Kent State University - School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Undergraduate Programs
Looking for courses that give you the skills for the dynamic, collaborative, multimedia world?Something like:
- Online Journalism
- Collaborative Online Producing
- Public Relations Online Tactics
- Computer Assisted Reporting
- Cybermedia Design
- Multimedia Techniques
- Visual Storytelling
We have them. And more. Whatever your major.
Graduate Programs
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Resources
- KentNewsNet.com
- Center for Scholastic Journalism
- College of Communication and Information
- Kent State University Home Page
- JMC Podcasts & Blogs
- Flashline
- Media Law Center
Events
- June 15-July 18 Summer I
- June 15-August 8 Summer II
- July 5-July 17 Reynolds/ASNE HS Journalism Institute
- July 20-August 22 Summer III
- August 22 Summer Commencement, All Colleges - MACC, 10 AM
- August 28-30 Destination Kent State - Welcome Weekend
- August 31 Fall semester classes begin
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JMC faculty go to
'camp' to brush up
on multimediaEleven JMC faculty went to summer 'camp' to learn about multimedia. Working in teams they produced Web packages about People You Should Know. Here's more info you should know about what they accomplished.
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Digital frontier, struggling media:
What do students need to learn?
Our professions are changing almost daily. The economy is sagging. Job descriptions emphasize more multimedia. Schools of journalism are facing hard questions about what to teach their students and how to keep curriculum up to date.
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JMC International
Cuba, England, France, Egypt, Azerbaijan, China. Kent JMC faculty travel around the world to teach, recruit and research. Learn more about what these world travelers are doing.
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Converged newsrooms and shotgun weddings
What do they have in common? Plenty. Here's the story of how we created the student media shared newsroom, what we did and how it's working. Lots of helpful hints, too.
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Recruitment, retention
more important than
ever for Kent JMC
The school is working hard to recruit more high quality students -- and keep them. The cutting edge Franklin Hall is a big draw, but so is the fact that freshmen may work in student media. Read more about what we're doing.
JMC offering more online courses
The school is working to meet KSU goals for distance learning. Online courses are now offered in scholastic journalism, PR, law, ethics, and media. It's not cheap to start them, and some folks aren't sure they're as good as face-to-face courses. Read more
The sounds of JMC
Franklin Hall is full of interesting sights and sounds. Here are a few audio slideshows, from a TV2 run-through to creating a broadcast news package on deadline to sitting in on a JMC student advising session.
News@JMC
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CCI graduation application form now online
If you want to graduate, you need to apply. If you want to apply, you have to do it online. The college office is no longer accepting paper forms. Click here to go to the new form.
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Stan Wearden named new CCI dean
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JMC planning sports production track
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JMC announces 2009 scholarship winners
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Fusion magazine wins SPJ national honor
The publication won a National Finalist award by finishing in the top three in the Best Student Magazine category in the Mark of Excellence competition. Adam Griffiths was editor. Here's a link to the magazine. Here are our SPJ Region 4 winners.
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Media Board names editors, managers
These students have been elected to media positions: Caitlin Saniga, Burr editor; Cody Francis, summer Stater editor; Jacquelyn Valley, fall Stater editor; Kristine Gill, Newsroom Coordinator; Isabelle Jones, KentNewsNet.com editor; Michele Teece, TR2 general manager; and Kristyn Lebovitz, Stater ad manager.
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Idsvoog, Smeltzer honored for Web site
Professors Karl Idsvoog and Dave Smeltzer have won an Award of Excellence from the Broadcast Education Association for their ground breaking Web site, Media Job Pod.
Franklin Hall
In 1926, Franklin Hall opened as a modern teacher education building. Eighty-plus years and a complete overhaul later, it became the state-of-the-art home of Kent JMC. Learn more about the cutting edge facility here.
what We Do
JMC students produce creative and professional projects in class every day. See some examples of student work, including video and design, by clicking here.