A contingent of more than 50 faculty members, graduate students and alumni from the Bellisario College of Communications represented Penn State at the recent International Communication Association conference in Washington, D.C.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation, one of the largest, most respected, media-related charitable foundations in the United States, has provided a $100,000 grant to support construction of the Donald P. Bellisario Media Center at Penn State.
Film Professor Pearl Gluck has produced a short, call-to-action film featuring actors whose credits include “Atlanta,” “Law and Order” and “Orange is the New Black,” for the New Jersey-based The Nature Conservancy. The film will be available online on Earth Day, April 22.
A film written, directed and produced by a Penn State student about the challenges of adapting to American college life as a foreigner will screen at 5 p.m. on April 21 in Carnegie Cinema on the University Park campus.
Award-winning and multitalented journalist Tom Verducci, who has been honored for his work in a variety of mediums, will present the commencement address for the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications during exercises May 4 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State Hillel will screen assistant professor Boaz Dvir’s critically acclaimed post-Holocaust documentary, “A Wing and A Prayer,” at 7 p.m. April 10 in 262 Willard Building at University Park.
Senior Elise Bingaman, one of five national finalists for the Outstanding Student Award from PRWeek, dove into the contest as a "passion project" during a bittersweet senior year.
As a filmmaker and teacher, Pearl Gluck is on a constant search for authenticity. She looks for it in her actors, her students and even her own scripts. It’s not easy, but the assistant professor of film-video in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications says it’s vital for the filmmaking process.
In coming weeks, three Virginia schools — the University of Virginia, Randolph College and Virginia Tech — will screen two critically acclaimed documentaries produced by Penn State assistant professor Boaz Dvir.
A Penn Stater who leads ESPN’s award-winning, longform storytelling and journalism efforts and who guides the editorial board that sets the direction, standards and tone of the all-sports network’s content globally will discuss sports journalism, storytelling and ESPN in general during a free public event March 27 on the University Park campus.
A Penn State alumna who has crafted a successful career in health care, with a strong grounding in agency production and operations, will be featured in a program providing communications students with career advice March 14 on the University Park campus.
Faculty member's award-winning film selected for screening in Los Angeles at event featuring female filmmakers.
“Quiet Sundays,” which focuses on die-hard NFL fans in England and was produced by students in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, will screen at 7 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Campbell Sports Center in New York City as part of the Inwood Film Festival.
Matt Ford, CEO and co-founder of Vignette Global, will present “The Power of Storytelling” at 7 p.m. March 18 in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library.
Joshua Altman, a Penn State alumnus who has established himself in Hollywood during the past 15 years, served as editor for the Oscar-nominated documentary “Minding the Gap.”
