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Greetings from Communication! |
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| Dr. Joseph Chesebro, Department Chair |
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Welcome to the Communication Department’s first e- newsletter. As department chair, I invite you to share in the pride we have for our current students, our accomplished alumni, and our distinguished emeriti faculty. I encourage you to take a few minutes to read the stories in this first issue and then get in touch with us to share your news. What have you been up to lately? What do you miss most about SUNY Brockport? What would you like to hear about in upcoming newsletters? You can e-mail updates to your favorite faculty members or feel free to send them to me at jchesebr@brockport.edu.
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Student Spotlight |
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Our students are succeeding on and off campus! Junior Jason Torreano is spending a semester at Rhodes University in South Africa this semester and when he's not studying that country's politics, he's either teaching karate at the Amasango School for Street Children or interning at Grahamstown's newspaper The Grocott's Mail..
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A Silver Anniversary at WBSU |
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| by Warren "Koz" Kozireski |
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Last September, WBSU celebrated its 25th anniversary with a reunion party for people who had worked at Brockport’s radio station over the years. It was a great opportunity to see these broadcasting alumni, including Lloyd Trufelman—one of the people responsible for getting our FM license back in the 1970s. Thanks, Lloyd! The party’s silent auction raised several hundred dollars for the Bernie Lynch/WBSU New Initiatives Fund through the Brockport College Foundation.
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The Stylus Gets a Facelift |
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| by Lindy Nesbitt, Editor-in-Chief |
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Last semester, three editors from The Stylus went to a journalism conference in Kansas City, MO. The conference had numerous daily workshops and classes, and those who attended these sessions realized our newspaper was badly in need of a cosmetic redesign. Over winter break, we updated the paper to give it a fresh, college-esque look, including a new flag, more modern fonts, and a different format on the front page that allows greater flexibility in layout.
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BTV Keeps Getting Better! |
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| by Roger Repard, President, BTV Club |
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This is an exciting time to be a part of BTV! Our club continues to grow and now has about 50 members—double the number from last year. We now produce three different programs too. Almost Television is a variety show along the lines of past BTV Club shows. We produce a 10-minute weekly newscast—Brockport Campus News and this semester we introduced Brockport Password.
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Lambda Pi Eta - A Growing Group |
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| by Krysia Golino, PR Director, Lambda Pi Eta |
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SUNY Brockport’s Communication Honor Society—Lambda Pi Eta— inducted 20 outstanding communication students as new members on March 31st. Focusing on education, community service, and stimulating interest in the field of communication, the 44 active members of Lambda Pi Eta have worked hard this year to grow the society, while building a legacy of volunteerism and dedication.
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Brockport Alumni Add Excellence to Faculty and Staff |
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Recently, Communication Professor Floyd Anderson was cleaning his office and came across a box containing long-forgotten reel-to-reel tapes of radio commercials made by students in the 1980s. The name on one of the tapes was James Bareis, at the time a promising undergraduate student. Today Jim serves as Coordinator of Television Services. He's widely recognized for his willingness to go the extra mile to assist students. In recognition of his efforts Bareis received the 2005 "Outstanding Service to Students Award." Jim is one of several outstanding SUNY Brockport alumni who have returned to the department as either faculty or staff.
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Emeriti News |
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| by Karen S. Olson |
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The communication department has 12 emeriti faculty and staff members now enjoying their retirement: six of them still reside in the Greater Rochester area, one lives in Oswego, and the others are in North Carolina, Georgia, California, Virginia and Mexico. Professor Emeritus Fredric Powell (1971-2001) currently lives in Brockport, but he and his wife Kathi will soon move to Indianapolis to be nearer their daughter. Saying the anticipated slower pace of life in retirement never materialized, Powell admits to enjoying more time to travel, visit grandchildren and volunteer at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
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