Newsroom Archive

The National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team won the Judges Special Award for Best Promotion at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) 10th District Convention, held April 10 – 13 in Tulsa, Okla…

PRSSA’s Gala was a hit! Over 100 people came out. Seniors Paige Vaughn and Gregory Tate received the Mass Communication Leader of the Year awards…

We would like to take a moment to congratulate the winners of the CBI National Student Production Awards Competition 2016, which were honored during the College Broadcasters, Inc. National Student Electronic Media Convention…

It hasn’t been long since Carissa Kelley Conteh was a master’s student at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State. But now, she is one of the 32 communication experts recognized by Ad 2 Dallas…

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication and McCoy College of Business is proud to announce that Texas State’s 2017 AAF-NSAC team has placed third at the AAF District 10 Convention and Student Competition…

Each year, a selection committee of faculty and students combs through applications for Texas State instructors deserving of honorary mention. One of the most prestigious awards, presented by President Trauth, is fittingly coined the ‘Presidential Award,’ which can be awarded for outstanding performance in teaching, scholarship, or service…

We were so proud on Tuesday to honor many of our top students at the 2018 SJMC Awards Ceremony. Quita Culpepper of KVUE joined us as our first-ever Michael S. “Mike” George Lecture Speaker…

We are incredibly proud of our students who joined us for the 2019 SJMC Awards Ceremony last Tuesday, May 7. Our Top 10% of students (academically) were inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a college honors society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship…

The Texas State University 2020 American Advertising Federation National Advertising Student Competition (NSAC) Team will advance to the national competition for the first time since 2010…

We are proud to announce the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) has voted to reaccredit the undergraduate program at Texas State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication…

Dorothy Patterson, advertising senior, was on the team that placed second for creating an integrated communications campaign in eight hours for client MJWJ Global Radio Network at the 2013 American Advertising Federation (AAF)-Houston Student Competition and Conference held November 1 – 2.

The Texas State Ad Club recently made a monumental trip to NYC to explore prestigious advertising agencies, experience city life and enjoy an unending buffet of street food. Junior and VP of Programs Kristopher Garza organized the trip for 32 officers and members from Jan. 7 to 11. Students toured advertising agencies McGarryBowen, Droga5, Y&R, Poke, Deutsch, Inc. and McCann. They also visited Tumblr and The New York Times…

Since graduating in 2006 with a double major in mass communications--emphasis on electronic media--and Spanish, Rita Garcia has been busy being promoted and receiving awards…

SJMC grad alumna Melinda Urbina says that working for the NCI's Multicultural and International Communications branch in Rockville, MD, promises to be filled with interesting and valuable learning experiences…

The song was called “Lost and Found,” and alumnus Randy Rogers performed it for the first time over a decade ago while still in school. He exemplifies the idea that talent, drive and a good heart can take you places you never imagined…

Sonia Díaz, BA 2006, joined Balsera Communications, an award-winning US Hispanic public relations and public affairs agency in Miami, Florida, in July 2011 as a Senior Account Executive…

At their SXSWi Core Conversation on Tuesday, SJMC alumnae Maira Garcia and Anna Tauzin talked about the importance of personal branding in today's social media-driven world…

Mike Emery likes homework. His life and career have evolved over the years thanks to his commitment to always working, learning, and staying busy…

Jason Britsch refers to himself as the “one-man band ” at KOSA CBS 7 in Odessa, covering everything from city council to wildfires…

“West Nile Watch,” a public health video co-produced by Carole Barasch and Jonathan Uhl, received first place in the public health category from the Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisers. Barasch also wrote and narrated the piece…

Daniel Carter and Kym Fox have been named fellows of the Translational Health Research Center for their work with Texas Community Health News (TCHN). Carter and Fox explained the mission of TCHN at a Health and Resilience Research Network Meeting entitled “Disseminating Research: From Publication to the Public” in late September…

Eraldo “Dino” Chiecchi was featured on the front page of the The University Star in a feature story about his book Josue: A Young Man’s Life Lost to Suicide. Reporter Haley Velasco (photo credit) interviewed several people for her article, including Gaby Lucero, Josue’s mother who praised Chiecchi’s efforts keeping her son’s memory alive…

We proudly announce that the University Star is a College Media Association Pinnacle Awards Finalist…

Ms. Polanco is the first recipient of the Mary Rose Brown Endowed Scholarship.  She is a freshman Electronic Media major from Roma, Texas…

The speaker series in Cindy Royal’s Digital Media Innovation Capstone course included several alumni of the program this semester. Digital Media Innovation graduates Julia Pinto (’17), Luis Seijo (’18 ) and Anne Cox ( ’20), who work in web content and sales operations roles for South By Southwest, spoke with students on March 28 about the large-scale music, film and technology event…

