
Entertainer extraordinaire Beyoncé beat the Super Bowl XLVII advertisements and the football game in the 4th Annual Super Bowl Best and Worst Survey by the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) public relations students at Hampton University.
Full Story »On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications will present a live taping of The Caldwell Café featuring special guest and author, My Haley.
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) students will receive access to international journalism professionals and internships under a cooperative agreement between SHSJC and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
Full Story »On Sunday, Jan. 27, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the New York Times’ Bestseller, The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson will be the guest speaker at the 120th Annual Founder’s Day Ceremony.
Full Story »At the fifth annual Day of Diversity at Hampton University on Wednesday, Nov. 14, members of the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) will share with students the many ways that today's news is delivered on multimedia platforms that move beyond the print medium.
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications is pleased to announce the formation of a new board of advisors comprised of some of the most influential leaders in the global media and entertainment industries.
Full Story »Wayne Dawkins, assistant professor of Journalism at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, has authored the first biography of an unforgettable African-American journalist and activist, Andrew W. Cooper. The biography, titled "City Son: Andrew W. Cooper's Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn," possesses sound facts and tantalizing tid-bits.
Full Story »The Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) at Hampton University announced that two of its students have been awarded scholarships from Y&R advertising, and named the first "Y&R Scholars."
Full Story »On Friday, April 20, the Hampton University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has partnered with the "Black Reign: HU Rips the Runway" to present the first public relations fashion panel "Breaking Into the Fashion Industry."
Full Story »On Wednesday, April 18, the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications will have its final presentation of The Caldwell Café series for the 2011-2012 academic school year. The guest speaker will be Emmy award-winning television news anchor Jim Vance.
Full Story »Ken Baker, a chief news correspondent for E! Entertainment, will speak with students via Skype at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on Thursday, April 12 at 2 p.m. in the R. P. Scripps Auditorium.
Full Story »The Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Principles of Advertising class (JAC 230) will host Mr. Neil Onsdorff, Account Director at BBDO, on Thursday, April 12 at 2 p.m. in room 139, as part of the Inside Advertising Speakers Program of the Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF).
Full Story »Over 3,000 high school students and their parents will visit the campus for the 34th Annual High School Day on Friday, April 6. The event is being coordinated by the Office of Admission to allow prospective high school students the opportunity to experience and explore a day in the collegiate life of a "Hamptonian".
Full Story »Scripps Howard alumni will return to the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications' Robert P. Scripps Auditorium on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. for another session of the renowned "Hampton Alumni" Caldwell Café.
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC), leading producer of African–American journalism and communications graduates, announced today that four of its seniors have been chosen to participate in the 20th Annual NABJ Multi–Media Short Course. The program will take place from Wednesday, March 21 to Saturday, March 24 on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C.
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) announced today that representatives from ESPN will visit SHSJC as well as other university departments on Thursday, February 23. ESPN executives will meet with business, sports management and journalism and communications students to talk about internship and career opportunities with the organization.
Full Story »Prominent entrepreneur and author, Stacy Milner, owner of Executive Temps, a renowned entertainment industry employment agency and author of "Leveraging Up! The Key To Launching Your Entertainment Career," will speak in the Robert P. Scripps Auditorium on Thurs., Feb. 9, 2012 at 5 p.m. at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. Milner will conduct an Entertainment Career Seminar––a dynamic presentation that will provide a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to land a job and succeed in a career in the entertainment industry.
Full Story »Scripps Networks Interactive, known for its lifestyle media specializing in programming focused on food, home, entertainment, and travel, will hold career sessions on Monday, Feb. 6 and Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC).
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications have put their motto to use once again. In a time where job opportunities are scarce, Scripps Howard will be a lighthouse to its students at their 8th annual Scripps Career Day event on Wed., Jan. 25.
Full Story »Freshman and broadcast journalism/prelaw major Lezla Alease Gooden has been awarded the highly coveted Emma L. Bowen Foundation Scholarship for Minority Interests in the Media. The Emma L. Bowen Foundation was established in 1989 to assist minority students interested in pursuing careers in media.
