2008 News
John Stossel Interviewd by CCTV
Members of the student Canisius College television station (CCTV) Michael Rautlins, left, and Cassie Eldred interview John Stossel, ABC news correspondent and co-anchor of 20/20, at Canisius College in April '08. Stossel expressed his concern over what he saw as negative aspects of the government's efforts to provide consumer protection.
Fox correspondent receives Watt Award
Steve Brown, class of ’83, has been awarded the 12th annual Dr. Marilyn G.S. Watt Award.
Brown is a correspondent for Fox News, assigned to the Chicago bureau, where he specializes in political reporting.
The night in April prior to receiving the award, Brown had been covering Sen. Barack Obama in his quest for the Democratic nomination to run for President.
At a reception for seniors , Brown reflected on the impact the late Dr. Watt had on his personal and professional growth.
After college and while working in television in Buffalo, Brown served as an adjunct instructor for the Communication Studies Department, teaching a broadcast journalism workshop.
Prior to Fox, Brown was a broadcast journalist at two Buffalo television stations. He also working at tv stations in Hartford, Ct., in Springfield, Ma., and in Utica, N.Y.
Dr. Watt was a long-time member and chair of the department.
Campus Radio Goes to the Net
The student radio station, for decades a “home” for many Communication Studies majors, has gone digital.
The Wire, as students now call what since the 1970s had been WCCG, is aired on Live365.com, an Internet portal, for which the station pays a monthly fee.
Station co-manager and Communication Studies major Patrick Engrasser, ’09, commented that the main thing about the move is the net expands the station’s reach. “We have gone from an on-campus only station to one that can reach around the world.” He hopes alumni will become listeners.
The Wire features “mixed genres,” Engrasser said. This consists of mostly modern and classic rock, with some hip hop. Sports talk/call-ins and movie reviews round out the format. Engrasser said he hopes to add campus news as well.
Jamie O’Neil, an assistant professor of digital media arts in the Communication Studies Department, who is the radio club’s advisor, noted that slots are still available for students who want to have their own radio show—no experience necessary.
One can catch the Wire at: http://dma.canisius.edu/~wire/ and click on Listen via Live 365.
Video Institute Documentary Selected For Film Festival
“Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark,” a 30-minute video documentary produced by the Canisius College Video Institute under the supervision of Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department has been nominated for Best Film in the Western New York category for the 2nd Annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival (BNFF).
Produced by Digital Media Arts majors Kirsten Jahn ’07 and Scott Richardson ’09, the Central Terminal documentary traces the history of the building, its architectural and social significance, and the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation to bring the building back to life.
The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Dr. Irwin.
College Honors Dr. Wanzer for Research
Melissa B. Wanzer, PhD, professor of Communication Studies, has been selected for the first faculty scholarship award in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
She will receive a certificate and a monetary award. Her name will be engraved on a plaque, to be displayed in a public place on campus.
Dr. Wanzer, who focuses on interpersonal/relational communication, including instruction and health communication as well as humor, was selected on the basis of the quality and quantity of her published scholarship and other creative work in the last five years at Canisius College.
During the last five years, Dr. Wanzer had roughly three publications a year and, overall in this period, published 10 journal articles, three book chapters and an encyclopedia article. She also co-authored a textbook on interpersonal communication, presented 11 conference papers and authored two grant proposals.
Dr. Wanzer regularly includes students in the research process, where they gain experience in scholarly inquiry. Seven of her publications and nine of her conference papers were co-authored with undergraduate or graduate students.
The department chair, Dr. Barbara J. Irwin, stated, in nominating Dr. Wanzer, that she is “among the most productive scholars on the Canisius campus, and her research is of impeccable quality.”
Dean Paula M. McNutt announced the honor Jan. 17, 2008. She said it is expected the award will now be presented on an annual basis.
Other awards were presented for full-time faculty teaching, part-time (adjunct) faculty teaching and service.
2007 News
Communication Studies graduates, Dave Lesinski (‘90) and Jerry MacKay (’95) are members of the team awarded “Best Film” in the Buffalo Competition of the 48 Hour Film Project.
Lesinski and MacKay joined together with representatives from Bigger Picture Concepts and Littleflick Pictures, along with local media/film production companies, local actors, a composer, and others to form the Point Blank Films team that produced the winning film, “X-Day,” a holiday-themed comedy.
