tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107324632011-10-26T11:59:04.088-04:00The Dean's blog for the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College.Dean of the Park Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17290430538296200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger8821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732463.post-34797934228550586652011-01-28T15:46:00.002-05:002011-01-28T16:27:54.366-05:00

I have transitioned away from this site for my blog... and we are using some new social media strategies for various types of news and views:My new blog site (for opinions, strategies, etc) is here:http://ithaca.edu/rhp/blogs/deans_blog/For more immediate updates, we're using Facebookplease 'like' these pages:Park SchoolStrategic Communication DepartmentTelevision -Radio DepartmentCinema,

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When I meet prospective students and their families, I always emphasize the importance of our student media -- it's through ICTV, the Ithacan, magazines such as Buzzsaw, our radio stations, and other student clubs that our students put concepts into practice. It's where they show their initiative, their creativity -- and how they demonstrate how we stack up against the competition.In just the

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SHIFT Communications was named a Top Five "Large Tech Agency" by more than 800 technology reporters and bloggers, as tabulated by PRSourceCode in its annual Top Tech Communicators survey. Congratulations to Ithaca College Park graduates, Derek Lyons (TVR ’94) and Catherine Allen (Corporate Communication ’98), both serving as vice presidents for the Boston office.As a vice president at SHIFT

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Well - the weather service IS predicting floods today in upstate NY -- but not the kind of WONDERFUL flood we're going to experience over the next few days :)It's homecoming weekend (aka Fall Splash) and we've invited back our own Park Alumni Advisory Board as well as other alums to present panels and network.Advertising, Branding and Marketing PanelThursday, Sept. 30, 2-4 pm, Park 220Moderator,

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David Muir '95 shared a News & Documentary Emmy Award with the ABC News staff for their coverage of Obama's inauguration. http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_31st_winners.html

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Colleen Wormsley, a sophomore Integrated Marketing Communications major, is the Communications Directorfor a group on campus called IC Food for Thought.Their aim is to improving the lives of children around the world who are denied basic living necessities,a quality education, and proper nutrition. Colleen invites you to IC Food for Thought's "Walk for Plumpy'nut on October 9, 2010 at Cass Park

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Last month in British Columbia, Prof Adam Peruta (Strategic Comm) completed a triathlon called Ultraman Canada. The Ultraman is a 3-day, 318.6 mile, individual ultra-endurance event – you swim 6.2 miles, bike 261.4 miles, and run 52.4 miles.On November 26th he will be competing at the Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii. In the past 17 years, only 12 athletes have completed both of these

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Five Ithaca alums are working together on an indepedent feature called The Great Fight: Karen Weston ('10), Kyle Kelley('10), Andrew Sherwood ('10),Sherri Kauk ('05), and Sarah Schetter ('02) This is Sherri's directing and DP'ing debut. Sarah is working in the art department,and Karen and Kyle are working as grips;Andrew is working as 2nd assistant camera.

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This just in from Manager of Radio Operations, Chris Wheatley:College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) just sent out a revised list of finalists for its national student production awards, and Mike Citera '10 is a finalist for Best DJ! So, we're nominated for six awards in five categories. The entire list of finalists is here: http://www.askcbi.org/?page_id=1165 AND .... WICB won the Ithaca Times 2010

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I don't think I'm going to be seeing much of my own home this fall -- because my calendar is full of exciting big-name speakers in Park!Get your calendar out and start blocking out these dates:Thursday Sept 16 policital cartoonist Tom Tomorrow 7:30 p.m. in Emerson SuitesMonday Sept 20 Paul Loeb at 7 p.m. in Textor 10 . Author of Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time looks

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The Ithacan has been named a Newspaper Pacemaker finalist for 2010 by the Associated Collegiate Press. Earlier this year it was also announced that The Ithacan Online, the paper’s daily website, was named an Online Pacemaker finalist.The winners of the award -- widely regarded as the “Pulitzer Prize of collegiate journalism” -- will be announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in

