment on the home page.

*~*~*~The staff of Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM earned two awards from the Philadelphia College AIR (Achievement in Radio) Awards presented by the March of Dimes. E.J. Campbell was recognized for “Rowan Sports Minute” in the category Best College Sports Reporting. The segment focused on the death of Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas. He also won first place for Best College Radio Editorial for his report on the Phillies post-season. The students of WGLS have won 19 Philadelphia College AIR Awards since 2002.  Congrats to EJ and the station!

Rowan Prof. David Bianculli in the Media Spotlight

Our “own” David Bianculli (RTF) has a new book, Dangerously Funny, coming out on Dec 1st with Simon & Schuster/Touchstone. The book is about the public controversies regarding The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on CBS (look it up on Wikipedia, young folks).

Reviewers are already raving about the book and it has garnered Professor Bianculli some impressive media attention.  An interview with NPR’s Terry Gross will run next Monday, Nov. 30th, on Fresh Air. Professor Bianculli will also be featured in a segment on Good Morning America that will be aired on Tuesday, December 1st (in the second hour of the broadcast), and he will appear on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday, December 4th.

Congratulations to Professor Bianculli on this accomplishment.  I, for one, can’t wait to read the book!

LBA

Giving Thanks for Higher Education

It’s pretty easy (inevitable maybe) to take for granted the opportunities and privileges we have in life.  One of those is the chance to participate in this community of learning that we call Rowan University.  So, as the holiday of Thanksgiving approaches, let us take a moment to consider and give thanks for our chance to be a part of this institution of higher education.

Higher education in the U.S. didn’t begin until around 1636, when the first college – Harvard – was established.  By the time of the American Revolutionary War, there were 9 colleges/seminaries in the U.S.  Of course, they only admitted white men and generally had less than 100 students each.  These schools were primarily created to train men in religion, and were established by religious groups (Presbyterians established the College of NJ during that period – it is now Princeton).

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many more colleges were established.  They weren’t particularly expensive, but they were rather elite.  White men were the only enrollees, and most of them were from upper class families, because they could afford the lost income of having an adult in school – rather than working – for the time of the college attendance.  Most of those who attended never graduated with a degree.

In 1837, a woman was admitted to Oberlin College, thereby beginning the U.S. history of co-ed schools of higher education.  They weren’t common, however.  During the mid-1800s, there was an increase of women enrolling in all female “normal schools” to train as teachers.  By the 1870s, over 95 colleges were admitting women into a co-ed environment.

During that same period, higher education as a whole also became somewhat more racially diverse.  In 1854, the first African American male college was established.  In 1962, James Meridith became the first black man to attend the University of Mississippi – U.S. marshals were needed to get him safely onto campus. In 1881, the first college for African American women, Spellman, was created.  These schools created new opportunities for black individuals in the U.S.

While the mid-late 1800s created somewhat more racial and sex diversity, higher education remained the domain of those with money.  Not considered a need for most occupations, a degree was simply something that most families could not afford.

In the late 1800s to 1910, many “land grant” universities were established, following the Morrill Act.  This marked the beginning of the support of state and federal government for higher education and a marked increase in schools offering graduate programs, and becoming universities, rather than colleges.

During the period between 1940-1970s, many things happened to increase the diversity and availability of college education for U.S. citizens.  In 1944, the GI bill was passed, providing tuition funding for veterans and enabling far more individuals of lower socioeconomic groups to attend college/university.  The same year, the United Negro College Fund was established, also providing means for greater economic diversity in students.  Over this same period, there was an increase in support by federal and state agencies, and by the 70s, financial aid (in the form of Pell grants and loans) was firmly established.

From these historical developments, we have created a culture in which many people can and do attend institutions of higher education, both colleges and universities.  While greater diversity, in many ways, is still a goal, it is now possible for students of every race, both sexes, and a full range of socioeconomic statuses to pursue a degree.  This enhances both the lives of those who attend and the learning communities of which they become a part.

As Thanksgiving draws close, let us all be thankful that, given the  many changes in higher education – legal and cultural – over the last several centuries, we have the opportunity to be here, together, learning and sharing.  Thank you for being a part of this culture of learning with me.

