Texas State alumni sit down with Dale Blasingame to talk about careers in web development

By Janessa Rutiaga — jmr297@txstate.edu Texas State University alumni sat down with professor Dale Blasingame during this year’s Mass Comm Week discussing their own experience working in the field of web development, and gave advice to current mass communication students. Alumni included Ashley Hebler of FANS 1st Media, Thomas Hodge of Sanders Wingo and Kimberly Cook of Zenoss. Blasingame led […]

Study in America program offered for School of Journalism and Mass Communication students

By Gabriella Carrizales Gac78@txstate.edu   SAN MARCOS — Senior lecturer Dale Blasingame and two students, Haley Jenkins and Zach Ientasch, gave background information and shared their experience during the first Study in America program. Study in America is a summer program that gives students the out-of-class experience while staying cost effective. This program travels within the states for students who […]

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. […]

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 […]