Digital Media Innovation major Felicia Quichocho is the recipient of the Texas Tribune Engineering Fellowship, the first engineering fellowship offered by the non-profit news organization…

Congrats to Dr. Amber Hinsley for her recently published article “Examining the Theory of Motivated Information Management (TMIM) in the COVID-19 Pandemic.”…

Congratulations to Dr. Ali Forbes for being selected as a Kopenhaver Center Fellow at the 2022 Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention in Detroit, Michigan…

Dr. Nandini Bhalla published a co-authored paper titled “A two-path model of the impact of LGBTQ+ diversity CSR levels on public response” in Public Relations Review, a top PR journal with a high impact factor…

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Dave Nolan, who has just been awarded the National Press Photographers Association Robin F. Garland Educator Award!…

The Texas Managing Editors, an organization of the state’s newspaper editors and other journalists, awarded Associate Professor of Practice Eraldo “Dino” Chiecchi with its Jack Douglas Award – the group’s highest honor – at its annual convention in Galveston on April 15…

You never know where an opportunity may lead you. For Chuck Kaufman, one opportunity, eight years ago, led him to become a well-loved senior lecturer at Texas State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication…

What brought you to the SJMC at Texas State University? I was brought to SJMC to teach media law. In addition to teaching, I also serve as an assistant director in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication…

Journalism junior Zahra Farah's upcoming summer will be eventful. She has earned a spot in the prestigious Chips Quinn Scholar Internship and will intern at the Kentucky Courier-Journal…

This summer, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host 23 doctoral students and faculty in the 2022 PhDigital Online program…

We’re proud to announce SJMC’s own Jordan Gass-Pooré has been awarded one of two $1,500 annual scholarships from the Bess Whitehead Scott Scholarship Fund…

SJMC graduate student Becky Larson is a finalist in the Online Journalism Awards (OJA). This prestigious competition recognizes excellence in online journalism through awards from professional and student categories. During the Spring semester, Becky’s LoudAustin project was developed in Dr. Cindy Royal’s Advanced Online Media: Coding and Data Skills course…

Samuel Cromley, a 2003 Texas State University graduate, works a packed 7-day-a-week dream job as an Assistant Video director for the Dallas Cowboys…

On Friday Nov. 10, members of the SJMC Innovation Club traveled outside the walls of Old Main to tour Dell Technologies in Round Rock, TX. Led by faculty advisor Jon Zmikly, the club visited former club member, and Digital Media Innovation (DMI) alum Jonathan Campbell, who now works as a software engineer at the tech company…

Jenifer Glenn came to Mass Communication Week on Wednesday to present the panel "Event Planning." An SJMC Advertising/PR Alumna, she started her own company, Tenant Link Inc./Let’s Party!, in 1996 and gave students tips on how to impress seasoned professionals…

In a new book, “Roll On,” 2007 Texas State graduate Fred Afflerbach used his personal experience as a truck driver to pay homage to the trucker drivers of old, who only felt comfortable while on the move…

Associate Professor of Practice Eraldo “Dino” Chiecchi read from and signed his book “Josue: A Young Man’s Life Lost to Suicide” at an event in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 3. More than 70 people attended Chiecchi’s presentation at La Fe Cultural and Technology Center…

The Texas State chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha welcomed 60 new members — 53 undergraduates and seven graduate students — at its induction ceremony on April 24…

Dr. Kelly Kaufhold presented research at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Detroit on Saturday, August 6…

Kookmin University serves approximately 15,000 students in Seoul, a city of 10 million residents, in South Korea, a nation that would fit several times within the boundaries of the state of Texas…

We’re proud to announce KTSW 89.9 has five finalists in the College Broadcasters, Inc. National Student Production Awards!..

On Saturday, KTSW 89.9 was recognized as a finalist in two categories at the College Broadcasters Inc. National Student Electronic Media Convention in San Antonio…

We’re proud to announce that KTSW 89.9-FM is a finalist in two categories for the College Broadcasters, Inc. National Student Production Awards…

KTSW 89.9 received 8 awards at the 2021 Virtual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention, including top honors in 4 contests…

The KTSW-FM 89.9 team brought home 5 awards from the 2013 TIPA in Dallas…

Dane Phillips spends most of the year 9,000 miles away from San Marcos but keeps the education and invaluable lessons he learned at Texas State University close to his heart…

The Texas State School of Journalism and Mass Communication will again partner with the Texas Association of Broadcasters for the Mass Communication Career Fair from 12:30-3:30 p.m. on March 5 in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom…

Mark another successful Mass Comm Fair down in the books. More than 45 employers and 350 students attended the fair on Halloween…