LBA

Open Classes for Spring 10 in the College of Communication

Now that the first wave of registration is over, we begin the difficult process of determining if any classes must be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.  If you have not yet registered, I encourage you to do so now, to help prevent the courses you may need from being deleted.  As of right now, the list of open courses in the college includes:

 

Title	Day  Beg   End   Bldg Room  (Type)
INTRO ADVERTISING	T       1345 1500 BOZ 112 W       1345 1500 BOZ 114
INTRO ADVERTISING	T       1345 1500 BOZ 112 R       1345 1500 BOZ 118
INTRO ADVERTISING	T       1345 1500 BOZ 112 R       1515 1630 BOZ 118
INTRO ADVERTISING	TR      0800 0915 EDUC 2101
PRINT MEDIA COPYWRIT	MW      0925 1040 ROBSON 210
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS-WI	T       1050 1205 BOZ 114 T       1215 1330 BUNCE 107
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS-WI	T       1050 1205 BOZ 129 T       1215 1330 BUNCE 107
PUBLIC SPEAKING	MW      0800 0915 HAWTHN 104
PUBLIC SPEAKING	MW      0800 0915 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	MW      0925 1040 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	WF      1215 1330 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	MW      1645 1800 HAWTHN 104
PUBLIC SPEAKING	TR      0800 0915 HAWTHN 104
PUBLIC SPEAKING	TR      0925 1040 HAWTHN 104
PUBLIC SPEAKING	TR      0925 1040 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	TR      1515 1630 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	TR      1645 1800 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	F       0925 1205 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	M       1830 2100 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	W       1830 2100 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	R       1830 2100 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	T       1830 2100 HAWTHN 204
PUBLIC SPEAKING	T       2000 2230 CAMDEN
MASS MEDIA & THEIR INFLUENCES	MW      1515 1630 HAWTHN 204
MASS MEDIA & THEIR INFLUENCES	MW      1215 1330 BOZ 135
MASS MEDIA & THEIR INFLUENCES	TR      0925 1040 BOZ 135
MASS MEDIA & THEIR INFLUENCES	T       1830 2100 HAWTHN 104
SMALL GROUP COMMUNIC-WI	TR      1515 1630 BOZ 108
COMMUNICATION THEORY	TR      0800 0915 BOZ 107
COMMUNICATION THEORY	TR      1215 1330 BOZ 107
COMMUNICATION THEORY	MW      0800 0915 BOZ 108
COMMUNICATION THEORY	F       0925 1205 BUNCE 104
COMMUNICATION THEORY	MW      1515 1630 BOZ 108
COMMUNICATION THEORY	T       1830 2100 BOZ 107
ETHICAL ISS IN HUMAN COMM	TR      1345 1500 EDUC 2105
ETHICAL ISS IN HUMAN COMM	TR      1050 1205 SCIENC 338
LINGUISTICS	M       2000 2230 CAMDEN
LINGUISTICS	R       1830 2100 ROBSON 305
FAMILY COMMUNICATION	F       0925 1205 BUNCE 205
COMM STUDIES RSRCH METHODS	TR      1215 1330 BOZ 108
COMM STUDIES INTERNSHIP II
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION	TR      1515 1630 BUNCE 104
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION	MW      0925 1040 BUNCE 303
CONSTRUCTING HEALTH	W       1645 1915 BOZ 107
