The UCO College of Liberal Arts honored its exceptional students at the 2022 Honors and Awards Ceremony on April 29 at the UCO College of Liberal Arts South Wing Lecture Hall. Letter from the Interim Dean It is one of my greatest privileges as interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts to welcome […]
UCO ProMedia students won 26 media awards in the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA)’s student competition, sweeping the Multi-Media Journalism and Audio Podcast Entertainment/Talk categories. The following students were recognized in the Video category at the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters (OAB) conference in March: Lauren Couch (Video Directing), Joseph Morales (Documentary-Short), Allison Miller and […]
A group of students from the spring 2021 Professional Media Capstone (MCOM 4873) course have been awarded a first place national Broadcast Education Association award in the category of Student Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies Competition for their production of a campus esports event. A judges’ commented, “This shoutcast was an impressive effort all around […]
Dr. Desiree Hill, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, has published a peer-reviewed article, “PTSD in the Newsroom: A Grounded Theory View of Organizational Leaders and Trauma,” in the spring edition of the “International Journal on Media Management.” The study uses a grounded theory approach to learn how newsroom leaders experience trauma and how they learn […]
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently released a list of recipients of the American Rescue Plan: Strengthening Institutions Grant. These funds were intended to help universities and cultural institutions recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and also to strengthen programs that recognize or serve underserved communities. Through the auspices of the […]
UCentral News took second place nationally in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2021 Festival of Media Arts competition in the TV Newscast category. They competed against over 250 other U.S. colleges and universities. The only university to beat the team was the Cronkite School at the University of Arizona, and yes, that means UCO beat OU.
In keeping with the tradition of excellence, the fall 2020 semester Strategic Communications Campaigns class made the national finals in a competition sponsored by Edventures Partners and the McCain Institute for the Department of Homeland Security’s anti-terrorism projects. CLA students developed a multi-faceted program and website focused on fighting terrorist recruiting through online game portals. […]
UCO Professional Media students won 21 awards in the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association’s (OBEA) Student Competition. This event is held every year between Oklahoma colleges and universities, with students submitting their best audio and video productions to be judged by media professionals from around the country.
Congratulations are in order for Micah Wilson, a UCO Mass Communication student who recently received a national award from The Carole Simpson Radio Television Digital News Association. Micah is one of only two students in the country to receive this prestigious award.
I am Micah Wilson a senior MCOM student majoring in professional media. I am an Oklahoma City native from “the Creek.” My career goal is to do television news in OKC as an anchor/reporter. I want to be an active member of the community visiting local schools and empowering students. I would eventually like to […]
