Beyond the Classroom: Running a Media Club, Field Experiences and Internship Opportunities!

Denise Belafonte-Young; Jeff Spurlock; Linda Thorsen Bond; Maryjo Cochran; Tony DeMars; Patricia F. Sanders; Traci Easley Williams

Beyond the Classroom: Running a Media Club, Field Experiences and Internship Opportunities!

Denise Belafonte-Young, Jeff Spurlock, Linda Thorsen Bond, Maryjo Cochran, Tony DeMars, Patricia F. Sanders, Traci Easley Williams

College of Communication and Design

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference session › peer-review

Abstract

This panel will look into opportunities for students in a variety of media majors to experience projects and relationships with professional media outlets outside of the classroom. Advising and starting a club is a good way to initiate experiential learning through field experiences, field trips, and tours of professional environments & events.

Moderator: Denise Belafonte Young, Lynn University

Panelists:
Jeff Spurlock, Troy University; The Broadcasting Club at Troy University: Doing More with Less

Linda Thorsen Bond, Stephen F. Austin State University; Cross-Campus Collaboration

Maryjo Cochran, Troy University; Catalysts for Communication: Troy’s Communication Club Members Learn Valuable Career Skills through Community Service, Event Planning, Guest Speakers and Communication Workshops

Tony DeMars, Texas A&M University - Commerce; Testing the Efficacy of Student Media in Today’s University Program

Patricia F. Sanders, University of North Alabama; We See You: One University Chapter’s View of Professionals Through A National Organization’s Travel Lens

Traci Easley Williams, Kent State University; Creating and Maintaining an Environment of Diversity and Inclusion within your Student Media Organization

Original language	American English
State	Published - Apr 8 2014
Event	Broadcast Education Association (BEA) National Annual Convention: New Connections: Mobile and Global - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States Duration: Apr 6 2014 → Apr 9 2014 https://www.beaweb.org/pdfs/2014program.pdf

Conference

Conference	Broadcast Education Association (BEA) National Annual Convention
Abbreviated title	BEA2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	4/6/14 → 4/9/14
Internet address	https://www.beaweb.org/pdfs/2014program.pdf

Access to Document

http://spiral.lynn.edu/facpubs/157

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