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 | Congratulations, 2008 Graduates Outstanding seniors and master’s degree candidates were nominated by the faculty to be featured in our Commencement 2008 poster gallery. All of these graduates had earned grade point averages of at least 3.5 and performed well on professional internships and extracurricular activities. See Gallery |
Valedictorian, Graduate Speaker both Journalism Students |
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| Doreen Bartoni, right, Dean of the School of Media Arts, and Nancy Day, left, Journalism Department Chair, congratulate Megan McManama, in gray academic regalia, who was selected to give the address representing master’s degree recipients at the 2008 commencement. Brian Matos, a Broadcast Journalism major with a concentration in Radio, delivered the valedictory address. He is wearing the valedictorian medal presented to him by Columbia College Chicago President Warrick Carter. Megan worked in Dr. Carter’s office during her graduate studies in public affairs journalism. |
 CCC Students Win National IRE Award Investigative journalists from around the world gathered in Miami in June to learn new techniques and honor the best work of 2007. The only student award in any medium was given to Allison Riggio and Hunter Clauss (left), for work supervised by faculty member Suzanne McBride. Read more about their work here |
| Anchoring, Reporting in 3rd Largest Market |
| Metro Minutes is one of several hands-on productions available to advanced students, who have the chance to report on major stories in the third largest media market in the United States. These opportunities, in class and out, often lead to professional jobs immediately following graduation. For example, Damon Maloney, co-anchor in this clip, is now a reporter at KHBS-TV. Click here to see a Metro Minutes show, produced in a once-weekly four-hour course. |
| Internship Opportunities Abound |