The 48 Hour Film Project is an international series of filmmaking competitions held across America and in several other countries, that came to Buffalo for the first time this year. The competition requires filmmakers to create a 7-minute maximum film in only 48 hours. The teams are assigned a genre, one line of dialogue, a character name, and a prop to ensure that all films are unique.
A total of nineteen films were entered in the local competition and screenings of the entries were held at the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. Dave Lesinski and Jerry MacKay, along with the award-winning Point Blank Films team, will represent the Buffalo area in the national competition to be held this fall. Both Dave and Jerry are currently employed at Full Circle Studios, a local digital media design & development company.
Information on the competition can be found at: www.48hourfilm.com. Also, samples of films from a variety of cities and filmmakers can be found at: www.48.tv
Video Institute Earns PRSA Honors
Canisius College Video Institute Wins Three Excalibur Awards
(l-r) Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor and chair of communication studies and director of the Canisius College Video Institute, Nina Cimino '06, Amy Falletta '06 and Melissa Wall '06.
The Canisius College Video Institute, Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, director, received three Excalibur Awards from the Buffalo/Niagara chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The awards were presented at the chapter's 18th annual awards dinner on June 21.
"HeARTstrings: The Guitars for Hope Project" which was designed to promote awareness of the Guitars for Hope public art project, received a Bronze Excalibur award. The video was produced by Nicholas Barone '06, Nina Cimino '06, Ignayra Ramos '06 and Mike Woeppel '06.
"Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse," produced by Jennifer Eberhart '08 and Jesse Koch '08, also won a Bronze Excalibur award. The purpose of the video was to assist the Frank Lloyd Wright Rowing Boathouse Corporation in their efforts to raise funds to build the Wright design as a working boathouse on the Buffalo Waterfront.
A promotional video produced to raise funds and recruit volunteers for Vive La Casa earned the video institute a Silver Excalibur Award. Student producers included Kirsten Jahn '07, Melissa Wall '06, Bob Carbone '06, Jennifer Eberhart '08, Johnny Graves '07 and Amy Falletta '06.
The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department.
Other winners at the PRSA event include:
Dr. Catherine Foster of Illinois, who has 20 years experience in public relations, will be joining the Communication Studies Department this fall (’07) as a full-time assistant professor. She will be teaching public relations-related courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
Her most recent position was a manager of media relations and publications at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. She was responsible for media contacts, news releases and publications, as well as being a spokesperson for the laboratory. Foster also has been a science writer and science editor.
Foster successfully defended her dissertation on June 5, ’07 at Capella University in Minneapolis. The research focuses on leadership and communication in emergency situations. She also has two Master’s, one in communications and one in marketing and organizational communications.
Foster has been an adjunct professor in Illinois. Courses taught included those in public relations, public speaking, writing and editing.
Wanzer Promoted to Full Professor
Dr. Melissa Wanzer of the Communication Studies Department has been promoted to full professor. Wanzer joined the department in 1995 and teaches in the interpersonal communication area in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
She received a Ed.D. in Communication from West Virginia University and taught one year at Kutztown University before joining the department.
Dunkle Receives Tenure, Promotion
Ben Dunkle of the Digital Media Arts (DMA) faculty in the Communication Studies Department has received tenure and promotion to associate professor. Dunkle, director of the DMA program, joined the department in 2001 and teaches graphic design, web design and programming.
He received a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1997 and worked at an advertising firm for four years prior to joining the department.
First Grad Scholarship Awarded
The graduate Communication and Leadership program has awarded its first scholarship.
Nancy Gonka received the award, in part, through funds raised at the program’s “Night of Class,” a fund-raiser for scholarships.
“Thanks to the overwhelming donations of area businesses, accomplished alumni. current students and friends of the college, the night was a wonderful success,” a graduate program spokesperson said.
The next event is slated Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, to celebrate Octoberfest. It will be from 5-8:30 p.m., off campus.
In other grad program news, Dr. Catherine Foster, who will join the Communication Studies Department this fall (’07), will be teaching courses in the grad curriculum focusing on the Integrated Marketing Communication area.
First Canisius Digital Media Arts Festival
The Digital Media Arts (DMA) faculty and staff in the Communication Studies Department held their first digital media arts festival at the end of May ’07.
Forty-one entrants competed in three areas: web and interactive design, animation and video and still images. To enter, one needed to be a resident of Western New York or Southern Ontario.
Thirteen digital media workshops were also scheduled.
