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Communication Students on Fox CT Morning Show

Communication students in adjunct professor Bill Seymour's CMM 471 Public Relations Campaigns class this semester appeared with him on the Fox CT Morning show on April 30, 2012 to talk about the campaign they developed to promote the Hartford Gun Buyback Program. Students Sloane Davis, Danielle Etta and Fiona Farley, representing the class, spoke about the project and how they determined that the Gun Buyback Program would benefit from using social media to reach the target audience. An alumna of the School of Communication, Rachel Lutzker (’99), is one of the hosts of the Fox CT Morning show. Watch the segment at http://www.ctnow.com/videogallery/69668213/News/Public-Relations-For-Gun-Violence-Program-430

Communication Students Receive Senior Awards and Recognition

At our annual Scholarship and Senior Awards ceremony on April 19, 2012, six seniors received awards for academic excellence: Lily Bodenlos, Award for Excellence in the Undergraduate Study of Communication; Sarah Wilson, The Hartford Courant John J. Massaro Award for Excellence in Newspaper Journalism; Kimberly Bifulco, Award for Excellence in the Study of Media; Larisa Woykovsky, Award for Excellence in the Study of Advertising; Stephanie Olsen, Excellence in the Study of Human Communication; and Edmund Bethke, Award for Excellence in the Study of Public Relations. Spencer Brooks received an award for Service to the School of Communication.

At the event the faculty also recognized seniors for their leadership of communication and media student organizations: James McGrath, President of Hawk Sports Television; Danielle Huppke, Editor-in-Chief of the Informer; Lily Bodenlos, President of Lambda Pi Eta/Communication Honor Society; Edmund Bethke, President of Public Relations Student Society of America; and Obinna Anugweje, General Manager of STN-2. The students in AdHawk, the School of Communication’s team for the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Competition, were also recognized for their work: Samantha Carlson, Maki Kobayashi, Gabriela Negron, Ellyn Puleio, Jordan Quimby, Molly Sadoff, Sydney Scott, Matt Tracy, Jana Wallsh, and Larisa Woykovsky.

Communication Students Awarded the Abrams and Gauvreau Scholarships

At a luncheon ceremony on April 19, 2012, sophomore Nicole Callender, was awarded the Ellen Abrams Memorial Scholarship for 2012-13. The scholarship was started by the family of Ellen Abrams, a young, talented reporter at Channel 8 in New Haven who was killed by a motorist while jogging near her home. Peter Darby, Ellen’s widower, and her mother, Marge Abrams, were present at the ceremony to congratulate Callender. Selected by the School of Communication faculty to receive the scholarship, Callender has an emphasis in media and journalism and a minor in English. She has served as a young critic participant at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and has written reviews of various shows featured at the BAM theater. Currently working on a documentary about the romantic relationships of four young couples, Callender will be studying abroad in Cannes, France in the fall.

Four students were awarded Emile Gauvreau Scholarships for 2012-13. The Gauvreau Scholarship is awarded to Connecticut students majoring in Communication and who have achieved academic excellence. This year the faculty chose Zachary Campbell, who will be a junior in the Fall with an emphasis in Media & Journalism and a special interest in television production; Alyssa Defendi, who is completing her degree next year with an emphasis in Advertising & Public Relations; sophomore Sarah Morin, whose emphasis is Advertising & Public Relations and who is an active member of the Public Relations Student Society of America; and Quoron Walker, a junior with a double emphasis in Media & Journalism and Advertising & Public Relations.

Students Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society

Eight Communication students were inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication Honor Society, on Friday, March 30, 2012. To be inducted, students must have high academic achievement and be active members in the organization. This year's inductees were: Giovanni Bonaccorsi, Spencer Brooks, Cassie Fernandes, Russell Graf, Eugenia Martinez, James McGrath, Sarah Morin, and Kaitlyn Schroyer. Congratulations to these students!

Communication Students Meet Alumni at Career Mixer

Students and alumni of the School of Communication had a chance to meet each other on March 6, 2012 at an Alumni-Student Career Mixer organized by the Communication honor society, Lambda Pi Eta.  Undergraduate and graduate students flocked to the Gray Conference Center for the opportunity to hear about the careers of alumni and then to get a chance to meet them personally. The alumni who attended were Kristie Borges (’93), News Producer, NBC 30; Andy Bronstein (’74), Senior Director, On-Air Promotion, ESPN International; Stephen Busemeyer (’93), Breaking News Editor, The Hartford Courant; Danielle Cyr (‘06), Director of Social Media and Senior Public Relations Account Manager, Co-Communications; Jocelyn Feder (’93), Human Resources Manager, Goodrich PECS; LeAnne Gendreau (’94), Web Editor, NBC 30; Mark Lukas (’84), Retail Advertising Director, The Hartford Courant; Rachel Lutzker (’99), Traffic Reporter, Fox 61 and Clear Channel Radio, Co-Host of Morning Extra on Fox, and Radio Host on WHCH; Amanda Nelson (’04), Community Content Manager, Radian6; Amy Sandulli (’93), Director, ESPN; Lon Seidman (’98), Co-founder Independent Media Network; Alexis Simmons (’07), Recruiter, Apex Systems; and Lee Simmons (‘06), TV Director, ABC 40 WGGB. Alumni talked about their jobs and offered helpful advice to the students. The highlight for all was the opportunity to network, with some students able to connect with alumni about internships and jobs.

 

 

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