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On The Job

What can you do with a communication degree? In short, the sky is the limit. Our alumni are communication leaders in ever discipline of the industry. They are not only asking the tough questions in this ever-changing field, but are finding solutions that help the world move forward. Faculty and students here on campus also play a part in how Scripps shapes the future of communication through research, creative activity, internships and extracurricular activities. Here is just a sampling of our accomplished alumni, faculty and students and how they are making a difference "On the Job."

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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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.

OHIO faculty, students, alumni attend ITERA’s annual conference

Apr 25, 2013 The Information and Telecommunications Education and Research Association held their annual conference April 5-7 in Cincinnati. A number of McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems faculty, students and alumni were in attendance.

OHIO film screenings feature Nancy Cartwright on Skype

Apr 22, 2013 "Nancy Cartwright: The Voice of Success," a documentary directed by Andie Walla, assistant video producer at Ohio University Communications and Marketing (UCM), will be screened twice on Tuesday, April 23, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Baker University Center Theatre. After each screening there will be a question and answer session with Cartwright via Skype.

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Ohio University chapters of RTDNA, PRSSA host professional conferences

Apr 16, 2013 Two student organizations in the Scripps College of Communication hosted professional conferences at Ohio University this semester. Ohio University’s chapter of the Radio Television Digital News Association (OU RTNDA) and the Hugh M. Culbertson chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) organized conferences with esteemed speakers from the journalism, public relations and communications industry.

CommWeek 2013 kicks off with Candy Crowley, Leon Harris

Mar 19, 2013 CNN’s Candy Crowley and ABC7/WJLA’s Leon Harris were the guests for Scripps College’s Communication Week kickoff on Monday at 7 p.m. in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on the main campus of Ohio University in Athens.

The Savvy Traveler: A Talk With Rudy Maxa

Mar 14, 2013 Scripps College of Communication alumnus Rudy Maxa returned to campus to talk to students about travel journalism. He spent some time with WOUB's Tom Hodson to talk about his career.

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Candy Crowley, Leon Harris to headline OHIO’s Communication Week 2013

Mar 13, 2013 Communication Week 2013, a celebration of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, will kick off at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 18, in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium with CNN’s Candy Crowley and ABC7/WJLA-TV’s Leon Harris and a discussion on television journalism.

Schuneman honored with induction into Ohio Communication Hall of Fame

Feb 26, 2013 R. Smith “Smitty” Schuneman, an accomplished Ohio University alumnus and the benefactor of a generous $495,000 gift to the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in 2009, was inducted into the Ohio Communication Hall of Fame after the keynote lecture of the fifth annual Schuneman Symposium on Photojournalism and New Media on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, on the Ohio University campus.

Ohio University’s Schuneman Symposium to focus on journalistic excellence

Feb 18, 2013 Ohio University’s fifth annual Schuneman Symposium on Photojournalism and New Media will take place Feb. 25-26 in Baker University Center. All sessions are free and open to the public.

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