May 2018 - News Articles

The School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick named Patel, an interdisciplinary honors student who graduated with three majors, a recipient of this prestigious award.

Lauren Bell '18 credits Marija Dalbello as her biggest supporter and mentor while attending Rutgers.

Tsirkin graduated from SC&I a year ago, having majored in Journalism and Media Studies (JMS). Today she is a full-time producer at NBC's New York Bureau.

Research by Associate Professor Matthew Weber and alumna Allie Kosterich, Ph.D. '17, show that data, analytic and platform-based jobs have increased significantly in newspaper and online media companies in New York City due to the digital and technological evolution.

From Information Technology and Informatics student to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) intern to Enterprise Architecture team member in the Information Technology Leadership Development Program at J&J, Madiha Irfan (January ’17) credits her success to invaluable mentorship from family and SC&I faculty.

Junior Journalism and Media Studies major, Rachel Ehrenberg, has been named the NAIGC Female Athlete of the Year despite struggling with the most extreme form of chronic pain for eight years.

SC&I’s Library and Information Science (LIS) Department heads to Atlantic City, N.J. for the upcoming New Jersey Librarian Association (NJLA) Conference  from May 30-June 1. This year’s timely theme is “Speak Freely.” In addition to SC&I’s platinum sponsorship of the conference, our alumni, students and faculty will be presenting on various topics.

SC&I goes global! In March, iConference 2018 was attended by the School of Communication and Information’s faculty, Ph.D. alumni, and doctoral and graduate students. Held in Sheffield, UK and organized by the University of Sheffield and Northumbria University, this year’s conference focused on “Transforming Digital Worlds”.

Over 40 employers and exhibitors attended the Career Expo on April 16. SC&I asked employers what advice they have for recent graduates.

Journalism and Media Studies Alumnus, Timothy Sullivan was honored at the SC&I Alumni Association Dinner on Tuesday, April 17.

What's it like to live on #Guam, the U.S. territory closest to #NorthKorea's line of fire? #JMS #international #reporting student #PeteAncheta investigated; his story was published in the spring 2018 issue of #Kairos

The Rutgers University-New Brunswick Board of Governors announced her promotion in April, 2018.

The Fox Sports University program aims to give students real work-world experience in a classroom.

Seasoned career journalist. Attorney. Public Relations professional. Serviceman. Civic leader.

Dematos will speak about her experience as an undergraduate and the many invaluable opportunities offered to students by SC&I.

SC&I faculty and Student Research Presentations are well represented at the 68th Annual ICA Conference in Prague, Czech Republic in late May.  Please see the ICA program schedule for complete details. The Department of Communication and Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Rutgers University, will also be hosting a reception on Friday, May 25 from 8 -9:30 p.m. at the Hilton Prague, Chez Louis Salon, Mezzaine Level.  All are invited to attend. 

After graduating from SC&I, Eileen Huntington went on to build Huntington Learning Center from the ground up. She has recently been awarded the 2017 IFA Entrepreneur of the Year for her achievements.

The scholarly incubator, titled "Teaching and Learning," demonstrated and expanded SC&I's commitment to student learning, success and health.