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How many more exclamation marks can we use on this Facebook post?! Don't mess up your fall schedule by getting dropped from classes and then struggle to get back in! Tuition due August 6!

Mass Comm Class of 2006 (Has it really been that long? 😝) -- Will Peterson takes home a regional Emmy from the 5-state Heartland Chapter of NATAS. Congratulations!

The 2024 recipient of the Newy Scruggs Endowed Sports Broadcasting Scholarship is broadcasting major Zack Ciboth, who also covers sports for The Pilot, the Pine Needle and the Indianhead yearbook.

Creative Impressions Media Scholarship #2: Broadcasting major Leah Smith, who also writes for the Pine Needle!

Happy to announce a 2024 recipient of one of our two annual Creative Impressions Media scholarships (from alumni Curtis and Courtney Adams): incoming yearbook editor-in-chief and public relations major Hannah Scrattish!

More from the Championship Department: broadcasting alum Melina Savage operating Steadicam for NBA TV in Boston!

Now that the PGA’s US Open has wrapped up and cleared out, it’s time to remember our Mass Comm alumni covering the event, including videographer Luke Nelson of WLOS (shown here with reporter Justin Berger), Jonathan Bym of The Pilot newspaper, and Savannah Thompson of Golf Channel! Go Braves!

Prof. Dollard gets recognized for his long-running series!

https://www.uncp.edu/news/uncp-professor-wins-communicator-award-pbs-series

Mass Comm faculty stuck it out through the rain to see everybody graduate! Here’s a few!

2024 Outstanding Graduate in Broadcasting is Lacy Jones (pictured L to R with Prof. Dollard and Dr. Cousins). Check out the shoes!

2024 Outstanding Graduate in Public Relations is Shelby Perry! (pictured with Dr. Emilia Bak)

2024 Outstanding Yearbook Editor is Benjamin Rodgers, a digital art major! Shown here with yearbook adviser Dr. Jamie Litty at the Mass Comm awards luncheon April 24.

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Our 2024 Rookie of the Year in Broadcasting is freshman Asa Locklear!

Thanks to Victoria Spechko of Channel 15 WPDE, for talking about TV news and multimedia journalism with our classes today. Some of our alumni got their first break at WPDE! Happy Communication Week!

Join us for Communication Week, April 21-27, including this opportunity with WPDE news director Victoria Spechko on Tuesday!

Harrison Ferger of The Pine Needle was a finalist for his movie reviews in the cultural criticism category of SPJ's Region 2 student competition, April 13 in Fairfax, Virginia.

Fundraiser Friday! We celebrated Dr. Curtis' retirement around this time last year. Don't forget the Dr. Judy Curtis Scholarship as you make your charitable contributions (maybe spend a little of that tax refund!).

Fund #683393, for students majoring in Mass Communication. (This fund number is one digit off from the default student aid general fund, so don't be fooled!)

https://braveweb.uncp.edu/opay/give/

Pine Needle editor in chief Raven Hanning (right) was a finalist in the general news reporting category (small colleges division) in the 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards of the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2. Managing editor Kia Wynne (left) accepts the certificate, on behalf of the Pine Needle staff, for finalist in best all-around student newspaper (small colleges). Raven and Kia attended the Region 2 annual conference in Fairfax, Virgina, April 13.

Public relations major and student-athlete Jo Hayes wins $1,000 in entrepreneurship challenge

Students pitch business ideas at first BraveHawk Entrepreneur Challenge Jo Hayes enjoys giving back to youth in his hometown of Peanut City, Virginia.

Congratulations to the 2023 yearbook staff for a third-place win in college yearbook cover from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association! Original woodcut "Delusional" by grad student Allison Ellis, M.A. in Art Education (December 2022).