Award winners for the “2007 Buffalo Digital Media Arts Festival” were:
Web and Interactive category:
In other DMA news, work is continuing for an on-line gallery of DMA students’ work. When activated, students can submit artwork for review, and vote on the work of their colleagues. Once a piece has received enough votes and is deemed to be of high quality, it would appear automatically in the gallery. It is expected to go into operation Fall ’07, according to Ben Dunkle, director of the DMA program.
2007 Marilyn Watt Alumni Award
The Communication Studies Department presented Mary Lynn Ryan '84 of CNN with the 2007 Marilyn G.S. Watt Alumni Award at the spring honors day ceremony. Mary Lynn Ryan won an Emmy as well as a Women in Communication Award for a program called Three on 3 at WKYC. She is currently living in Atlanta and is the Southeast Regional Bureau Chief.
The Marilyn Watt Award is presented to distinguished alumni who demonstrate the positive values exemplified by Dr. Watt, long-time faculty member and Chair of the Communication Studies Department.
Communication Studies Major Named Miss Buffalo
Canisius communication studies major Amber L. Lindke ’09 is the new Miss Buffalo 2007. The 20-year old Lockport native was selected among 14 finalists and represented the city at the Miss New York State Pageant in July.
Lindke plans a career in broadcast journalism. She will use her title to raise awareness about the effect that the overuse of technology can have on future generations.
Seniors Feted at Spring ’07 Reception
Seniors were honored for academic and club-related achievements at the Communication Studies Department’s annual reception in April 2007. The awards and the recipients were:
Academic Awards
Highest Academic Excellence Awards
AWC Awards
Integrated Marketing Certificates
2006 News
2004 News
2003 News
by Dr. John DahlbergFirst Year Update by Ben Dunkle
Wanted: Effective Leaders by Mr. Stanton H. Hudson, Jr., APR
Marilyn G. S. Watt Alumni Award by Dr. Barbara Irwin
AWC Activities by Dr. Melissa Wanzer
Barking Up The Right Tree In Training & Development by Dr. Charles Wigley
DMA Newsletter by Mr. Thomas Wolfe
More Lab "Firepower" by Dr. Barry Berlin
Members of the student Canisius College television station (CCTV) Michael Rautlins, left, and Cassie Eldred interview John Stossel, ABC news correspondent and co-anchor of 20/20, at Canisius College in April '08. Stossel expressed his concern over what he saw as negative aspects of the government's efforts to provide consumer protection.
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Steve Brown, class of ’83, has been awarded the 12th annual Dr. Marilyn G.S. Watt Award.
Brown is a correspondent for Fox News, assigned to the Chicago bureau, where he specializes in political reporting.
The night in April prior to receiving the award, Brown had been covering Sen. Barack Obama in his quest for the Democratic nomination to run for President.
At a reception for seniors , Brown reflected on the impact the late Dr. Watt had on his personal and professional growth.
After college and while working in television in Buffalo, Brown served as an adjunct instructor for the Communication Studies Department, teaching a broadcast journalism workshop.
Prior to Fox, Brown was a broadcast journalist at two Buffalo television stations. He also working at tv stations in Hartford, Ct., in Springfield, Ma., and in Utica, N.Y.
Dr. Watt was a long-time member and chair of the department.
Campus Radio Goes to the Net
The student radio station, for decades a “home” for many Communication Studies majors, has gone digital.
The Wire, as students now call what since the 1970s had been WCCG, is aired on Live365.com, an Internet portal, for which the station pays a monthly fee.
Station co-manager and Communication Studies major Patrick Engrasser, ’09, commented that the main thing about the move is the net expands the station’s reach. “We have gone from an on-campus only station to one that can reach around the world.” He hopes alumni will become listeners.
The Wire features “mixed genres,” Engrasser said. This consists of mostly modern and classic rock, with some hip hop. Sports talk/call-ins and movie reviews round out the format. Engrasser said he hopes to add campus news as well.
Jamie O’Neil, an assistant professor of digital media arts in the Communication Studies Department, who is the radio club’s advisor, noted that slots are still available for students who want to have their own radio show—no experience necessary.
One can catch the Wire at: http://dma.canisius.edu/~wire/ and click on Listen via Live 365.
Video Institute Documentary Selected For Film Festival
“Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark,” a 30-minute video documentary produced by the Canisius College Video Institute under the supervision of Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department has been nominated for Best Film in the Western New York category for the 2nd Annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival (BNFF).
