Friday, August 23, 2019
A dozen Penn State student entries earned nominations in the college/university division for Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards.
Along with players on 16 teams from around the globe, the Little League Baseball World Series continues this week with the help of a team of students from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
A free public screening of the sports documentary “Running Home,” which tells the story of humanitarian, accomplished middle-distance runner and coach Tony Ruiz, will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in Carnegie Cinema.
With the start of the fall semester quickly approaching, many students are planning their return to campus, and a few film-video majors can pack something special in their bags — the top prize from an international film festival.
Thirty-two members of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications are participating in or being recognized at the 102nd Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications conference Aug. 7-10 in Toronto.
Jared Kehler, who will graduate Aug. 10 and serve as the student marshal for the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications during commencement exercises at the Bryce Jordan Center, made the most of his time at Penn State, completing a major and three minors.
A rising junior, Grant Donghia is staying busy and making the most of his time in the entertainment capital of the world by completing internships with the Gotham Group and the Kerner Entertainment Company.
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.