Jalynn McDuffey Featured on Good Morning America

Sophomore broadcast journalism student Jalynn McDuffey appeared on Good Morning America's segment about FAMU's homecoming traditions and celebrations. McDuffey showcased her artistic talents on-air and explained why portraiture is her preferred painting style.

"Within the Black experience is the Black person," she said. "I wanted my piece to feature and focus on students because it's the students who bring FAMU to life."

McDuffey is also a recipient of the Gucci North America Changemakers Impact Fund & Scholars Program Scholarship.

Adobe Features SJGC Students, Faculty in Adobe Creative Campus Promotion

FAMU is the second HBCU and second public university in the state to be named as an Adobe Creative Campus.

The computer software company's digital media literacy initiative provides Adobe Creative Cloud programs to all FAMU students. Adobe featured two SJGC students and one alumnus in its profile series about the impact Adobe's resources have made on their career journeys. Senior graphic design students Kah'Milah Ledgester and Ahmad Kebe were highlighted for the series, along with Elijah Rutland, a 2021 SJGC graphic design graduate.

Robert Tucker Joins Student Newsroom at 2022 ONA Conference

Robert Tucker was accepted as a reporter in the Online News Association's student newsroom as part of this year's ONA22 Conference in Los Angeles. Tucker is a senior broadcast journalism student here at SJGC.

Students gain hands on experience in digital media best practices by reporting on and during the ONA conference. Each of the 20 selected students receive produce content for the student newsroom website under the mentorship of professional journalists and digital media experts.

90.5 Turns Up the Music for World College Radio Day

SJGC's WANM 90.5 took to "The Set" in collaboration with the Efferson Student Union for a campus-wide celebration of World College Radio Day.

Joining a college radio station provides students an outlet to sharpen concise storytelling skills. "We're able to give a story in a direct manner, provide opinions and engage our audience through news, sports, talk, entertainment and music," says WANM 90.5 General Manager Terrence Ward.

Recognized on the first Friday in October, World College Radio Day is an annual event that focuses on the significance of collegiate radio stations. The 90.5 staff incorporated their radio programming into a variety of giveaways, games like "Finish that Song," meet and greet opportunities with on-air personalities and more.