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
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
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
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
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 […]
Journalism program welcomes Dr. Blom
Robin Blom joins the Ball State journalism program after serving as an instructor and teaching assistant at Michigan State University and Point Park University. His research focuses on a number of issues including media law, memory and cognition, eyewitness identification and news media perceptions. Dr. Blom’s professional experience includes numerous news articles for national and […]
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 nabs position at Time magazine
Chelsea Kardokus has traded the quiet streets of Muncie and the surroundings of Ball State University for the bright lights and sounds of New York City. Kardokus, a 2012 journalism graphics sequence graduate, recently acquired a position as a freelance assistant art director with Time magazine. While this latest endeavor represents the culmination of hark […]
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 […]