October

Communications Media Students Nominated for National Production Award

College Broadcasters, Inc. selected the IUP-TV Sports production of the IUP Crimson Hawks football victory over Edinboro on November 9, 2019, as a finalist in the Best Live Sports Broadcast category. 

Alumna Bradburn Shares Radio Experiences with Communications Media 101 and Journalism 105 Students

Communications Media graduate Melanie (Monaghan) Bradburn changed up her morning routine to spend time talking to students in COMM 101 and JRNL 105.  Radio listeners in Pittsburgh know Bradburn as Melanie Taylor, one member of the Star 100.7.

September

Communications Media Students Win NATAS Production Award

Work produced by students from the IUP Department of Communications Media was recognized for excellence when the Mid Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented their regional Emmy awards on September 19, 2020.

Stiegler Publishes on Beatles, Musical Intimacy

Communications Media faculty member Zack Stiegler recently published “‘We are a fly on the wall listening’: Constructions of Musical Intimacy in the Beatles’ Anthology” in the journal Interdisciplinary Literary Studies.

August

Comm Media and Dance Collaboration Gets International Screening

The dance short film Ordnung has been selected to screen at the Paris Play International Film Festival. Ordnung is a collaborative project between faculty members in the Department of Communications Media and the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance.

Waltman's “Troubadour” to Screen at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

A film directed by IUP Communications Media faculty member Jeremy Waltman has been selected to screen at the 2020 Nightpiece Film Fest, part of the Edinburgh (Scotland) Fringe Festival.

June

Kleinman Appointed Editor of Journal of Communications Media Studies

Steven Kleinman (associate professor, Communications Media) has been appointed to serve as editor of the Journal of Communications Media Studies. Kleinman follows colleague Zack Stiegler, who served in the position for seven years.

May

Communications Media End-of-Year Awards Presentation

The Department of Communications Media celebrated the accomplishments of students and student organizations with end-of-the-year awards presented in a mega-virtual party.

March

Faculty Collaboration Blends Dance and Film

A collaborative project between faculty members in the Department of Communications Media and the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance has resulted in a film project.

Communications Media Senior Nixon to Intern at Veterans Employment Trajectory Initiative

Senior communications media student Joshua Nixon will spend his summer interning in Washington, DC. From a pool of nationwide applications, Nixon is one of 20 students selected and is the first student from IUP accepted into the Washington Center’s program.

February

Comm Media Alumnus Pitts Makes an Impact

Department of Communications Media alumnus Scott Pitts ’92 was one of six recipients of the College of Education and Communications’ Impact Awards for 2020. Pitts spent time with students on Friday, talking about his career as an Emmy-award winning producer of multimedia graphics.

Comm Media Student Dorsey Shoots for NBA

While most IUP students are hanging out on campus, junior communications media major Autumn Dorsey is hanging out with celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and professional athletes Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard.

Comm Media Alumnus Cook '15 Shares Production Tips

Students in COMM 360 Digital Sports Production had the opportunity to talk with IUP alumnus Terrance Cook about his experience working in major market sports production.

January

Waltman Artwork Featured in Comic Series

Artwork produced by Communications Media faculty member Jeremy Waltman is featured in a comic series from IDW Publishing.

IUP Basketball Streamed Live on the Web

Fans can watch Crimson Hawks Men's and Women's basketball on the Stretch Internet Crimson Hawks page, the IUP-TV Sports app, and on IUP-TV. Students enrolled in Communication Media's Digital Sports Production class cover all home games.