On behalf of the Career Services office:

On Wednesday April 16th from 12:00PM – 1:30PM, The Career Planning and Placement Center is hosting a Career and Internship Fair in the Sullivan Center Gymnasium. 

As we have done in the past, we will be offering prizes to students.

When students sign-in at the Fair we will ask who referred them. (Students  you can help your faculty win a gift certificate by saying they recommended you:  $100.00 gift certificate to La Tee Da on Allen Street in Buffalo, so please attend and sign in!) Currently we have 40 registered Employers, with additional registrations coming in daily.  We have been very diligent in seeking out employers who will address all our majors.   

This event is not just for Seniors, but for all level of students.  Students should begin to network and research different careers during their Freshman year. Be looking for an upcoming post on  the employers in attendance.

Heidi A. Raphael Communication Scholarship

The Heidi A. Raphael Scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding student currently participating in the Communication Program. The applicant must have a sophomore or junior standing with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA for the Spring 2008 semester and be interested in pursuing a career in the radio broadcasting industry. The recipient will receive a $1000 scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year as well as have Heidi Raphael serve as a mentor throughout the school year that the scholarship is awarded. (http://www.medaille.edu/financialaid/heidi_raphael_app0809.pdf)

Raphael is a 1985 graduate of Medaille College and a member of the college’s board of trustees. She is the Vice President of Corporate Communication at Greater Media, Inc.

Complete the scholarship application and return to Keith Koch by May 1, 2008.

The PRSA Buffalo/Niagara Chapter and the Advertising Club of Buffalo are sponsoring a Communication Career Day on Friday, April 4 from 8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Larkin Building.

For $20, you can participate in a resume/portfolio prep session, an interview skills session, a panel discussion about “My Communications Career,” and networking opportunities with local professionals. This is your chance to get your foot in the door - register at prsabuffaloniagara.org or call 828-9622. Keep in mind, the event is only open to the first 60 registrants.

On Monday, March 10, at 11:30 a.m. Lou Pozantides, Lisa Van Valkinburgh and the Medaille Communication Department honored members of the local media at the 3rd Annual Media Internship Awards Ceremony. Our very own seniors presented the awards.

Medaille Communication Department is proud to present this years award winners. Read the rest…

The deadline for the demo tape contest is quickly approaching! Get your video and audio samples to Kara Kane at webmaster@medaille.edu by next Monday, March 10, to qualify for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Target.

Kara Kane

I turned on the television at 6:24 p.m. on Saturday night to see if the local stations were going to report on the Medaille Lady Mavs basketball AMCC tournament championship, their third in three years.

I started on Channel 2 and they were already done with their sports report, Channel 4 had NCAA  basketball coverage on so I landed on Channel 7 where they ended their 6 O’clock sportscast with the Medaille Lady Mavs championship game.

I was surprised to see that they only reported the first half stats and score. The game had been over for more than an hour and they were just reporting the halftime score!!! They added that they would give the final score on the 11 O’clock news.

What the hell is that??? Is Channel 7  testing out a “to be continued feature” on their news. I was always taught that you report the new when it happens. The game was over and the Lady Mavs had indeed won the championship but Channel 7 wanted me to wait five more hours to find out who won on their station.

I just thought this was ridiculous, just like Channel 7 is becoming. They are becoming a joke. They have a bunch of rookies who don’t know what they are doing. I think my crew on The Medaille Magazine could do a better job than some of these rookies. I am not counting Keith Radford or Joanna Pasceri. They are top notch. But other than that, Channel 7 is a joke. And this “to be continued” crap is one of the reasons.

So if you want to know the score and stats of Medaille Lady Mavs championship game then head over to www.medaille.edu right now or wait until the 11 O’clock news on Channel 7.

Matty K

Senior, Media/Communications student

WMCB Sports Director

Medaille ‘85 graduate in Media/Communications, Heidi Raphael has been promoted to Vice President of Corporate Communications at Greater Media, Inc.

Raphael has worked at Greater Media since 1996 as she started as Marketing Director of WRIF-FM in Detroi. She then became a Director of Group Marketing and then New Business Development Director before becoming Director of Corporate Communication in 2005.

Raphael was a big part of Medaille College’s first Media Day which took place in the fall of 2007 as she was one of the individuals that came up with the event that was a huge success.