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Students, faculty and alumni of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University are constantly making headlines. In fact, we can't keep up with all of the good news! Read about some of the amazing accomplishments, events and happenings in Scripps and among its people below. You may want to use the tags above to sort for categories that pique your interest!

Scripps' School of Communication Studies welcomes new director

Jun 18, 2013 Scripps College of Communication Dean Scott Titsworth announces the hiring of Michael L. Butterworth as the new director of the School of Communication. The appointment is effective July 1.

VisCom’s Susannah Kay wins Hearst Photojournalism Championship

Jun 17, 2013 Susannah Kay, a senior in the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University, won the 2013 Photojournalism division of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.

Michelle Ferrier appointed Scripps Associate Dean for Innovation, Research/Creative Activity and Graduate Studies

Jun 11, 2013 Scripps College of Communication Dean Scott Titsworth has announced the appointment of Michelle Ferrier, Ph.D., associate professor at Elon University in Elon, N.C., to Associate Dean for Innovation, Research/Creative Activity and Graduate Studies.

Storytelling class takes 19 students to Disney World for field experience

Jun 10, 2013 Nineteen students enrolled in “Storytelling in Public Attractions” ended the spring semester at Ohio University with a seven-day trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, where they fulfilled course requirements including park research, scavenger hunts and blog entries.

OHIO’s Media Sales Institute awards certificates to 12 graduates

May 30, 2013 Twelve participants of the Media Sales Institute (MSI) at Ohio University were awarded National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) Media Sales certificates May 23 at the finale of the twelve-day course. This is the first year Ohio University has been chosen to host the Institute.

Eiler steps down as director of VisCom, will continue to teach

May 20, 2013 Terry Eiler, a longtime professor of visual communication at Ohio University, stepped down as director of the School of Visual Communication earlier this spring.

MA Degree in Public Media / Graduate Assistantship Opportunities Ohio University, Athens

May 20, 2013 The Ohio University School of Media Arts and Studies and WOUB Public Media in Athens, announce graduate assistantships for women and persons of color to study public media.

Alumnus Larry Patrick commits funding for Berman Chair, graduate scholars

May 13, 2013 W. Lawrence “Larry” Patrick and his wife, Susan, hosted an alumni reception at the Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C., on May 8 to announce their gifts to Ohio University’s The Promise Lives Campaign. Larry Patrick earned his doctorate from the Scripps College of Communication’s School of Media Arts and Studies in 1975.

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Scripps partnering with Astute Solutions on social media software

May 6, 2013 The Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University and Astute Solutions, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, have teamed up to provide professors and students in the college with innovative software for educational use.

Journalism students, faculty, alumni gather for Scripps Hall farewell event

Apr 30, 2013 More than a hundred students, faculty and alumni of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism gathered Friday, April 26, for a “Farewell to Scripps Hall.” The school’s faculty and staff will move to the new Schoonover Center for Communication in August, and E.W. Scripps Hall, the school’s home for 27 years, will remain in the College but will no longer be exclusively used by the School of Journalism.

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