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IC alum Leigh Hurst is the founder and President of FeelYourBoobies Foundation - a group dedicated to encouraging young women to be proactive in examining themselves for breast cancer.The Foundation is sponsoring a video contest -- and it's a great opportunity for you to potentially win fame and fortune -- AND to help a very worthy cause.For more info, go tohttp://youboob.feelyourboobies.com/

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Maura Stephens, Associate Director of our Park Center for Independent Media, wrote "The Fight Against Fracking" for Yes! magazine -- and it's getting circulated widely:http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/14-8 http://www.democratunity.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1598:the-fight-against-fracking-&catid=80:environment ;http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/environment/2074-

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ANTHONY CARBONE, A 1998 Park alum, received an Emmy Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Ceremony at the Nokia Theatre. Anthony is a supervising producer of JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION, which aired on ABC and was produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Fresh One Productions. Many students currently attending the Los Angeles Program were in the audience.

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Dear Friends, Fans, and Supporters of Supporters- This morning, Sega Corporation announced that a panel of judges from the US, UK, and Japan had selected NEEDLEMOUSE: THE MUSICAL as the grand prize winner in the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 birthday contest. Both of us were blown away by the support our film received and wish to thank each and every one of you. The response to this video has been

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Matt Portman '09 is out in LA cutting his teeth doing stand-up comedy. He has the chance to get a spot on World Famous Hollywood Improv -- and he needs your help. Go to this site and "like" his video. http://www.showbizzle.com/last-call-comedy-videos

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Nathan Morse (TV-R '10) and AJ Pinkerton (Cinema '09), we entered an online contest to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 19th birthday.The project, titled "NEEDLEMOUSE: THE MUSICAL," has been officially selected as a Top 10 Finalist in the competition. And now they need your vote -- by July 27.If they were to win, both AJ and Nathan would be flown to Tokyo for one week where they'd get to visit

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Evan Engel, an '08 Cinema and Photography alum, is a great example of the kind of creativity and entrepreurial skill that we nourish here in the Park School.His latest project, Jet Set Zero, is a web series that follows an international group of 20-somethings as they quit their jobs in offices, skate shops, and restaurants to embark on a journey to see the world. Far from backpackers, the

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Former Park scholar Kate Sheppard '06, journalism/politics, has been producing an incredible number of articles on the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe as a Washington, DC-based environmental reporter-writer for Mother Jones magazine.“We had a human rights reporter in Louisiana already, working on post-Katrina issues,” Kate explains. “And we had another environmental reporter working on the future

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Once again, Park School students show they know how to make a good film. And do it quickly. Invited for the third consecutive year to participate in student filmmaking competition at the Lake Placid Film Forum (listed one of the top 25 coolest film festivals in the country by MovieMaker Magazine), Dave Reynolds, Jeff Picarello, David Gelb and Michael Sutter won the Audience Choice Award for

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A lot of people say that it must be nice for faculty to have all summer for vacation.... hmm....Well -- actually most faculty are not under contract over the summer (if we were in another industry, we'd call it "laid off"!) AND for most faculty, at least in the Park School, they're busier than ever. A couple of highlights:Steve Tropiano, Associate Professor of TV-Radio and Director of our Los

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ICTV won BOTH of the College Television Awards at theNew York State Associated Press Broadcasters Associationannual awards banquet held on Saturday, June, 5 inSaratoga Springs.NewsWatch 16 was awarded First Place forBest Regularly Scheduled Local News program.NewsWatch 16 also won First Place for Best News Story for"Shooting in Ithaca". Bryan Mercer, '10, was the News Director andMatt Wright, '

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This just in from Marc Phillips, a Park School student interning at Wainscot Media:Wainscot Media is looking for PT/FT summer writing/marketing interns attheir Montvale, NJ office.We produce Bergen Health & Life, New York Spaces, and other specializedmagazines for surrounding counties and high-end retailers.This summer, our goal is to update and re-launch five Health & Life websites by June30,

