Category: Students

Picture of Jessica Boren at IMS

By Emma Lewis Each year, IUPUI Journalism and Public Relations students and alumni take part in events surrounding the Indianapolis 500 – whether it be reporting on the race, working for a racing team, or creating social media posts for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through IUPUI’s Event Social Media Team. We spoke with students and …

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Posted on May 22nd, 2023 by Emma Lewis

With almost 40 graduates, five scholarships, and several student extracurricular opportunities — including a student reporting trip to Australia — the Department of Journalism and Public Relations has finished yet another successful academic year. Check out our final 2022-2023 numbers below!

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Senior Camryn Daniels
Posted on May 4th, 2023 in Blog, Student Spotlight, Students by Emily Turnier

Senior Camryn Daniels has been chosen as this year’s Academic Achievement Award recipient for the Department of Journalism and Public Relations. The department bases its selection of the recipient based on demonstrated excellence in the field, outstanding contributions to the department, achievement of a superior grade point average, and recommendation of the faculty. Daniels is majoring in Journalism …

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Picture of Sarah Lounsbury
Posted on April 1st, 2023 in Blog, Students, Students/Alumni by Emily Turnier

Sports Journalism graduate student Sarah Lounsbury has been named one of IUPUI’s Elite 50, which recognizes the top graduate and professional students at the university. These students demonstrate excellence beyond the classroom in areas such as leadership, scholarly work, and community engagement. Lounsbury, who is a member of the IUPUI women’s tennis team, said that …

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Instructor David Plough assists as student in Podcasting class
Posted on March 22nd, 2023 in Blog, Classes, Podcasting, Students, Teaching by Emily Turnier

“Life is basically a giant podcast, just sometimes you’re not recording” By Anna Ritchotte Zachary Barnett, a senior majoring in Communication Studies, has had his own podcasting company called Sixth Man Podcast for three years. He took IUPUI’s Audio Production and Podcasting during the fall semester because he thought the class could help improve his …

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Posted on October 5th, 2022 in Blog, Internships, Students by Emily Turnier

By Hailey Twitty As a senior at IUPUI, one of the last steps to graduation was completing my internship with Visions Event Studio, a proposal planning service, located in Chicago. You know, the type of proposal where you get down on one knee and pop the question to your significant other. I started working for …

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M.A. students Michelle Reuter (left) and Sharel Welch (right)
Posted on September 26th, 2022 in Blog, Public Relations Jobs, Student Spotlight, Students by Emily Turnier

Classmates Michelle Reuter and Sharel Welch are each pursuing a Master’s in Public Relations degree in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations. This 30-credit-hour program prepares students for professional PR positions in a variety of industries. Students take part in real-world work, including PR campaigns and crisis communication plans for local organizations. Reuter and …

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