Students

Broadcasting major Kai Xing Toon from Sitiawan, Malaysia

Graduation Spotlight: Kai Xing Toon

May 18 2024 - 2:00pm

For broadcasting graduate Kai Xing Toon, graduating from Nebraska isn't just about getting a degree. As she celebrates this milestone, she reflects on the friendships, memories and growth she experienced through her college involvements in the Business International Student Organization and the Malaysia Student Association, as well as in the classroom, as a videographer at Jacht Agency and on the production crew for Nebraska Nightly.

Advertising and public relations major Jeannine Akamba from Yaounde, Cameroon

Graduation Spotlight: Jeannine Akamba

May 18 2024 - 1:30pm

Advertising and public relations class of 2024 graduate Jeannine Akamba had a number of transformational experiences during her four years at the CoJMC. From attending a national conference to making professional connections and gaining an internship opportunity, Akamba was so impacted by her time at Nebraska that she's staying another couple of years to further her education in international relations.

Journalism major Marissa Kraus from Columbia, Missouri

Graduation Spotlight: Marissa Kraus

May 16 2024 - 8:00am

After graduating from the CoJMC, journalism major Marissa Kraus of Columbia, Missouri will move to Los Angeles, California to start her first post-grad role as a sports reporting intern with the LA Times. Read more about Marissa and her college experiences below!

Graduation Spotlight: Connor Clark

May 14 2024 - 12:45pm

Senior Connor Clark of Lake Bluff, Illinois will graduate from the CoJMC this May. This summer he'll start his first post-grad role as the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Lincoln Saltdogs baseball team.

Lockyear (left) and Leach (right) hail from Lenexa, Kansas, and Lake Oswego, Oregon, respectively. As out of state students, they each have a special appreciation for NU’s campus that ‘The Final Syllabus’ has helped reinforce.

With ‘Final Syllabus,’ Leach, Lockyear make the most of last semester

May 14 2024 - 12:15pm

Creating a new syllabus wouldn’t typically be everyone’s idea of a perfect sendoff for your final semester in college. What began as an offhanded collection of fun activities became a semester-long challenge for CoJMC senior Katie Lockyear, CBA senior Sarah Leach and friends to end their time at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with intention and appreciation.

Jay Quemado, a junior, is co-lead of Nebraska Nightly, a broadcasted program from the Experience Lab in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Through Nebraska Nightly, Quemado feels rush of live TV

May 14 2024 - 11:15am

Part of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications’ Experience Lab, Nebraska Nightly offers students the real-world experience of producing a live broadcast every week. For Jay Quemado, a junior from El Paso, Texas, the program solidified his calling in TV broadcasting.

Ambassador Valeria Uribe instructs Bay High students.

Ambassador team members work with Bay High journalism classes

May 1 2024 - 8:30am

College of Journalism and Mass Communications ambassadors are helping to lead classes at The Bay High School as part of the school’s curriculum. Alex Fernando, CoJMC assistant director of recruiting, noted the significant development of The Bay and the college’s collaboration that started in 2022 as an after-school program and today is no longer just an extracurricular activity option, but an integral part of the students' education.