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Unified Media Lab marks a new beginning

Unified Media Lab marks a new beginning

Students involved in student media will start work in their new home this week when the Unified Media Lab opens for the first time.  The lab, intended to give students cross-platform experience, is a concept that is unique to Ball State according to Unified Media coordinator Juli Metzger.  This new space is intended to separate […]


Holmes at the helm of the Journalism Department

Holmes at the helm of the Journalism Department

Professor, researcher and interim dean are just a few of the titles held by Michael Holmes during his 13 year tenure at Ball State.  But as the current academic school year commenced, Holmes added one more designation to the list: Chairperson of the Department of Journalism. Holmes’ educational background is as extensive as his experience.  […]


Palilonis wins national journalism educator award

Palilonis wins national journalism educator award

Jennifer Palilonis, associate professor of journalism at the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University, was named the national journalism teacher of the year. Palilonis, a George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Multimedia Journalism, received the Charles E. Scripps Award. “I was absolutely ecstatic when I found out I had won,” […]


Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Brian Hayes

Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Brian Hayes

Educational Background: MAE     Educational Administration and Supervision, Ball State University, 2010 MA       Journalism, Ball State University, 2002 BS         Journalism, Ball State University, 1996 Professional Experience: Hayes has a wide range of professional experience.  He worked at Lawrence North High School teaching journalism, communications and photography from […]


Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Michael Holmes

Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Michael Holmes

Educational Background: PhD     Speech Communication , University of Minnesota, 1991 MS       Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1986 BA       Speech Communication, Southwestern Minnesota State University, 1985 Professional Experience: Michael Holmes began his academic career in 1990 as a faculty member of Purdue University.  He joined the communication department […]


iMedia initiative provides students with leading edge technology

iMedia initiative provides students with leading edge technology

This fall, the award-winning student magazine Ball Bearings continued its tradition of providing a multimedia, cross-platform approach to storytelling with the launch of an interactive iPad edition. The digital magazine, which is available through the Apple App Store, is the culmination of two years of work by the iMedia faculty to help students develop interactive […]


Alumna puts skills to use at UFC

Alumna puts skills to use at UFC

When Rachel Greene graduated from the journalism graphics sequence in 2005, terms like “striking,” “grappling” and “ground fighting” weren’t exactly part of the designer’s vocabulary. But as the creative operations manager for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in Las Vegas, understanding UFC lingo is just all in a day’s work. Although Greene’s latest endeavor represents […]


Hungary immersion teaches political, cultural lessons

Hungary immersion teaches political, cultural lessons

As thousands of Ball State students flocked to any warm coast they could find this past spring break, six students along with Sheryl Swingley, internship coordinator and instructor of journalism, bundled up and headed to Eastern Europe for a week in Budapest, Hungary. While not exactly the usual location for college students over spring break, […]


Journalism revamps master of arts curriculum

Journalism revamps master of arts curriculum

The “traditional” journalist is changing rapidly, and Ball State University has taken notice in terms of revamping its curriculum to equip this new and growing generation of news contributors. Following nearly two years of planning and development, the Department of Journalism has revised its master of arts curriculum for the journalism graduate program.  After all, […]