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Huskers on the Move: August 2024

Aug 5 2024 - 12:15pm

Congratulations to our alumni who have made big strides in their careers. This month's featured Huskers include alumni who've started their first full-time roles, job promotions, career anniversary celebrations and more!

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University of Nebraska launches Only in Nebraska campaign to address future needs of the state

Nov 18 2022 - 4:00pm

On Nov. 18, 2022, University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter, joined by the chancellors of the four University of Nebraska campuses, announced the public launch of Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future. The campaign is a historic effort to encourage at least 150,000 benefactors to give $3 billion to support University of Nebraska students, faculty, academic programs and research to address the needs of the state.

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Bettger named Center for Entrepreneurship fellow

Nov 16 2022 - 3:00pm

The Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has named 43 professionals as the inaugural class of Entrepreneurship Fellows—one of which is Rick Bettger, a CoJMC alum who graduated in 1985 with news editorial degree.

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Designing Effective Health Messaging with Ciera Kirkpatrick

Nov 16 2022 - 1:00pm

As the pandemic settled in, Ciera Kirkpatrick was a new mom working on her doctorate, a double challenge added to the already tall order of first-time motherhood. Kirkpatrick reflected her experience in her dissertation, studying how social media depictions of motherhood can affect how women perceive their own experience. It informs her broader interest in how media messages influence people’s health-related decisions.

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Jones wins the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam

Nov 16 2022 - 11:15am

Valerie Jones, Seaton Distinguished Professor of advertising and public relations, was voted the winner by attendees, earning a $1,000 prize to go toward her research at the fifth annual Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam.

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Scholarship Spotlight: Matousek

Nov 15 2022 - 12:00pm

Mark Matousek is a ‘77 College of Journalism and Mass Communications graduate. He and his wife Chris established two funds with the Nebraska Foundation that support experiential learning— the Matousek Family Scholarship Fund and the Matousek Family Student Experience Fund.

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Choi and McClure win the 2022 Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity Challenge

Nov 14 2022 - 4:30pm

Senior advertising and public relations major Diane Choi and senior advertising and public relations and journalism double major Emerson McClure won the 2022 Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity in Nebraska Challenge on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

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Behind-the-Scenes with fan experience intern Ashley Beckman

Nov 14 2022 - 2:45pm

Meet Ashley Beckman! As a senior sports media and communication major from Lincoln, Nebraska, she grew up in a family of Husker fans. Now she’s come full circle, working as a marketing and fan experience intern in Nebraska Athletics.

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Journalism students attend SPJ MediaFest conference

Nov 14 2022 - 1:15pm

Thanks to a generous donation from the Deepe family, the UNL chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists was able to take 18 members to MediaFest in D.C. MediaFest was hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, but also invited members from the Associated Collegiate Press and the College Media Association.

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Vaccaro immerses herself in the world of sports media

Nov 14 2022 - 9:15am

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is one of only a handful of universities in the country with a sports media and communication major. Regan Vaccaro — a sports media and communication and advertising/public relations double major from Overland Park, Kansas — has taken advantage of all it has to offer. We talked with her about getting hands-on experience, what motivates her and the people at Nebraska who have supported her.

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Shrader helps power success in Nebraska’s sports media program

Nov 14 2022 - 9:15am

Nebraska alumnus John Shrader is bringing 45 years of experience working in the highest levels of sports media into classrooms at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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