Garrison Wilson COM’19 has given back to SC&I in many ways this spring. First he participated in the interactive career conversations with current Communication majors at the third annual COMMchella Music Festival, and most recently served as a guest lecturer for a Media, Marketing and Communication course taught by SC&I Assistant Professor of Practice, Communication Mark Beal, the same course Wilson took as an undergraduate in 2019.
The sixth annual SC&I Scholarly Incubator, “Innovation in Digital Research,” was held virtually on March 6, 2024, to provide an opportunity for faculty members and doctoral students to address, investigate, and discuss areas ranging from digital ethnography to computational methods, and incorporating critical takes on recent developments in social science and society.
Assistant Dean for Programs and Assessment Sharon Stoerger discusses educational uses of AI, how it is transforming student assessment, and approaches educators are taking to prepare students for STEM careers.
Rutgers SC&I is proud to announce that alumna Lisa Varga MLS’98 is Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year for 2024.
A recent study by SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Shravan Regret Iyer explores the role of VR in twelve United Nations Virtual Reality (UNVR) content productions.
New research by SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Shravan Regret Iyer examines the use of Experiential Media technologies in COVID-19 pandemic news reporting.
Michele De Mola MCM’23 is a social media specialist at Living Brite, a solar energy company based in California, and a content manager for Pop Fizz Bar in Washington, D.C. She’s also engaged in an internship as a social media marketing intern for Starts With One Today, a non-profit organization.
Medha spent most of her career working as a software developer and being a substitute and a voluntary school language teacher before joining the Master of Communication and Media (MCM) cohort. After receiving her master’s degree in May 2023, she reflected on the program and her experiences.
The aim of this year’s incubator, hosted by and for the school’s scholarly community, was "to explore the connections among DEI&A and the digitalization of life and living for the conduct of inclusive discovery in SC&I’s research and pedagogy".
Alumna Martha Hickson receives Outstanding Librarian Award.
This research adds to the theoretical discussions on the role VR plays in sports journalism and sports public relations and provides practical recommendations on the use of virtual reality during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"A SC&I education prepares students for success in a variety of fields."