CCIM Digest

News and stories from the College of Communication, Information, and Media

Month: May 2020

  • Good News May
    May 27, 2020 by

    The first Monday of this month was May 4 so we could not resist opening the blog post with a Star Wars gif. Congratulations to our faculty, staff, students and alumni for the numerous accomplishments and milestones highlighted below. Faculty and Staff Telecommunications instructor Chris Flook was nominated for a Regional Emmy Award in the […]

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  • Six Muncie Organizations Need Our Support: How Can You Help?
    May 25, 2020 by

    In January, CCIM announced it would lead the university’s first Immersive Learning Collaborative — a two- to three-year partnership with one community partner. This long-term, multi-phased effort builds on the typical one-semester immersive experience to better address a persistent issue in our community. The college selected the 8Twelve Coalition — a team of more than […]

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  • The 6 Steps to Publishing Using the Alumni Networking Approach
    May 22, 2020 by

    Information and Communication Sciences Professors Steve Jones and Frank Groom recently published their twelfth book together — an edited text on artificial intelligence and machine learning. However this book, like three other books prior to that one, comes with a twist; the authors of the chapters are alumni from the Center for Information and Communication […]

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  • Grace Hollars: From BSU at the Games to IndyStar
    May 13, 2020 by

    Grace Hollars is a ’19 Photojournalism graduate. While at Ball State, Hollars learned to live outside of her comfort zone and because of that, she was able to travel to two Olympic Games as a student photojournalist. Today, she works at IndyStar and USA Today as a visual journalist and sports photographer. We sat down […]

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  • Steve Hyvonen: From TCOM Major to News Director
    May 6, 2020 by

    Steve Hyvonen is a ’90 graduate from the Telecommunications department. From changing his major to discovering his true passion in television news, Steve learned a lot both personally and academically during his time at Ball State. He is currently a News Director for WXIX in Cincinnati, Ohio. We sat down with him to discuss his […]

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  • Ball State receives 12 nominations for regional Emmy and NATAS student production awards
    May 5, 2020 by

    The Emmy® and student nominees for the 2020 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Lower Great Lakes Chapter Emmy® Awards were announced yesterday. Congratulations to our 12 CCIM nominees—students, recent grads and faculty—as well as the faculty advisors involved in those projects. Congratulations also to the numerous CCIM alumni who were nominated for […]

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    CCIM Pilots Ball State’s First Immersive Learning Collaborative
    May 1, 2020 by

    Our college leads many of the university’s reported 4,000 immersive experiences each year. Faculty guide interdisciplinary, student-driven teams that collaborate with businesses, nonprofits and government agencies to address community challenges. Without a doubt, the current immersive model produces transformative results, but it presents some challenges. In the typical one-semester class, faculty and students often struggle […]

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