Alanna Doherty, a 2017 School of Communication and Information graduate, speaks on her rising Instagram presence (61,000 followers and counting) that focuses on fashion. Majoring in Journalism and Media Studies with a minor in Digital Communication, Information and Media, Alanna is successfully using the strategies she learned at SC&I which is resulting in a very impressive social media following.
The competition was intense, but when SC&I’s Journalism and Media Studies Program (JMS) major Kayla Jackson ’17 presented at UPitchNJ, in front of competitors from 12 other New Jersey colleges and universities, she was calm and focused on doing what she’s done almost 60 times before when pitching PeduL, a start-up she founded at Rutgers with her business partner and fellow JMS major Chisa Egbelu ’16.
The Rutgers University School of Communication & Information Alumni Association Annual Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner was held on Wednesday, April 19. This year’s recipient was #JMS alumni Mike Emanuel, '90. Evangelia Papamarkou, President SC&I Alumni Association, gave the welcome of the evening and presented the award along with Associate Dean of Research Mark Aakhus.
The Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA) Spring Dinner was held in the Livingston Dining Commons in early May. The dinner serves as a spring business meeting for the honor society. Professor Juan Gonzalez gave a rousing speech that touched on the roles of technology, truth, and integrity in journalism and the importance of covering the issues and stories that often go uncovered.
Journalism and Media Studies undergraduate Angelica Morales has been awarded a $2,500 U.S. State Department-funded Gilman Scholarship, to study in JMS' new global journalism program in Bologna, Italy.
