October 18, 2017

Del Valle ISD brings relations closer between PR and public schools during mass communications week at Texas State

By Alexandra Cochran Alc261@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS — Communications coordinator, A.J. Arreguin and Director of Communications and Community Relations, Shannon Rideout, visited Texas State from Del Valle ISD during Mass Comm Week to promote public relations in public schools. The Del Valle Independent School District serves over 11,000 students within 15 different campuses while catering to their “Whatever It Takes” attitude. […]

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October 18, 2017

School District Communications Department Speak on Public Relation Benefits for Public Schools

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Del Valle Independent School District in Austin communications department spoke to Texas State students during Mass Comm Week to give them an insight into how public schools benefit from public relations. Shannon Rideout, director of communications and community relations, and A.J Arreguin, communications coordinator, talked about keeping the community informed about what their students are […]

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October 17, 2017

97 Degrees West digital media supervisor speaks about being in the advertising industry

By Abigail Plant SAN MARCOS – Texas State University Alum Kim Castelluccio spoke on Tuesday about what being in the advertising industry consists of and what it takes to create a digital media strategy. Castelluccio worked as an assistant media planner for LatinWorks, but changed career paths and currently works at 97 Degrees West in Austin, as a digital media […]

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October 27, 2016

All He Did Was Ask

By Jairo Devora As the age of technology continues to expand and evolve, something as simple as introducing yourself can impact your life forever, as it did for one Facebook networking professional. San Antonio native and University of Texas alumnus, Justin Johnson, is a networking professional based in Austin who, through Facebook, “manages different companies’ business models” and expands their […]

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October 27, 2016

Getting Hired in the Digital World

By Chelsea Verstegen cdv17@txstate.edu A panel of four digital media professionals spoke during Mass Comm Week Thursday to share with current students their insight on what is necessary for a career in digital media, as well as their journey to where they are now. The panel was asked questions regarding what it takes to make it in the digital world and […]

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October 27, 2016

Considering Geography: Landing a Social Media Job Internationally

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. […]

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October 27, 2016

Gary Cooper speaks to students at Texas State University

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 […]

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October 26, 2016

Nick Whitaker talks about how Google is still changing the world

By Louis Zylka ljz8@txstate.edu Technology is always changing, and journalists must learn how to change with it in order to keep the world spinning and informed. Texas State’s Mass Comm Week centers on teaching students how to thrive in a world where journalism is always changing. Nick Whitaker, training and development manager for Google’s News Lab, spoke Wednesday about how […]

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Welcome to MC Week!

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.