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It's been a week of student film and video screenings, and althoughI could only get to a fraction of these,the talent and dedication evident is really inspiring.I watched "Knights of Death Metal", the film that won the David Amesaward cash price for $10,000.What a cute story -- great acting, and marvelous quality-- thanks, in part, to the great equipment our students wereable to rent because of

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Turn on your TV Sunday May 16 at 10:30 PM!Syracuse PBS affiliate station WCNY will broadcast two documentaries that were produced in the Park School of Communications. Move is a thirteen minute documentary produced by David Pierpont. It is a portrait of two parkour practitioners who train to create efficient movement in their surrounding environments. Pipe Dreams is a twelve minute

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The Society of Professional Journalists just named Ithaca College's flagship news program, NewsWatch 16, the National Winner for Best All-Around Newscast for 2009!Seth Palmer served as the News Director for the Fall 2009 semester, while seniors Ben Nasta produced the show and senior Matt Wright and sophomore Kirsten Quinn served as anchors. The winners and finalists will be recognized Monday, Oct

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For television/film production students, finding a way in to the film festival circuit can be a difficult task. Many of their competitors have industry connections, considerable funding, managers/publicists, and other professional resources such as state of the art equipment, sound stages, and distribution support. The High Street Film Festival was created for students only. The festival

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One of the most important initiatives in the Park School is sustainability -- and the application of media for social change. We've been doing this in a number of ways throughout the years, and as the new Dean, it's going to be one of my top priorities. In fact, this Thursday morning at 7:30 AM, I'll be interviewed live on WHCU about Park's initiatives.We've got a lot to be proud of -- and a lot

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Each year, we have the pleasure of bringing in an outstanding broadcast journalist to speak to our community, as a part of our ongoing Jessica Savitch Distinguished Journalism Lecture Series.This year, our speaker was Jean Chatzky, NBC's personal finance editor. Jean appears every Wednesday morning on the Today Show -- and also has written several books, maintains a blog, sells audiotapes of her

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A sure sign of spring-- the annual Radio vs TV kickball game last Sunday. According to WICB radio station manager, Evan Schapiro, the play was intense but radio pulled ahead winning 15-4.

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The Society of Professional Journalists announced that NewsWatch was named Best All-Around Television Newscast in the Northeast region for 2009. This means the broadcast received the First Place Mark of Excellence Award on April 10 at the SPJ's Region 1 spring conference at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.It now goes on to compete against the winners in the other 11 SPJ

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The Society of Professional Journalists named The Ithacan be Best Non-Daily Newspaper in the Northeast region for 2009. (Dailies and non-dailies are separate categories for SPJ.)The paper received the First Place Mark of Excellence Award at the SPJ's Region 1 spring conference at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York. It now goes on to compete against the winners in the other 11 SPJ

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Nice article on our alum, Bob Iger who is the CEO of Disney in Today's New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/business/11iger.html?emc=eta1

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ICTV Producer and Show Proposals are now available and are due April 14th by 6pm EST. ICTV Executive Staff Applications are now available and are due April 9th by 6pm EST.For further information, please visit http://ictv.org/sections/staff_resources/staff_resources.php, contact Rob Hochberg (rhochbe1@ithaca.edu), or contact Peter Johanns (pjohanns@ithaca.edu).

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Tristan Fowler, a December Park grad, is applying for the Sierra Club's "Best Internship in the World". Help him get it by watching his video at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=339leY4XnfMIf he gets the internship, he'll spend eight weeks camping, hiking and whitewater rafting across the United States while video blogging for Sierra Club about all the amazing inner-city youth that go on these

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Congratulations one more time to The Ithacan's staff and Michael Serino, their advisor!The Ithacan has been named the Best College Newspaper in New York State for 2009 by the New York Press Association. This is the ninth time in the past 11 years that the paper has received the award. The paper was also awarded: First Place for General ExcellenceFirst Place for DesignThird Place for

