The Perspective will be hosting a release party for it first-ever magazine, INcite on Thursday, May 1. The magazine was produced by the Perspective staff. The event will take place from 5-7 p.m. and will be held at the Perspective newpaper office, located at 73 Humboldt. There will food and all guests will be registered to win an iPod Shuffle. All are welcome to attend the event and be part of Perspective history.

Medaille Music and Drama Club is putting on Nunsense, a musical on April 24-26 at 8 p.m. There will be a 3 p.m. performance on Saturday. Tickets are only $2 for students.

The show features two of our own communications students. Tara Lacell portrays Sister Robert Anne and Scott Monica plays Brother Leo.

It is truly a hilarious musical about 5 nuns and a monk putting on show to raise money to bury their dead sisters. You will find out how they died in the show.

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.

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.

The Communication Department will be recognizing their 2008 graduates on Wednesday, April 30 from 12:30 until 1 :30 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room in the Sullivan Center.

A free meal will be provided as the department says goodbye to the senior class as well as the rest of the underclassmen get together one last time for the year.

Please RSVP to Lisa Van Valkinburgh atlvanvalkinburgh@medaille.edu by Friday, April 25.

The Communication Department is excited to announce that the television studio will see dramatic changes for the Fall 2008 semester as there will be brand new equipment brought in and renovations will be made over the summer.

The television station is looking for underclassmen to get involved next year as the department moves forward in television broadcasting.

If you want to get involved next year, email the department Chairperson, Lisa Van Valkinburgh at lvanvalkinburgh@medaille.edu or Senior Communication student, Matthew Kushner at mattykwmcb@yahoo.com for more information.

Medaille would like to get student input in regards to improving academic spaces on campus. There are two session in which you may attend. The sessions are both on Wednesday, April 9, one is at 12:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room and the other at 4 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room. Refreshments will be served. All students are welcome and encouraged to participate. It would be nice if some Communication students to attend and represent the department as well as get your opinions on the subject heard.

TONIGHT!!!!!

The Student Activities Board, Student Involvement Center, and the Counseling Center will be sponsoring a Take Back the Night Event, titled, “You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk”, an event speaking out against violence toward women and others. A recent graduate of Medaille will speak of her own journey and message of hope at 7pm in the lecture hall. We will then walk around the circle in support of survivors of sexual violence. You are invited to join us. Please do not hesitate to contact Jennine Suk at 880-2339 if you have any further questions about the event.

Junior Communication student, Tara Lacell took home the grand prize of $500 as the winner of WMCB’s 4th Annual Star Search singing competition.

The celebrity judges of Dan Brawn-Winner of Star Search 2007 , Mary Beth Wrobel- WIVB Channel 4 meteorologist, and Rob Lucas-Star 102.5 radio show host, all saw a great competition as this was all their first experience as judges of Star Search.

Linda Rodgers took home the 3rd place prize of $100 as Alyson Franklin went home with the 2nd place $250 prize.

For the third straight year, the individual who came in 3rd place the year before, went home with the grand prize as the winner of Star Search. Dan Brawn came came in 3rd in the 2nd Annual Star Search and the next year he won it all. The same year Brawn came in 1st, Lacell came in 3rd place.

Communication seniors Kyle Skoney, Chris Muscarella, and Matthew Kushner were the hosts for the evening.