By Hannah Wisterman SAN MARCOS—Kerri Qunell, chief marketing officer at Trinity Episcopal School, advised students to take initiative and be flexible in their upcoming careers. Qunell, a Texas State School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumna, spoke at the Communication Careers Q&A. In the 15 years since she’s graduated, Qunell has worked for Dell, TV news, the nonprofit sector and […]
SAN MARCOS, Texas – With Texas State University hosting Mass Comm Week, Texas State alumni Chris Cantu and Pam Renteria talked about what it’s like to work for Austin’s famous South by South West (SXSW). In March, SXSW is put on by the city of Austin for about ten days. This festival shows live music, films, social media and new […]
With Mass Comm Week coming to an end, students gathered for the last event of the week to hear advertising graduates share their experiences in the work force. Recent Texas State University advertising graduates Divya Darsi, Matt Shoewalter and Olivia Williams each shared their journeys in landing a job after college and working as professionals. The panel started off with […]
By Imari Mora ism5@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS- Univision’s Emmy award-winning reporter Gary Cooper shared tips Thursday on making it from South Texas to a major market during the last day of Mass Comm Week. Cooper began his lecture with telling Texas State students as well as Laredo High school journalism students the ugly truth. Looking forward to the event Alison Bryce, […]
By Chelsea Verstegen cdv17@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS- A social media editor for the 2016 Rio Olympics came to Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week Thursday to speak to students about the planning and execution of social media strategy for large events. Virginia Alves, a Texas State graduate, was born in Brazil and moved to Texas when she was two years old. […]
By Alison Bryce, alb201@txstate.edu Supported by interaction from the audience, Gary Cooper, video journalist at Univision, shared stories and tips on how to make it in the journalism field to students of Texas State University and Laredo’s Vidal M. Trevino School of Communication and Fine Arts. Before the session started, Cooper made himself relatable by talking to those who were […]
BY JORDAN GHRIST jg1483@txstate.edu Several Texas State advertising alumni returned to campus Wednesday to talk to current advertising students about becoming a professional at an advertising agency. The panel, titled “Charting Your Course: There’s More to Advertising than Martinis and Mad Men,” aimed to show students how different branches of an advertising agency work together, how advertising works in the […]
By Monica Grice, mjg134@txstate.edu Public Relations Student Society of America hosted an event during Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week where four guest speakers handed out case studies to students, and explained each characteristic of those studies. The interactive event was different than a traditional panel. Students sat at four tables in Old Main building room 320 and the guest […]
Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week kicked off Monday with events featuring tech opportunities for recent graduates and a fair highlighting different organizations within the mass communications department. The panel “So you want to be a Mass Comm Professional…” was mostly made up of Texas State University alumni. Among the alumni included advertising, journalism and digital media professionals. Every speaker was seated […]
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication successfully hosted their annual Mass Communications Week. This event is a four-day conference that allows students to interact with professionals in their prospective fields and discuss issues, trends, and media careers. Today’s final events proved just as exciting with guest speakers from CNN, USA Today and Google, alumni and student panels, and various […]
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting its annual Mass Comm Week, Oct. 7-11, 2024. 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.