The Medaille Communications Department will be holding their annual awards luncheon for the local media for their involvement in the Medaille internship program on Monday, March 10. All Media majors are expected to be in attendance for a free lunch and an afternoon of networking. The seniors of the department will be presenting the awards.

The Buffalo/Niagara Public Relations Society of America Chapter offers the May C Randazzo Scholarship to college students attending colleges/universities in the geographic area served by the Buffalo/Niagara Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (eight counties of Western New York as well as the Pennsylvania counties of Erie, Warren and McKean.) That means you!

Qualifying students should have a declared major in the field of communications with an emphasis on those students pursuing a career in public relations. The award is for $1000 and the deadline is quickly approaching (April 4, 2008).

Kara Kane

This year is the 4th Annual Star Search competition presented by WMCB the Lizzard, Medaille College Radio which is set for April 2 at 7 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

This year there are three new celebrity judges and they are:

Dan Brawn, 2007 Star Search Winner

Rob Lucas, Star 102.5 on-air personality

Mary Beth Wrobel, WIVB Channel 4 Meteorologist

Here’s a chance to win a $50 gift card from Target. Submit your best audio or video demo tape, aircheck, news story, sportscast, or interview according to the guidelines below by Monday, March 10, 2008. We’re looking for audition tapes, test tapes, shows or clips from shows, and anything you would consider sending to a prospective employer to show them what you’ve got. As long as at least 6 entries in each category (video and audio) are received by that date, we will randomly select one student to win! One entry per student is allowed. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 12. By submitting an entry, you agree that it may be posted on this web site (medaillecommunication.com) and other web sites. Entries that do not follow these guidelines will not be counted.

• Video files should be posted to youtube, facebook, or a video-sharing web site and the link emailed to webmaster@medaille.edu.
• Audio files should be emailed in mp3 format to webmaster@medaille.edu.
• Include your name, major, class year and something interesting about your life with your entry.
www.medaillecommunication.com

The next radio station meeting for WMCB will be held on Feb. 25 at 12:30 p.m. All communications and non-communications majors welcome so feel free to bring your friends. Star Search, individual radio shows, and sports reporting will all be discussed.

Here’s a chance to win a $50 gift card from Target. Submit your best audio or video demo tape, aircheck, news story, sportscast, or interview according to the guidelines below by Monday, March 10, 2008.

We’re looking for audition tapes, test tapes, shows or clips from shows, and anything you would consider sending to a prospective employer to show them what you’ve got. As long as at least 6 entries in each category (video and audio) are received by that date, we will vote for the best entry in order to a winner!

One entry per student is allowed. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 12.

By submitting an entry, you agree that it may be posted on this web site (medaillecommunication.com) and other web sites. Entries that do not follow these guidelines will not be counted.

• Video files should be posted to youtube, facebook, or a video-sharing web site and the link emailed to webmaster@medaille.edu.
• Audio files should be emailed in mp3 format to webmaster@medaille.edu.
• Include your name, major, class year and something interesting about your life with your entry. Read the rest…

Buffalo.com is sponsoring an event at the Buffalo News Auditorium on Wednesday, February 20 at 7 p.m.: The Ins and Outs of Blogging. Learn how, why, where and when WNYers blog and how you can start blogging too.

Admission is free but participants must RSVP by phone at 716-849-4527 or by email to drusso@buffnews.com.

I will reiterate my opinion that any communication student who is serious about a career in journalism, public relations, marketing, and related fields should have a blog in some form through which to showcase their writing skills. Anything less and you will be starting your job search at a severe disadvantage. If you need guidance or suggestions in getting started, contact me (Kara Kane) at webmaster@medaille.edu or Sarah Whitehead at (716) 880-2117.

The deadline for submissions for the 2008 Prelude has been extended to February 14. All text files should be sent in Rich Text Format and all images in 300 PPI to medailleprelude@gmail.com.

The Prelude is always ready to welcome new members. Anyone interested in joining the Prelude can come to meetings held each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Mac Lab, located on the second floor of Huber Hall.

**This information was taken from an e-mail sent out today by club adviser Lisa Murphy. Great job Perspective Staff, we’re so proud of you!!!  **

“The Medaille Perspective has been recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Columbia University as a Gold Medalist. The Perspective was judged against criteria for student newspapers as established by a panel of judges at the association. Newspapers are critiqued and points awarded and then ranked against student newspapers in the USA and Canada.

In order to be ranked as a gold medalist, the paper must receive at least 925 points of 1000. The Perspective received 955 points. The judges said “It was a pleasure ‘reading’ you! You’ve obviously worked very hard on your publication, which is reflected in your Gold score!”

The staff of the Perspective would like to thank the entire campus community for their support and continued readership. They look forward to continuing to cover the campus throughout the upcoming semester.  ”

I’m looking for an intern for this website. For more information download the document below.

Internship information