Month: July 2016

Gaylord College is in the top two nationwide for number of awards won at the BEA Festival of Arts competition. In 2016, Gaylord’s program won the most first place awards in the video production category and 8th in the category of news. At the local level, Gaylord captured one third of all awards for the 2015 … Continue reading Gaylord College Creative Media Production students win national, state-level awards

Gaylord College’s strategic communication students won multiple awards at the 2016 American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, including a sweep of the student video category and wins in professional categories. The winning client work from the Fathom Cruises, Roxy’s Ice Cream and Korean Airlines accounts are a tribute to the aptitude and skill of the students. The … Continue reading Gaylord College Strategic Communication students win multiple Addy awards

Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication won four Student Achievement Awards at the Heartland Emmys July 16th. Gaylord students received a total of nine nominations this year. Gaylord faculty projects received two nominations. Winning entries from Gaylord College are: “The Zombie Evolution,” produced, directed, and edited by Janelle Barrick Scott Hodgson, faculty advisor “Kathy Taylor: Servant Leader,” … Continue reading Gaylord College students win four Achievement awards at the Heartland Emmys

Gaylord College students J.D. Baker, public relations junior, and Pam Ortega, journalism junior, were named McNair Scholars this spring. McNair Scholars are outstanding undergraduate students committed attend graduate school and work toward a doctorate, but come from communities traditionally underrepresented in the academy. The students receive additional mentorship, academic support, and networking opportunities with like-minded students … Continue reading Ortega, Baker named McNair scholars

Spring 2016 Gaylord College journalism graduate Regennia Johnson was named a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in May. She will be traveling to Madrid, Spain, to lecture and to serve as a mentor to high school students. For more information on the Fulbright program, read here. Congratulations, Regennia! We’re excited for this opportunity and we know she’ll … Continue reading Gaylord graduate among U.S. Fulbright scholars

Tulsa, Okla.- Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and Oklahoma Watch at the University of Oklahoma won first place at the Great Plains Journalism Awards on April 18 for “Talk with Us,” a mobile video reporting project on the effects of poverty on local communities by a team of journalists, scholars, and students. One … Continue reading Collaborative reporting project wins first place for Gaylord College, Oklahoma Watch