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My calendar is exploding! We have SO many great events happening in the Park School in the next few weeks -- and you won't want to miss them ... so get out your calendar NOW.March 31 Award–winning filmmaker Ric Burns and three of his longtime colleagues will provide an inside look at the documentary process in a seminar “Documentary Filmmaking: A Seminar in Collaboration” at 4 p.m. in Park Hall

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Senior Parkies: We're having a dinner in your honor on Wednesday April 28 at 7PM in Emerson Suites! Sign up for an entree (prime rib, salmon, or veggie lasagna) at the front desk in the Dean's office by Monday April 12 The dinner will feature a presentation by Liz Tigelaar, TV-R '98 alumna who is the creator and executive producer of the new CW series Life Unexpected. She'll talk about the

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Vote for Park senior Matthew Smith's film STAMHAMMER in the "It Came From Kuchar" contesthttp://www.indiepixfilms.com/videocontest/kuchar

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It's taken me a while to actually get to this blog -- because every time I'd get started, Ithacan advisor Michael Serino would send me yet one more email announcing an award!OK -- so let's start: The Ithacan Online was presented with an Online Gold Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at the spring National College Media Convention in New York on March 14. Only five college

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On February 16, I posted a blog and Tweet asking you to vote for our student, Jess Brandt, to win the opportunity to DJ at Ithaca's Z95.5 hit music station . Well, she won and she's doing trial shifts on SaturdaysJess says the Z95.5 crew wants to make it permanent very soon. Congrats to Jess and thanks to everybody who voted.

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ICTV's Newswatch 16 made history on Monday night with live breaking news coverage of a tragic event -- a shooting in Ithaca. We aired a live broadcast at 10 p.m with Matt Wright reporting via an internet connection, and we beat all the Syracuse stations to air with details and video of the scene! Tech director James Heasley, photographer Kathy Laluk, along with News Director Bryan Mercer and

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IC at the Salem Film FestThe 2010 Salem Film Fest is featuring two documentaries by IC's own Jeremy Levine '06 and Landon Van Soest '04. Join IC alumni from the New England area to watch these remarkable films, chat with Jeremy Levine, and catch up at Salem Beer Works.Good Fortune (www.salemfilmfest.com/all-films/good-fortune) explores how international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may

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Geri Wang, an '82 grad in IC's communication program, was just named president of sales and marketing, ABC Television Network.A 20-year ABC veteran, Wang previously served as ABC’s senior vp of prime-time sales.In her new role, Wang will oversee sales and integrated marketing efforts for all day parts of the ABC broadcasting network, including prime time, daytime, ABC News and late-night. She

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Park student Jess Brandt is a finalist for Z95.5's ZJ search and she needs people to vote for her so she can get a legit job in radio!http://www.z955.net/round2check out her audio clip and vote for her by sending an email to wannabe@z955.net and just say that Jess Brandt is your favorite ZJ! Use all of your email addresses and tell your friends.

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Park sophomore Abbi Sauro is co-producing a new show for ICTV -- The Screening Room: Director's Corner. It will feature student produced films followed by an interview with the film's producer or director. Interested students can email tsrdc2@gmail.com and submissions can be put in the Screening Room mailbox in the newsroom (take a right on the first floor if you go down the main staircase by

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"Notes on Liberty", directed by Professor John Scott and produced by Professor Karen Rodriguez, has been selected as one of thirty documentaries for the 2010 "American Documentary Showcase." The Showcase is a program of independent documentaries funded by the US State Departments Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (BECA). The program is offered to US Embassies for screening abroad

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Have something ... different to say? Good. We want to hear it. The IC Journal is seeking unique student papers concerning race, culture, gender, and ethnicity for its upcoming issue.The Ithaca College Journal of Race, Culture, Gender, and Ethnicity is a student-run undergraduate academic journal, established in the fall of 2004, which gives students the opportunity to publish their works

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go to http://www.ithaca.edu/academics/iicc/contest/

