The Citizen’s Bank Leadership and Civic Engagement Award is given to a faculty or staff member who leads by example and is involved in the community. Each recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved clock. This year’s recipient is MCOM’s Joe Hight, artist-in-residence and E.K. Gaylord Endowed Chair of Journalism Ethics.
The Masonic Endowment for Transformative Learning Award is given to organizations that exemplify the university’s commitment to provide transformative learning experiences to its students. The second-place winner is Hispanic Success Initiative, which promotes a sense of belonging to the UCO and Oklahoma City community. Co-Advised by Dr. David Duty, Lecturer in Mass Communication.
The Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association (OBEA) recently honored University of Central Oklahoma Professional Media students at its annual student broadcast competition, with MCOM students receiving 13 awards for student-produced radio and television broadcasts. Twelve Oklahoma universities and colleges participated in the OBEA student competition, which generated nearly 230 entries. Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid, Woodward and […]
University of Central Oklahoma senior Kalen Russell, a strategic communications major from Muskogee, Oklahoma, recently earned recognition as one of Campus Compact’s 2018 Newman Civic Fellows. Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization, working to advance the public purposes of higher education, announced 268 students, including Russell, who comprise the organization’s 2018 cohort of Newman Civic […]
Lauren Vargas graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma Department of Mass Communications with a B.A. in Journalism/Public Relations in 2001. By day, Lauren Vargas is the Head (Mad Hatter) of Employee Digital Engagement and Collaboration for at Fidelity Investments– one of the world’s largest providers of financial services. Vargas was previously named by The […]
University of Central Oklahoma was the winner in the Tai Pei Frozen Asian Food Summer Madness Bracket! Thank you to everyone who voted over the past few weeks. It has been quite a journey with Tai Pei Frozen Asian Food as the client this year. The student team, advised by Sandra Martin, competed and won […]
Kudos to UCO Mass Communication’s American Advertising Federation (AAF) Team on competing in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in New Orleans, Louisiana! The team presented its campaign for this year’s client, Tai Pei Frozen Asian Food. The team placed first at the AAF District 10 competition in Fort Worth, Texas in April, competed in […]
