CCIM Digest

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

Category: News

  • 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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  • 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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  • Good News April
    April 28, 2020 by

    Spring 2020 has come to an end! As we are wrapping up this very unusual semester and our first full month of remote working, we thought we’d interrupt your day with some good news. We hope you don’t mind. Faculty CICS’ Dr. Dennis Trinkle and Dr. Steve Jones are participating in the Governor’s Broadband Roundtable […]

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    One Ball State Day 2020 is What We All Needed
    April 15, 2020 by

    A week ago, our university held its second One Ball State Day. The 24-hour fundraising event was a huge success in 2019—its inaugural year. Back then, events were organized across campus, and online fundraising efforts led to over 4,100 gifts totaling more than $425,000. This year, the event took place in a very different context […]

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    IASB names Ball State “Television School of the Year”
    March 20, 2020 by

    CCIM students and recent graduates won 17 awards spanning 13 categories at the 2020 IASB (Indiana Association of School Broadcasters) College Broadcasting Competition Awards. The cherry on the cake? Ball State was named “Television School of the Year”. The lineup of CCIM winners, faculty mentors, and winning work is showcased below. ___________________ Student Multimedia Website […]

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    CICS was named “Outstanding Program of the Year”
    March 19, 2020 by

    The Information and Telecommunications Education and Research Association (ITERA) named the Center for Information & Comm. Sciences (CICS) Outstanding Program of the Year for the second time since 2007. We talked to CICS faculty members, students and partners to understand what sets the program apart. _______________ Last month, TechPoint selected CICS as a Mira Awards […]

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  • Good News January
    January 30, 2020 by

    January flew by and we have some exciting news to share! Ball State put the spotlight on two of our faculty members in their Achieving Academic Excellence video series: CICS’ Becky Hammons and TCOM’s Chris Flook. CCIM offers a new class introducing students to drone operations and applications. The inaugural class, led by TCOM faculty […]

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    TCOM 299x: We Fly (Drones)
    January 27, 2020 by

    In recent years, drone technology has taken off in more ways than one. Television stations, filmmakers and production houses have embraced unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—also known as drones— to capture exciting footage at a fraction of the cost of a full-sized aircraft. To address this shift, CCIM is offering a new series of classes that […]

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