Students

Two Huskers win awards to support summer internships

May 23 2024 - 9:45am

Two UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications students received internship awards to support their summer internships. Internship awards provide students with funding to help offset the cost of pursuing unpaid internships, low-paid internships or internships located in large cities.

Marissa Kraus at the Honors Program Awards Banquet

Marissa Kraus named Outstanding Honors Graduate

May 20 2024 - 9:30am

Fourteen graduating seniors have earned awards from the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The students were selected from among 200-plus Honors graduates during the 2023-24 academic year.

Jacht students and faculty at the AMA Prism Awards in Lincoln, NE on May 9, 2024

Jacht wins 9 awards at 2024 AMA Prism Awards

May 13 2024 - 9:15am

The Lincoln chapter of the American Marketing Association held its annual Prism Awards on May 9, 2024. The Prism Awards celebrate the strength and innovation of Lincoln’s marketers. Jacht Agency, the College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s student-led agency, won five Prism Awards and four Sterling Awards.

graduate students at Pinnacle Bank Arena

Graduate program awards 6 degrees at May commencement

May 16 2024 - 7:45am

Six College of Journalism and Mass Communications graduate students received their master of arts degrees during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s graduate commencement on May 17, 2024 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

172 degrees awarded at May commencement

May 17 2024 - 7:30am

UNL’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications celebrates the 172 students who graduated on May 18, 2024, with a bachelor's degree in journalism. CoJMC is the only program in Nebraska accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The degree provides students with the technical skills, broad liberal arts education, and critical thinking skills necessary to excel in the ever-changing journalism and mass communications industries.

Trutna earns College Sports Communicators postgraduate scholarship

Jun 3 2024 - 10:30am

The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced on Thursday, May 30, that Nebraska Athletic Communications student-assistant and College of Journalism and Mass Communications May 2024 graduate Paige Trutna was selected as the 2024-25 Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship winner.

Xin May Kok, an integrated media communications graduate student from Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, poses for a photo near Canfield.

Pandemic upended plans, but Kok persevered to earn a master’s degree

Jun 3 2024 - 9:15am

Xin May Kok, an integrated media communications Husker from Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, received a Master of Arts during the graduate commencement on May 17. She returned to secure the advanced degree after earning a bachelor’s at UNL. As a graduate student, she continues to expand her impact on campus and beyond.

Naomi Delkamiller, Jenna Ebbers, Joseph Zakaria

3 Husker journalists part of RFK Award-winning team

May 23 2024 - 11:30am

Three Husker journalists were part of a Carnegie-Knight News21 project that recently won two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards — including the grand prize, given for only the second time to college journalists.

Luka Ivkovic, advertising and public relations major from Leawood, Kansas

Graduation Spotlight: Luka Ivkovic

May 19 2024 - 5:00pm

Working with different-minded people in CoJMC programs like Buoy, Jacht and the National Student Advertising Competition team motivated graduating senior Luka Ivkovic to heighten his self-awareness and listening skills. Luka credits his peers who challenged and grew with him for shaping who he is and inspiring his drive going forward.

Bella Galindo, advertising/public relations and graphic design double major from Lincoln, Nebraska

Graduation Spotlight: Bella Galindo

May 19 2024 - 4:15pm

For recent graduate Bella Galindo, her time as a lead graphic designer at Jacht Agency was crucial to her professional growth and college experience. At Jacht, she worked with real-world clients, further developed her leadership and technical skills and even attended the Adobe Max Conference in Los Angeles.