Communiqué 2007 - Student Organizations

S T U D EN T
Special Edition—Comm Week 2007
Communiqué
April 30—May 6, 2007
http: //communications.fullerton.edu/commweek
Within these pages you’ll find all you need to know about the 29th annual Communications Week.
Comm Week, presented by Mercedes Benz, is an event designed to heighten the awareness of the College
of Communications. Throughout the week, visiting professionals from the many industries within
communications will host seminars on campus. Because the events are held in the Titan Student Union, all
students are welcome to attend any session to learn and network.
This weeklong event is planned by a student taskforce enrolled in Comm 497, which provides a
hands-on approach to learning that goes beyond the textbook.
The class is divided into four different committees: Executive, Communications, Hospitality, and
Scheduling and Logistics. The Executive Committee consists of four members in charge of overseeing the
production of the event and the taskforce. The Communications Committee is responsible for creating the
basic elements involved with public relations. The Hospitality Committee is in charge of the presentation of
the look and feel during the event. Last, but not least, the Scheduling and Logistics Committee has the
responsibility of organizing all aspects of the schedule. For
more information and a schedule of events, visit the Comm
Week website.
Executive Committee, left to right: COO Communications Melissa
Price, COO Finance Nicole Leduc, COO Administration Jessica Brown and
CEO Rachel Smith.
Below, left to right: Communications Committee: Sarah
Montecinos, Colette Jones, Laura Doherty (co-director), Annette Romo
(co-director), Elena Buenrostro, Natalie Tawil, Kristin Ramos. Scheduling
and Logistics Committee: Andrea Hernandez, Jayne Ngo, Annie Chen,
Gyneth Gonzalez, Nydia Flores, Katie Birkenstein (director). Hospitality
Committee: Claudia Aldrete, Veronica Gonzalez, Alicia Narayan
(co-director), Jennifer Youssef (co-director), Janet Doan, Lana Trobaugh.
Communications Committee
Scheduling and Logistics Committee
http: //communications.fullerton.edu
Executive Committee
Hospitality Committee
College of Communications
Popular Los Angeles DJ Visits CSUF
Introducing PJ Butta…
Check him out…
6 pm Wednesday, May 2
Hot 92 Jamz DJ, PJ Butta, is known for
breaking records and discovering new musical
talent.
Butta began his career as the youngest
on-air talent at 100.3 The Beat in 1995. His
radio segment “Butta Bootlegs,” introduced music
from up and coming artists to his audience. He has
contributed to the exposure of many artists,
including Def Jam’s Bobby Valentino.
PJ Butta is also the CEO of an artist’s
services company and teaches at Mt. San
Antonio College.
Visit: http: //communications.fullerton.edu/commweek
Hot Topics!
Topics
THE FUTURE OF
THE WEB & JOURNALISM
Devin Schoeffler
Multimedia Designer, SqueezeOC
10 am Monday, April 30
Bradford B
PRESS & THE
VIETNAM WAR
Mike Tharp, CSUF
CSUF Professor
4 pm & 7 pm Monday, April 30
RGC 13
ENTERTAINMENT, FILM & ETHICS
John Horn
Entertainment Journalist, Los Angeles Times
7 pm Monday, April 30
Bradford B
BEHIND THE SCENES IN MOVIES & TV
Lisa Demberg
Producer, Fox Studios
2:30 pm Thursday, May 3
Alvarado AB
Hear what Vikki has to say…
The In’s and Out’s of Broadcast News
8:30 am Tuesday, May 1
Cal State Fullerton 1981 alumna, Vikki
Vargas, has been honored by the Orange County
Press Club for best news reporting and by the
State Bar Association for outstanding reporting.
She currently works for NBC4 as the Orange
County Bureau Chief, making her responsible for
all news procedures in the area.
Vargas will return to her alma mater
during Comm Week where the International
Business Students Association named her "Woman
for the 90s.” In 1997, she also received CSUF’s
highest possible accolade-the Vision and
Visionaries award.
Leadership in Law
Enforcement
Learn from the Pros...
The Advertising Education Foundation (AEF)
Speaker Series sponsored by CSUF’s AD Club, is
Tuesday, May 1, from 9 am-6:30 pm.
Students will get an inside look at the steps
advertising agencies take to create an ad
campaign. The AEF is a non-profit foundation
established in 1983. Ad agencies and media
companies value AEF for its programs that enrich
the understanding of advertising on campuses, in
society, and the industry.
Come show your support for the CSUF student AAF
teams in the National Student Advertising
competition at Chapman University Friday May 4 at
11:30 am.
Captain Christine Murray
was recognized as the
“Everyday Hero” by Court TV
for her outstanding work in
bringing the AMBER alert to
California and the nation.
Captain Murray is a 26-year
veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department
and currently the North Operation Division
Commander.
Murray also serves as an advisory board
member for the National Center for Missing Exploited
Children. She was selected for this role after she led
the investigation of the abduction and murder of
5-year-old Samantha Runnion which concluded with
an arrest of a suspect within four days of Samantha’s
abduction.
Captain Murray will be the Professor for the Day
at 4 pm on Wednesday, May 2 in Hetebrink AB.
Visual Effects
Pro Visits
Campus...
Calling All Reporters,
Writers and Editors
On Saturday May 6, the National
Writers Workshop sponsored by Cal State
Fullerton, the Orange County Register, the Poynter
Institute, and the Orange County Press Club, will be
held from 8 am-8 pm. This year marks the
fourteenth annual workshop in Orange County.
Students will discover how to take their stories to the
next level by learning skills from prize-winning
storytellers and editors. Keynote speaker Jacqui
Banaszynski, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Robert
Niles, Editor of the Online Journalism Review at the
USC Annenberg School for Communication, will be at
the workshop along with other talented writers
throughout the industry.