Produced by Digital Media Arts majors Kirsten Jahn ’07 and Scott Richardson ’09, the Central Terminal documentary traces the history of the building, its architectural and social significance, and the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation to bring the building back to life.
The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Dr. Irwin.
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Melissa B. Wanzer, PhD, professor of Communication Studies, has been selected for the first faculty scholarship award in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
She will receive a certificate and a monetary award. Her name will be engraved on a plaque, to be displayed in a public place on campus.
Dr. Wanzer, who focuses on interpersonal/relational communication, including instruction and health communication as well as humor, was selected on the basis of the quality and quantity of her published scholarship and other creative work in the last five years at Canisius College.
During the last five years, Dr. Wanzer had roughly three publications a year and, overall in this period, published 10 journal articles, three book chapters and an encyclopedia article. She also co-authored a textbook on interpersonal communication, presented 11 conference papers and authored two grant proposals.
Dr. Wanzer regularly includes students in the research process, where they gain experience in scholarly inquiry. Seven of her publications and nine of her conference papers were co-authored with undergraduate or graduate students.
The department chair, Dr. Barbara J. Irwin, stated, in nominating Dr. Wanzer, that she is “among the most productive scholars on the Canisius campus, and her research is of impeccable quality.”
Dean Paula M. McNutt announced the honor Jan. 17, 2008. She said it is expected the award will now be presented on an annual basis.
Other awards were presented for full-time faculty teaching, part-time (adjunct) faculty teaching and service.
2007 News
- Communication Studies Grads Earn Local Film Award
- Video Institute Earns PRSA Honors
- Public Relations Professor to Join Department
- Wanzer Promoted to Full Professor
- Dunkle Receives Tenure, Promotion
- First Grad Scholarship Awarded
- First Canisius Digital Media Arts Festival
- 2007 Marilyn Watt Alumni Award
- Communication Studies Major Named Miss Buffalo
- Seniors Feted at Spring ’07 Reception
Communication Studies graduates, Dave Lesinski (‘90) and Jerry MacKay (’95) are members of the team awarded “Best Film” in the Buffalo Competition of the 48 Hour Film Project.
Lesinski and MacKay joined together with representatives from Bigger Picture Concepts and Littleflick Pictures, along with local media/film production companies, local actors, a composer, and others to form the Point Blank Films team that produced the winning film, “X-Day,” a holiday-themed comedy.
The 48 Hour Film Project is an international series of filmmaking competitions held across America and in several other countries, that came to Buffalo for the first time this year. The competition requires filmmakers to create a 7-minute maximum film in only 48 hours. The teams are assigned a genre, one line of dialogue, a character name, and a prop to ensure that all films are unique.
A total of nineteen films were entered in the local competition and screenings of the entries were held at the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. Dave Lesinski and Jerry MacKay, along with the award-winning Point Blank Films team, will represent the Buffalo area in the national competition to be held this fall. Both Dave and Jerry are currently employed at Full Circle Studios, a local digital media design & development company.
Information on the competition can be found at: www.48hourfilm.com. Also, samples of films from a variety of cities and filmmakers can be found at: www.48.tv
Video Institute Earns PRSA Honors
Canisius College Video Institute Wins Three Excalibur Awards
(l-r) Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor and chair of communication studies and director of the Canisius College Video Institute, Nina Cimino '06, Amy Falletta '06 and Melissa Wall '06.
The Canisius College Video Institute, Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, director, received three Excalibur Awards from the Buffalo/Niagara chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The awards were presented at the chapter's 18th annual awards dinner on June 21.
"HeARTstrings: The Guitars for Hope Project" which was designed to promote awareness of the Guitars for Hope public art project, received a Bronze Excalibur award. The video was produced by Nicholas Barone '06, Nina Cimino '06, Ignayra Ramos '06 and Mike Woeppel '06.
"Frank Lloyd Wright's Rowing Boathouse," produced by Jennifer Eberhart '08 and Jesse Koch '08, also won a Bronze Excalibur award. The purpose of the video was to assist the Frank Lloyd Wright Rowing Boathouse Corporation in their efforts to raise funds to build the Wright design as a working boathouse on the Buffalo Waterfront.
A promotional video produced to raise funds and recruit volunteers for Vive La Casa earned the video institute a Silver Excalibur Award. Student producers included Kirsten Jahn '07, Melissa Wall '06, Bob Carbone '06, Jennifer Eberhart '08, Johnny Graves '07 and Amy Falletta '06.
