CMCI Now - Fall 2018 Teasers

CMCI Now: Fall 2018
Message from Dean Lori Bergen
Looking back and moving forward
When I met alumnus Carl Cannon (Jour’75) for lunch in Washington, D.C., last fall, he was still nostalgic for the J-school. I shared my vision for the college and we talked about current faculty research and student projects.
Alumni Features
Creativity calling
In his day job, Gerardo Ortiz may just be working with a celebrity.
Class notes: Fall 2018
Updates on our exceptional alumni, from the 1946 grad who wrote one of journalism’s most seminal textbooks, to the 2018 grad who is CMCI’s first-ever Department of Information Science alum.
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Your attention, please
Fifty years after their seminal study on coverage of the 1968 presidential election, the founding fathers of agenda-setting research and CMCI’s Chris Vargo discuss how the media continue to shape what we think about.
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CMCI’s Ross Taylor puts his photojournalism skills to work documenting a Denver-based, all-female scouting troop of refugees as they camp, climb and splash their way through Colorado and beyond.
Beyond the Classroom
Beyond the classroom: Fall 2018
Students think, innovate and create outside classroom walls, from a workshop that bridges the generation gap to a program that lets first and second-year students learn where they live.
Features
Symbiosis
After winning CU Boulder Grand Challenge funding, the co-founders of the new Nature, Environment, Science and Technology Studio for the Arts harness the symbiosis of artistic and scientific thinking.
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Why I give: Alan Rubin (Comm'74)
Alumnus Alan Rubin (Comm’74) uses the lessons he learned as a communication student every single day. That’s why he makes monthly contributions to CMCI, where his daughter is now following in his footsteps.