Announcements

27 JOURNALISM AWARDS AT TIPA for Patriot Talon and Pine Curtain
UT Tyler students were very successful at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association's annual conference held in Fort Worth Texas!

AWARDS
Second place Best in Show for the Talon in Division II.
Third place Overall Design for The Pine Curtain in the open competition.
Honorable mention in Overall Excellence for The Pine Curtain.
Honorable mention for Overall Excellence for the Talon.
Frank Buckley Scholarship given to Talon Managing Editor Morgan Jones for her staff performance.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Stephanie Long - Life Festival
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
To come
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COMMUNICATION DEGREE TOP FIVE
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/degrees_employers_want_2.htm?kid=1MNEO

MCOM Class Schedule
Fall 2013

SUMMER TOPICS COURSES! Sign Up Now
MCOM 4329.001  - Matthews - Narrative/Aurality Summer 1, June 3 – July 5
MCOM 4329.501 – Joyner's - Interactive Visualization – May 15-31
MCOM 4329.502 – Dr. Cali's - Media Literacy – May 15-31
MCOM 4329.503 – Kidd - Voice & Diction, Long Summer, May 15 – August 8

May use only 6 hours of topics courses toward the major.

South Tyler Magazine
Our focus is on community content through submissions –for the people by the people. If you are interested in contributing and gaining experience in print, this could be a wonderful opportunity for up-and-coming writers and photographers. The magazine is monthly so our content is mostly feature-style. If you will consider this opportunity, please contact Dr. Cali. 

In Magazine
IN Magazine staff is looking for a student intern.
We would prefer for the student to be computer savvy. The hours are flexible and the position is unpaid.

Positions available:
• Web and print editorial potential
• Networking with local professionals
• Converging media
• Photo Journalism
• Public relations efforts
• Website content management
• Social media integration

Contact:
Dr. Dennis Cali ____________________________________________________________________________

MASS COMM/SPEECH COMM ADVISING UPDATES

 TO HAVE HOLDS REMOVED

Holds have been placed on accounts of all Communication majors. Unless your hold is due to grades or finances, you can have the hold removed from your account only by completing the online advising workshop on Blackboard. If you have previously completed the advising workshop and still have a hold on your account, you should contact your adviser, who will have the hold removed so you can register for classes.

Please complete the workshop and/or contact your adviser ASAP. Your chances at getting in a class and cancellation of classes depends on this.
If you have already completed the online workshop, located in Blackboard under Organizations, please see your adviser.
If you have questions, please contact your adviser.
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MASS COMMUNICATION COURSE UPDATES

Under MCOM students must take MCOM 2313 Multimedia Production, MCOM 2311 Writing for Mass Media, and MCOM 2306 Media Design & Production as the first 9 hours in the program. We'll be having students beginning the program this fall who will graduate under the new MCOM program. Multimedia Production is a 2000 level course under MCOM.