|
|
|
First strength
|
Second strength
|
Third strength
|
Exposure to many different areas of journalism
|
Thorough education in my specific major-- Public relations
|
Rigor of course work
|
News writing
|
Networking
|
Internship experience
|
WMUL-FM
|
Chuck Bailey
|
Dan Hollis
|
|
Excellent instructors
|
Alumni within the profession who help other alumni
|
Faculty/Staff that has worked in the industry
|
Learning how to write print stories for all majors
|
Most up-to-date technology
|
The faculty was knowledgeable, caring, and passionate about their work. I felt comfortable and welcome there.
|
I felt that the mass media program was well structured
|
Technology was embraced, and it was possible to use it whenever we wished.
|
Hands-on experiences
|
Small class size
|
Student-run media
|
Nationally know program
|
Great Professors and Staff
|
Hands on experience though laboratory newspaper and internship program.
|
Campaign projects
|
Graphic design training
|
Hands on
|
Real world preparation
|
networking
|
multi discipline experience
|
Bos Johnson and the rest of the faculty.
|
Internship Program
|
Story-telling opportunities on public tv.
|
Hands-on education
|
Caring and accessible professors
|
Connections to local media outlets
|
Dan Hollis
|
The rest of the faculty
|
The use of technology
|
Rigorous coursework
|
Faculty
|
Student media
|
The professors there were across-the-board outstanding.
|
Its small size, which allows for personal relationships and one-on-one attention from professors.
|
The SOJMC “plays up” It's a small school that has a solid reputation. I worked with and competed against students from schools such as Northwestern and never felt like I was less prepared or at a disadvantage.
|
Integrity you have for the history and craft of journalism and advertising.
|
A rock solid and unwavering approach to fundamentals. In whatever field you choose, prioritizing and executing perfect fundamentals is a huge part of your success.
|
THE STAFF. The dedicated, passionate, dynamic and downright tireless staff that is SOJMC. I've very rarely met such people in my professional life.
|
I got a variety of experience in SOJMC that I feel comfortable applying for jobs not exactly in my field.
|
Post-graduation relationships with professors have continued and I would never doubt using one for a professional reference.
|
Skills being taught
|
Small classes
|
Professors who get to know you and care
|
Tough Standards
|
First strength
|
Second strength
|
Third strength
|
Size - It is small enough to make the students believe they are more than just a number.
|
Faculty - Dan Hollis remains the best professor I have been associated with.
|
Writing - The emphasis on a quality written work product prepared me for my current job and law school.
|
Writing
|
Research
|
|
Passionate faculty
|
Small class sizes
|
|
Helpful, knowledgeable faculty.
|
Competition--a chance to compare your work with other students regionally and nationally.
|
Analytical thinking
|
Great faculty
|
Excellent program sequence
|
Excellent equipment
|
Small class size and the ability to work one on one with the professors
|
Strong emphasis on small group work and practical assignments
|
The professors themselves and the real world knowledge they possess
|
The internship requirement
|
Dedicated faculty
|
Student body involvement
|
Hands-on training for future media professionals.
|
Class size
|
Professor interaction/availability
|
great courses with updated skills
|
great professionals with fully support for students
|
updated technology and software
|
Regional name recognition and respect
|
Approachable professors who value teaching
|
Value of a J-school degree, practically--grads appreciate deadlines, time constraints, succinctness, etc.
|
Professors
|
Hands-on work producing The Parthenon
|
|
Newspaper production
|
Technology
|
Photography
|
The ability for students to actually DO things. BY that I mean print, video and radio options to work for student publications.
|
The professors.
|
Technology - such as the Mac lab.
|
WMUL
|
Locations to television stations in Huntington
|
Faculty
|
The campaigns classes and internship experiences required.
|
The staff, I know personally that the amazing staff is what made me love journalism and mass communications even more than I knew possible. They were also highly invested in each students progress and future. I have yet to find another graduate from another school who feels that way about their professors.
|
The class size is really nice. Big enough that you get some diversity but small enough that your voice is heard and that you get one on one attention.
|
First strength
|
Second strength
|
Third strength
|
Hands on approach
|
Real world experience
|
Active student professional organizations
|
The focus on quality work translated well to real-world application.
|
It fostered a sense of family among a number of the students, and I still stay in contact with friends I made during my time in the J-School.
|
The quality of professors is deceptively high. I had professors at the J-School whose knowledge about, and passion for, their field put many of my law professors (at “Tier” university) to shame.
