A capstone course for Klein College students pursuing a degree in public relations recently offered students the opportunity to understand and practice their skills by , creating a campaign for With Purpose, an organization dedicated to raising money to fight pediatric cancer. The campaign was entered in the Bateman Competition, a national competition asking students to create campaigns for clients. Although the team didn't win, it still accomplished a great deal.
The capstone course team included five Klein College students, Marissa Reale, KLN '18, Mary Strehl, KLN, '18, Jenny...
Klein College's annual Advertising and Public Relations Senior Showcase offers a unique opportunity for students to connect and network with employers. Rather than the typical job fair featuring students approaching employers, students set up their own tables displaying their skills and achievements and wait to be approached.
Hosted in the second floor of the Howard Gittis Student Center, nearly 110 students participated in the showcase, showing off their work to nearly 120 employers and to advertising and public relations majors.
"I'm incredibly proud of what these students a...
For Assistant Professor Adrienne Shaw, Klein College students who want to uphold the LGBTQ perspective can borrow an idea or two from the punk scene of the 1970s and 1980s, the Golden Age of Comic Books of the 1940s and 1950s or the graphic novels and ubiquitous newsy websites of the present day.
Or they can take what student Emily Van Sant, CLA '19, called her "almost like a scrapbook" approach and put pen to paper, paste in some photos and photocopy. Anything goes when publishing a zine.
Shaw's course—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Representation in Popular Media—g...
On any given day, Dr. Larisa Mann might be teaching a class in the Department of Media Studies and Production, DJing a dance party in Italy, advocating for domestic workers at the Brooklyn Museum or meeting with bouncers to talk about how to reduce sexual assault in their clubs. It would be fair to expect that moving through so many roles might leave Mann's identity a little fractured. In fact, it's the opposite. The core values that drive her work also drive her into courtrooms and classrooms, warehouses and punk shows.
Mann's work often brings together that which seems compl...
"How you understand something depends on your point of reference," said Alison Overholt, editor in chief of espnW and vice president and editor in chief of ESPN The Magazine, during her graduation address at Klein College's spring 2018 ceremony.
The words were written on a sign in her 7th grade social studies class in Hong Kong and have stuck with her ever since. Klein College's group of graduates, who filled McGonigle Hall along with their friends and family in May, come from diverse backgrounds—all providing their own perspectives and points of reference. Now that they had a...
The Great Court at Mitten Hall was recently filled with the students and alumni from PRowl, the university's student-run, professionally endorsed public relations firm. The group celebrated its 10th anniversary with a commemorative dinner, reception and plenty of red-carpet-style photo ops.
Originally composed of six students, one business plan and two pro bono, on-campus clients, PRowl is now a nationally affiliated public relations firm with a sturdy reputation and more than 50 members—its largest talent pool to date.
"Never in our wildest dreams did we think it would be the...
"Monumental Change," a documentary about Temple University's expansion connected to the destruction of a North Philadelphia cemetery in the mid-1950s, was recently honored for its scholarship when Brooke de Zutter and Jake Segelbaum were named recipients of the Livingstone Undergraduate Research Award.
"Winning a film festival is great and all, but it's another thing to win an award that recognizes the craft that went into making the film—an award that recognizes the 'sausage-making,'" said Dr. Kristine Weatherston, a Klein College assistant professor of instruction in the Dep...
Good afternoon! Congratulations to you, Temple University's Klein College of Media & Communication Class of 2018. Give yourselves a HUGE round of applause!
Thank you for having me here today to celebrate with you. Thank you to your parents and your families and friends for helping you get here today to celebrate with each other. And thank you to the faculty and the administrators here at the Klein College— and especially to your Dean, David Boardman—for inviting me to stand up here in front of you and share in this special day. It is a tremendous honor.
I want to tell...
"I'm IN: INvolved, INtune, INspired" brought 12 professionals to the fifth annual Temple Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Invitational, held recently to connect students who are seeking careers in the field.
The professionals spoke at a variety of breakout sessions throughout the day, a first for this event. The day-long event at the Liacouras Center was designed to showcase the professional experience.
Some of the event speakers included: the communications assistant for the Philadelphia Phillies, Lauren Testa, and the senior coordinator of partnership...
Klein College's leadership on solutions-based journalism is having a worldwide impact. Dean David Boardman, a proponent of social journalism work since his days at editor of The Seattle Times, spent a week as a lecturer on the topic in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Poland. The speaking tour came at the invitation of Ashoka, a nongovernmental organization that invests in social entrepreneurship.