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ICIC 10000 Integration: Connecting the DisciplinesThis fun and powerful mini-course about systems thinking is part of President Rochon's (IC)2 initiative. It will help you make connections among what you are studying in different courses, and make your learning useful in meeting complex real-world challenges in all sorts of contexts. * one credit, pass fail* offered over one weekend; February 26

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Generous benefactors have committed funds to help support students currently enrolled in the Park School, and to recognize student excellence. Descriptions of these annual awards are at http://www.ithaca.edu/giving/scholarships/named/communications.phpApplication for 2010-2011 Park School Endowed Scholarships is open through March 8. In previous years the application was paper-based and

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Park faculty and alums have been busy all around the globe these past weeks.Alum Peter (Steinhaus) King (TV-R '78) has been reporting livefor CBS radio from Haiti:So Long, Haiti - World Watch - CBS News Mara Alper, Assoc. Prof in TV-R has been in Japan doing screenings of her video work.See her interviewed here:http://www.deepkyoto.com/?p=2264Professor Janice Levy from the Cinema, Photography,

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Robert McHugh '09 cinema and production wrote to me from Utah where he is running publicity for classmates Tim Pfeffer and Peter Corina, whose senior thesis film, "Mixtape," will be competing in Slamdance's short film competition. (The film was also screened this summer in Locarno, Switzerland.) They tell me they're having an awesome time out there, soaking up the sun, snow and amazing

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The winning student screenwriting and production team of the David AmesAward is hosting a casting call on Jan. 22. They are looking for twoboys (one age 8-12, one age 13-16) and two adults to play parents.The Ames Award is designed to inspire creativity and recognize thetalents of young scriptwriters and filmmakers. Thanks to the generosityof David R. Ames '72 and matching funds from the Park

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Park Scholar Rising Junior Award applications are due February 1, 2010. Please check the web site for eligibility requirements and information regarding how to apply:http://www.ithaca.edu/parkscholars/award/rising.php

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There's a new TV series debuting tonight (Monday, January 18) on THE CW entitled "Life Unexpected," which is receiving terrific reviews (TV Guide describes it as "Gilmore Girls Meets Juno.")The series was created by Liz Tigelaar '98, an IC grad and a grad of the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program!

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It's a sad day for the Park School and for generations of alumni: Skip Landen, Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Photography is being laid to rest today in Arkansas.Skip, who in retirement called himself the "Ol' Cine Prof", mentored generations of communications students, many of whom say that they owe their careers to him. He created one of the ties that continued to bind our students and

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Congratulations to the three IC seniors who have been accepted into the 2010 American Advertising Federation Most Promising Minority Student Program:Stacy Gilbert (TVR/IMC minor)Ata Movassaghi (IMC major)Elizabeth Wolbach (IMC major)In the past six years, a total of 14 IC students have been part of this highly competitive, national program.

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Looking for some specific new skills? A couple of extra credits to get ahead?We have a slate of fantastic mini-courses for the spring -- and you can sign up now. Most of them are 1 credit and are offered on a couple of evenings and weekends. Our mini-courses include:In the area of film and video production:Lighting WorkshopSound Design FundamentalsThe Making of an Independent FilmOf specific

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Freshmen - can you believe your first semester is almost over? I'd love to hear how it's been going.Drop by Park 220 on Tuesday December 1 anytime between 9 and 10:30 for coffee, juice, and bagels -- my treat. Nothing official -- just one way we can get to know each other better.

