News & Announcements
November 2012
Department of Communication educators Assistant Professor Rosemary Armao and Professor Nancy Roberts, who both teach in UAlbany's Journalism Program, are part of a team from UAlbany, in partnership with Tunisia's Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l’Information (IPSI – The Press and Information Science Institute), who will develop and implement a master’s degree in investigative journalism with a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State. The two-year degree program will focus primarily on investigative techniques, information sourcing and law. IPSI is responsible for training Tunisia’s next generation of media professionals. "People have put their lives on the line to win transparency and accountability from their government," Armao said. "We are keen to support this project and pleased that the State Department has chosen us for this important assignment." (At left, Rosemary Armao, Nancy Roberts and Thomas Bass, professor of English and journalism. Photo by Mark Schmidt)
October 2012
Professor Bill Husson was a featured expert on a WNYT-13 broadcast Oct. 11commenting on that night's vice-presidential debate and a preview of the next presidental debate. "Everybody's going to be looking to see if he (President Obama) changes his demeanor and responds with what a lot of people feel is a stronger emotional tone," Husson said.
September 2012
Applications are still being accepted for the Spring 2013 full-time internship program in communication. Applications are available outside Social Science 363. The application deadline is Monday, Oct. 1. The full-time communication internship allows juniors and seniors to earn 15 academic credits for full-time supervised work in a professional communication environment. Students may seek internships in the Albany area, as well as areas outside Albany, including New York City. Students may perform internships in both profit-based and non-profit organizations. Previous interns have done work in non-profit community service and volunteer organizations, as well as in profit-based organizations focused on broadcasting, publishing, public relations, marketing, lobbying, and more. Lists of potential internship placements in these and other areas are available from the Communication Department. Interviews will be scheduled for Monday, Oct. 1, and Thursday, Oct. 4. Recent details were sent to students by email on Sept. 24.
Dr. Giovanna Dell’Orto, University of Minnesota will lecture on American Journalism and International Relations: Foreign Correspondence from the Early Republic to the Digital Era Thursday, Sept. 27, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., University at Albany Assembly Hall, Campus Center.
Newly-admitted Com majors are required to attend a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Lecture Center 7 at 5:45 p.m. Details were included in a Sept. 19 email to students who must attend.
Spring 2013 advance registration planning appointments will take place Oct. 8-15. Sign up now outside the department office for your appointment to obtain registration permission numbers. Students were notifed by email on Sept. 14.
August 2012
The Department of Communication welcomes 176 students to the major for Fall 2012. Students interested in applying for Spring 2013 consideration can find an application on our Forms page.
Joseph Abisaid joins the Department of Communication as a Visiting Assistant Professor for the academic year beginning Fall 2012. Professor Abisaid recently received his Ph.D. in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Communications majors and minors may make an appointment to speak with a member of the department for answers to questions regarding their program of study, graduation requirements, degree audits, registration, etc. Details here.
July 2012
Dean Edelgard Wulfert has announced that Professor Annis Golden, left, will serve as Chair of the Department of Communication beginning with the Spring Semester 2013 and serving through August of 2015. Professor Teri Harrison has agreed to serve as Interim Chair for the department during the Fall Semester 2012 beginning July 15 when Dr. Golden is on sabbatical leave. Professor Jeanette Altarriba finished her two-year term as chair this month and returns to serve as Chair of the Department of Psychology.
Istvan Kesckes is a co-editor of a new journal for 2013 called the Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict. Anita Pomerantz and Robert E. Sanders are on its Editorial Board.
June 2012
Department of Communication Chair Dr. Jeanette Altarriba has been selected to receive the American Psycolological Assocation's 2012 Minority Fellowship Program Dalmas A. Taylor Award for her outstanding contributions towards the development of ethnic minority psychologists. The award presentation will be made at the American Psychological Association Convention in Orlando, FL, in early August.
The Department of Commuication has hired M. Monica Bartoszek as Assistant to the Chair. Ms. Bartoszek has an extensive background in journalism as well as staff and fiscal management. She recently worked at SUNY Center for International Development as Outreach Coordinator managing their publications, website and social media. She also is an adjunct professor at The College of Saint Rose.
May 2012
Nancy Roberts, left, gave the keynote address, "Firing the Canon: The Historical Search for Literary Journalism's Missing Links" at the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (pdf page 2) in Toronto, Canada in May. She also organized and was a panelist in a session on the future of The New Yorker in the digital age, and moderated another paper session. In March, she moderated a paper panel at the Joint Journalism and Communication Historians annual meeting in New York City. Since Fall 2011, Nancy Roberts has been the book review editor for "Literary Journalism Studies," the scholarly journal of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies.
2011
Rosemary Armao and journalists at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) were named winners of the 2011 Daniel Pearl Award. The $5,000 award, granted biennially by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, recognizes the world's best transnational journalism project. The award was announced on October 15, 2011, at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kyiv, Ukraine.