RHETORICAL CRITICISM	MW      1345 1500 BUNCE 303
SEM IN COMM STUDIES-WI	F       1050 1330 BUNCE 304
SEM IN COMM STUDIES-WI	W       1645 1915 BUNCE 304
IMPROV PERS WRIT SKILLS	MW      1430 1545 CAMDEN
IMPROV PERS WRIT SKILLS	WF      0925 1040 BUNCE 206
IMPROV PERS WRIT SKILLS	TR      1050 1205 LBRARY 403
IMPROV PERS WRIT SKILLS	TR      0925 1040 BUNCE 206
WRITING LAB EXPERIENCE
INTEGRATED COLLEGE COMP I	MWF     0900 1015 CAMDEN
INTEGRATED COLLEGE COMP I	MWF     0800 0915 BUNCE 206
COLLEGE COMP I	TR      1215 1330 BUNCE 304
COLLEGE COMP I	TR      1645 1800 BUNCE 104
COLLEGE COMP I	MW      1345 1500 BUNCE 304
COLLEGE COMP II	WF      0800 0915 BOZ 131
COLLEGE COMP II	T       1720 1950 CAMDEN
COLLEGE COMP II	MW      0800 0915 BUNCE 304
COLLEGE COMP II	MW      0800 0915 BUNCE 321
COLLEGE COMP II	MW      0800 0915 LBRARY 401
COLLEGE COMP II	TR      1345 1500 BUNCE 205
COLLEGE COMP II	MW      1030 1145 CAMDEN
CREATIVE WRITING I	R       1830 2100 WILSON 206
BASICS ACAD ENGL NON-NAT SPKRS
ADV ACAD ENGL:NON-NAT SPKRS
SP TOPICS:INVESTIGATIVE JRN	M       1830 2100 BOZ 132B
SP TOPICS:SPORTS JOURNALISM II	MW      1515 1630 BOZ 132B
JOURN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES	TR      1050 1205 BUNCE 107
JOURNALISTIC WRITING	MW      1645 1800 BOZ 132B
NEWS REPORTING I	TR      0800 0915 BOZ 131
NEWS REPORTING I	MW      0925 1040 BOZ 132B
NEWS REPORTING II-WI	TR      1050 1205 BOZ 132B
FEATURE WRITING	MW      1215 1330 BOZ 118
MAG ARTICLE WRITING	TR      1050 1205 BOZ 131
MAG ARTICLE WRITING	MW      1215 1330 BOZ 132B
MAG ARTICLE WRITING	TR      0925 1040 BOZ 132B
PHOTOJOURNALISM	MW      1515 1630 BOZ 134
PUBLICATION LAYOUT/DESIGN	R       1515 1745 BOZ 134
PUBLICATION LAYOUT/DESIGN	T       1830 2100 BOZ 134
PUBLICATION LAYOUT/DESIGN	W       1830 2100 BOZ 134
PUBLICATION LAYOUT/DESIGN	F       0925 1205 BOZ 134
PUBLICATION LAYOUT/DESIGN	TR      0800 0915 BOZ 134
ENTERPRISE JOURNALISM	M       1830 2100 BOZ 134
MEDIA ETHICS	TR      1345 1500 BOZ 108
MEDIA ETHICS	MW      1345 1500 BOZ 132B
ONLINE JOURNALISM I	MW      1345 1500 BOZ 134
ONLINE JOURNALISM I	TR      1345 1500 BOZ 134
MEDIA LAW	M       1515 1745 BUNCE 107
BROADCAST NEWS WRITING	TR      1215 1330 BOZ 132B
JOURNALISM PRACTICUM II	F       0800 1030 BOZ 108
JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP II	F       0800 1030 EDUC 1056
PROBS CONT JOURNALISM-WI	TR      1345 1500 WILSON 204
COPY EDITING	TR      1215 1330 BOZ 131
ADV PUBLICATION LAYOUT	MW      1645 1800 BOZ 134
GLOBAL PUBLIC RELATIONS*FIRST MTG: 4/7*	W       1925 2155 BOZ 107
MEDIA PLANNING AND BUYING*FIRST MTG: 2/24*	W       1925 2200 BUNCE 348
CRISIS PUBLIC RELATIONS*FIRST MTG: 2/24*	W       1925 2200 BOZ 107
PUBLIC RELATIONS PLANNING*FIRST MTG: 2/25*	R       1830 2100 BUNCE 206
GRAD CASE STUDIES IN PUB REL*FIRST MTG: 1/21-2/18*	R       1830 2100 BUNCE 206
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMM*FIRST MTG: 1/20*	W       1925 2200 BOZ 107
STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS	W       1645 1900 EDUC 2103
ADV TECHNIQUES COMMUNICATION	M       1830 2100 LBRARY 401