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Ever wonder what you can do with a degree in communications? Specifically communications management & design (CMD)? Find out this Wednesday night.The Ithaca College chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is pleased to present a special guest lecture from Anthony Hopson, Ithaca College’s recently appointed Assistant Vice President of Community and Government

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MAFIA is a reality game show that tests your skills of perception and deception. Eleven strangers will live together, but two of them are part of a secret mafia. Could you discern fact from fiction while living with ten people you've never met before? If you're up for a once in a lifetime opportunity, then try out for MAFIA! Cast call is November 18th and 19th from 7:30PM to 11PMIthaca Falls

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This past weekend, our students who are taking courses with Professor Kim Gregson on video game design and programming held a 24 hour 'jam'. Paradoxical Irony is a platforming puzzle game governed by 4 rules - You can't walk through walls, you can't touch fire, you can't breathe in water, and you die if you are shot. You have the ability to disable any one of these four rules at a time. This

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Chris Wilson, an'08 Parkie, is working on promoting The Rozatones, who happen to be former IC alums as well. Revi Roza, the band's lead singer was featured live on Good Morning America with her band after winning a contest last year, and now the band is up for another big contest. The Magic Hat Brewing Company is sponsoring a band on tour, and The Rozatones were announced today as one of 10

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Three of our Park School professors have upcoming screenings of their documentary work: FILM: THE JUNGLE’S EDGEThursday, November 12th, 2009at The History Centerfilm screening: 5-6pm Panel discussion: 6-7pm401 E. State Street, Suite 100 Ithaca, NY 14850 www.TheHistoryCenter.netThe Jungle’s Edge is a documentary about daily life in the Jungle, the wooded area near Ithaca's Inlet that for

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Nancy Cornwell, Professor and Chair, Department of Television-Radio has been selected as a 2010 Faculty Fellow by the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Educational Foundation. NATPE is a global non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms, across all mature and emerging media platforms. As part

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ICTV was honored as a national winner for Best Newscast and Best Sportscast at the annual National Student Production Competition at the Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. conference held on October 30th in Austin TX.In addition, ICTV was named a national finalist for Best Special Broadcast for ICTV's 50th Anniversary Celebration; Best Website for CITV.org; Best Promo for ICTV.org; Best Live Sports

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Chris Baxter (Journalism '08) had his first professional investigative story run front and center in last Sunday's newspaper, The Morning Call , published in Allentown, PA. It's also featured on the right-hand side of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Web site. Check it out - and congratulations to Chris who's hoping for positive change to come from this.And .... Charles Woodard's (

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We want another Woodie -- so get out the vote!We have less than a week left (voting ends on October 26th) and the Top 25 are about to be narrowed down to the Top 5. The clock is ticking and help from the whole school could mean another huge victory for WICB, the Park School, and Ithaca College. Don't forget...Voting is unrestricted and unlimited so keep on clicking!http://

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(photo, courtesy Dr. Corey Young)For those of us who usually access Park Hall through the parking lot entrance in the morning, it's been a bit lonely this last week. We had gotten used to some enthusiastic quacking and fast waddling of little webbed feet to welcome us when were arrived... and occasionally our greeters even made it into the lobby.Alas, our two Park ducks are no longer with us.

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This just sent by alum and film director Bill Carraro (left) - on the set with Matt Damon and Park student Greg Dunbar (right).

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This just in from Mexico:Professor Patty Zimmermann presented the keynote: "The Open Space Project: Towards a Collaborative and Relational Theory of International Documentary" with Helen De Michiel, from the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture at the Quinto Congreso International de Teoria y Analisis Cinematografico, convened by Sepancine in collaboration with the Festival Internacional

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When I talk with prospective students and families, I tell them that the Park School offers them the "Three C's" that will prepare them for a great future: concepts, confidence, and connections.An incredibly important part of the connections is our very loyal group of alumni -- now over 5,000 strong. Last week, our Park School National Alumni Board was with us on Thursday and Friday, visiting

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Félicitations!The students chosen to go on the study trip to France in May are:Emily BritzCaylena CahillZaneta ClarkeRebecca CoffmanAlexander DeanDeanna DeanoJacqueline DongAlyssa HumeCharlotte HymanNiko MasonKevin McCallKevin MetzSarah PaolantonioMatthew RakowSarah ReichleAlana SawyerJacquelyn SimoneT.J. SlipkoMary WiluszStephanie WisniewskiThe Five Alternates (in case any of the above cannot go

