The latest news from the Department of Communications Media

Heroic: IUP Team Takes Top Prize at International Education Conference for Their “HERO 1” Game Project

Communications Media students led by Professor Luis Almeida won a top prize for their video game proposal at the Education Without Borders conference in Dubai, March 26–28. The IUP proposal—for an educational video game called “HERO 1” to teach the English language and American culture to Arab students—was one of only 32 papers the EWB organizers selected for conference presentation out of approximately 3,600 submissions worldwide. Their paper went on to win first place in the “New Media and Mobile Learning” category.

Posted on 4/4/2013 3:29:34 PM

Communications Media Welcomes Alumni Ruscher and Wade as Guest Lecturers

The IUP Communication Media Department welcomes alumni Robert Ruscher and Barry Wade, who will guest lecture in the Television Production classes on March 14, 2013.

Posted on 3/13/2013 1:32:32 PM

Laurel Highlands Communications Conference Call for Presentations

There is still time to submit a proposal for the 2012 Laurel Highlands Communications Conference, sponsored by the IUP Communications Media Department. The 2012 LHCC will be held at Kovalchick Complex on November 1–2, 2012.

Posted on 7/23/2012 3:10:32 PM

Mock Shooting Exercise Collaboration Between Communications Media and Campus Police

The Department of Communications Media, in conjunction with IUP Campus Police, recently held an exercise to create a real-life scenario involving a shooter and bomb threat on campus. The exercise took place Saturday, July 14, 2012, at the R&P Building.

Posted on 7/23/2012 1:57:34 PM

Laurel Highlands Communications Conference Hosted by Comm Media Department

The annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference was hosted by the Department of Communications Media on September 24 and 25, 2009. This year’s conference theme was “Communications Media and Instructional Technology in Economically Changing Times.”

Posted on 10/19/2009 3:16:04 PM

Free Webcast of IUP-California Inaugural Coal Bowl Game

IUP-TV’s student sports production crew and Penn Atlantic will provide a free live webcast to IUP alumni, fans, and D2 fans of the inaugural Coal Bowl Football Game: CALU Vulcans vs. IUP Crimson Hawks. The webcast begins Saturday, October 3, 2009, at 12:40 p.m.

Posted on 9/30/2009 12:18:02 PM

Annual Communications Conference Launches

The IUP Department of Communications Media will host the first annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference, to be held September 24–25, 2009. at the Quality Inn and Suites.

Posted on 9/8/2009 3:11:09 PM

Special WIUP-TV Programming Honors Hurricane Katrina’s Fourth Anniversary

With the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on August 29, WIUP-TV will be airing two 30-minute specials on the disaster the week of August 31, 2009.

Posted on 9/1/2009 12:57:23 PM

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