Full Story »Assistant Professor Wayne Dawkins completed "City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn." The book will be published in July 2012 by University Press of Mississippi. Dawkins worked six years on this biography of his mentor Cooper [1927-2002] who was the mastermind of a successful voting rights lawsuit that made Shirley Chisholm’s historic election to Congress possible.
Full Story »Scripps Howard School majors filled the R.P. Scripps Auditorium and were engaged from start to finish. Students asked questions and offered opinions. It may have been the subject matter: NFL quarterback Michael Vick, who was a high school football start in Newport News, Va. Daily Press president and publisher Digby Solomon gave students candid comments about the future of the newspaper industry.
Full Story »On Wed., Nov. 30, international photographer Ross Taylor will meet with students at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC). Taylor, a Virginian-Pilot staff photographer, will discuss highlights of his career and offer advice to students interested in photography and photojournalism.
Full Story »Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has announced that Brett Pulley has been named dean of the HU Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. Pulley’s appointment is effective January 1, 2012.
Full Story »On Wed., Nov. 9, Caldwell Café will host Belva Davis, an award-winning journalist who has covered politics for four decades. Davis will speak and answer questions in the auditorium at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at 6:30 p.m. She was the first African-American woman hired to work on television in the western United States and is profiled in the NEWSEUM, the world’s first interactive museum of news.
Full Story »The APSE (Associated Press Sports Editors), in its fourth year of visiting the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications for a Day of Diversity, will be at the school on Wed., Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will be the third consecutive year that the Sports Journalism Institute has partnered with the program.
Full Story »A select group of Hampton University journalism majors will work alongside 24 aspiring NASCAR drivers representing 10 states, Mexico and Puerto Rico who will showcase their skills at Langley Speedway, as part of the Eighth Annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine, Oct. 18-20. The journalism students will simulate a “media coverage experience” as part of media training for all the drivers.
Full Story »World-renowned public relations consultant and attorney Judy Smith, founder and President of Impact Strategies, will discuss her stellar career of representing high profile corporate, entertainment, international, political and sports clients, as part of a lecture series at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Impact Strategies is a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Full Story »The Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications will welcome the T-Howard Foundation on Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011, 5 to 6 p.m. in room 148. The Foundation partners with major companies across the United States, offering internships in the multimedia industry to minority students.
Full Story »It is a new year with new beginnings at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. The school is welcoming new professors and new courses to broaden the multimedia skills of the Scripps Howard students.
Full Story »The Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) will welcome its alumni to the annual convention and career fair of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) during a reception on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. The reception will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Full Story »Ten students from Hampton University received the chance of a lifetime. These lucky students attended one of the most prestigious film festivals of their time, Festival de Cannes. The trip was made possible by Creative Minds, a program developed by Robert Ford to help college students or graduates launch their career in the film industry, whether in front of the camera or behind the scenes.
Full Story »On Tues., April 26, Scripps Howard majors were elected by the student body to serve on the first-ever Scripps Howard Student Executive Board for the 2011-2012 school year. The 12 elected officers will serve as a liaison between faculty and students to improve communication and assist the administration in fundraising, social media, and planning events that will increase school pride, unity and overall morale.
Full Story »Starcom MediaVest Group, a Chicago-based advertising agency, will visit the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on Fri., April 22 at 4 p.m. Elise Brown, a Starcom Media Associate and Class of 2010 Scripps Howard alumnus, along with members from the Diversity Recruitment team, will inform and educate students about the industry and potential career opportunities, including internships and entry-level positions, at the company.
Full Story »On Wed., April 20, Caldwell Café will host Erika Salter, a Scripps Howard School Alumnae and Executive Producer of Salter Entertainment Group. Salter will speak to SHSJC students at 6:30 p.m. about her career and answer questions regarding the multimedia industry.
Full Story »J.J. Green, National Security Correspondent at WTOP 103.5 FM in Washington, D.C., will visit the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on Thursday, April 14. Green will speak to students about his coverage of events in the Middle East and his career in journalism.
Full Story »More than 50 Scripps Howard students and faculty will embark on a day trip to Washington, D.C. on Wed., March 30 to visit Capitol Hill, the National Geographic Society, CBS News, Voice of America and BET Networks for the school’s annual “Media Day.” The trip will allow students the chance to gain exposure to various media environments and leaders.