INTERNSHIP	F       0800 0915 BOZ 132B
SEMINAR	T       1645 1915 BOZ 130
SEMINAR	T       1345 1630 BOZ 130
CORE II:RSRCH METHODS WRITERS	W       1830 2100 BOZ 108
SEMINAR II	T       1830 2100 BOZ 114
SP TP:VIS RHET/MULTIMODAL COMP	R       1830 2100 EDUC 2095
POETRY WORKSHOP	M       1830 2100 WESTBY 216
NONFICTION WORKSHOP	M       1830 2100 ROBSON 105
WRITING THE MEMOIR	R       1830 2100 BOZ 114
SP TOPICS PR:ETHICS	T       1515 1800 BOZ 118
INTRO PR/ADVERTISING RESEARCH	TR      1645 1800 BOZ 114
INTRO PUBLIC RELATIONS	M       1215 1330 BOZ 112 W       1215 1330 BUNCE 205
INTRO PUBLIC RELATIONS	M       1215 1330 BOZ 112 W       1515 1630 BOZ 107
INTRO PUBLIC RELATIONS	M       1215 1330 BOZ 112 W       1515 1645
INTRO PUBLIC RELATIONS	M       1215 1330 BOZ 112 T       1215 1330 BOZ 114
INTRO PUBLIC RELATIONS	WF      0800 0915 BOZ 114
PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTICUM	W       1645 1915 BOZ 129
PR/ADV INTERNSHIP II	F       1215 1330 BOZ 108
PUBLIC RELATIONS PLAN-WI	T       1645 1915 BOZ 135
SP TP:NEW MEDIA 2	R       1215 1500 BOZ 133
SP TOPICS:TV HIST & APPR 2	M       1645 1915 BOZ 112
SP TP:TV HIST & APPRECIATION 2	T       1050 1330 BOZ 112
SP TOP:NEW MEDIA 2	M       0925 1205 BOZ 133
THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY	T       0800 0950 BOZ 112 R       0800 0840 BOZ 118
THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY	T       0800 0950 BOZ 112 R       0900 0940 BOZ 118
THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY	T       0800 0950 BOZ 112 R       1000 1040 BOZ 118
THE RADIO INDUSTRY	M       1830 2100 BOZ 118
THE RADIO INDUSTRY	R       1830 2100 BOZ 118
FILM HIST/APPREC 2	W       1830 2100 BOZ 112
FILM HIST/APPREC 2	W       1515 1800 BOZ 112
FILM HIST/APPREC 2	W       1515 1800 BOZ 112
FILM HIST/APPREC 2	F       1515 1800 BOZ 112
IMAGES OF WOMEN IN FILM	T       1515 1800 BOZ 112
APP MEDIA AESTH:SIGHT/SND/STRY	F       0925 1120 BOZ 112 W       0950 1040 BOZ 118
APP MEDIA AESTH:SIGHT/SND/STRY	F       0925 1120 BOZ 112 W       1115 1205 BOZ 118
APP MEDIA AESTH:SIGHT/SND/STRY	F       1050 1330 BOZ 133B
INTRO TO NEW MEDIA	WF      0925 1040 BOZ 133
CURR ISS ELECT MEDIA	T       1215 1500 BOZ 118
TECHNIQUES DOC FILM PROD	R       0925 1205 BOZ 112
WRITING, RESEARCH, & TECH-WI	MW      1050 1205 BOZ 132B
WRITING, RESEARCH, & TECH-WI	MW      1215 1330 ROBSON 211
WRITING WITH STYLE-WI	TR      1345 1500 BOZ 131
FIELD EXPERIENCE IN WRIT ARTS
WRITE FOR THE WORKPLACE-WI	MW      1515 1630 BOZ 131
THE WRITER’S MIND-WI	MW      1515 1630 BUNCE 321
THE WRITER’S MIND-WI	MW      1215 1330 WILSON 206
THE WRITER’S MIND-WI	TR      1345 1500 BOZ 132B
THE WRITER’S MIND-WI	W       1830 2100 BOZ 131
THE WRITER’S MIND-WI	TR      0925 1040 LBRARY 401
EVALUATING WRITING	T       1830 2100 BUNCE 348
EVALUATING WRITING	MW      1645 1800 BOZ 131
WRITING AS MANAGERS-WIWEB ASSISTED	T       1830 2100 BOZ 131
INTRO TO WRITING ARTS	TR      1645 1800 BOZ 131
INTRO TO WRITING ARTS	TR      1645 1800 LBRARY 401
TUTORING WRITING	TR      1515 1630 ROBSON 121
WRITING ARTS PORTFOLIO SEM