The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Barbara Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department.
Other winners at the PRSA event include:
- Jeff Paterson '97 won the May C. Randazzo Outstanding Practitioner Award. The award is given to honor PR professionals "who have made significant contributions to the field, have applied public relations techniques in a professional manner throughout his/her career, and have contributed to the advancement of the Buffalo/Niagara Chapter" of PRSA. He also won:
- Gold for a Community Relations program, for Health Association of Niagara County, Inc. (HANCI)
- Gold for Public Affairs, HANCI
- Bronze for Editorial/Op-Ed column for HANCI
- Silver for Research & Evaluation for HANCI
- Debra Park '06 MS and Eileen Herbert won the Platinum ("best of show") for their community relations program for "What's a Disputation?"
- Therese Angilella Hickok '96 won bronze for the "Where Life Works" campaign for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. She also won bronze for the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise 2005-06 Annual Report.
- Erin Klass '05 won a bronze in Marketing Consumer Services for Women and Children's Hospital.
- Beth Donovan '89 won a gold for crisis communications for Baker Victory Services, OLV Institutions.
Dr. Catherine Foster of Illinois, who has 20 years experience in public relations, will be joining the Communication Studies Department this fall (’07) as a full-time assistant professor. She will be teaching public relations-related courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
Her most recent position was a manager of media relations and publications at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. She was responsible for media contacts, news releases and publications, as well as being a spokesperson for the laboratory. Foster also has been a science writer and science editor.
Foster successfully defended her dissertation on June 5, ’07 at Capella University in Minneapolis. The research focuses on leadership and communication in emergency situations. She also has two Master’s, one in communications and one in marketing and organizational communications.
Foster has been an adjunct professor in Illinois. Courses taught included those in public relations, public speaking, writing and editing.
Wanzer Promoted to Full Professor
Dr. Melissa Wanzer of the Communication Studies Department has been promoted to full professor. Wanzer joined the department in 1995 and teaches in the interpersonal communication area in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
She received a Ed.D. in Communication from West Virginia University and taught one year at Kutztown University before joining the department.
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Ben Dunkle of the Digital Media Arts (DMA) faculty in the Communication Studies Department has received tenure and promotion to associate professor. Dunkle, director of the DMA program, joined the department in 2001 and teaches graphic design, web design and programming.
He received a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1997 and worked at an advertising firm for four years prior to joining the department.
First Grad Scholarship Awarded
The graduate Communication and Leadership program has awarded its first scholarship.
Nancy Gonka received the award, in part, through funds raised at the program’s “Night of Class,” a fund-raiser for scholarships.
“Thanks to the overwhelming donations of area businesses, accomplished alumni. current students and friends of the college, the night was a wonderful success,” a graduate program spokesperson said.
The next event is slated Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, to celebrate Octoberfest. It will be from 5-8:30 p.m., off campus.
In other grad program news, Dr. Catherine Foster, who will join the Communication Studies Department this fall (’07), will be teaching courses in the grad curriculum focusing on the Integrated Marketing Communication area.
First Canisius Digital Media Arts Festival
The Digital Media Arts (DMA) faculty and staff in the Communication Studies Department held their first digital media arts festival at the end of May ’07.Forty-one entrants competed in three areas: web and interactive design, animation and video and still images. To enter, one needed to be a resident of Western New York or Southern Ontario.
Thirteen digital media workshops were also scheduled.
Award winners for the “2007 Buffalo Digital Media Arts Festival” were:
Web and Interactive category:
First: Bogdan Marian-bogdanmarian.comAnimation and video:
Second: Jacob Nichols—Interactive Portfolio
Third: Millie Ness and Martha Deed—News from Erewhon
New Talent Award: Jacob Nichols—Interactive Portfolio
People’s Choice Award: Millie Ness and Martha Deed-News from Erewhon
First: Jill Johnston—Price-Prickle BritchesStill Imagery:
Second: SUNY Fredonia 2D Animation
Third: Fritz Claus—Crayola Stop Motion
New Talent Award—Fritz Claus-Crayola Stop Motion
People’s Choice Award—The M mirrored Heart by Erin Gagwell and Chris Langford
First: Steve Leonard—Adio Footware StationeryEarlier versions of the festival were orchestrated by digital media faculty and staff of Niagara County Community College. After discussions with NCCC representatives, the project was shifted to Canisius.
