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Greetings!
I hope this newsletter finds all of you well and that you'll enjoy
hearing what we've been up to this year. I'm proud to say that as
you read these stories, you'll see that it's been a great year
for our students and faculty. Furthermore, we continue to enjoy
those alumni who have come back to visit Brockport and speak to our
students. These events always are a cherished highlight for
students, so we'd love to hear from you if you'd like to come back to visit us!.
Thank you and take care,
Joe Chesebro
Chair, Communication
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Digital Conversion Coming!
The digital conversion of Studio A nears completion. New studio cameras and HD (high definition) field production equipment are already in use. We await installation of the server which will network both television studios, the field camcorders and the Final Cut Pro edit facilities. Chief engineer Alex Alexandrov supervised the new design. Last summer, work crews renovated the sub-control area, making both rooms handicap-accessible. |
Faculty Scholarship
Dr. Monica Brasted presented at the Eastern Communication Association in Pittsburgh, PA. "The Internet as a
Tool for Social Movements" examines how the social movement
MoveOn.org uses email to create and maintain a collective identity
among members.
Mike Cavanagh presented his recent work at a conference in England: Encryption, Privacy and Self-Incrimination: Balancing Personal Privacy with Governmnental Interest. His work explores the recent case of a US Magistrate Judge upholding a man's right to not disclose his computer password if doing so could lead to prosecution. The case, which is on appeal, could have landmark ramifications by tipping the balance either toward the government's interest in
discovering evidence or strengthening prohibitions against
self-incrimination.
In August, look for Warren Kozireski's (Koz) new book chronicling the history of the Rochester Amerks: Rochester Americans: The First 50 Years. Koz includes player and coach profiles, a close look at each of the six Calder Cup championship seasons and some of the lighter moments in local hockey history. You can purchase a copy through AuthorHouse.
 Virginia Orzel is the cinematographer for the documentary Oldest Mother on the Block which screened at the recent High Falls International Film Festival in Rochester and also won Best Documentary Film in the 2006 Ohio Independent Film Festival. She completes work this summer on One Breath, a documentary about asthma.
Alex Lyon had his essay "The
Mis/recognition of Enron Executives' Competence as Cultural and Social
Capital" accepted for publication in the journal Communication Studies.
 Karen Olson received accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America. She also presented a paper at the NYSCA conference in October on "Crisis Communications in the Classroom: Learning by Doing" based upon a crisis communication unit she developed involving a simulated news conference that included participation by PR and journalism students.
 Carvin Eison has been shooting his latest documentary "In The Shadows of the Lynching Tree" this year. Using the unfolding story of the Jena 6 in Louisiana as the current example, Eison's work explores the experiences of three young men over a span of 100 years to examine the history of lethal racial violence in the United States. "Shadows" probes how this culture of violence reinvents itself and reverberates through American life today. Eison will be on sabbatical leave in Fall 2008 to complete this work.
 He has also recently traveled to Europe and South Africa as a reviewer for INPUT (International Public Television). Hundreds of submissions from around the world are considered for INPUT selection. This organization is dedicated to providing public access to the most "honest, innovative, provocative, courageous and challenging" broadcast work.
 Kevin Sager has had his paper An Exploratory Study of
the Relationships between Theory X/Y Assumptions and Superior
Communicator Style accepted for publication in Management
Communication Quarterly, an international communication
journal.
 Virginia Bacheler's 2008 video HeartWork: Creating a Sculpture chronicled the year-long design, fabrication and installation of Jennifer Hecker's sculpture Les Racines et Les Raisons for the village of Brockport. The video received a Silver Telly award this year.
 Adjunct professor Dale Hartnett
will participate in the 2008 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer
institute in Virginia, developing a service learning course based on the writings
of reformers from the Rochester area. Dale is one of only 25 college
and university professors from across the country participating in this
program.
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Joel Klein returns to his alma mater
In March, we welcomed Joel Klein '85 back to campus. After graduating, Joel moved to Hollywood where he began his career in commercial television production. Starting with Hollywood Squares, Joel soon moved on to producing shows for Bravo, E!, VH1 and Comedy Central. If you're a fan of Fear Factor, Scream Play, American Family Showdown or Family Feud, then you've been enjoying Joel's work.
He spoke to several classes while on campus, sharing stories from the field as well as talking about the business of network production.
After more than 20 years in Hollywood, Joel has relocated to the east coast with his family, and plans to explore new production opportunities.
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The ESPN/Brockport connection!
We're proud to report that in the last year, three Brockport students have been hired at ESPN with a fourth heading there this summer for an internship. Brockport alumna Stacey (Sigmund) Fitch '85 has a key role in these placements as she's instrumental in internship placement at ESPN.
Recent hires are Crystal Smith, Brie Michaels and Erik Michael. Heading to Bristol, CT this summer is intern Alicia Sheppard.
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Faculty and Students to travel to Poland
Dr. Donna Kowal will take a number of students to Wroclaw, Poland this summer for
the department's first 3-week interdisciplinary study abroad program Experiencing the New Europe. Students will investigate the cultural and
political forces associated with the transition from
communist regimes to democracy, and the broader impact of globalization
on Central and Eastern Europe.
Included in the program are visits to
the Aushwitz concentration camp and the cities of Krakow and Prague
(Czech Republic).
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Award Winning Students
Congragulations to this year's recipients of departmental awards!
Departmental Scholar, Communication: Sean Bowerman
Departmental Scholar, Journalism: Rachel Howe
Outstanding Junior Communication Major: Christine E. Winter
Outstanding Senior Communication Major: Laura Hicks
Billy Reed Public Speaking Award: Rachael Yoder
Peter and Marguerite Kane Graduate Scholarship: Richard Rago
RAVA Scholarship: Leanne Miller
Kurt Williams Scholarship: Laura Luettger
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Brockport PR Club Has Banner Year!
This was an event-filled year for the department's
youngest club. Its membership quadrupled
and the scope of activities increased exponentially.
New activities for the club included hosting a breakfast at the Ronald McDonald House and walking to raise more than $1,000 for the American Diabetes Association.
The club's most ambitious event was bringing
the Sabres Alumni Basketball team to campus for the first time. The pros faced
a ready-for-anything team of Brockport faculty and staff, including Joe
Chesebro and Warren
"Koz" Kozireski. Proceeds from tickets, concessions and sales of special
posters (signed during half-time by the Sabres) were donated to the American
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New Faculty Member
 Joining us in August is Assistant Professor Marsha Ducey. Completing her PhD in Mass Communication at the University of Buffalo, Marsha's research interests are Journalism, Mass Communication, Popular Culture and Womens' Studies.
Prior to coming to Brockport, she will attend the Poynter Institute's Multimedia Journalism for College Educators seminar in July. And in August, she will present "His or hers? The Role of Editor and Reporter Gender on Newspaper Section Fronts" at the AEJMC conference.
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New Office staff
Monica Brasted will assume the role of department chair in August, taking over from Joe Chesebro, who has served in that role for more than 3 years.
After 37 years in various offices on campus, our department secretary Vicky Willis retired in December. Fortunately, she arranges regular lunch gatherings for the faculty and so we still see her regularly. In January, we welcomed our new department secretary Phyllis Romano. Phyl, as she prefers to be called, had served as secretary for the Metro Center operations. Prior to that she had been the secretary for Education and Human Development for 15 years.
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