Rowan Documentaries Win Two National Awards

By guest blogger – Ned Eckhardt

Two documentaries produced in television production professor Diana Nicolae’s documentary production class have won two first place awards in the College Broadcasting Inc.’s national television production awards 2009 competition. The winners were announced at the national CBI convention at the University of Texas at Austin.

Generation Rx, a hard-hitting look into prescription drug addiction, was awarded the Best Documentary prize. The crew for the documentary includes Milessa Stankowski and Harry Fleckenstein as producers, Steve Klink as director, Mike Gorzynski and Anthony Mennie as camera operators, and Tim Hill as editor. Generation Rx was made in cooperation with the Rowan Center for Addiction Studies and Pam Negro, and has been distributed to all 54 New Jersey colleges and many high schools. The documentary continues to have an impact in the world of drug prevention. It screened to a full house at the Pitman Theater in August, and will have a screening on November 3^rd at Rowan in the Student Center.

Life Behind Beards, a humorous look at the sub-culture of men with facial hair, was awarded first place in the Best Special Broadcast category. The documentary was recently honored and screened at the Downbeach Film Festival in Atlantic City. The crew consisted of Steve Hanulek as producer, Dan Ferrara as director, Ashley Zazzarino as camera, and David Monk as editor.

The College Broadcasters, Inc organization includes over 1,400 college television and radio stations as members. Their awards competition includes all of these colleges, and this year there were over 400 entries in the competition. Next to the Emmys and Oscars, the CBI competition is the largest student production competition in the US. In the past Rowan television productions have won first place in 2002, 2003, 2005. Since 2000 Rowan documentaries have won over 100 regional and national awards, including 6 Cine Golden Eagles, 4 Gracie awards, and many national awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.

http://www.askcbi.org/?p=711

http://www.downbeachfilmfestival.org/dbff/

Contact information

Generation Rx

Harry Fleckenstein – toolfleck@hotmail.com

Steve Klink – stevenaklink@gmail.com

Melissa Stankowski – missy.stankowski@nfl.com

Life Behind Beards

Stephen Hanulec – theycallmesteve@gmail.com

Ashley Zazzarino – adzazz1988@gmail.com

Faculty

Diana Nicolae  – nicolae@rowan.edu

Ned Eckhardt – Eckhardt@rowan.edu

Check Out the Fall 2009 Newsletter!

Lines of Communication for Fall 2009 is out and available for your reading pleasure at http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/communication/documents/LinesofCommunicationFall2009.pdf

Rowan Writing Center and the National Day on Writing

Our recently relocated and expanded writing center has some big plans for the upcoming semesters, and they have been engaging in fabulous activities to kick things off recently.  Last week, the Writing Center held an open house to mark the official “grand opening” of the new location.  On Tuesday of this week, the center celebrated National Day on Writing with a 24 hour writing marathon!  During that time, they helped over five dozen Rowan students with their writing, and generated more than sixty single-spaced pages of work.  You can check out the (impressive) writings at http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/gallery_pieces.php?galleryid=313039

Sandy Tweedie, our esteemed colleague in Writing Arts, wrote an opinion piece for the Star Ledger about writing, the National Day on Writing, and Rowan.  You can read an online version of  his article online at http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/10/national_day_on_writing_now_he.html

Kudos to Deb Martin (Writing Center Director), the student and professional staff of the center, and the Writing Arts Department, for engaging in this vitally important, and much needed, task of supporting students as they grow in their research and writing abilities.

Recent Student Accomplishments in the College

As usual, our students continue to impress not only us, but the larger communication field. In recent months, the following student recognitions have been achieved.

In August, the 2009 College Broadcasters Inc. National Student Production Awards finalists were announced and four of them were from Rowan’s College of Communication. Winners will be announced at the 88th Annual National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 28-Nov. 1.

• In the radio documentary category: From First Snap to Stagg: The History of Rowan Football – Produced by Joe Staudenmayer and Jim Vassallo. This program previously was awarded first place in the 2008 Mark of Excellence national competition conducted by the Society of Professional Journalists
• In the radio sports reporting category: Rowan Sports Minute – Hosted by EJ Campbell and aired on WGLS radio
• In the television special broadcast category: Life Behind Beards – Producer – Steve Hanulec, Editor- Dave Monk, Director – Dan Ferrara, Camera – Ashley Zazzarino – This documentary was developed in Diana Nicolae’s Spring 2009 documentary class and aired on RTN/channel 5
• In the television documentary/public affairs category: Generation RX – Producers – Melissa Stankowski and Harry Fleckenstein; Directors – Harry Fleckenstein and Steven Klink; Editor – Tim Hill. The students produced this film in Diana Nicolae’s Spring 2008 documentary class and it also was aired on RTN/channel 5

At the end of August, Kate Harman (Journalism major) was accepted as a 2009-2010 Humanities, Arts, Sciences and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) Scholar!  This achievement is truly remarkable because many of the scholars are graduate students, so Kate is one of a few select undergraduates to join this network.  The HASTAC Scholars program recognizes students who are “ working across the areas of technology, the arts, the humanities, and the social sciences, while also using their expertise and collaborative energy to develop HASTAC into a more dynamic and interactive virtual institution… In the wake of the crisis facing traditional news media, the HASTAC Scholars are “Citizen Journalists” exploring the next-generation possibilities for intellectual dialogue imaginable through digital technology.”