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Ithaca College's major strategic initiative for this year is to promote integrated learning across disciplines. You may have heard of this as the IC2 (I.C. squared) project -- Ithaca College - Integrated Curriculum. Six projects proposed by faculty and students were chosen for funding by the president this year, and one of them is IC Studio.The project is open to all students regardless of

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Over the years, we've had many students interested in documentaries -- and many alums involved in this area. Now the Park School is the only undergraduate program in the East to offer this degree.It's also our first undergraduate degree that's not based in any one department -- it includes courses from TV-R, CPMA, and Journalism -- and it prepares students for the many emerging roles in this

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For those of you who have been following this blog, you'll know that one of my themes for this year -- and for the Park School -- is INNOVATION. ICTV and WICB-FM recently created a 'first'. ICTV videotaped a performance of the band Hubcap while it went out live on radio.As Kelsy Franklin, Assistant Producer of the TV show Panorama said:"This is why Park is the best school of communications--

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Another great Park School perk: Twenty students will be selected to receive free tuition, housing, and food for two weeks of museum tours, media visits and lectures, and cultural events in Dijon and Paris this May. Here's the scoop: The Park School has a partnership with the Burgundy Business School in Dijon, France. Under the terms of the agreement, a Burgundy student receives tuition

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Both our radio stations are in the running for the mtv-U Woodie Award for Best College Radio Station.Thanks to amazing support last year, WICB won the first-ever Woodie Award. The award—a big chunk of wood with a wedge & sledgehammer—is on display in the window outside the radio newsroom. The win was a huge morale boost for the entire radio operation, and naturally, we'd like to

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Bring your current student ID (college, graduate and high school), be one of the first 50 students to show up at Cinemapolis no later than 6:30 on Friday September 25, and score a FREE ticket to the Ithaca premiere of THE COVE, the 2009 Sundance Audience Award winning film about dolphins, slaughter and suspense. Screening starts at 7 p.m. at Cinemapolis downtown on Green Street. Afterwards, be

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Can we fit any more awards in the Ithacan display case?Way to go, Ithacan staff ! The Ithacan has been named a Gold Medalist for both Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's annual college newspaper critique. Each year the CSPA evaluates member papers on overall content, news, depth reporting, features, opinion/editorial, sports, arts/entertainment, editing/

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Explore the life and work of one of the most honored writers in television. Rod Serling was a key player in the “Golden Age of Television” (1950’s), creator of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery, and author of many screenplays (Planet of the Apes, and Seven Days in May). Serling had a profound influence on American television, and you'll get a chance to learn about his struggles over

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More on my theme of don't GET a job -- MAKE a job-- and make an IMPACT: Two distinguished role models will be here on campus soon and I really encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.Films like Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Bowling for Columbine" have been among the most influential and provocative media pieces of recent years. Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal who were

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In my recent welcome address to new Park School students a few weeks back, I told them not to expect to GET a job when they graduated. After the gasps had subsided-- I told them they'd need to be prepared to MAKE their own jobs. Applause. Sighs of relief. And smiles when it hit them that they were empowered to create their own vision of being a 'communications professional'. It's been my

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Park students: When (and I do say "when" and not "if"!) you've risen your career and you've been identified as a high-potential executive, you may be given the opportunity to go to an expensive training course in cross-cultural leadership. OR - you may decide at some point that you'll need to invest in this kind of training yourself in order to move up the ladder.How about a jump-start? IC's

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Two Park School alumni (IMC, '08), Alyssa Gardina and Colin Alsheimer, had a proposal accepted by the South by Southwest Interactive Conference to present on the topic of citizen journalism to some of the most influential people in the interactive and marketing industries. Panels are being selected by a public vote, and voting closes this Friday. Alyssa and Colin have had the incredible

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The C-SPAN Civics Bus will roll into Ithaca on Tuesday, Sept. 1, making stops on the Ithaca College campus and at the Tompkins County Public Library. The 45-foot mobile production studio and demonstration center is currently on a cross-country tour of colleges and universities, libraries, state capitals and other community venues to share C-SPAN’s education and civic resources.The bus will be

