| Director's Note | We’ve had a great fall semester in SJMC. We’re in the homestretch with classes ending this week and final exams next week. This week we’re hosting the 2023 Magid Anchor Institute. Television anchors from 17 markets around the country will spend two days in hands-on sessions in Adler. SJMC students will get a chance to learn from Magid trainers and anchors in one-on-one and group sessions. Several students will work on the production of TV news exercises. As we look to 2024, we will continue to offer SJMC students opportunities to gain real-world skills and to network with industry leaders across media professions in Iowa City and beyond.
SJMC students producing a TV exercise for the Magid Anchor Institute
This will be our final e-newsletter of the year. We’ll be back in your inbox in 2024 to kick off our 100 years of SJMC!
If you have a story to share, please send it to sjmc@uiowa.edu.
Melissa Tully, Director
| | | Faculty News | Brian Ekdale organized the Global Knowledge Exchange Preconference at the 2023 ICA in Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This preconference brought together more than 30 scholars from around the world for productive conversations about doing research in and about Africa. SJMC graduate student Javie Ssozi participated in the pre-conference.
Sang Jung Kim at the National Communication Association Convention in National Harbor, Maryland
Sang Jung Kim was invited to participate in two panels at the 2023 National Communication Association annual conference: the “Visual Communication Spotlight” panel and “Speech as Data” panel. She presented two of her ongoing projects about the visualization of hate symbols in the news and the speech characteristics of winning presidential candidate’s voices. | | | Graduate Student News | 
Munachim Amah (center) at Fluid Impressions: A Water Quality Exhibition
Ph.D. student Munachim Amah presented at Fluid Impressions: A Water Quality Exhibition at Public Space One. Amah participated in a 10-week summer program with the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research. He conducted interviews across various communities, creating a collection of captivating short set pieces and a must-read essay. | | | Undergraduate News | 
SJMC students Alex Economos and Caitlin Crome post-interview with University of Iowa Basketball Coach Fran McCaffrey (left) Students in Charles Munro’s Business of Sports Communication course (right)
Students in Jeff Grisamore's Engaged Storytelling: Iowa Men's Basketball capstone course produced a podcast where they interviewed Fran McCaffery as part of their semester-long project working with the men’s basketball team.
Charles Munro’s Business of Sports Communication course toured Xtream Arena in Coralville and met with the Iowa Heartlanders team's management. Students are working on a project for the minor league hockey team as part of their coursework. | | | SJMC is turning 100! | As an alum, student, faculty, staff, and friend of SJMC, you’ve experienced what it means to be part of this school, and we hope you’ll consider supporting us as we start our next 100 years. To do so, I’d like to invite you to contribute to the 100th anniversary fund and attend the anniversary dinner on April 13, 2024 in Iowa City. Contributions to SJMC support student experiences, including trips to professional conferences and media companies, networking events, workshops, study abroad, internships and research. | | | |
