Monica Rizzo, a 1987 graduate of IUP’s Journalism Department, shared her experiences about her career in entertainment and journalism at a presentation to students, staff and faculty on October 21, 2009. Rizzo also spoke to several IUP journalism classes during her visit.

Journalism Department instructor Pat Farabaugh presented his dissertation project, titled “Carl McIntire and his Crusade to Topple the Fairness Doctrine,” at the annual national conference of the American Journalism Historians Association.

Congratulations to Jorden Beatty, a Journalism Department major from Butler, Pa., whose article “Women Compile History of Brush Valley” was published September 28, 2009, in the Indiana Gazette.

Congratulations to Jessica C. Brown, a Journalism Department major from Vintondale, Pa., whose article “Mother, Daughter Dive into New Hobby” was published October 6, 2009, in the Indiana Gazette.

Alumna Monica Rizzo, a senior writer for People magazine, will make presentations to five sections of Journalism classes. She will also share stories of her adventures in the world of Hollywood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. All IUP students, faculty, and staff are invited.

Journalism Department chairman Randy Jesick spoke about “The Role of Basic Journalism Skills in the Age of Media Convergence” at the annual national conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in August 2009.

The IUP Journalism Department’s Society of Professional Journalists Secretary Ticairra N. Bazemore, a sophomore Journalism major from Philadelphia, attended the third annual conference of PNA’s Student Editors Interest Group on September 17, 2009.