Mark Hanebutt, J.D., professor of journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma, has been recognized as a distinguished inductee to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. Located at UCO, the hall of fame honors the men and women who’ve made outstanding contributions to journalism in Oklahoma, the United States and worldwide. New members include 10 […]
University of Central Oklahoma strategic communications students received an honorable mention in the Invent2Prevent competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the McCain Institute. The students, part of the Department of Mass Communication’s strategic campaigns class, placed in the top eight with a unique campaign focusing on combatting targeted violence. The Invent2Prevent […]
UCO Professional Media major Mark Lowe from Lawton, Olahoma, was awarded the Gene Dillehay/William “Bill” Thrash Scholarship from the Oklahoma Education Television Authority (OETA). Lowe was nominated for the scholarship by UCO Mass Communication faculty and he was selected after being interviewed by the OETA scholarship committee. Lowe plans to be a news or sports […]
The University of Central Oklahoma will host local, national and international speakers at the annual student-run Media Ethics Conference from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the Communications building, located on Central’s campus and via Facebook Live. The theme of this year’s conference is “The War on Truth: Confronting Deception in the Media.” The […]
Students from the UCO Mass Communication Department’s Health Communication and Promotion course visited with professionals around the Oklahoma City metro to learn about the field of health and safety communication. Students participating in the fall intersession course spent class time exploring health communication case studies, theory, and campaign planning. However, the highlights of the course […]
UCO Department of Mass Communication professional media students won Best Newscast and Student Broadcaster of the Year at the 2023 Great Plains Journalism Awards in May. Ben Anderson, a professional media spring 2023 graduate from Edmond, Oklahoma; Trey Guzman, a professional media spring 2023 graduate from Tulsa, Oklahoma; and, Kelly Merka, a professional media fall […]
The Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA) honored Central Professional Media students at the Oklahoma Association of Broadcaster’s (OAB) annual conference at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa on March 30, 2023. The honors include 24 awards for student-produced audio and video/new media projects and two OAB scholarships. Projects were completed under the supervision of […]
Matt Knutson, Ph.D., UCO assistant professor of mass communication, was featured on an episode of Limited Level Ups, a podcast about Magic: The Gathering. He was interviewed about his scholarship on the game’s professional history and its failed attempt at making itself over as an esport. Knutson researches and teaches classes on esports and media […]
UCO Mass Communication held their annual High School Photo Camp this past summer. Oklahoma high school students spent the week developing their photography skills and completed numerous on-location photo shoots with Central’s photo arts faculty.
Congratulations to UCO photography professor Jesse Miller who received the Vanderford Teaching Award. Recipients of the Vanderford Faculty Awards are given to faculty to honor outstanding work. Recipients receive $1,000 and a plaque funded by the estate of Central alumni Austin and Cleo Patra Vanderford.
