Students from The Whit, Rowan’s student-run campus newspaper, have once again scored awards in the Collegiate Press Association contest sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association. 2011-2012 award winners include: 1st place for deadline reporting—”RU+RU=? NJ Governor Supports Merger of Rowan and Rutgers-Camden” by Kristina Pritchett and Ashley Super 2nd place for deadline reporting—”Students Protest Drug Use Policy” by Kristina Scala 3rd place in layout and design—”Frugal Fall Festivities” by Sarah Wecht, Kelly Glassman, Jackie Randall, and Alex Herman Congratulations to Kristina, Ashley, Sarah,...
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Whit Students Honored (Again)!
2012 Denise Gess Literary Awards at Rowan University
Winners of the 2012 Denise Gess Literary Awards have been announced.
They will be honored at a public reading on Tuesday, April 10th at 7 pm, in the Barnes & Noble bookstore, Glassboro.
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Blue Rocks Boast an All-Rowan Broadcasting Crew
By Barb Baals For the second straight year, Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM will serve as the flagship station for Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball—and the broadcast team has a decidedly Rowan University feel. That’s because the broadcast crew—John Sadak, Jeff O’Connor and Rob Cunningham—all have a Rowan connection. Sadak, who earned his with a bachelor’s degree in radio/television/film (RTF) from Rowan in 2000 and his master’s degree in public relations in 2003, is returning for his sixth full season as the lead voice of the...
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Comm Studies Student Awarded Prestigious Grad Fellowship
Marianela Nunez, a senior in the Communication Studies program, has been accepted to begin her graduate studies at Villanova University. Marianela has also received the prestigious Villanova University Presidential Graduate Fellowship. Please join us in congratulating Marianela for these accomplishments!
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Derek Jones Wins Arc Award
The Arc Gloucester recently awarded WGLS-FM’s Derek Jones with the 2012 Distinguished Media Award. Congratulations, Derek!
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RTF Graduate Sells Script to Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. announced this week that they have purchased a script written by Rowan RTF alumnus Mark Bianculli and his writing partner Jeff Richard (B.A. Ohio State, Film Studies). The planned film, The Waiting, is described as having a tone similar to Rear Window. The plot focuses around the mysterious events that happen when “two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor” (Fleming, 2012) Mark is currently a writers’ assistant on Unforgettable (CBS) and...
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