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The SOJ's 2013 Commencement ceremony will feature Richard Gingras, Senior Director of News and Social Products at Google.
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Watch videos:SOJ alumna Karen Snyder Duke turned her love for magazines into a rewarding career.
Watch the video:SOJ alumna Elaine McMillion is using an emerging form of documentary storytelling to help tackle the issues of rural W.Va.
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For the third year in a row, a public relations student has won the competitive Bob O'Gara Student Scholarship from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
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SOJ alumna Lisa Colagrossi is at the top of her game-reporting on some of the biggest stories in the world in the number one television market in the country, New York City.
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Look for new faces and personalities as "WVU News" begins taping its Spring 2013 episodes this month.
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A newly-formed educational alliance between the SOJ and DINFOS will provide increased availability of high-quality academic opportunities to military students.
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Kyung Won "K.W." Lee, a 1953 SOJ graduate, is among three WVU alumni to be inducted into the WVU Alumni Association's prestigious Academy of Distinguished Alumni later this month.
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Journalism junior Brittany Furbee's classroom assignment is getting national attention. The infographic she designed was named a winner in Pew's recent Infographic Challenge.
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Pro wrestling fans know him as Zema Ion but in the classroom, he's known as Michael Paris. Find out how this advertising senior leveraged his classroom skills to help create his stage character.
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While studying advertising at WVU, Logan Venderlic learned how to build an important brand - himself. Applying his classroom skills to his music career, Logan designed his band's logo, built a social media following, and promoted his 7,000-mile driving tour.
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Media sales account executive Sean Robertson says his advertising education provided a broad base for his future success. Robertson began his career with Turner Broadcasting and BET. Now with Dish Network, he manages accounts worth more than $25 million in revenue.
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Chelsi Baker (left) and Stephanie Murphy (right) earned an overall 4.0 GPA, making them the recipients of the SOJ's Top Overall Scholar award for December 2012. Dr. Diana Martinelli presented the awards at the School's annual December Graduate Open House.
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Public relations seniors Evan Bonnstetter and Devin Sears were two of 50 students in the country selected to attend the 2012 Social Good Summit in NYC-the largest social media conference in the world!
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WVU IMC faculty member Hugo Pérez has worked for several notable companies including NBC news and Mars, Inc. Now he's the senior vice president for Zócalo Group in Chicago. Learn more about Pérez and what he brings to the classroom.
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A fresh group of anchors and reporters will begin producing the Fall 2012 episodes of WVU's award-winning television news program, "WVU News".
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Students from West Virginia Uncovered and Multimedia Bureau Reporting classes recently met on the WVU Challenge Course to work on team building and interviewing skills.
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For television journalism junior Mike Martin, the Summer 2012 Olympics gave him the chance to learn new skills and gain confidence.
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Joe Steranka (BSJ, 1979) always had big dreams. Now he's living one as only the second CEO in the history of the Pro Golfers Association (PGA).
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May grad Codi Yeager is the first journalist to ever receive a Young Botanist award from the Botanical Society of America.
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Print Journalism senior Shay Maunz landed a summer multimedia internship at her dream publication - The New Yorker magazine.
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Fred Cook, CEO of GolinHarris, was the keynote speaker at WVU IMC's INTEGRATE 2012. More than 120 people attended the two-day conference.
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Logan Venderlic, a 2012 advertising graduate, is gaining national attention for his musical talents.
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Dr. Rita Colistra (right) was recently recognized by her peers for her dedication to her students, her state and her profession.
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G. Ogden Nutting received a doctorate of humane letters at the SOJ's May 12th Commencement ceremony.
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Gina Dahlia, TV journalism professor and executive producer of the award-winning "WVU News," was named one of six recipients of 2012 WVU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching.
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"WVU News" reporter Ashton Marra will spend her final semester of college interning at ABC News in New York City.
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Work or graduate school? It's a difficult decision for some, but the Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) graduate program made the choice easy for Claire Berlin.
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Elaine McMillion (BSJ, 2009) can add "award-winning filmmaker" to her resume. McMillion's documentary, "Lincoln County Massacre," won two awards at the WV Filmmakers Festival.
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Ben Russell's (BSJ, 2003) rise to the fifth largest television market in the country was no coincidence. Hard work and raw talent has the former Mountaineer packing his bags for NBC 5/KXAS-TV in Dallas, Texas.
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Brazil native Karina Gomes (MSJ, 2004; BSJ, 2001) has traveled the world, but it was her studies at the SOJ that prepared her to be a global journalist.
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Sarah McLean (BSJ, 2008) says the lessons she learned at the SOJ not only gave her a solid foundation for a career in public relations but are helping her to create a road map for her life.