Professor for the
day, Robert Legato,
should not be missed.
This Hollywood
visual effects
supervisor and
director will speak on
Tuesday, May 1, at
1pm in Bradford B.
Some of Legato’s work can be seen in The Good
Shepherd and the Academy Award winning film, The
Departed.
Currently, he has two projects in production,
Battle Angel and Avatar where he serves as the virtual
cinematography system creator and visual effects
pipeline engineer. His session at Comm Week is titled
“Independent Techniques on Big Budget Feature Films.”
The Career Center, the Communications Alumni
Chapter, and the Entertainment & Tourism Club
invites all students to participate in the Resumé Rush on
Monday, April 30 from 10 am-12:30 pm in
Gabrielino. It is an opportunity to network, learn to
write a resumé, and land a dream job.
“Today’s college graduate will change jobs
10 times,” said Laura Neal, the Career Center Arts,
Entertainment and Communications Industry Specialist.
“Learning how to improve your resumé is a skill you
will use for the rest of your life.”
Check This Out!
A Photographer’s Passion
Leads to Success
“Every day is something different doing
exactly what I love,” said Mark Halper, commercial
photographer for the national television industry.
Mark Halper Photography is a commercial studio
that services a variety of clients ranging from
magazines to ad agencies.
He has been featured on national television
shows such as “Starting Over,” “10 Years Younger,”
and “Fitness Fantasy.”
Stop by to hear his experiences in the
industry and see some his work Tuesday, May 1 at
2:30 pm, in Bradford A.
ADVERTISING & BRAND COMMUNICATION
MANAGEMENT
Steven Sluk
Idea Management Director
Saatchi & Saatchi
4 pm Wednesday, May 2
Tuffree AB
ADVERTISING CREATIVE STRATEGY &
EXECUTION
Chris Medina
Account Supervisor, DDB
9 am Friday, May4
Hetebrink AB
RELATIONS BETWEEN MEDIA & PR
Steve Gorman
11:30 am Thursday, May 3
Bradford A
HOW TO ASSEMBLE A KILLER PORTFOLIO
Christian Oittinen
8:30 am Tuesday, May1
Bradford B
Learn from One of
TV’s Greatest Writers
Emmy award-winning
writer and producer, Stephen J.
Cannell will be a Professor for
the Day at 1pm on Monday,
April 30 in Ontiveros ABC. He
will speak about his experiences
in the entertainment industry and
how to get a great idea on
paper.
Cannell’s love for writing was a key factor to
achieving his dreams. He has spent countless hours
writing and making his ideas come to life. He has
created or co-created approximately 43 television
shows, including “The A-Team,” “21 Jump Street,”
“The Rockford Files.”
Cannell began his production company,
Cannell Studios, in order to achieve more control over
his work, which has progressed beyond television to
include novels and film.
http://communications.fullerton.edu
Acclaimed Professor
Speaks to Students
Dr. James C. McCroskey
speaks on campus at 10 am and
11:30 am, Wednesday, May 2,
in the Titan Theater on topics
related to Human Communication
Studies.
Dr. McCroskey currently is a Professor at the
University of Alabama-Birmingham. He has published
more than 220 articles and more than 50 books and
revisions, as well as more than 30 instructionally related
materials. His first book, An Introduction to Rhetorical
Communication, originally published in 1968, is now one
of the oldest continually published books in the field.
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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
8 am-10 pm April 30-May 5
Gallery
SCREENWRITING &
PHOTOGRAPHY
THE LIFE OF A SCREENWRITER
Tom Benedek
Screenwriter/Artist/Photographer
1 pm Thursday, May 1
KHS 199
DIRECTING THE GENRE FILM
Donald Petrie
Film/TV Director, DGA
1:30 pm Monday, April 30
Alvarado AB
MAJOR ASPECTS OF FILM PRODUCTION
Meg LeFauve
Producer, 1 Eyed Dog Productions
1:30 pm Thursday, May 3
Titan Theater
LIGHTS!
CAMERA!
ACTION!
REALITY TV AND THE ETC
“Where Reel Networking Begins” is more than just
The Entertainment & Tourism Club (ETC)
a motto for this student organization. The TV Film Society
hosts a Reality TV panel from 5:30 to 6:30 pm focuses on bringing students and industry professionals
on Thursday, May 3 in the Titan Theater.
together through networking. At this year’s Comm Week,
Guest speakers from, The Real Housewives of
the organization will hold student film screenings on
Orange County and The Real World: KeyWest
Wednesday, May 2 from 4 pm to 9:30 pm in the Titan
will be the panel. All students are welcome to
Theater.
stop in and learn what it’s like in front of and
An awards banquet, at Dave and Busters in
behind the camera of reality TV.
Orange on Sunday May 6, will honor club members and
Immediately following, ETC will host its
film screening participants. Tickets are available for the
second annual professional mixer. Members
banquet in the RTVF Department office, CP 460-16.
will rub elbows with professionals from Rhino
Records, ABC7, PR agencies and many others
C o lle g e o f C o m m u n ic a tio n s
from the entertainment industry.
Dean - Rick Pullen, rpullen@fullerton.edu
Associate Dean - Fred Zandpour, fzandpour@fullerton.edu
Assistant Dean - Peggy Garcia Bockman, pbockman@fullerton.edu
Chair, Department of Communications - Anthony Fellow, afellow@fullerton.edu
Chair, Department of Radio-TV-Film - Ed Fink, efink@fullerton.edu
Chair, Department of Human Communication Studies - Kurt Kitselman, kkitselman@fullerton.edu
Newsletter Editors, Comm Week Edition - Melissa Price, melprice885@yahoo.com
Sarah Montecinos, sarahmontecinos@gmail.com