Solutions journalism advocates explain the trend as not only focusing on the problems society faces but as a vehicle to present possible ways to address them with clear cut...
PHILADELPHIA — May 8, 2018 — Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Equity & Diversity Award, honoring the college's commitment to inclusion. In announcing the prestigious award, AEJMC recognized Temple's and Klein College's dedication to diversity. "Public service, social activism and community engagement are at the center of Temple University's mission," the organization said in a statement. "Equity and inclusion constitute the heartbeat...
The Klein College of Media and Communication spring graduation ceremony will feature a keynote address by Alison Overholt, editor in chief of espnW and vice president and editor in chief of ESPN The Magazine. Overholt is the first woman to head a major U.S. sports magazine.
"Alison is not just an inspiration to a generation of women sports reporters and editors," said Klein College Dean David Boardman. "The leadership she has demonstrated throughout her career should inspire all of us."
Overholt is the founding editor of espnW and leads the ESPYS, the network's annual awards pro...
PHILADELPHIA — April 26, 2018 — A new study from Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication confirms that while social media use has a negative effect on emotional and mental well-being overall, those effects are dependent on age and the number of platforms individuals regularly use. Adults younger than 29 reported better mental well-being, the more social channels they engaged while adults older than 30 reported less well-being as the number of platforms they used increased.
The study, conducted by Professors Bruce Hardy and Jessica Castonguay, uses data...
Media Studies and Production Professor Nancy Morris recently published the English translation of "Thinking about Music from Latin America: Issues and Questions," originally by author Juan Pablo Gonzalez. The piece is an academic exploration of the musical dynamics of Latin America.
"Dr. Morris has established herself as one of the world's authorities in Latin American media and music," said Patrick Murphy, associate dean for research and graduate studies. "[The publication] is a wonderful continuation of her work in that area."
Morris began her academic career at the University...
Two Klein College students, Robert DiRienzo, KLN '17, and Hannah McComsey, KLN '18, were selected as finalists in the Hearst Journalism Awards, within the Television 2 category.
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program recognizes students with outstanding performances in print, photo, radio, television and multimedia journalism platforms in various journalistic fields. This year, there were 74 entries from 43 schools across the United States.
One of DiRienzo's pieces reported on how the opioid epidemic is affecting the Northeast section of Philadelphia. The other focused on a waitre...
Dan Casarella, KLN '15, has recently secured a job at Jimmy Kimmel Live as a hospitality assistant. But, his career in late night really started back when he was still at Klein College.
When Casarella was younger, he devoured late night television and even stayed up past his bedtime to watch Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Partially inspired by that love for the medium, Casarella decided to apply for an internship at the Late Show with David Letterman when he was a media studies and production student. Casarella expected a long and difficult process.
"It was actually pretty easy,...
Andrew Moliski, KLN '18, recently received the Art Director's Club of Philadelphia's 2018 Louix award for overall student submissions.
The Louix awards are distributed by the Art Directors Club of Philadelphia at an annual ceremony that celebrates the creative work of the Philadelphia advertising community.
Moliski's Advertising Capstone course, taught by Professor Sheryl Kantrowitz, required students to design spec campaigns. Moliski created a campaign for Tylenol that offered viewers an optical illusion of alternating black and white lines, with a small portion of white in the...
Malia Hee, KLN '18, recently received the Elite 90 award for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Fencing Championship. The award recognizes highly skilled athletes for their academic achievement. Hee, with a 4.0 GPA, certainly qualifies.
But those who speak of her don't just call attention to her academic prowess or her abilities as a sabre fencer. They all refer to her modesty as well.
Da'mon Merkerson, assistant director at the Resnick Academic Support Center for student-athletes, served as her advisor. "Her approach to fencing and academics is fierce," he said. "When you see her...
Obinna "Obi" Enechionyia, KLN '18, has been named the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The award is given to a student from one of the 12 universities in the AAC based on athletic performance and academic credentials.
"Education and school have always been important to my family—that's just how I was raised," Enechionyia said. "So to get an award like this, I know it made them proud and it made me proud as well."
Enechionyia is the basketball team's third leading scorer and leads the team in rebounds and blocked shots. He...
At the 79th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems competition, TUTV was named Best College Television Station out of three other finalists including, Troy University, Western Illinois University and Illinois Media School. Two students, Asad Bokhari, KLN '19, and Cassandra Semyon, KLN '19, also took home the award (now on display at the station) for best news story.
The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System serves as a resource for college radio, television, publishing and podcasts. Their annual international competition took place in New York City from March 1-3, 2018.
TUTV...
