Drake SJMC and Iowa Public Radio hosting “NPR Presents: Michel Martin”
National Public Radio journalist Michel Martin will bring her traveling program to Drake’s Sussman Theater on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m., hosted by the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Iowa Public Radio. The program will focus on political engagement by young people and will include music by the local band Canby and a panel discussion featuring current and former Drake students. The program will be live-streamed and recorded for future broadcast on NPR.

News professor Jill Van Wyke’s audio reporting class recorded interviews with Drake students that will be incorporated into the program as well.

Drake students win local advertising challenge
Katherine Rousonelos and Zachary Allen (team Magitive) recently won Audience Choice and Client’s Choice awards at the American Advertising Federation of Des Moines GRIT contest for Iowa ad students. They created a campaign for the Diamond bike brand from Ruster Sports. Students participating in the event also visited agencies and participated in networking.

Public relations students and alumni honored
Drake public relations students and alumni were honored at the PRSA of Central Iowa annual fall institute. Laura Plumb, JO’15, won PRSA Central Iowa Student of the Year and Abby Delaney, JO’13, was named Outstanding New Member. The following students won PRIME awards for their work in last semester’s PR Planning class: Courtney Fishman, Jenna Sheldon, Lizzie Maassen, Rebecca Brown, and Ashley Beall; Adam Graves, Kimberly Hennen, Garrett Carty, and Katia Degtyareva; Alison Felsenthal, Abbey Schoenrade, Katie Ramsey, and Hope Waggoner. The contest was judged by the PRSA chapter in New Mexico.

—Submitted by Kathleen Richardson, Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication