ESPN’s Salters to present commencement address
4/12/17
Award-winning reporter Lisa Salters of ESPN will present the commencement address for the Penn State College of Communications during exercises May 6 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Is there room for broadband in the Trump infrastructure agenda?
4/12/17
A promise to restore America’s crumbling infrastructure was a key part of President Donald Trump’s campaign speeches. He pledged to rebuild America’s roads and bridges, ports and highways, which are undoubtedly in need of repair. Less clear in his speeches – and in these early days of his administration – is what importance he gives broadband internet, an equally essential infrastructure in our 21st-century information economy.
Free screening of 'The Handmaid’s Tale' set for April 26
4/11/17
An exclusive screening of the premiere episode of the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" will be held at 7 p.m. April 26 in 104 Keller Building.
Institute for Information Policy examines the social effects of 'big data'
4/4/17
With frequently evolving technology of computer access and smart phone capabilities and a particularly unpredictable White House, Penn State’s Institute for Information Policy (IIP) is as important today as it has ever been in its 20-year history. The IIP conducts innovative research and promotes programs that examine the social effects of information technology.
Alumni play key role in production of Fox Sports series featuring Eric LeGrand
3/31/17
Alumni JC Costa and Bill Connell co-founded NewPace Productions, which is producing “Mission Possible with Eric LeGrand,” an online series for Fox Sports. In 2010, LeGrand, a former Rutgers football player, suffered a spinal cord injury while making a tackle that left him paralyzed.
Lecture to reveal Europe’s view of Sesame Street and American culture on its TVs
3/30/17
A cultural history scholar will discuss how feelings toward American culture changed in several European countries in the 1970s with the advent of Sesame Street on children’s television. The free public lecture is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. April 12 in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library.
Deadlines for networking and telecommunications work requests announced
3/7/17
Penn State units that would like the best opportunity to have new networking and telecommunications work completed and billed by the end of the fiscal year — June 30 — should submit service requests to Enterprise Networking & Communications Services (ENCS) through the ENCS Service Inquiry Request Form no later than March 30.
Expert to address FCC's impact on public relations efforts
3/7/17
Penn State alumnus Alan Marcus, award-winning senior vice president of SHIFT Communications in New York City, will present the annual Ben Bronstein Lecture in Ethics and Public Relations at 7 p.m. March 23, with a focus on the impact of updated Federal Communications Commission regulations on public relations efforts. The lecture will be held in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Communications students embrace opportunity provided by embedded courses
3/1/17
Students and faculty members representing four majors in the College of Communications at Penn State will travel around 500,000 combined miles to spend spring break continuing their studies as part of embedded courses.
Lecture to focus on 'Black Ops Ads,' fake news disguised as unbiased information
2/28/17
Guest lecturer to address advertising efforts that look like fact-based journalism but are really sponsored content, during a free public lecture at 6 p.m. March 27 in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library.
With net neutrality, researcher says 'not every deal is bad'
2/20/17
Net neutrality advocates want to make sure internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon have minimal control over how users access content on the web. However, new, award-winning research by a Penn State College of Communications faculty member says giving these companies some leeway might not be all bad.
Students ready to bring THON to viewers around the world with 46 LIVE
2/15/17
While hundreds of students will spend 46 hours dancing in an effort to battle childhood cancer this weekend in the Bryce Jordan Center, around 60 more students will be conducting the live webcast to bring Penn State Dance Marathon to viewers all over the world. The webcast will begin at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and will be live through the conclusion of THON at 4 p.m. Feb. 19.
Penn State Hollywood Program presents a strong sequel
1/9/17
Highly competitive, semester-long Penn State Hollywood Program provides numerous opportunities for students.
Faculty member's book presents justice-based approach for media policy
12/21/16
A Penn State faculty member has co-authored a book that proposes a more inclusive model for media policy that could be driven by a social mission to improve the position of those most disadvantaged in society.
Graduate student takes every opportunity to improve the world
12/14/16
An interdisciplinary approach helps Penn State graduate student Jenna Grzeslo learn from various experiences and continually move to her ultimate goal of "leaving the world a better place than you found it."