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Kylie Burnside '10 transferred into the communication management and design (CMD) program from a major she describes as "a great field, but one I discovered that I didn't have a passion for." Stephen Lovell '11, who double majors in Performance Voice, also transferred into CMD after finding one of his majors did not inspire "passion" in him.

Both Burnside and Lovell...

Alexandra (Ally) Litzman, CMD '09, loves working for IC After Dark because it has allowed her to grow with her major and apply the concepts learned in various CMD courses to the benefit of the Ithaca College community.  

“I wanted to find an activity that...

The Communication Management and Design Student Association (CMDSA) invites all CMD majors, minors, and faculty to the annual CMDSA Welcome Picnic on Sunday, September 7th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Klingenstein and McDonald Lounges. Catering will be provided by Wegmans, including vegetarian...

Brendan O’Keefe, CMD ’10, finished his 2008 Olympics internship with the NBC Highlight Factory on August 24.  He didn't get to go to Beijing, but totally enjoyed his assignment:  he produced dynamic content that millions of people watched on www.nbcolympics.com.

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Steven A. Seidman, associate professor and chair of the Department of Strategic Communication, examines how political posters have evolved, discussing their changing role in political communication, in his new book, Posters, Propaganda, and Persuasion in Election Campaigns Around the World and...

Laurie A. Linn, President of the Ithaca design firm Communiqué, will be guest speaker on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. in the Park Auditorium. The event is sponsored by IABC/IC and all Park School students are invited to attend. 

Linn’s...

Patricia Langenau, CMD ’11, loves her campus job as a phoner with the Ithaca Fund Phonathon.  Last year, she helped raise $410,000 from 8,000 parents and alumni, and at the year-end Phonathon celebration, she won an award as Most Improved, and her team won an award as...

Jennifer Schildt ‘04 and Ryan Mancini ’04 didn’t have romance in mind when they matriculated into their communication programs in August 2000, but eventually—it happened!

According to Jen, when she chose the CMD program, “I really was interested in the fact that it is a broad program yet still provides specialized...

Chris Pearsall '06 is recording his adventures and sharing his photos of the Beijing Olympics on his blog, The 08.08.08 Blog.  He is in Beijing to provide on-site media relations support for one of his public relations clients at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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“I think the most interesting thing about ICANN is the way it works,” says Michael Zupke ’00.  “ICANN is more than just the nonprofit corporation and its employees. It is a community of volunteer stakeholders who develop new policies through a bottom-up, consensus building...

Steve Seidman, associate professor and chair of the Department of Strategic Communication, was featured on National Public Radio's Bryant Park Project on June 30th in an interview about presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign posters.  

The premise of the discussion was that Obama's image seems to be popping up...

Ithaca College has announced the appointment of Diane Gayeski as interim dean of the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies for the 2008–9 academic year. She is presently associate dean of faculty and professor of strategic communication in the Roy H. Park School of Communications. 

Gayeski also serves as the program director...

Amanda Butts and Joshua Keniston are two of only ten Ithaca College seniors recognized in 2008 for their outstanding contributions to the IC community with the Campus Life Award, an award that is "a coveted goal and valued honor" according to Brian McAree, vice president for student affairs and campus life.

The communication management and design student association (CMDSA) has announced its leadership team for 2008-2009.

Sarah Hathaway ’09 – President
AJ Mizes ‘09 - Vice President
Laura Thornton ‘10 - Secretary
Kylie Burnside ‘09 - Communications Link
Hayley Henderson ’10 - Activities Link

The Mission of the...

The first annual year-end celebration of the Strategic Communication Department was by all accounts, a fantastic success!  Replacing former program-centered events, the Strategic Communication  Banquet, Showcase, and Awards on May 1^st  highlighted the accomplishments of both communication management and design, and integrated marketing...

An article in the May 1^st Ithacan by Tricia L. Nadolny, “Class Revitalizes Historic Group with New Technology,” features the volunteer work of communication management and design seniors, Amanda...

Elise Kain '09 and Michelle Duffy '09 are CMD's newest members of the Lambda Pi Eta honor society. The society's mission is to recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies.  

Strategic Communication Department chair, Steve Seidman, awarded Kain her membership certificate at the ceremony on...

Cornell Woodson ’09 led his Reconstruction party to victory in this year’s campus elections and he will be president of the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2008-2009 academic year.  Fellow CMDer A.J. Mizes ’09 was elected IC senior class...

CMD senior, Julie Tausend, was awarded the distinction of Best Communication & Technology Paper at the 2008 Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on April 18, 2008, in Rochester, New York.  

Assistant...

CMD’s Abigail Brewer ’10, Kelly Raneri ’09, and Scott Vollmin ’10 were among this spring’s initiates into the Zeta Iota chapter of Sigma Iota Epsilon honorary and professional fraternity. 

The induction ceremony was held on April 11^th,  and was followed by a reception.  Guest...

