Moody College of Communication Summer Newsletter

2015-2016

Welcome WelcomEwelcome welcome

Dear Incoming Moody Students, Welcome to the Moody College of Communication! I hope you are excited for your 4-year adventure around the 40 acres.

As you use this time to discover who you are, I hope you consider applying to Communication Council. As the official student voice and governing body of the Moody College of Communication, Communication Council welcomes students from all 6 Moody majors and all year levels, every semester.

Communication Council is one of 20 councils that form UT Senate of College Councils. The Senate of College Councils serves as the official voice of students in academic affairs by providing programming to promote academic excelling and fostering interaction between students and faculty.

I’d also like you to remember to use Communication Council as a resource in your tenure at UT. We serve you. Always feel free to come to us with your questions and concerns.

Hook ‘em!

Maya GarciaPresident of Communication Council

Features:About the College. . . . . . . 2 Student Organizations. . . . .3 #CommieLife. . . . . . . . . . 4Meet Exec & Chairs. . . . 5-8Majors. . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10Who We Are. . . . . . . 12-13

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COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATIONMoody College of

Three buildings make up the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center:CMA building: houses the departments of Com-munication Sciences & Disorders, Communication Studies, and Radio-TV-Film as well as state-of-the-art classrooms that range from a 200-seat auditorium seminar rooms that seat 15.CMB building: hosts college studio space, KUT Radio, and KLRU public television.HSM building: houses Texas Student Media, which includes the Daily Texan, KVRX Student Radio and KV-TV.

The Belo Center for New Media is the latest addition to the College of Communication providing classrooms, a 300 person auditorium, rooms for student organization, multi-media digital room, lounges, and a cafe. With the inaguartion of the Walter Cronkite Plaza, the college showcases the beautiful marriage between architecture and technology.

Learn Morevisit communication.utexas.edu for:

> Academic Advising> Course Syllabi> Degree Requirements> Faculty> Internships> Study Abroad

Your key to success as a UT Communication student will be your ability to combine your academics, jobs,internships, student organzations, and other extracurriculars to explore your career options and gain experience. Through Communication Career Services’ (CCS) advising services, career exploration programs, online resources, and recruiting events like job andinternship fairs, we help connect the dots between where are now and where you’ll be post graduation. CCS is not going to get you a job, but rather prepare you for one by helping you with your resume, connecting you with possible employers, and giving you networking and interview tips. Make sure to connect with CCS early on so you can be prepared for your bright future!

communication careerservices

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organizations

Journalism> Magazine Club (MAG)> The National Assoc. of Black Jour-nalists> Society of Professional Journalists> UT Hispanic Journalists

Public Relations> Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA)> Texas Tower PR

Radio Television Film> CAGE (Student Product Resource Center)> University Filmmaker Alliance> Women in Cinema

Advertising> Minutemen Creatives (MMC)> Texas Advertising Group (TAG)> Advertising Graduate Council (AGC)

CSD> National Student Speech-Lan-guage-Hearing Association (NSSLHA)> CSD Doctoral Students group

Comm Studies> UT Speech Team

Texas Student Media> Cactus Yearbook> KVRX Student Radio> Texas Student Television> Texas Travesty> The Daily Texan

General> Assoc. of Latinos in Communication> Assoc. of Women in Communication> Black Media Council> Texas Belles Event Planning Organi-zation

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#Commielifea day in the life of a commie

Big/Little week is a blast! Check out these awesome costumes.

Our boomball games versus Liberal Arts Council gets pretty

intense!

Commie wall art projects

Comm Council retreat bonding

Our awesome Longhorn Halloween display. 4

Executive boardExecutive boardMaya garciaPresident:

YEAR: SENIOR MAJOR: Political CommunicationsAs President, I lead the Executive team and our general meetings. I work hard to ensure that Communication Council is doing all we can to serve the Moody students and that our members have all they need to serve them. I also represent the Council at Senate, President and the college’s advisory council meetings.

Ryan dempseyVice Pres: YEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: Public RelationsI am the Vice President, and my main role is to manage and oversee all of the chairs and their activities. This means I am in charge of assigning everyone to their committees and the weekly meetings we have to make sure CHEX is doing their best for council. I will be working hard to make sure we achieve the high bar we have set for this year!

ELIZABETH GARCIAFinancial

YEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: CSDAs financial director, I help oversee Comm Council’s various budgets, and I oversee the expenditures of Comm Council through working closely with the CHEX team. I represent Comm Council at Senate meetings, and I collaborate with others.

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Executive boardExecutive boardKAT PRESSLER

YEAR: SENIOR MAJOR: Corporate CommunicationsAs Administrative Director, I keep track of everyone’s points for the semester and their attendance. I also make the agendas for each meeting, and make sure we cover everything necessary.

LAYLA WEHBEYEAR: SOPHOMORE MAJOR: Public RelationsI am the Internal Director, which means I am in charge of nurturing the family aspect of council. I plan all of our social events including the two end-of-semester parties, Commies in the fall and CommProm in the Spring. I also place all new commies in their families and work to make sure they each find their own special place within council.

Emma hughesExternal YEAR: SOPHOMORE MAJOR: Public RelationsMy role as External Director is to strengthen Communication Council’s relationships with Senate and the other councils at UT. I also plan social events within the community such as Lake Clean Up and events with other councils. With the help of our Service committee, I find opportunities for our members to give back on and off campus.

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chairsKristen Forburger Outreach:

YEAR: SENIOR MAJOR: Public RelationsMy job as Outreach Chair is to bring students and faculty in the Moody College of Communication together through fun events all year. In the past, Outreach has hosted events such as “Morning Munchies,” “Donuts with the Deans,” and “Meet the Professor Night.” The committee strives to create a happy and motivating atmosphere for the college.

Kirsten KumarMedia: YEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: JournalismThe Media Committee handles all social andmultimedia related content! This includes actively updating Comm Council’s website and various social media sites, as well as shooting photos and videos of various Council and Moody College events. We essentially work as the social and digital creative outlet for Council and for Moody.

shelby callawaySIAC: YEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: CSDThe Student Issues and Advisory Committee conducts a college climate survey and presents the results to the Deans, faculty and students of Moody College of Communication at Town Hall. Members of this committee serve as a liaison between the students and the faculty. SIAC plays a vital role in the success and improvement experience.

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BECCA BAPTISTAYEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: JournalismMy role as the New Commie Committee Chair is to facilitate a creative session in which the new commies will work together as a cohesive team to come up with a big, awe-some fundraising project for Comm Council. I’d also like to think that I’m the unofficial New Commie Momma.

casey brennanYEAR: SOPHOMORE MAJOR: Human Relations As Chair of the Service Committee, I work closely with our External Director and the Service Committee to find as many service opportunities as possible, whether they be On-Campus or throughout the Austin Community! We strive to help those around us in the best way possible.

Sophie kollajaSpecial YEAR: SENIOR MAJOR: AdvertisingI am in charge of organizing and executing events that Communication Council takes part in on campus and also works to promote a bond between Moody college and the rest of the campus as a whole.

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SARA LEONARDYEAR: SOPHOMORE MAJOR: Political CommI am the Career and Alumni Relations chair, and I plan a Lecture Series that creates a connection between Moody students and professionals based in Austin. In addition, I’m responsible for developing our alumni network and holding events that foster career skills for Moody students.

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Public relations interests me because it combines elements of several areas of study. There are many routes you can take, with some involving lots of writing and others requiring more hands-on efforts. I discovered how much I love event publicity through my experiences in Austin, and my public relations coursework has shown me that my prospective field is so much more than just press releases.

I chose my major of CSD with a focus on Speech Pathology because I believe everyone should have the ability to communicate. When I learned their was a major that specifically focused on giving others a voice, I thought, this is for me! Although challenging at times, I have loved all of my major’s classes and have really enjoyed learning about what my major entails of. CSD is an amazingly rewarding major.

I chose journalism because I wanted a field that I had been involved in since my early childhood. Writing, taking photos, and creating things have always been my interests and the journalism major lets me do all of that. This major at Moody really let’s you explore and I have loved all of my classes. I honestly feel I am growing not only as a Journalism major, but also as a student in general.

Adrian Schleicher, Public Relations

Katelynn Jolly, CSD

Hayden Pigott, Journalism

WHAT’S YOUR MAJOR?

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I chose advertising as my major because everything from marketing tactics and research to the creation of the actual advertisement itself fascinates me. I learn something new and valuable in every class broadening my scope on the advertising world. Along the way I decided to pursue a business foundations and Latino media studies certificate in order to be specialized in my field of interest..

I choose to be an RTF major entirely due to its broad nature. Being an RTF major can open your eyes up to many experiences in the entertainment industry! One important thing to re-member: not every RTF major has to be on sets or in production. There’s so many avenues to explore and cool stuff to get involved in, it’s defi-nitely a wonderful major for any and all creative types! RTF has so much to offer.

Kevin Vela, Radio Television Film

Jennifer Barrow, Advertising

Madeline Krebs, Corporate CommI choose corporate communications because I wanted the flexibility and diversity of classes you get with the communications studies program, but also have the focus on learning how communication works in organizations and businesses. I’ve learned a lot about how people interact interpersonally and organizational dynamics. It’s interesting to not only learn about human behavior but be able to apply the theoretical background to real life application and actions most people do subconsciously everyday.

I originally thought I was going to be a lawyer, so I was attracted to Political Communication Studies. As of now, I really want to do political consulting or some type of marketing! I wouldn’t change my experience at this college for anything, and I am reminded everyday of how lucky to be a Moody College of Communication student. Moody offers so many awesome outlets of Political Comm majors. The capitol is in our backyard!

Julia Kowalsky, Political Comm

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6exec membersPresident, VP, Financial Director, Admin Director, Internal & External Director

The Facts

2 meetings a week1 general meeting and 1 committee meeting. Attendance is a must to keep our council in top

75The number of wonderful

members in Comm Council this past semester.Our family is a big one!

members

That’s right! We are one big fam of crazy commies

who love the Moody College of Communication.

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Comm Council Rocks!

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The LingoAMSafter meeting socialWeekly hangout post meeting where commies gather for extra fun.

Blicawbig & little appreciation New members get a Big commie for the semester and they get a whole week to show their love through things like hangouts and costume contests!

COMMIEcouncil memberOur sweet nickname for our ever sweeter members. Fast, easy, and fun!

GDUBZgoodness & wellnessOur form shoutouts to other members at meetings. They’re a great way to spread love and appreciation.

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See you this Fall!

Website: commcouncil.utexas.org

Communication CouncilThe University of Texas at Austin300 W. Dean KeetonAustin, TX 78705

Special thanks to all involved with the production, creation, and distribution of this newsletter! Newsletter Chair/Editor: Caterina Nasr