Tennessee Music Award winner Ghost Town Blues Band will premiere the music video “Shine” tonight at Malco Studio on the Square. The “Shine” video is a joint project between the Department of Theatre & Dance and the Memphis-based Ghost Town Blues Band. Scenery Designer and Associate Professor Brain J. Ruggaber provided the backdrop,…
William Sanders, senior journalism major with the Department of Journalism and Strategic Media, is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Helmsman, the independent student newspaper of The University of Memphis. With an eye for detail and working knowledge of news writing, design and photography, Sanders coordinates more than a dozen student…
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The Orpheum hosted the 36th annual Ostrander Awards this past Sunday, which featured several UofM honorees throughout the evening. The Ostrander Awards recognize the best in Memphis Theatre, with an array of categories dedicated to creative achievements like Best Set Design, Best Leading Actor and Best Overall Production. “We had…
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The University of Memphis’ College of Communication and Fine Arts will kick off its Central Avenue Arts Corridor development project with an afternoon celebration for the launch of the Central to the Arts Hub on Saturday, October 5. “This will be a fabulous opportunity to celebrate the creativity of our…
Acclaimed UofM instructor and filmmaker Tom Shadyac was featured in this week’s Memphis Flyer cover story for his work on the film Brian Banks. The movie tells the story of the titular Brian Banks, a rising high school football star whose career was cut short when he was convicted of…
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The UofM Department of Journalism and Strategic Media will debut two new graduate certificates this fall semester. A pair of all-new graduate certificates in the fields of Multimedia Storytelling and Social Media Analysis and Strategy will join the department’s existing Entrepreneurial Journalism certificate as areas of specialized post-graduate study. “The…
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Casey Hilder has joined the College of Communication and Fine Arts staff as the official CCFA Media Coordinator. Casey is an alumni of The University of Memphis Department of Journalism and Strategic Media, having received his BA in Journalism in the fall of 2009, and his MA in Journalism in…
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Marcin Arendt is a world-class musician, orchestra member and assistant professor of violin at the University of Memphis’ Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. He’s also a dreamer. Go big or go home, he likes to say. How else could you describe someone partly responsible for taking Memphis’ heralded musical…
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A contingent of faculty and students from the University of Memphis‘ Department of Journalism and Strategic Media has traveled to Mainz, Germany, this month as part of a partnership with Johannes Gutenberg University. UofM students Deborah Noel and Brandon Howard and Journalism Chair Dr. David Arant are in Germany with Professor…
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University of Memphis alum Taylor Oaks exemplifies the diverse training that’s possible at the Department of Journalism and Strategic Media, where in 2013 he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in public relations. Today he’s a CRM campaign manager at Frontdoor Inc., a leading provider of home…
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