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It was an SOJ professor who inspired Mike Fulton (BSJ, 1979) to "take a leap of faith" and start his career in Washington, D.C. Fulton is forever grateful to his Martin Hall mentor-so much so, that he has become a mentor himself.
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The SOJ represents a place of "great beginnings" for Rose (BSJ, 1976) and David Lied (BSJ, 1976). It was in Martin Hall that they discovered their passion for advertising and also found lasting love.
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Chairman and CEO of the Arnold Agency Linda Arnold (BSJ, 1976) says her spirit and passion for public relations, and for life, helps get her clients the results they desire.
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Kellen Henry (BSJ, 2008) is a multimedia journalist for Bloomberg News in Washington, D.C. Athough she works in new media, Henry relies on the fundamental principles of journalism to tell a great story.
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Born and raised in north central West Virginia, Andrew Scrtichfield (BSJ, 1998) has traveled far beyond the Mountain State and his alma mater to cover stories for NBC News ranging from U.S Presidents to earthquake recovery to women's rights and baby elephant orphanages.
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Andrew Worob (BSJ, 2005) wanted to be a sports journalist when he graduated, but he discovered a different passion along the way. See how his career has evolved with the social media revolution.
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From newspapers to politics to Chairman and CEO of one of the largest independent PR firms in the country, Scott Widmeyer (BSJ, 1975) has an impressive resume but has always remained grounded in his Mountaineer roots.
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Three years after graduating with a degree from the advertising program, the only account Jason Coffman (BSJ, 2000) was managing was for a restaurant — his own.
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As "DJ Rane" on WPGC 95.5 in Washington, D.C., Ranelle Sykes (BSJ, 2000) has had the opportunity to meet big names in the hip-hop music industry but says it's the everyday people that "rock" her world.
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At WVU, Chip Fontanazza (BSJ, 2009) found the perfect place to merge his two passions - sports and news. He appeared on ESPN as a sideline reporter, covered a national breaking news story and got his first job - all before he graduated from college.
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Megan Bowers (BSJ, 2009) is using the multimedia skills she learned at the School of Journalism to help others find inspiration and learn about innovative careers.
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Washington Redskins Communications Director Michael Pehanich (BSJ, 2001) credits his eight-year career as an "NFL PR Guy" to the strong writing skills he learned at the SOJ. Watch Pehanich's interview from the "SOJ Alumni Road Tour."
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Lauren O'Connor (BSJ, 2008) says the SOJ gave her the drive, both personally and professionally, to start an organization to raise awareness and funds for animal rescue. Watch O'Connor's "SOJ Alumni Road Tour" interview.
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Broadcast news senior Karilynn Galiotos (center) spent her summer interning with Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie of MSNBC TV's "The Daily Rundown."
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In August, news-editorial junior Chelsea Fuller (pictured left) and broadcast news senior Brandon Radcliffe worked as multimedia journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention in San Diego, Calif.
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MSJ candidate Boya Xu (left) and broadcast news senior Amina McWilliams (right) are interning for "CBS News" in Washington, D.C., this summer. The students met "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric during a recent visit to the network's studios in New York City.
May 2009 broadcast news graduate Elizabethany Ploger recently competed in MTV's national search for its first TJ (tweet jockey).
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SOJ launches project to help transform rural economies Hosts competition to select additional pilot community.
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The SOJ's annual alumni magazine, SOJ Insider, provides students the opportunity to write and shoot photography for a high-profile publication.
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In celebration of social networking, and in the vein of “This American Life,” the School of Journalism's Feature Writing class brings you 22 stories about problems, from the serious (#fatgirlproblems), to the sarcastic (#wvuproblems) to the sort of silly (#bartenderproblems).
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PR students help the Fairmont, W.Va., community promote a "Buy Local" initiative to educate residents about the importance of supporting their local businesses.
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PR students help a rural West Virginia county create and promote a "Buy Local" initiative to educate residents about the importance of supporting their local businesses.
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SOJ graduate student Corey Preece blogs for a summer study-abroad course offered by the WVU Division of Forestry and Natural Resources.
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Katlin Stinespring, a public relations senior, is studying abroad in the United Kingdom and interning at the London-based sports public relations and marketing firm, Totally Sporty.
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In spring 2011, students participating in the health care public relations capstone embarked on a week-long journey to Dublin, Ireland, to meet face-to-face with their client, Shine, Ireland's leading mental health advocacy organization.
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PR students help a rural West Virginia county create and promote a "Buy Local" initiative to educate residents about the importance of supporting their local businesses.
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SOJ students create an interactive memorial honoring those affected by the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster in Raleigh County, W.Va.
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This interactive exhibit honoring the region's African-American veterans is housed in the nation's only memorial for WWI veterans.
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The West Virginia Uncovered project was created to cultivate online innovation and storytelling among the Mountain State's community newspapers.
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