Media College News

Students in Professor Harmon’s STCM 459 course will gain real-world experience by serving as an “agency” for a global health care client located in Brazil. They will collaborate with the global agency powerhouse Porter Novelli. This four credit hour class will meet weekly in Morgantown throughout the spring semester and travel to Porto Alegre and Gramada, Brazil during Spring Break.

The travel package, which is priced at $2,900, includes:

Mountaineer Gameday launched Saturday, covering the first Mountaineer football game of the season. The show will air every Saturday until the final regular-season game on November 29. WVU Reed College of Media has partnered with the production, to allow students to work in support roles alongside the Gameday crew.

Read the full article in the State Journal.

The Pet Matchmaker’s mission is to foster healthy, happy relationships between people and their rescue pets. The service is managed by a group of dedicated animal advocates, founded by Elaine Hendrix.

The Pet Matchmaker is looking for writers to help us help animals.

The WVU Office of International Students and Scholars will host the “3rd Annual International Scholars Welcome Reception” next Thursday (September 4th) from 9am to 10:30am at the Mountaineer Room (in the Lair).

This is a great opportunity for international scholars to:

Congratulations to two WVU Reed College of Media faculty members who have been invited to participate in prestigious events.

Associate Professor Sammy Lee was invited to speak at AdStar 2014 in August. AdStar is a premier advertising festival in Asia (http://www.adstars.org/), similar to CLIO in the US. He presented to about 300 people and also moderated a panel discussion at the event, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy of the Republic of Korea.