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In its most recent edition, the nation’s first and only undergraduate research journal in communications delves into an array of media-related topics, including how organizations use social media to engage consumers and cultivate support for causes.

The School of Communications internship director is set to retire on Dec. 13 concluding an 11-year tenure spent preparing ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students for professional work experiences.

The award honors the late Frank C. Barrows, former managing editor of the Charlotte Observer, and recognizes college journalism that exemplifies the vital role of open meetings, public records and press access in public life.

During educational trainings with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty on Nov. 19, Bloomberg Market Specialist Alex Wisch highlighted the financial data terminals’ functionality and ability to monitor news updates and analyze real-time financial market data.

During the initiative’s Nov. 11 dinner, students spoke with the managing partner of KLH & Associates and chairman of The LAGRANT Foundation.

During the two-day trip, 36 School of Communications students visited media outlets and ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumni in Atlanta as part of their first-year fellows experience.

As part of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, a dozen African and Caribbean journalists visited the School of Communications on Nov. 5 to learn about journalistic practices in the United States.

Fifty-seven students are gaining valuable camera and editing skills this fall through the accelerated training program offered to first-year students.

During an Oct. 22 lecture on campus, Melanie Saltzman spoke about being a producer, a multimedia journalist and how she got her start as a reporter.

The former broadcast television news director served on the school’s National Advisory Board for nearly two decades, offering invaluable insight and advice on the communications and television industries to students, faculty and staff.