We’re wrapping up the fall semester in SJMC by hosting the 2024 Magid Anchor Institute. Television anchors from around the country are spending two days in hands-on sessions in Adler. SJMC students are learning from Magid trainers and working on the production of TV news exercises.
In November, we hosted our final professional-in-residence of the semester, Ross Taylor. Ross is a documentarian, photographer, and professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He visited classes, offered a photo critique workshop with students, and participated in a community film screening and discussion around his documentary, Mango House.
As we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to share our plans to expand SJMC’s high-impact experiential learning offerings. These courses and opportunities support students’ success during their time in college and prepare them for life after graduation.
Beginning in Fall 2025, undergraduate students majoring in journalism and mass communication will be required to complete one experiential learning course selected from the following six categories: Study Abroad, Community Engagement, Research, Internship, Professional Practice, or Teaching. This new SCRIPT requirement builds on the work we’ve done in SJMC to provide students with valuable hands-on learning opportunities.
As students script their experience, they will gain meaningful knowledge and skills in a supportive and structured environment designed to enrich their education. The school has invested in providing experiential learning through partnerships with professional organizations, nonprofits, community newspapers, and student media organizations.
This will be our final e-newsletter of 2024. Our upcoming 2025 newsletters will provide more information about the six SCRIPT areas.
If you have a story to share, please send it to sjmc@uiowa.edu.
Melissa Tully, Director
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