As their final project in the communication management and design capstone course, Management of Strategic Communication, four CMD seniors planned and executed a fundraiser which collected $3,369 for a breast cancer awareness campaign. 

Calling themselves Pink Lady Promotions, Leanne Gabinelli, Kellie Hoverter, Amanda Bussett, and ...

CMD seniors Julie Tausend and Nicole Zaehringer, and junior Jessica Briskin, along with faculty Diane Gayeski, Howard Kalman, and Dennis Charsky, attended the 2008 International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Conference in New York City this spring.

"I couldn't have asked for...

Elizabeth King '02, a corporate events planner for iStar Financial, will facilitate a minicourse this fall entitled, "Event Venue Selection—Everything You Need to Know."

According to the course description, this minicourse will allow students an...

Five CMD students have authored research papers that are accepted for the 2008 Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on April 18, 2008, in Rochester, New York.  

The papers were written as scholarly projects for...

The Alumni Advisory Council for the communication management and design program was on campus March 27-28, 2008.  Members of the council visited classes and engaged with faculty and students, offering their perspectives on student work, the current professional environment, and future directions for the program.  

Traveling to...

The communication management and design (CMD) program was well represented at the 18^th annual  Educational Technology Day on March 27^th.  Jessica Briskin ’09 and assistant professors Dennis Charsky and Mary Lou Kish showcased their e-learning collaboration, in an exhibit called, ...

Gordon Rowland, professor in the communication management and design program and chair of the communications graduate program, will be giving an invited keynote address for the Design and Technology special interest group (SIG) at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2008 Annual Meeting March 27^th in New York City.

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Ithaca College announced the 60 winners of the 2007-08 Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership which recognizes outstanding performance in both academic and non-academic endeavors. Eight of the award recipients are communication management and design (CMD) ...

Diane Gayeski, associate dean in the Park School and professor of strategic communication (CMD program), will be honored by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) with the prestigious Thomas F. Gilbert...

An article entitled, "Transforming the Corporate Training Function Through Developing a Training Strategy and Advisory Board:  A Longitudinal Case Study," authored by Howard Kalman, assistant professor in the communication management and design program, has been...

How do you get to the Super Bowl for free?  Work for the National Football League, of course. Cara Luterek '00, a Player Personnel Coordinator for the NFL, has attended the last five Super Bowls, and really appreciates her Super Bowl perk. 

"Super Bowl is always a neat experience," exclaims Luterek, "because it is where some...

"So who needs the SI Swimsuit Calendar? We've got the Gentlemen of CMD!" says Amanda Butts '08, president of the communication management and design student association (CMDSA). Response to this unique fundraiser has been "enthusiastic," says Butts, and advanced sales are going well.

The Gentlemen of...

The Ithaca College student chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has announced its spring 2008 schedule of events.

IABC/IC general meeting 
March 4, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Park 220
Check in and discuss...

Three papers authored by communication management and design (CMD) students have been selected for presentation at the 22nd National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 22), April 10-12, 2008, at Salisbury University, in Salisbury, Maryland.  NCUR 22 will bring together undergraduates...

CMD senior Jessica Woodcome will be one of 16 IC students interning with NBC Sports at the Bejing Olympics this summer. "I am very sports-oriented, having played on various sports teams since I was in the first grade, so one could say this is a dream come true!" exclaims Woodcome.

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Julie Tausend '08 and Nicole Zaehringer '08 have been working at Ithaca's other premier institution of higher education—Cornell University. Specifically, they intern at eCornell, a university owned business which provides a comprehensive online, professional and executive development curriculum in the areas of strategy, leadership and management development,...

Seniors Michelle Diemer and Amanda Butts were two of the ten presenters at the Park Scholar Program's fall colloquium on November 29 in the Ithaca College Campus Center. The colloquium focused on service projects as well as academic and professional endeavors in which the scholars have engaged since last spring.

"The program's colloquia...

Marguerite Spencer, a longtime member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), will speak on Thursday, November 29, at 7:00 p.m. in Park 285, focusing on her work in employee relations and external public relations for various organizations.

Spencer is currently the director of university policy and division...

When Rachele Ceccorulli studied in Sevilla during her junior year in the Park school, she fell in love with Spain’s old world charm, and promised herself that she would return.  In October she delivered on the promise, landing a position as a...

Shoshana Rudnick, 2005 graduate of the communication management and design program, is giving back to Ithaca College. Her endowment of Hillel’s Inch-a-Thon is reported in the November 8^th edition of the Ithacan in a story by Clara Eisinger entitled, "Inch-a-Thon Raises Money for Locks of Love."

The article...

Dennis Charsky created the winning logo for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology's (AECT) Teacher Education Division (TED) online community.

TED Live! 2007 is a member-generated e-newsletter of anything and everything related to TED during the 2007 AECT convention. It features robust RSS capabilities and will...

Nine of the 54 Ithaca College inductees into the Sigma Iota Epsilon National Management Honorary on October 26, 2007, are communication management and design students.

