The Bisons need to get out of Dunn Tire Park for a week or so. The Herd has only won two of the six games that they have played in their home ballpark this season thus far. On Friday night, the Syracuse Chiefs finished off the sweep of the Bisons with a 8-4 win.

Russ Adam hit the Bisons pitchers well as he was 3 for 5 with 1 home run, 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. Ex-Bisons, a current Bisons killer, Hector Luna, who has been hitting well against the Bisons throughout this series, went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs batted in and a run scored.

There were a few bright spots for the Bisons as Ryan Mulhern and Andy Gonzalez both hit solo home runs.

Matt Ginter picked up the loss as he only went 4 and 1/3 innings on 8 hits, he allowed 7 runs, 6 of them earned, striking out 3 and giving up 2 home runs.

The next Bisons home stand will start on Saturday, April 26 against the Pawtucket Red Sox, the AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

Have you been in the communications department but still don’t know what you want to do as a career or even what you can do? Here is a list of jobs that are possible with a degree in Communications from Magazines Publishers of America, which was found on the Medaille Website on the Career Planning page.

TV Jobs from TV Rundown

Work in PR

Communications Roundtable

Careers in Journalism from the American Society of Newspaper Editors

Careers in Advertising and PR

Public Relations Society of America

Film and Television Production Directory / Employment Opportunities

TV Jobs Broadcast Employment Services

National Association of Broadcasters

Announcers from the Occupational Outlook Handbook

Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managersfrom the Occupational Outlook Handbook

Public Relations Specialists from the Occupational Outlook Handbook

News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents from the Occupational Outlook Handbook

Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors from the Occupational Outlook Handbook

Radio and Television Broadcasting from the Occupational Outlook Handbook

As graduation approaches, many seniors are looking for jobs and career opportunity as they take their last classes at Medaille. We wanted to spotlight some of our seniors in these last few weeks of school. For next few weeks we will profile a senior in the department.

Brittany Burchett

Many seniors are happy about graduation and finally being done with school, while others are nervous and a little scared.

“I am scared yet excited for graduation. I’m excited to take the next step in my life, but scared about finding a job and living in the ‘real world,” Burchett said.

The Communication department has been a blessing more many seniors. Professors are always there to help you out with anything you need weather it be in the classroom or finding a job or just talking with you after a rough day.

“The best part of the communications department were the internships. Without the internships that I did, I would not be where I am today. I never thought of myself working in radio, but now thats the only area that I want to work in. Not many people my age can say they are the producer for a prominent radio show,” Burchett said.

In spring 2007, Burchett was the first recipient of the Heidi Raphael Scholarship. Raphael is a prominent person in the radio industry as she works for Greater Media Inc.

“I didn’t know what to expect when I won the Heidi Raphael Scholarship. It is a great honor to be the first ever recipient. I have been given the chance to talk to one of the most influential women in radio, which is a great opportunity,” Burchett said.

It is important to have career goals as one graduates college and takes the next step in their life.

“I have a lot of career goals. I want to be a ton of things! That is the hardest part about graduating. I want to work in radio, event planning, promotions, radio programming, etc. I cant pick just one thing! In years from now, I would like to own my own event planning company. I would have liked to be a prominent on-air personality and then end up teaching college level communications courses until I retire!”

Career Planning held an Internship and Job Fair on Wednesday, April 16 from 12 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Businesses from all WNY came to Medaille looking for students and future graduates to fill internship roles and jobs next fall. There were businesses that catered to many different majors including, sports management, vet tech, criminal justice, education and communications.

“We do it for a couple different reasons. Primarily we do it for the students. Our goal is to expose our students to as many employment opportunities as possible. To do that we try to bring recruiters, companies, and organizations from every major as much as possible. The students can come can look for a full-time job who are graduating in a month or so, or if they are freshman internship. We also do it for our business partners who are looking for students so they come here, it develops a positive relationship,” Career Planning Employer Relation Coordinator, Ron Beiter said.

One of the media organizations that was present and available for comment about internship and job opportunities was 99.5 FM WDCX.

“For internships we’re looking for people who are motivated in having a career in broadcasting. We don’t just want to be a house for people to come fill up their summer. We want them to go forward in a career in broadcasting,” Brett Larson, 99.5 WDCX Station Manager said.

One of the most important assets that radio stations look for when hiring students out of college are writing skills. It is one of the most important skills to have in the radio industry.

“Right now we have a sales position open. We are looking for someone with a four year degree in communications or business. We are looking for people who are aggressive. One of the primary things that I look for in hiring people are people with good writing skills. To me people coming out of college need to have good writing skills because if you can’t spell things right or can’t put together well structured sentences you are pretty much out in my book, ” Larson said.

WIVB Channel 4 was present but not available for comment. Chris Musial was not able to attend the event.

