She confidently strolled into The Knoll wearing heels that made my calves hurt at the thought and chatting like she had known her driver for years. She exuded a presence that immediately put the room of freshmen at ease—and if it’s been awhile since your college years, let me remind you that’s no small feat. … Continue reading Chamberlin Lecture brings ABC’s Juju Chang
The Coke can sat in the middle of the desk, oddly out of place on the otherwise organized platform. Her legs crossed, Greenlee Lecturer Lisa Munger Oakes sat near the edge of her seat, excitement clearly reflected in her eyes. She was ready to dish details on her newest Greenlee endeavor: leading the journalism learning … Continue reading Learning Community Prepares Fresh Reporters
Two new student magazines hope to revive conversations about health and politics – topics that can often be contentious, as well as pushed to the wayside, for college students. Kaili Meyer, junior in journalism and mass communication, is the editor-in-chief of Happy Strong Healthy, a magazine focused on mental and physical well-being. The publication will … Continue reading Niche Magazines Debut on Campus
There are still issues to work through when it comes to women in communications professions. According to Dr. Michael Bugeja, Greenlee school director, some of these lingering issues include the emphasis on women’s appearances, equality of pay and women being hired for executive positions in the workforce. “I think it’s important to have [the Association … Continue reading Students Start Association for Women in Communications Chapter
Since her freshman year, Danielle Ferguson, senior in journalism and mass communication, has called Hamilton Hall her home away from home. Between the many Greenlee classes she’s taken and her job as the editor in chief of the Iowa State Daily, Ferguson estimates she spends at least 12 hours in Hamilton every weekday. That all … Continue reading Iowa State Daily Transitions to ISD Media Group, Campustown
Varad Diwate, a senior majoring in journalism and mass communication and minoring in political science, was the 2015 winner of the Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship in Print Journalism and the award’s first international recipient. The award, honoring the late Greenlee alumnus Hugh Sidey, ‘50, commemorates Sidey’s decades-long career covering the U.S. Presidency for TIME magazine. … Continue reading Sidey Scholarship Sends Diwate Behind the Scenes
After 10 years of connecting Greenlee alumni digitally and in Iowa, the school’s Alumni and Friends Group is working to strengthen its presence nationally. The group works as a networking tool for Greenlee alumni and friends of the school and has a leadership board based in Des Moines. Their latest plan of action involves coordinating … Continue reading Alumni & Friends Group Working to Spread Presence
With its tradition of maintaining a high standard of education excellence, it’s not surprising that the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication has held professional accreditation since in 1948. And in 2015, faculty and staff at Greenlee worked to continue that decades-old tradition as the school reached the six-year benchmark for reaccreditation. A higher education … Continue reading Awaiting Final Accreditation Results
Last year we let you know that the Greenlee School—among the longest, continuously-accredited journalism and mass communication programs in the country—was preparing for re-accreditation. Re-accreditation gives us national status. About 450 colleges and universities offer formal programs in journalism and mass communications and about 1,000 institutions offer some training in these fields. But only 115 … Continue reading Director’s Letter: Re-Accreditation in Sight