Seniors Stephanie Appel, Andrew Hiltz, Josh Keniston, and Jason Soon were initiated, along with juniors Elise Kain and Andrea Palmer. Sophomore initiates included Liz Kranz,...

"I've worked very hard in the trenches of building a business, gaining a wide range of experience, and it's a great feeling to see it surface as a success. Hopefully my story will inspire people to just 'go for it' -- to take risks and to follow your heart and your passion."

So says Justin Popovics '96, though his road to success has had a few...

Dennis Charsky, assistant professor of communication management and design in the Department of Strategic Communication, recently attended the international convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology in Anaheim, California, and made two presentations: "Mini-games for E-Learning" and "Activities for Integrating Video Games...

Howard K. Kalman, assistant professor of communication management and design in the Department of Strategic Communication, participated in a panel presentation, "Best Practices for Teaching an Introductory Instructional Design Course," at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology conference in Anaheim, California, on October 25.

Julie Perng's extended year as a Fulbright Scholar in the People's Republic of China will end in November, though she is in no hurry to leave there. Her research on rural development is currently featured in the monthly electronic newsletter, China Development Brief, an independent, nonprofit publication circulated to a readership of decision and...

Communication management and design student Eddie Lemonier '09 was featured in the October 11 edition of the Ithacan in an article by Danielle Paccione entitled, "Junior Eddie Lemonier Struts His Stuff Across Campus and on the Catwalk." 

The article describes Lemonier's part-time pursuits in modeling, including a 10-page spread in...

Steven Seidman, associate professor of communication management and design, and chair of the Department of Strategic Communication, presented his paper, "The Design of Nazi Election Posters, and American Advertising and Public Relations," at the 39th annual conference of the International Visual Literacy Association in Curitiba, Brazil, on October 10.

Michele Maciejewski '09 loved her semester in Singapore. She chose Singapore because she was seeking immersion in a completely different culture, yet one that was comparatively modern. "It was an experience I would never take back and hopefully will never forget," she says. "The places I traveled to and the people I saw are still with me even...

Since high school, Leanne Polachek dreamed of serving in the Peace Corps. During her four years at Ithaca College in the communication management and design program, she fashioned her coursework and cocurricular experiences in preparation of meeting that goal. She minored in environmental studies, studied ecotourism through a School for International...

CMD junior Cornell Woodson spent his summer working with the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, establishing a program known as the Circle of Friends. The necklace he proudly wears (pictured at right) is a training tool; each person who enters the Circle of Friends network receives one. ...

Building Relationships:  Fundraising and Communications for the Non-profit Organization will be presented as a weekend mini-course by Henry Berman '74 on October 26-28, 2007.  Berman spent the first 30+ years of his career as a writer/director/producer of films and video for education, training, motivation, and...

Joel Nolan, a 2000 alumnus of the CMD program, is currently a law student at the New England School of Law.  Additionally, he has taken on the responsibilities of Business Managing Editor of the ...

Andrée (Soscia) Mastrosimone ’88 is the president, founder, and owner of Calm & Sense Communications, Ltd in Rochester, NY.  This year she celebrates the 15^th year of her corporate and marketing communications firm—and what a celebration it...

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has published the second edition of Diane Gayeski's book, Managing the Communication Function:  A...

CMD’s Cory Young looks forward to a busy summer as she continues to work on her book, Cultural Approach to Interviewing, co-authored with Amy Heuman, for which she received a 2007 Summer Research Grant from Ithaca College.  The book is due...

Reginald (Reggie) Simmons, an Ithaca College alumnus, devoted his career to improving the lives of the people of Africa. In his honor, former classmate Bob Iger '73 has established the Reginald Simmons Memorial Award, which each year sends two students to participate in a program with which Simmons worked for many years: ...

In a first ever for the Ithaca College mini-grant program, an undergraduate student, Sarah Brylinsky '09, has been awarded $1,000 to work with faculty in the development of a course called, Strategic Sustainability: Intersections and Immersions. This will be a collaborative effort between learners and faculty to address the unique challenges posed by the task of...

Four of the 49 recipients of the 2007 Peggy R Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership are CMD students. Kristen Leising '07, Nicole Spitalieri '07, Amanda Butts '08, and Megan Baurer '08 are being recognized for their outstanding performance in both academic and non-academic endeavors at...

It's not often that an academic journal receives a manuscript authored by an entire class of college students. Dr. Cory Young's Crisis Communication class—all 20 members—collaborated during the fall 2006 on just such an endeavor. The paper, entitled "S.O.S. via SMS: Text Messaging as a Communication Strategy in Hurricane Crises" was...

For the second year in a row, a CMD senior has been honored as a Fulbright scholar.  Julie Perng '06 will conduct research in Shaxi Township, Yunnan Province, China, investigating the effects of rural-to-urban migration on people who remain in native villages.

"I have personal ties to...