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Matt Baldovsky '10 is a finalist for the "Time's Yours" contest wherethe winner will have the opportunity to be a sideline reporter at a Philadelphia Eagles game. People had to submit a sample brief video and Matt's was selected as a finalist.Please go to this site and vote for Matt:http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/TimesYours2009.aspMatt was also the student selected to intern with the Tampa

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The 2009 National Communication Association convention (Nov. 12-15, Chicago) is a premiere event for scholars, professors, and students in our profession.... and you can get a free registration! By volunteering for one shift, students will have the opportunity to attend the NCA convention and receive a complimentary registration. The convention is an excellent chance for students to network

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We kicked off the new academic year yesterday with our annual retreat for the Park School faculty and staff. Since many of us are not on campus over the summer, I asked them to share what they had been doing ... and as always, the responses were quite inspiring.While you might think that faculty have the summer "off", this is actually the time during which they can focus more energies on that

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Do you want the chance to showcase your talent with the video camera to win a $5,000 cash prize? Well then, put on your creative thinking caps and check out the Drive Smarter Challenge video contest at www.drivesmarterchallenge.org/contest Ithaca College students are invited to submit a two-minute video illustrating one or more of the Drive $marter Challenge campaign's gas- and money-saving tips

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This just in from recent grad, Kristen Snyder: The biggest international screenwriting competition-Scriptapalooza - announced their semifinalists which is the top 50 scripts out of their 4,216 worldwide entries and my script "Man Bank" is one of them!!!! ck it out!! http://www.scriptapalooza.com/Winners.html Congratulations, Kristen. Our students certainly shine!

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Are you a Twilight Zone fan? Did you know that Rod Serlingtaught here from 1967 to 1975?I can testify to that fact-- I was in one of his classes!(EEK - I think I just dated myself!)Registration is now open for the 2009 Rod Serling Conference. “Celebrating 50 Years of The Twilight Zone” is an interdisciplinary academic conference dedicated to the works of Rod Serling. The conference is set for

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Eight professional journalists from Africa, Asia, and South America made the long trek to the Park School in late July to participate in our Multimedia Workshop for International Journalists. During their visit, they got hands-on practice with digital audio, video, and interactive systems, and learned the art of multimedia digital storytelling.Hosted by Journalism Department Chair, Dr. Matthew

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Two months into my new gig as Interim Dean -- and I've already had the pleasure of signing off on financial support for two of our outstanding media-makers to attend international events highlighting their work.Martha Ormiston was chosen to have her photograph (below) exhibited in a juried show, "The Art of Photography Show 2009", in the Lyceum Theater Gallery in San Diego. She took the

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IMC major Daniel Haack '10 briefly appeared on the CBS Early Show today. Please take a look:http://www.ithaca.edu/rattle/its_official:_these_are_the_people_who_are_going_t/

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This just in from Chris Wheatley, our Manager of Radio Operations:The Princeton Review rankings were released yesterday,and I am delighted to report that in the area of"Extracurriculars," in response to the question"how popular is the radio station?" ITHACA IS RANKED #1.ALSO: I just mailed out a check for $1,570.35to Loaves and Fishes. That's the proceeds fromour guitar & amplifier raffle at

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This great opportunity just came across my desk -- and it reminds me to make you aware of the opportunity to spend a semester or summer at IC's Washington, DC program. I visited our facilities and Dr. Deborah Curry, the DC Program Director, in May and I was really pleased to hear about the terrific courses, special tours and speakers, and internships there. (Not to mention that our center is

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Attention - emerging creative media-makers and instructional designers:Howcast (a website with short how-to videos on almost any subject imaginable) is launching its very first video contest, the How-To Video Challenge. Deadline July 29.They're asking filmmakers and video artists to dream up a fresh, original approach to the how-to video. First prize is $2000. Some impressive judges are

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