Contemporary Media and Journalism Department

Michelle Van Maanen, Chairperson
Al Neuharth Media Center
(605) 677-5477
CMJ@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/cmj

FACULTY:

Professor:

Charles Lubbers, Strategic Communication

Assistant Professors:

Teddi Joyce, Strategic Communication
Brandon Nutting, Strategic Communication
Miglena Sternadori, Journalism
Michelle Van Maanen, Journalism/Strategic Communication

Instructor:

Todd Mechling, Journalism/Strategic Communication

Journalist in Residence:

Chuck Baldwin, Journalism

MAJOR:

Contemporary Media and Journalism, B.A., B.S.

SPECIALIZATIONS:

Journalism (Journalism/Digital Media)
Strategic Communication (Advertising/Public Relations)

MINOR:

Contemporary Media and Journalism

The Department of Contemporary Media and Journalism prepares students for careers in both traditional and new media. The department seeks to 1) provide students with the necessary skills to compete for entry-level positions; 2) offer principles and strategy courses that enhance the students’ prospects for later career progression to management and leadership; and 3) develop student understanding of the role of mass media in society. In addition to teaching in two specialization areas, the department operates the campus radio station, cable television station, a multiplatform news operation and a student advertising/public relations agency. It also benefits from its location in the Al Neuharth Media Center and the presence of The Freedom Forum, The Volante campus newspaper and South Dakota Public Broadcasting on the campus. The instruction is also enhanced by the activities of student chapters of the American Advertising Federation, Public Relations Student Society of America, and the Society of Professional Journalists.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Publication Board (students from all majors are eligible, but they must be active in student media)
Paul Friggens Memorial Scholarship
Jim Burt Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Berggren Steward Memorial Scholarship
Joseph L. Floyd Memorial Scholarship
E.G. Trotzig Memorial Scholarship
Marjorie Burns Shanard Scholarship
Norma Lewis Brown Scholarship