December 2022 - News Articles

The Rutgers University RPSO, based at SC&I, is a fun, collegial group of Rutgers students who are working to improve their communicating, public speaking, interviewing, and presenting skills. All students, regardless of their initial level of interest and commitment, are welcome to join, and club members are not required to participate in public speaking competitions.

A fateful search on Indeed led Kaley to apply for a youth services position at Collingswood Public Library. They recalled, “I was convinced there was a literal lightbulb turning on above my head as I realized that library work is the perfect nexus of education, literature, and community service. Soon after, I enrolled in SC&I’s Master of Information program with a concentration in School Librarianship.”

Roman, a journalist and an editor who has worked throughout her career for local and national publications including the Journal News in Westchester County, NY, Reader’s Digest magazine, the New York Times Syndicate, and Consumer Reports, said she advises current Journalism and Media Studies students to always remember “Content is King.”

The Professional Development Studies Department at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information (SC&I) has changed its name to Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS). The revised nomenclature more precisely describes the scope of the non-degree offerings available within the department as it expands its program offerings in the coming months.

At a retirement celebration held for Belkin at the Rutgers Club on November 16, faculty members and his former students spoke of the tremendous impact he has had on the lives of countless students and the Information Retrieval field.

Brandon joined the Master of Health Communication and Information (MHCI) program and is looking forward to completing his degree in May 2023.

Sophomore JMS student Brielle Fedorko, a contributor to The Daily Targum, tells SC&I why she chose to attend Rutgers University, the shortcomings of the modern political journalism landscape, and how she plans to make a difference.

The students learned about Coyne PR’s internship program, the qualifications the agency seeks in job candidates, attended creative brainstorming sessions, a tour of the agency, and two panel discussions, one hosted by SC&I alums who are Coyne PR executives.

Their study, Scharp said, suggests that helping the public better understand the complex ways that opioid addiction is environmental, relational, and situational – that it is not simply a personal choice – would be useful, and communicating this idea might be accomplished through the media or other forms of public education.