On Thursday, Cassandra Harrison, Tracy Hinson, and Francisco Garcia came to the LBJ Student Center to talk to Ad/PR students about what to expect as a professional in the field…

There’s an app for that — KTSW. Dan Schumacher reports that listeners can tune into KTSW on iPhone using the Texas State app that was introduced in June…

Dr. Alexander Muk, lead author of the research paper Cultural Influence on Young Consumers’ Intentions to Become Brand Page Fans: Individualism versus Collectivism has won the best paper award in the cross-cultural and global marketing track at the coming 2013 Society for Marketing Advances annual conference…

We are very saddened to learn that 1987 AAF presenter and SJMC alumna Kara Meyer passed away on Thursday…

Dr. Prisca Ngondo, Dr. Vanessa Higgins Joyce, and Assistant Professor of Practice Jennifer Scharlach received the Health Research Accelerator Award through the Translational Health Research Center at Texas State University in May…

Congratulations to PR major Raquel Gonzales for earning a PRSA Certificate in Principles of Public Relations. This new entry-level program awards a certificate to candidates who pass a professional, knowledge-based, qualifying exam. Texas State University is the only public university in Texas to support this designation, which proves a command of the basic principles in the PR field.

SJMC students Micah Bustos and Alexandra Walker interviewed Professor Tom Grimes about his recent USA Today op-ed regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, CT. Grimes provided his insights on the tragedy and discussed some of his research on media violence…

We want to congratulate PR student Alex Hartman on being selected as a Public Relations Student Society of America National Gold Key Award recipient…

Food writer Laura Longero Holman has found that writing about what you know can be a recipe for career success. Holman’s story did not lead straight from the heart of Texas to Nevada, but she found true joy in what she did in the end. A 2004 journalism graduate…

University President Denise Trauth recently announced the 2013 honorees for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Excellence in Service, and the Presidential Seminar Award. These awards are given annually to faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding teaching, scholarship, or service performance…

Texas State University Associate Professor Cindy Royal is one of twelve U.S. journalists and innovators who was awarded John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University for the 2013-14 academic year…

The Scripps Howard Foundation has announced that Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication Associate Professor Cindy Royal was named Journalism and Mass Communication Teacher of the Year…

Over 70 scholars, media professionals and graduate students in the field of mass communication are expected to attend the Fourth International Spanish-Language and Latino-Oriented Media Conference, which is slated for February 21 -23 at Texas State University-San Marcos… 

SJMC alum Jesse Heiman has made quite a name for himself as “Hollywood’s Favorite Extra.” His resume boasts appearances in more than 100 commercials, popular television shows such as “Chuck” and “Monk,” and feature films including “Old School,” “American Pie 2,” and “The Social Network,” to name a few…

Researchers in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication have received a $448,800 award to help the State of Texas connect with rural and low-income Medicare beneficiaries who might be eligible for additional assistance…

Faculty and staff in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication took home several awards at Thursday’s College of Fine Arts and Communication Convocation, hosted by Dean Timothy Mottet in the JCM Building…

The Ad Club meets every other Tuesday at 7 pm in Old Main 234…

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) unanimously voted to re-accredit the Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication on May 1, 2015, at its national meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The School’s undergraduate program was found to comply with all nine standards…

South by Southwest—the annual, 10-day event that brings creatives from all over the world to Austin—returned to an in-person event this year, and SJMC students were there to help conference organizers cover it…

Jameson Dunn and Hector Montemayor Perez from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication earned an Award of Excellence from the Broadcast Educators Association for their documentary, Coahuiltecans…

The Society of Professional Journalists will recognize five student-journalists from the University Star at the historic Hilton Hotel in Fort Worth on March 18 and 19 for its Region 8 Mark of Excellence convention…

What brought you to the SJMC at Texas State University? I started out as a student in the program and also worked as a student worker for the SJMC. When I graduated, an academic advisor position became available, so I applied for it and was offered the job…

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication honored its brightest and best students at Tuesday's 2017 Awards Ceremony in Old Main…

Congratulations to the University Star Staff, KTSW, and the Texas State of Change organization for being selected to receive the Region 8 Mark of Excellence Awards! The actual place awarded will be announced at the awards ceremony, during the Region 8 Spring Conference. The conference occurs May 3-4 in San Antonio, Texas, at the downtown Marriott Plaza…

The School of Journalism & Mass Communication congratulates students who competed in the 2014 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention (TIPA). Students' media organizations, The University Star, KTSW 89.9 FM, and Bobcat Update, submitted productions, articles, and recordings against college media organizations from around Texas. Below is a list of awards given to each organization…