Full Story »The Martin Agency, an award-winning advertising agency headquartered in Richmond, Va., will visit Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on Tues., March 15. Danny Robinson, senior vice president, creative director and Hampton alum, and Dr. Lauren Tucker, director of consumer forensics, will answer questions and speak to students about the advertising industry.
Full Story »Gary T. McCollum, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Cox Communications, will visit Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on Thursday, March 3 at 10:30 a.m. McCollum will speak to Professor Mavis Carr’s public relations class (JAC 320) about leadership.
Full Story »In celebration of Black History Month, Caldwell Café will welcome Joel Dreyfuss of theRoot.com to Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Dreyfuss is the managing editor at the Root.
Full Story »ESPN executives will visit the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, as well as other select University departments and classes for ESPN Day on Fri., Feb. 18 to educate students about the station's internship and career opportunities. Jay Harris, a SportsCenter anchor and Norfolk native, will also be in attendance. The HU Department of Health Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) is hosting the event.
Full Story »Chris Torres and Chaunte'l Powell have been selected by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) to participate in a summer 2011 internship program. Torres, a senior print journalism major from Atlantic City, will be working at the Palm Beach Post in Palm Beach, Fl. Powell, a junior print journalism major from Columbia, South Carolina, will be working at the Asbury Park Press in Asbury Park, NJ.
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC), the leading producer of top-notch communications professionals, announced today its 7th annual Scripps Career Days event to take place from Wednesday, Jan. 26 through Thursday, Jan. 27. Aptly themed ‘Getting Down to Business,’ representatives from the Scripps Howard Foundation, E. W. Scripps Co. and the Semester in Washington Program have scheduled over 75 interviews with rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Full Story »Award-winning author and actress Denise Nicholas was welcomed by a full house on Wed., Jan. 19 at Caldwell Café, an event hosted by Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. Nicholas discussed her writing and acting career, in addition to her participation in the civil rights movement.
Full Story »Stephanie Sutton, Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) Class of '08, fondly recalls spending many late evenings at the school working on projects for hours with "amazingly creative people." She laughs, "Nowadays, [the projects] would take me only an hour or so to finish."
Full Story »For the third year in a row, APSE will visit the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications for a Day of Diversity.
Full Story »The Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications & The Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists present the i-Mixer.
Full Story »The Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University and CBS News are holding an informational mixer for prospective high school students and their families Monday, Nov. 1 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Full Story »The Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University was awarded $40,000 from the Dominion Foundation. The Higher Educational Partnership grant award will support a multimedia energy project that will involve the creation of student-produced journalism and public relations awareness campaigns designed to educate the public about issues related to natural resource exploration, energy transportation and storage, power generation and energy delivery, renewable power projects and energy conservation efforts in the Hampton Roads region.
Full Story »Joi Troutman, a Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) Class of 2010 graduate, has been hired as a Client Executive with Burson-Marsteller, LLC - a premier public relations and communications firm with offices located worldwide.
Full Story »Our majors are spending their summer at various organizations across the country working in media-related internships. They will spend at least 150 hours enhancing their editing, writing, and reporting skills while building their portfolios with work samples and creative projects.
Full Story »An AEJMC Newspaper Division selection committee has named Rick Kenney of Hampton University the division's 2010 winner of the Outstanding Teacher Award. A former journalist with the Baltimore Evening Sun, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, St. Petersburg Times, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and other papers, Kenney was named Scripps Howard Endowed Professor of Journalism at the Hampton, Va., university last year.
Full Story »Congratulations to Mavis Baah, broadcast journalism senior and Jared Council, print journalism senior, for the Hampton University's President's Award recognition during Honors Day, March 20.
Full Story »Shannon Epps, a senior journalism major in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University, has been awarded the top scholarship for copy editing among all the nation's college students.
Full Story »Fatima Bodrick, a Scripps Howard School junior public relations and Spanish double major from Fairfield, OH, is currently studying abroad south of the border in San Jose, Costa Rica for the Spring 2010 semester through the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS). For the last 40 years, AIFS has been one of the most respected cultural exchange organizations in the world.