Second: Ryan McMullen—Wasteland Design Poster
Third: Diana Wydysh—Fly
New Talent Award: Heidi Schultz—Most Amazing Sunset
People’s Choice Award: Cheryl Neary—Self-Potrait
In other DMA news, work is continuing for an on-line gallery of DMA students’ work. When activated, students can submit artwork for review, and vote on the work of their colleagues. Once a piece has received enough votes and is deemed to be of high quality, it would appear automatically in the gallery. It is expected to go into operation Fall ’07, according to Ben Dunkle, director of the DMA program.
2007 Marilyn Watt Alumni Award
The Communication Studies Department presented Mary Lynn Ryan '84 of CNN with the 2007 Marilyn G.S. Watt Alumni Award at the spring honors day ceremony. Mary Lynn Ryan won an Emmy as well as a Women in Communication Award for a program called Three on 3 at WKYC. She is currently living in Atlanta and is the Southeast Regional Bureau Chief.
The Marilyn Watt Award is presented to distinguished alumni who demonstrate the positive values exemplified by Dr. Watt, long-time faculty member and Chair of the Communication Studies Department.
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Canisius communication studies major Amber L. Lindke ’09 is the new Miss Buffalo 2007. The 20-year old Lockport native was selected among 14 finalists and represented the city at the Miss New York State Pageant in July.
Lindke plans a career in broadcast journalism. She will use her title to raise awareness about the effect that the overuse of technology can have on future generations.
Seniors Feted at Spring ’07 Reception
Seniors were honored for academic and club-related achievements at the Communication Studies Department’s annual reception in April 2007. The awards and the recipients were:
Academic Awards
Highest Academic Excellence Awards
COM Studies: Katie Rampino, Daarla GroocockHigh Honors
DMA: Kirsten Jahn
COM Studies: James DeVoy, Sarah Velasquez, Chelsea Beres, Alicia HenryAcademic Excellence Awards
DMA: Steven Decker, Ashlei Jachimowicz, Todd Burnett
COM Studies: Latia Raspberry, Paula Hopeck, Gina Maria LoRusso, Michael Shurmatz, Michelle Castrogiovanni, Natalie Leising, Erin Harvey, Ian ShoffAcademic Quality Awards
DMA: Michelle Krzyzanowski, John Maxim, Charles Harris
COM Studies: Abbey Woodcock, David Masterson, Andrea Kibler, Martina Williams, Marc Wachowiak, Jessica Gasiecki, Katherine Horan, Lindsay HartmanClub Awards
DMA: Zachary Schweitzer, Crystal Thomas, Teresa Lefko, Steven Leonard, Ryan McNerney
AWC Awards
Leadership: Paula HopeckPRSSA Awards
Academic Excellence Award: Paula Hopeck
Service Award: Rachel Unger
Academic Excellence Award: James DeVoyCCTV Awards
Leadership: Kirsten JahnAAF Awards
Service: Kirsten Jahn
Academic Excellence: Kirsten Jahn
Academic Excellence: Katie RampinoGriffin Award
Leadership: Katie Rampino
Service: Erin Harvey, Krystina Robinson
Sports Reporter, Sports Editor and Managing Editor: Abbey WoodcockA+ TV News
Life & Arts Editor and Copy Editor: Andrea Kibler
Life & Arts Layout Editor: Todd Burnett
Opinion Layout Editor and Technology Expert: Kirsten Jahn
For reporting and anchoring: Kelly Lovering, Tracy PennerOther Awards
Integrated Marketing Certificates
Erin Harvey, Lorissa Hint, Andrea Kibler, Jennifer Krawczyk, Natalie Leising, GinaMaria LoRusso, Sarah Swiatek
2006 News
2004 News
2003 News
- New Computer Lab, Upgrades Planned
- Review Slated for New DMAers
- DMA Program Hits New 'Note'
- Adjunct Awarded Fulbright Grant
- Numerous Uses for Grad Survey
- Is Graduate School in Your Future?
- Two Faculty to be on Sabbatical
- A New Canisiusian
- Mrs. Prescott Moves to New Position
- ‘81 Grad Receives Watt Award
- Three Serve on TV/Web Panel
- ’99 Grad’s Film Presented
- Dr. Irwin Promoted to Full Professor
by Dr. John Dahlberg