Other media organizations that were present and offering internships and job opportunities were Eric Mower and Associates, Niagara Frontier Publications, WDCX, and WNED.

The Bisons have gotten off to their worst two week start in 15 years. The Bisons record fell to 5-10 as they dropped their third straight to the Syracuse Chiefs with a 9-7 loss on Thursday afternoon in front of a good weekday crowd of 8,032.

Bisons starting pitcher Brian Slocum got off to a rocky start as he gave up three runs on fours hits in the 2nd inning. Slocum threw 64 pitches in three innings of work. Jeff Harris came in to pitch in the 4th inning and stayed on for four innings. He gave up a big inning in the sixth as the Chiefs scored three runs on four hits in the inning.

The Bisons were trailing 9-3 heading into the 8th. The exploded for 4 runs on five hits with the big blow being Jason Cooper’s 3-run home run. The team had not been hitting in the first couple weeks of the season but collected 11 hits in the loss against the Chiefs.

“I was probably dejected as I’ve ever been after the first seven innings and it was good to see these guys kind of rebound,” Manager Torey Lovullo said.

Outfielder Jason Cooper was a bright spot out for the Bisons in the loss as he went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in and he made a great play in the field early in the game.

“He saved us a run out there. He is playing the way I hoped all the guys would be playing. He is really taking the game to the opposition. He had a great two strike approach and hit a home run and got us right back into the game. There is never a doubt of any passion or energy, he goes out there and plays full speed and I like that,” Lovullo said about Jason Cooper.

Cooper was able to get the Bisons back in the game with his 3-run home run in the 8th inning of of Chiefs reliever, Jordan De Jong.

“He [De Jong] threw me a few change-ups early. I figured with worst case scenario being he loads the bases and he has to pitch with one more hitter but don’t get off the change-up and he ended throwing another change-up and I was able to dig it out and keep it fair,” Cooper said.

The Bisons will finish off their home stand against Syracuse with the FridayNightBash at 6 p.m. on Friday as the Bisons will host Brian Dux Night.

WKBW-TV announced a partnership with Time Warner Cable on Thursday, April 17 to provide WNY with more local sports coverage in the future. Both stations will be able to expand their coverage as they share resources such as “Super 7 Athlete of the Week” and “High School Sports Roundup”.

Channel 7 decided to make this move as WNY sports fans have a high interest in local college and high school sports which is what Time Warner Sports Net Channel 13 is all about. This can do nothing but help the Channel 7 sports department as they are the lowest rated sports departments out of the three stations in WNY.

You can read the full story and video interview by going to Channel 7’s website at wkbw.com.

There will be a tv taping on Tuesday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m. Ashley Hassett will be hosting the taping. If anyone is interested in being on camera or running a camera or producing or if you just want to watch and see what the tv studio is all about then come on by. All communication and non-communication students are welcome.

Next year the tv studio will be brand new with new equipment and renovations so any interested students should stop by Tuesday to get a feel for the tv studio as we look forward to a brand new studio next year.

With technology growing as fast as it has, people have been able to get their daily news through the internet rather than reading it in the newspaper.

What makes the internet better than a newspaper is the fact that online article can be updated at any time during a day. if a story breaks, you don’t have to wait until the next morning to get the news as you do with a newspaper. Most people nowadays are impatient and don’t want to wait a whole day to read about the breaking news that happened yesterday. They would rather know right away.

If I want to read the Boston Globe, I used to have to have it sent to me as a special delivery or go to Boston to get it. Now, everyone has a website and the articles are available on the internet. You can read any newspaper from any city in the United States. This wasn’t available before the internet. The more people use the internet the less they need newspapers or magazines.

Print journalism isn’t going to die anytime soon but the readership will slowly deteriorate. I may not be alive to see the newspaper industry dead but I may be around to see it on life support.

Career Services is hosting a Career and Internship Fair TODAY!  12PM – 1:30PM.

We have a number of organizations that are coming to speak to our students.

Some of the organizations that will be in attendance to recruit our Communication students include:

Eric Mower and Associates

Niagara Frontier Publications

WDCX

WIVB

WNED

And more. You can find the entire list at http://www.medaille.edu/careerplanning/events/200804fair.asp

Chris Musial, General Manager of WIVB is scheduled to attend, with Angela Myles, WIVB Administrator, so this is a terrific opportunity for you to network with Chris.  

 
There will also be many other employers representing areas from business/finance, human services, government positions, and more.

A raffle for students, including a flat screen TV, digital camera, a portable DVD player, and a $100 gift card will occur.

The Spring BBQ, presented by the SAB, SGA and the True Blue and Gold Leadership Program will be held on Wednesday, April 4 until 6 p.m. in the Campus Center. There will be free food and tiki bar, a live band, tie-dye t-shirts and games. Everyone is welcomed to this free event. Communications students love a free meal so make sure who are there.