Full Story »Junior print journalism major Shemar Woods from Centreville, Va. has been accepted into the Sports Journalism Institute (SJI) Class of 2010. He will participate in weeklong training at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., before traveling to complete an eight-week internship in sports writing at The Denver Post, Colorado’s largest daily newspaper. Woods was selected on the basis of his academic achievement, interest in sports journalism as a career and his essay submission.
Full Story »Ofield Dukes, APR is scheduled to speak during this month's Caldwell Café, Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. In 1969 Dukes started his own public relations firm, Ofield Dukes and Associates, that is among the most successful public relations firms in the Nation's Capital, with specialized expertise in minority affairs, particularly African-American, African, and political affairs.
Full Story »To emphasize the importance of multimedia, students and media professionals participating in the annual Scripps Career Days at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications have created an online Scripps Days site and a YouTube site to showcase the event in text, photos and video.
Full Story »Noted HU alum and journalist Brett Pulley was the keynote speaker for Hampton University's 117th Annual Founder's Day event. Pulley, a member of the Class of 1980, was inducted into the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Hall of Fame in 2002. His plaque is on the wall of the campus school. Pulley said he will come to HU to speak to the campus community on “inheritance.”
Full Story »The tightening of the job market as a result of the recession is not preventing recruiters from looking for students from the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University. Twelve representatives from The E.W. Scripps Company will visit the Scripps Howard School this week Wednesday and Thursday to offer more than $100,000 in career opportunities to Hampton University students.
Full Story »Raven Pratt, a junior broadcast journalism major, will submit two entries on Hampton University's response to the H1N1 crisis to the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Pratt has been following the student reactions to the H1N1 crisis and how the university responded.
Full Story »Shalisa Smith, graduating senior public relations major and spanish minor, has received honorable mention for the Public Relations Society of America Multicultural Affairs Scholarship. The scholarship exists to recognize outstanding academic achievement and commitment to the practice of public relations.
Full Story »The public relations senior capstone class in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications helped students save seven lives each by signing on the dotted line. The class, taught by Dr. Francis McDonald, APR, partnered with LifeNet Health to host "Resurrect 12-2 While Saving Lives," an organ and tissue donor registration drive Dec. 4 in the HU Student Center Atrium.
Full Story »The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) has selected Jared Council, a Scripps Howard School senior print journalism major, to present at its nineteenth annual conference. His essay entitled, "Fox News: An Indefensible Ethical Error," was accepted in the undergraduate category of the conference to be held March 4-7 in Cincinnati, OH.
Full Story »Yaniel Sargeant, a junior Public Relations major from Montclair, NJ is currently studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa for the Fall 2009 semester. She is taking classes at the University of Cape Town, studying Media, Power and Culture and Social and Economic Development, among other classes.
Full Story »Shannon Epps, a senior print journalism major from Smithfield, Va., has been awarded an internship for summer 2010 with The Washington Post, working on its universal news desk.
Full Story »Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications will partner with LifeNet Health to host "Resurrect 12-2 While Saving Lives," an organ and tissue registration drive on Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium.
Full Story »On a cloudy, rainy day in Hampton, Va. this month, Associated Press Sports Editors brought the bright lights to Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. A handful of sports journalism's most accomplished professionals gathered, hoping to pass along advice on the ever-changing multimedia world.
Full Story »Earl Caldwell, a visiting professor at Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, will be inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame at the organization’s 2009 Annual Convention held Aug. 5-9 in Tampa, Fla. Caldwell will be recognized on Aug. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Tampa Convention Center.
Full Story »Tony Brown has announced his retirement as the first dean of Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at the end of the academic year. Brown will remain in his current role as president of Tony Brown Productions, Inc. in New York City and as a featured speaker across the nation. He also plans to complete his fourth book and remain active in promoting the need for English fluency.
Full Story »Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications will welcome director and producer Shola Lynch to discuss her film "Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed" on April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Lynch's visit is a part of the School's Caldwell Café series and will be held at the Scripps Howard Auditorium.
Full Story »A new partnership between the Scripps Howard School at Hampton University and Young & Rubicam Brands will kick off with two days of marketing and communications immersion sessions on April 7 and 9 for journalism and communications majors.Young & Rubicam Brands is a global, collaborative network comprised of some of the most powerful brands in marketing communications.
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