Community Building Blog
Our new Department storyteller Erica Thompson launched a blog titled COMMunity Building to accompany the main website and to tell even more stories of the happenings within the CMU. With stories featuring undergraduate students, graduate scholars, faculty, staff, and more,…
Adventures in L.A. to ensue this weekend
Eight Communication students are joining Department Chair David Domke and Alumni Relations Manager Victoria Sprang for a weekend in Los Angeles. After arriving at LAX at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, their schedule won’t stop until they leave late afternoon on…
Two creative alumni collaborate in pop-up exhibit
Communication Alumni President Priya Frank and photojournalist David Ryder teamed up for a pop-up art exhibit at Lucid last Friday for an event called “First Friday: Art, Cocktails and Culinary Delights.” Themed drinks, specialty desserts, a photo booth, and a…
Kellie Cheadle (B.A., ’96) moves up the ladder at KING 5
For the past couple of years, the KING 5 news department has been striving to provide content on a variety of platforms in addition to television; and they have hired UW Communication and Political Science alumna Kellie Cheadle to help…
The UW Comm graduate program experiences big changes
The director of the MCDM program, Hanson Hosein, recently announced the addition of a new Master of Communication in Communities and Networks (MCCN) program to accompany the already existing Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM) emphasis. Both degrees now…
UWComm in Perspectives
A Bold Proposal: Peter Chiarelli’s Switch From Producer to Screenwriter When Peter Chiarelli (BA, Communications, Economics, ‘96) penned The Proposal, a 2009 romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, it was only the second screenplay he’d ever written. The…
UWComm has hand in Seattle Asian American Film Festival
The Department of Communication sponsored the Seattle Asian American Film Festival that took place at the Wing Luke Asian American History museum from January 25-27. After a 5-year hiatus, the festival returned for a weekend-long celebration and showcase of Asian…
