RIT Conference on Undergraduate Research in Communication: Student Presenters from Television-Radio Department, Ithaca College

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RIT Conference on Undergraduate Research in Communication

This conference is held annually in Rochester, NY on the grounds of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

	Images from the 2005 Conference
	RIT 2005 Kara Hutchinson: Ethics in Public Relations and Journalism with Wenmouth Williams, Mead Loop, Jerry Engel	During my freshman and sophomore years at IC I had the opportunity to participate with three communications professors as a research assistant for their national study on ethics in public relations and journalism. I assisted professors Jerry Engel, Mead Loop, and Wenmouth Williams in conducting a study of journalists and public relations professionals to determine attitudes and practices regarding ethical practices in their organizations and professional experiences. At the end of the fall 2004 semester I used the study results to write a paper on our research and its preliminary conclusions. I was selected to present my paper at the 2005 Rochester Institute of Technology Conference on Undergraduate Research in Communications in April. I traveled to RIT with professors Engel and Williams to give a presentation on my topic and hear presentations by fellow undergraduates on several communications topics. This was a fantastic experience for me, from participating in a research project, to writing an academic paper, and presenting my research in front of my peers and professors. The work was demanding and the presentation nerve-racking, but I learned so much about research and public speaking that I could never have understood without such a hands-on experience. I would recommend participating in such an experience to any student who has the opportunity. There is nothing so valuable as complementing classroom learning with real world application.
	Images from RIT 2006
	Group Shot Padmini Harchandrai, Jennifer Whitney Alyssa Gardina, Casey Gardner, Dave Heyman Michael Palumbo, Chris Spinato: Video Game Advertising Sarah Cleary, Casey Gardner, Dave Heyman: Gender, Game Genre, and Motivation to Play	Another Group Photo Category: Mass Communication Winning Paper: Padmini Harchandrai and Jennifer Whitney Video games are Cooler than Homework: The Role of Video Games in Procrastination Category: Computer Mediated Communication Winning Paper: Alyssa Gardina Use of Computer Mediated Communication in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

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