FALL 2018, VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1
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Welcome to COMMunity, the biannual newsletter reporting on new and exciting developments in our department.
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Season’s greetings to all: students, alumni, colleagues, and friends! Welcome to another edition of
COMM(unity)
, the official newsletter of the Manhattan College Communication Department. We’re starting to get pretty good at this, and we have to thank, among many others, our trusty student assistant, Olivia Paladino, who has been the driving student force in marshaling the troops, copyediting the copy, and even getting me to write this note.
This newsletter is, after all, written and produced by our students, as this is one of the many things they learn, practice, and plan to do with the education we provide. It’s also their chance to show off what they can, and do, do – not to mention to show off how well they can do it.
With this brief introductory column, I also get a chance to crow about all of the other things our students are doing, all of the great successes they are having, and even some of the important developments happening here in Leo Hall. For instance, I can tell you about our two new full-time faculty members: Nick Gilewicz, who just arrived here as a freshly-minted Ph.D. from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania to run our journalism concentration, and who is also the new Advisor to
The Quadrangle
; and Holly Hepp-Galvan, who is here as a Visiting Instructor for the year while we continue our search for a full-time faculty member to spearhead the development of our new sports media production concentration. (For those of you who have been paying attention, Holly has been a member of our part-time faculty from the very beginning.)
Speaking of that sports media production concentration, I can tell you that the College’s new Mobile Production Unit, or “MPU,” is scheduled to arrive outside Draddy Gymnasium around the same time the spring semester begins. The MPU will serve as a lab classroom for students in the new concentration, as well as the remote production facility for the production of Jaspers men’s and women’s home basketball games starting during the 2019-2020 season. (And that’s
just
for starters.) Also, while I am writing about our concentrations, I need to mention that we just succeeded in moving through yet another new concentration in “integrated marketing communications,” which will take effect as of next year’s catalog and combine the best of our advertising and public relations concentrations.
With respect to our alums, I should tell you about two wonderful programs our faculty ran just recently. Michael Grabowski brought back a group of “women in media production” back in October. The evening included ten alumni, all of whom are recent graduates, and all of whom are working in the television and related industries, for brand names such as CBS, NBC, and
Saturday Night Live
. In November, Arshia Anwer, advisor to our chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, helped the PRSSA Board to coordinate another evening with recent, successful graduates in entertainment, sports, and brand P.R. In addition, our chapter of the American Advertising Federation, under the auspices of advisor Rebecca Kern-Stone, also coordinated their Fall event in November, featuring Megan Hooper from bSmart, a community platform that “spotlights women who are doing extraordinary things and connects them with women who aspire to do the same.”
Finally, on a sad note, I want to dedicate this issue of
COMM(unity)
to Tom Callahan, former instructor of journalism, who was a member of our community for three-and-a-half years, and who passed away suddenly this past summer. Tom was an alum of the College – a dyed-in-the-wool Jasper through and through – and valedictorian of his class. He was also a reporter for the
New York Times
for two decades. Most importantly, however, he was a good man – a real
mensch
– and a tireless fighter for social justice, for the working man, and for all of the overlooked citizens and underdogs of our world.
We miss him, and we wish that his spirit flies on.
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Thom Gencarelli, Ph.D
Department Chair
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STUDENTS SPEARHEAD NEW CAMPUS
PODCAST AND RADIO STATION
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by Alyssa DeRosa & Erin Murphy
This fall, there are new extracurricular activities for students interested in audio and radio programming and production. Two clubs have emerged on campus: the revival of WRCM (the campus radio station, which has been inactive for the past few years) and Quadcast (a new podcast that focuses on life and events at Manhattan College). With WRCM and Quadcast, students have even more opportunities to write and produce their own media content...
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INTERN SPOTLIGHT:
MELISSA GALLARDO
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by Sophia Sakellariou
An internship at WABC-TV has expanded senior Melissa Gallardo’s knowledge and passion for digital video production as she edits content for shows like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune...
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COMM DEPT. WOMEN TO WATCH
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by Julissa Valerio
From small business owners to big-time bloggers, these three female powerhouses of the Manhattan College Communication Department are the women to watch. These students are creating content and personal brands that reflect their creativity and innovation...
Gina DiMauro (Class of 2019)
Creator of skincare and jewelry line Suds and Studs, Gina DiMauro loves to design her homemade soaps, which are gentle on the skin, inspired by her own struggles...
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Senior Melissa Gallardo at her internship with WABC-TV.
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Senior Gina Di Mauro hosts a pop-up shop at Lotus Magazine Fall 2017 release party.
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2016 ALUMNA ATTENDS WINTER OLYMPICS,
OFFERS CAREER ADVICE
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by Sedraya Fletcher
While she was a student at Manhattan College, Tina Fernandez, Class of 2016 communication alumna, was hired as an intern at Saturday Night Live. After interning for two consecutive semesters, she was hired to work as the personal assistant to Leslie Jones, a cast member and writer for the show...
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Tina Fernandez, Class of 2016, with Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon.
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PRSSA MEMBERS ATTEND NATIONAL CONFERENCE
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Isabelle Battin, President of Manhattan College’s chapter of PRSSA and Madison Richards, Vice President,
in Austin, TX.
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by Madison Richards
This past October, Manhattan College’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) sent two of its executive board members to attend the PRSSA’s national conference in downtown Austin, TX....
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STUDY ABROAD:
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY
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A group of students in Iceland on the COMM study abroad trip to Scandanavia. From left to right: Allison Eichhorn, Jaclyn Leighton, Mairead Russell, and Allison Berejka.
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by Mairead Russell
Studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students during their college career. There are many chances to travel as a Manhattan College student and every COMM major should take advantage of the opportunity...
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COMM STUDENTS TO PRODUCE CONTENT
FOR ESPN+
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by Haley Burnside
As the COMM Deparment’s newest concentration premieres on campus, so does new technology and equipment. The new sports media concentration comes with a “mobile production unit” -- a production studio in a trailer—which, next semester, will house a class that allows students to practice producing Manhattan College athletic events....
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THE GAME PLAN FOR
SUCCESSFUL ADVISING
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by Cristian Forletta & Erin Pricoli
There are six weeks left in the semester. You’re darting through midterm exams left and right. Your advisor is sprinting directly toward you from left court. You take the shot. Suddenly, your sights are focused on the next semester. But do you get the schedule you want?
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TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
KEEP COMM DEPT.
CURRENT & COMPETITIVE
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by John Jackson
College communication departments have the difficult task of making continual technology upgrades to stay current and competitive, and the department at Manhattan College is no stranger to this...
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LAMBDA PI ETA HOSTS ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY
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by Abby Crowell
The national communication honor society, Lambda Pi Eta, hosted its annual induction ceremony for new members on October 19, 2018...
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