Today, we received word that our WGLS students have again outdone themselves in achieving recognition.  They have been named as finalists for EIGHT of the 2009 Philadelphia College Achievement in Radio Awards.  Winners will be announced on November 5^th.  The Rowan finalists are:

• Best College News/Public Affairs Host – Mandy Rippert – Community Affair: Journey Out of Autism: Interview with Leanne Whiffen
• Best College Sports Reporting (2) – Mandy Rippert – Interview with Independent Football League Commissioner Mike Von Allen;   E.J. Campbell – Rowan Sports Minute; the passing of Harry Kalas
• Best College on Air Personality – Doug Cohen – Doug’s Indy Rock Show
• Best Original PSA for the March of Dimes  – Written & produced by Doug Cohen & Jen Grasso
• Best College Radio Editorial – E.J. Campbell – Phillies Post Season Pondering
• Best College Radio Commerical/Promo – Doug Cohen – Oldies to the Future
• Best College Radio Documentary – Solace in a Bottle – Producers: Jessica Ortuso, Steve Maiorana and Beth Burnston

Also today, Diana Nicolae announced that two Rowan documentaries won honorary awards at the Downbeach Film Festival.  This makes two years in a row that our documentary students were recognized at that event.

• Empty Room-by Tara Acquesta-producer, Patrick McKee-director/camera and John Clements-editor.
• Life behind Beards-by Stephen Hanulec-producer, Dan Ferrara-director, Ashley Zazzarino-camera and David Monk-editor.

Congratulations to all of these students and the faculty, staff, and peers that have supported them in their academic and creative growth!

LBA

October 15th – College Colloquium #1 for AY10

On October 15th, at 10:50 a.m., we held our second in a series of planned college colloquia. The last was held in the spring and focused on new/participatory media and pedagogy. This particular session was focused more upon the sharing of research interests between members of the college. Three college members, from different programs, presented some of their research to us, and it was extremely interesting!

First up was Christa Teston (Writing Arts). Christa, a new tenure track member of the Writing Arts program, presented her visual rhetoric work related to medical images. For her project, she studied the images used in tumor board discussions of oncology patients, and examined the elements of the images as well as how they were used rhetorically in the discussion. It was fascinating. In fact, I’ve already given my class the lowdown on her work and the field of visual rhetoric, as we discussed a research piece that used self-portraits as a way to study identity changes for pregnant mothers! To find out more about her research, you can contact Christa at teston@rowan.edu.

Next, Clara Popa (Communication Studies) gave us some information about her extensive research work in trust. Clara has examined trust in small group settings, interpersonal relationships, and organizational settings – not only in the U.S., but also with cross-cultural comparisons. Again, fascinating stuff! Clara covered some of the existing theoretical and “in practice” understandings of trust that people have (like trust being an economic exchange – I’ll trust you if you trust me). She also addressed some differences that she has noted in her research – for example, in interpersonal relationships, men seemed to view trust as something that you automatically have (until you mess that up), while women felt that it had to be earned. To speak with Clara about her trust research, email her at popa@rowan.edu.

Finally, David Hackney (PR/Advertising) spoke to us about his research and life experience with the Millennial student. David gave us an overview of the current generational groups that are a part of U.S. culture (and explained how/why they are divided the way they are) and told us about some of the characteristics we often find in those groups. He then turned his attention to the Millennial group in particular, focusing on how the characteristics of that group – which comprises much of our student population – impacts their learning skills and desires. Many of the things he discussed (i.e. these students are very focused on success, but may not believe it should take extensive work to reach it), seemed to ring true for the audience members and there were many nods and comments of agreement. If you would like more information about his work, David can be reached at hackney@rowan.edu.

All in all, it was a very interesting session and provided a wonderful opportunity to get a glimpse into the work of our colleagues, something that we don’t always have time to do in the business that is the everyday. I’m looking forward to upcoming sessions this year!