School of Communications
Student uses digital media skills to promote elephant sanctuary
Spencer Rohatynski, a senior majoring in public relations and multimedia journalism, spent five weeks serving as the digital media coordinator at the Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary, which is located in the Ban Na Klang Village in northern Thailand. During his internship, Rohatynski created a social media promotional video for the sanctuarym taught English to young children in the villageýs school and participated in village chores.
Jul 7, 2017
Students place in top 5 at national advertising competition
A team of 19 Grand Valley students recently bested more than 160 collegiate teams from around the U.S. to place in the top 5 in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition. The series of three individual competitions which took place over the course of three months culminated at the AAF's ADMERICA national convention in June. During the final round of the competition, Grand Valley's NSAC team placed 4th among the eight finalists.
Jul 6, 2017
Alumna awarded national PR society's highest individual honor
Jaclyn Ermoyan, '17, has been named the recipient of the Public Relations Society of America's National Gold Key award. It is the highest individual honor given by the organization. She will receive the award in October.
Jun 30, 2017
PR major receives Student of the Year award
Jaclyn Ermoyan, an advertising and public relations major who graduated in April, received the PR Student of the Year award at the 2017 PRoof Awards, held May 4 at Studio D2D in Grand Rapids. While at Grand Valley, Ermoyan served as CEO of GrandPR, the university's award-winning, student-run public relations firm.
May 10, 2017
National student advertising team wins mega-district competition
A collective of 19 students, known as the GVSU National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team, recently took first place in an advertising campaign competition hosted by the American Advertising Federation on April 21. The team will compete in a semi-final competition on May 4.
Apr 28, 2017
High school students learn value of theater studies, careers during workshops
Grand Valley faculty and students recently spent March 31 teaching local high school students about the value of an arts education, and career opportunities in the field of theater during High School Theater Day.
Apr 4, 2017
Students learn the art exhibition process through competition showcase
The 5th Annual Juried Student Exhibition will be on display through March 30 in the Padnos Student Art and Design Gallery located in Calder Art Center on the Allendale Campus. An award ceremony and special reception will take place Wednesday, March 22, from 4:30-6 p.m.
Mar 21, 2017
Students win media awards for TV, radio and news
Several students working for GVTV, WCKS "The Whale" radio, and the "Lanthorn" recently received multiple awards for their work at Grand Valley. Broadcast content produced by GVTV and WCKS students recently received honors from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Student Media Awards. Staff for the "Lanthorn" also won awards in the 2016 College Better Newspaper Contest, sponsored by the Michigan Press Association.
Mar 13, 2017
Opera Theatre travels to Fleet Street to present "Sweeney Todd"
Vocal performance major Max Elkiss has a list of dream characters he would like to portray on stage during his career in theater. He will check one of those characters off of his list when he becomes "The Demon Barber" during GVSU Opera Theatre's production of "Sweeney Todd." Multiple performances will be offered February 3-12 in Louis Armstrong Theatre.
Jan 26, 2017