The University Star, KTSW and Bobcat Update students recently won multiple awards during the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) annual conference held from March 21-24, 2018…

The Society of Professional Journalists awarded the Texas State Society of Professional Journalists an award for Student Organization of the Month…

Sarah McGriff has received the $5,000 Abe Veron Award scholarship from the Broadcast Educators Association.   Sarah, originally from New Sharon, Iowa, is a junior at Texas State University majoring in Music Performance with a minor in Mass Communication…

As a SJMC graduate student, Venezuelan-born Sergio Carvajal-Leoni, won a campus-wide award for his thesis, the Graduate College’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award in Digital Scholarship…

Eleven SJMC students participated in a drone workshop on Friday, Nov. 18, capturing beautiful footage of our beloved Old Main. The hands-on demonstration was led by electronic media alum and freelance drone pilot Ben Kailing, who taught students how to shoot FPV (first-person point of view) videography. Using special goggles, students saw from the perspective of the drone itself…

We would like to congratulate students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications who were among the scholarship recipients at last week’s Stelos Alliance Awards Banquet…

Students attended the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) regional conference at UT-Arlington on November 2 & 3, 2012. Texas State student Lane Lewis won First-Place awards for Sports Program and Sports Package and honorable mentions for Sports Program Audio and Sports Package Audio. Amber Anderson won third place in the Drama Program, Chelsea Kelley won an honorable mention for the Feature Package, and Jessi MacCall won an honorable mention for Hard News…

Three Texas State University journalism students received awards from the Texas Auto Writers Association’s Harold Gunn Scholarship for Journalism at the organization’s annual Truck Rodeo near San Antonio on October 19, 2012. “These scholarships are TAWA’s greatest contribution and my proudest moment,” Gunn said…

Dr. Mary Ann Stutts gave a tearful goodbye to SJMC faculty, staff and students at our annual Student Awards Ceremony held in Old Main last Friday…

In 2009, the multimedia website sxtxstate.com, set up by Mass Communication graduate students in the New Media concentration to cover the annual international South By Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, won 2nd place in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Best of the Web Awards for Journalism…

Texas State students scooped up numerous awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association…

The San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists (SAAHJ) is pleased to award $30,000 in scholarships to 13 deserving Bexar County students pursuing careers in communications and journalism this year at its 16th Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala, held at San Antonio’s Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie Street, on Friday, August 8th, 2014…

We’re proud to announce Texas State University placed first in the 2023 District 10 American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), which took place in Austin, Texas, last week. District 10 includes schools in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana…
 

Congratulations to our exceptional students for the following recognitions…

Each May, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosts the SJMC Student Awards to recognize outstanding students…

The halls of the Overton Hotel and Conference Center in Lubbock roared with the cheers and cries of Team 104 as Texas State University won First Place at the district level of the National Student Advertising Competition…

Two Texas State University faculty members, Debra Price and Jennifer Scharlach, have joined the board of directors for Austin’s PRSA chapter. As assistant professors of practice in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, they bring their vast knowledge in the field of public relations to the table…

We are proud to announce that Saliyah M. Parker, a dedicated student at Texas State University, has been awarded the prestigious Julie Tereshchuk Need-Based Scholarship by Women Communicators of Austin (WCA)…

Zaria Jackson – named one of America’s Most Promising Multicultural Students – found her calling while attending the School of Journalism and Mass Communication...

The University Star won 24 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association annual conference for work published in 2020…

We want to congratulate the University Star staff members and contributors who won 15 awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) during the spring convention March 23-25…

The Association for Women in Communications has a meeting this Thursday, March 28th at 6:30 p.m. in Old Main Room 201. Our speaker for the meeting is Lauren Appa…

The last SPJ meeting of the semester will feature Neice Bell, publisher of the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with local professionals!…

SJMC students have been helping spread these stories since 2023, when Associate Professor of Practice Dino Chiecchi took a group of four students to interview three of the families in Uvalde. This year, Chiecchi chose a group of seven undergraduate students and two graduate students to take a second trip to Uvalde on March 22 and 23…  

On Friday, Oct. 28, senior lecturer Jon Zmikly led virtual reality demonstrations for high schoolers at the 15th annual Texas State AITP IT Symposium. The event occurred in the new ballroom in the LBJ Student Center on Texas State University’s San Marcos campus…

Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication Senior Lecturer and PR Sequence Coordinator Olga Mayoral Wilson, APR, was inducted into the PRSA College of Fellows on Oct. 11 during the PRSA 2014 International Conference in Washington, DC…

Mark your calendars for KTSW's 20th anniversary celebration and birthday party! Since April 15, 1992, that joyous day when KTSW 89.9FM first aired, the radio station has been going strong with great music and campus programming…