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FEATURED STORIES Winning Ways 3 Faculty and students in the Mass Comm Department take top prizes and campus and state competitions. Visiting Lecture 5 Cheryl Benton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Departments Bureau of Public Affairs visits Delaware State University to speak with students about possible job opportunities in the Department of State, Public Affairs Office. Highlights from the 10th Annual Mass Comm Day 7 Mass Comm Day brings together alumni, professionals and students to discuss the state of the mass media, careers and more. Dorian McDonald and Christian Perry bring you insight from the annual event. Dr. German travels to Hungary 8 Department Chair, Myna German travels to Hungary to learn about religion/ethnicity in media and the arts at Central European University (CEU). In the Right Place at the Right Time 9 Mass Comm students attend a PR Boot Camp and make connections with industry movers and shakers. ON THE COVER
Dr. Marcia Taylor has a passion for writing that is certain to take the Hornet Newspaper to new heights. Shes also passionate about helping Mass Comm students to make their mark on the world. (page 4)
NEWS AND INFORMATION Mass Comm Student Athlete Receives Academic Honors .... 8 Mass Comm Beauty Queen. 9 Lambda Pi Eta Inductions .. 11
WINNING WAYS
Accolades for the Mass Communications Message
The Delaware Press Association awarded the Mass Communications Message the 2013 award for Advisor/Student Publication of the Year. We were truly impress with the publication; its content and the fact that students do all of the writing and that you have a student editor, said Katherine Ward, Executive Director. Student Editor, Tomi Canty said I couldnt believe it. I was walking down the hall [in the ETV] and saw the announcement on Dr. Edwards board. Im just glad that I have the opportunity to do this. Canty some day hopes to work for a major magazine and is currently a writer for the Hornet Newpaper. Contributors to the December 2012 issues include Tomi Canty, Danielle Harvey, Felicia Houston, Shanice Justice, Precious Latimore, Desiree Murray, Nafis Nelson, Isis Overton, Danielle Williams, and Danasha Wise. Staff Writer
The DSU Bateman Case Study Team Dr. Francine Edwards (faculty advisor), Michelle Rolsal (alternate), Ayanna Williams, Christian Perry (Alternate), Donnice Peterson (Team Lead), David Skocik (Professional Advisor), NOT PICTURED: Eric Brown and Nafis Nelson
Cheryl Benton was invited to spend the day at DSU as a part of Career Services effort to connect students with seasoned pro fessionals. Benton lectured to the PR Management and Campaigns Class and the Organizational Communications Class
CAREER WATCH
Mass Comm Chair, Dr. Myna German Travels to Hungary
Dr. Myna German, recently returned from Hungary, where she attended a symposium on topics related to her interest in Religion/Ethnicity in Media and the Arts at Central European University (CEU). Dr. German has a passion for studying the history of communication through art and literature. The second part of the conference was on the history of migration along the Danube, where Budapest is located, and the extent that artifacts reflect that migration pattern. Dr. German published a book last year with Dr. Nina Banerjee in Psychology on migration and communication. Dr. German also had the opportunity to learn more about life in a former Communist country while visiting CEU, which was a university that was started by American Financier George Soros, after the downfall of Communism. Part of CEUs mission is to study the transition of closed-societies (such as those which exists in Eastern Europe) that have now developed into more open, democratic nations. One of the talks at the conference was on Propaganda and Poetry. Under the Communist Regime, scholars always had to discern the difference between the party line and what was considered genuine art. As a result of freedom and more political equality, there is a creative and artistic fervor in the nation and genuine communication can thrive.
Evena Adams
Staff Writer
IN THE NEWS...
In the Right Place at the Right Time
PR Majors Travel to NYC to Participate in a Public Relations Boot Camp
Being in the right place at the right time, was something that CEO and Founder of 135th Street Agency Shante Bacon said as she acknowledge the DSU students attending the PR Boot Camp hosted by the Black Public Relations Society, New York Chapter. When we arrived at the entertainment PR Boot Camp event, we noticed that many of those in attendance were freelance publicists or individuals interested in making a career transition to the field of public relations. It was a bit intimidating at first because these people had years of experience but when we introduced ourselves they were completely impressed with our savvy and hunger for knowledge. Everyone took immediate interest in us because we were the only college students on hand and the offers for internships and mentorship opportunities were overwhelming. We worked the room, getting contacts, networking and hearing first hand how competitive this business can be. This was such an amazing experience because we were able to engage with the panelists about entertainment public relations and marketing; something that each of us is extremely interested in pursing after graduation. During the panel discussion, Michelle Huff, Publicist and CEO of Huff Events and PR said, Going to the Grammys and Oscars is only ten percent of what a real publicist in entertainment does. As a great publicist you have to be a visionary. She was our favorite speaker because she was real and let us know the ins and outs of entertainment public relations. Shante Bacon, Tanya Hayre, Media Relations Specialist, and Simone Smalls, Founder and CEO of Simone Smalls Public Relations INC, also gave us great insight during the panelist discussion. The biggest take away from the event is that you have to stay current in order to make it in this business and that starting to hone your craft in college is the best way to chart a path to success. Christian Perry and Michelle Rolsal
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2013 Inductees: (Standing) Kayla Morrison-Williams, Roland DeVries, Raymond Smith, Adrian Sutton, Chelsea Reid, Sean Walker, Zachary Exume, Dorian McDonald, Krystal Francis, Chabria Hill, (Seated) Jazmyn Duncan, Alexis Anderson, Sajel Mehra, Andrea Griffith, Scheniqua Earle
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Not sure where to begin? Start with the Mass Communications Message. We encourage all students to get involved in the department, whether it be writing for the magazine or the Hornet Newspaper or working at the radio or TV station. These opportunities in the department allow students to enhance oral and written communication skills as well as develop creative ways to approach the delivery of news. Any student interested in writing for our upcoming issues can submit stories (and story ideas) to Tomi Canty at tccanty10@students.desu.edu. Sincerely,
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