{"id":274,"date":"2020-04-24T08:09:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T08:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/?p=274"},"modified":"2020-05-09T00:29:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T00:29:02","slug":"commblurbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commtracks.simmons.edu\/index.php\/2020\/04\/24\/commblurbs\/","title":{"rendered":"CommBlurbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"274\" class=\"elementor elementor-274\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f0a5c8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f0a5c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff4da1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comm Blurbs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aec2d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aec2d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76b35b3\" data-id=\"76b35b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0402609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0402609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Olivia Hart<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b9e716 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b9e716\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4b2b2\" data-id=\"da4b2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d20d8 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8d20d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities opened for the Fall 2018 semester \u2014 a major change for the Communications Department. As the college closes in on its second academic year, here are five significant events from the last two semesters.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c48d32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c48d32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-421f4a6\" data-id=\"421f4a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36ed11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a36ed11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mentors-in-Residence program (all year)\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d835ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d835ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ifill College Mentor-in-Residence program, now in its second year, invites talented professionals in a variety of fields to visit Simmons to share career advice and knowledge with students. Their visits to campus help foster the next generation\u2019s potential to lead lives of purpose and raise new voices. In the fall, the Ifill College welcomed two mentors: Alex Kittle, an independent graphic artist known for her film illustrations; and Simmons grad Carmen Baez, founder of PRxPR, an organization of business professionals supporting humanitarian aid in Puerto Rico. In the spring mentor Tricia Sitemere, a career coach, visited campus. Mentors make presentations, visit classes and work one-on-one with students \u2014 all to continue to foster Gwen Ifill\u2019s legacy of mentoring and learning.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de19508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de19508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4137e95\" data-id=\"4137e95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268f5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268f5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New faculty, September <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6d728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c6d728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-b912ddee-7fff-37be-2cac-4f3ff6c136c7\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">This year, the Gwen Ifill College Communications Department welcomed two new faculty members: Kristina Markos, Associate Professor of Practice in Communications, and Joshua Duttweiler, Lecturer in Graphic Design. Markos, with over a decade of experience in the PR\/Marketing field, has previously taught communications courses at Indiana University Northwest and Lasell College, and now teaches four courses at Simmons. Duttweiler comes to Simmons after a decade of education and experience in graphic design and photography.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d97f512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d97f512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b54aeb1\" data-id=\"b54aeb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa52461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa52461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ifill Forum, October\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538b787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"538b787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ifill College presented the first annual Ifill Forum on Oct. 19. Honoring Gwen Ifill\u2019s legacy, the event included a Race, Media and Democracy panel discussion, the Gwen Ifill Next Generation Award ceremony, and a reception following the event. The panel featured PBS White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, NPR Political Correspondent Asma Khalid, U.S. House of Representatives Press Assistant Maya Valentine \u201819, and PBS NewsHour Anchor and Managing Editor Judy Woodruff. Moderated by Prof. Rachel Gans-Boriskin, the panel delved into truthful media, diverse representation in newsrooms and thinking deeply about who is chosen to tell stories. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c925c46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c925c46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6c0c4\" data-id=\"fb6c0c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e486dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e486dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annual Communications Student-Alumnae Dinner, November     <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76939a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c76939a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> annual Simmons Communications Student-Alumnae dinner was held Nov. 4. Almost 20 alumnae met with more than 35 students in an informal networking event that has become a tradition in the department. Grads sit with students to chat about careers and school, dishing out excellent advice. Many grads attending this year participated as students in the past.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9d1f5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9d1f5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d45c2\" data-id=\"00d45c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52da02e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52da02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ifill stamp release, February\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8153860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8153860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a set of Black Heritage Forever Stamps dedicated to the trailblazing political journalist and Simmons University alumna, Gwen Ifill (1955-2016), on Feb. 4. The Gwen Ifill College celebrated the stamp release with a postcard writing session open to the public, in which attendees could fill postcards with \u201cReasons to Write.\u201d A Communications major in the class of 1977, Ifill was the first African-American woman to host a nationwide public affairs television program, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Week in Review<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on PBS; co-hosted <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Week<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Judy Woodruff, and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-856f828 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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