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Students Honored at Golden Door International Film Festival
Michelle and Bill Sorvino of the Golden Door International Film Festival honored five Jersey City students last week at Merseles Studio, in a ceremony attended by local dignitaries and celebrities. Saint Peter’s student Christopher Flores ’15 (pictured on the right), a double major in communication and political science, was chosen for his academic achievement and […]
Journalism Students Meet with Meredith Vieira
Professor Ernabel Demillo took her journalism students to two tapings of the syndicated, national talk show, the “Meredith Vieira Show,” at NBC Studios. The shows featured several guests including Judy Greer of Arrested Development, Katie Lowes of Scandal, Mario Cantone and Professor/Author Michael Eric Dyson. Following the tapings, the head of production, along with the host […]
Political Science and Communication Professors Appear as Guests on Weekly Talk Show
Barna Donovan, Ph.D., director of the graduate program in strategic communication, and Alain Sanders, political science professor at Saint Peter’s University, recently appeared on a panel on the talk show, Fresh Outlook. In the segment both professors discussed the death of David Bowie and the Powerball jackpot.
Communication Students Partner With Local Non-Profit
Professor Demillo’s art and entertainment journalism class visited JCTC, the Jersey City Theater Center, this week as part of the Micro-Business Consulting Program. The students are learning about the role of arts in an urban community, and will create press releases, communication materials and engage in other outreach initiatives with this nonprofit organization. The program is […]
Students Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
Last month eight students from the Department of Communication and Media Culture and the graduate program in strategic communication were inducted into the Saint Peter’s Alpha Delta Gamma chapter of Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honor Society. Congratulations to the inductees!
Assistant Professor’s Articles Featured in National and International Publications
Assistant Professor and author Fatima Shaik wrote multiple articles about the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which have recently been featured in national and international media outlets. Make sure to check them out! Selling Off New Orleans: Gentrification and the Loss of Community 10 Years After Katrina, featured in In These Times magazine. Remembering Hurricane Katrina: […]
Communication Professor Authors Book Connected with Major Film in Theaters
Cynthia W. Walker, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication and Media Culture, recently headed Burbank, CA to sign copies of her book “Work/Text: Investigating the Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” which analyzes the 1960s TV series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” A new film version of “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” directed by Guy Ritchie and […]
Assistant Professor Celebrates Book Launch
Assistant Professor Fatima Shaik, who is also an author of fiction and non-fiction, recently traveled to New Orleans where her collection of short stories launched at Octavia Books. The collection received a great review from Story Circle, which can be found here.
Communication Students Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta
Last week the communication department celebrated the first induction of students into the University’s new chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication honor society. Fifteen graduate and undergraduate students were inducted during the celebration. Margarita Barrera-Alvarez was elected chapter president, Jonathan Rudnick was elected first officer and Maude Sutherland was elected second officer. Congratulations to […]
Professor Demillo Discusses Art in Jersey City on CUNY-TV’s Art in the City Program
In the March 2015 edition of CUNY Television’s Arts in the City program, Professor Ernabel Demillo discussed the blossoming arts scene in Jersey City. During her report, Professor Demillo visited Mana Contemporary, a vast 35-acre campus of art galleries and workspaces, with over 100 working artists and artist residency programs housed in a renovated tobacco factory. Professor Demillo then […]
