Gary Cooper came to speak during Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week Thursday. The session, “From South Texas to Univision: One Step at a Time…,” was an insight to Cooper’s success story and his perseverance in the process. The audience was a mixture of high school students from Laredo’s Vidal M. Trevino School of Communication and Fine Arts and Texas State […]
By Monica Martinez-Jimenez SAN MARCOS – Social media editor for the Rio 2016 Organising Committee, Virginia Alves spoke to Texas State University students Thursday about her experience at the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Olympic games. Alves is a native Portuguese speaker and has a father who was a journalist in Brazil, which helped her develop connections as soon as she […]
By Sarah Sanchez, scs142@txstate.edu A panel of social media experts, digital designers, and digital content producers visited Mass Comm Week Thursday to give their advice when applying for jobs and insight into the working world of digital advertising and social media. The panel consisted of Cody Herring, a digital strategist for White Hat Agency, Emily Burns, associate editor for The Berry, […]
By Meredyth Wiegand Mgw28@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS- A panel of Texas State University graduates spoke Thursday to current students about their jobs in digital advertising and social media as part of Mass Comm Week. University lecturer and Ad Club faculty supervisor, Emmeline Olson moderated “Everybody’s Surfing Now: Digital Advertising and Social Media” prompting the panel of professionals to speak about their […]
By Sophia De La Rosa Mass Comm Week is coming to a close, but the best has been saved for last as the newly renovated co-location of The University Star and KTSW 89.9 was revealed at the Student Media open house Thursday. Judy Oskam, the director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, says the merging was industry-driven. “It […]
By: Alexis Aguirre alexis08@txstate.edu Social media experts and Texas State alumni came together Thursday to give advice to students about the digital world. The speakers included Cody Herring, a digital strategist for White Hat Agency, Emily Burns, associate editor at The Berry, Taylor Wood, a marketing analyst for Resignation Media and Andrea Windmeyer, a creative strategist for Unique Influence. […]
By Exsar Arguello Ema51@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS—Virginia Alves, former Bobcat and social media editor at the Rio Olympics, joined mass communication students Thursday to discuss her journey as social media editor during the summer games. “I was born in Brazil and always knew I wanted to live there again at some point,” Alves said. “My dad bought me a plane ticket […]
by Eric Arredondo ema42@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS – Crime reporter for People Magazine, Elaine Aradillas met with students and faculty at Texas State University to discuss how she came into her position from her beginnings in Texas. Aradillas offered advice to aspiring students and explained how different events at her various jobs led her along her career path from an intern […]
By Amanda Forbes Social media coordinator for Texas State Jon-Stephen Stansel spoke to students Thursday about social media in higher education. Stansel single-handedly runs the school’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat accounts. Stansel said he never anticipated operating social media accounts for his job, but times are changing. “Social media is the most interesting and challenging part of my day,” […]
By Connor Brown c_b280@txstate.edu Career Service advisors from Texas State University, Sam Heimbach and Bruce Howard, delivered a hands-on workshop Wednesday to teach students valuable networking skills in today’s job market. With a touch of humor, Heimbach and Howard covered everything from what to wear to networking events, to how to exit an awkward conversation. “This is something you’re going […]
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting its annual Mass Comm Week, Oct. 6-10, 2025. This year, we have some amazing events both in person and online! Don’t miss out on the chance to look to the future and hear professionals discuss issues, trends and careers in mass media. Visit our Schedule page to learn more about each event and panel.