|
Editing
|
Story generation
|
Design
|
The faculty
|
Variety of majors
|
Family atmosphere
|
Preparation for working in the media
|
Hands-on experience in a variety of media-related work
|
Online exposure
|
Small class size, which makes for individualized attention with professors who know you by name, and will not hesitate to call you out by name when you haven't lived up to what they know you can be
|
SOJMC fostered a truly collaborative environment, with all the classes and labs in the same hallway, we weren't just classmates we were each other's biggest fans and would spend hours in the labs together helping each other master InDesign or reword our opening paragraph for the 8th, 9th, or 16th time.
|
Emphasis on writing...my best friend from back home was attending WVU studying PR just like me. But, they emphasized event planning (my least favorite aspect of PR). I would've hated it there! She learned how to write press releases, but never had to write for a newspaper with deadlines, controversial topics for stories, hunting down sources, and the pressure of not being scooped. We had two very different experiences.
|
Setting high standards for student work that only help when seeking post graduation employment
|
Requiring an internship
|
Encouraging real-world experiences, such as reporting for The Parthenon, rather than strict assigned reading or bookwork
|
Research skills
|
Projects prepared me for real world projects
|
Work ethic. There were no easy classes in the J School. It taught me to work hard.
|
While it has been a while since I was in school, the biggest strength I found was the ability to stretch creatively. I was very well rounded in all mass media.
|
|
|
Internships
|
Parthenon
|
hands on experience
|
Hands-On Experience
|
Research
|
|
|
|
|
Professors
|
Content
|
Internships
|
The technology. iMacs, latest software, etc.
|
The professors: Dr. Hapney, Professor Johnson, Dr. Bailey.
|
Opportunities for participation: The Parthenon, WMUL, MU Report.
|
The demand for excellence
|
|
|
First strength
|
Second strength
|
Third strength
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Writing
|
Responsibility
|
Photoshop
|
Even though I did not work at WMUL myself, I have enough experience with it and those students to know that the opportunities it offers aspiring broadcasters – especially in the area of sports – are outstanding
|
My undergraduate degree had given me a strong technical background of learning how to use equipment etc. My graduate studies at Marshall gave ma much stronger historical perspective and theoretical background to round out my knowledge and experience.
|
My undergraduate degree and professional aspirations were in broadcasting, but I made sure in my graduate studies to round out my skills by adding graphic design and print-related skills, and those have proven beneficial over the years.
|
Requiring internships
|
The staff
|
On campus media experience (Parthenon, WMUL, etc.)
|
Hands on applications, WMUL especially
|
Knowledgeable teaching staff
|
Variety of courses available
|
The faculty.
|
The student media and the school’s dedications to those programs.
|
A network of alumni who help graduates when possible. I have hired Marshall grads when I can.
|
The instructors. Dr. Bailey and Professor Hollis in particular prepared me for this line of work.
|
Hands-on teaching. We didn’t talk about everything in journalism, we did most everything there is to do in journalism. The hands-on opportunities were impossible to replace.
|
The working environment within the school of journalism is much like that of a newsroom. Eccentric personalities from all walks of life with many different interests but a shared enjoyment of story-telling and its various artforms. Some of my best friends were fellow J-Schoolers. We worked many hours together, much like the workplace.
|
Professors
|
Chance to gain real work experience
|
Intermixing of all majors and broad variety of classes offered.
|
Internships
|
Great professors
|
Professional organizations
|
Ability to have real world experience
|
Ability to speak the jargon intelligently
|
Ability to relate to others and think for myself
|
Parthenon
|
WMUL
|
Faculty
|
Availability of student media
|
Well-rounded curriculum
|
Connection between students and professors
|
Qualified instructors
|
|
|
Dan Hollis
|
Dan Hollis
|
Dan Hollis
|
Required internships
|
Hands-on, practical
|
Quality time with professors
|
Personal relationship with professors in my major
|
Variety of classes offered
|
Hands-on experience in many classes
|
Hands-on exposure to multiple forms of media
|
Strong focus on grammar and the written and spoken word
|
|
First weakness
|
Second weakness
|
Third weakness
|
We were put into silos (print, radio, broadcast, pr) and media is not that way anymore and was moving from that rapidly.
|
Nothing concerning social media was offered.
|
Only a couple of internet classes were offered and only to “online” majors.
|
Portfolio is largely built in Junior and during Senior year, making early Internship apps difficult.
|
Program pre-requisite structure is a bit too rigid in early semesters
|
Generally Ad majors take Ad professors, PR majors take PR professors, etc. Beyond Media Literacy and Info Gathering, you hardly ever get exposure to varied professor knowledge/experience, which is a J-School strength.
|
not enough funding by university
|
lack of contributions by graduates
|
response to changing and declining industry
|
Scheduling. I often found it hard to get into classes I needed or I found they were not offered enough. The class sizes are not equal to the student sizes
|
Grading scale. I get it, having a higher level to get an “A” makes us work harder. However, I find it to be ridiculous since no one else in the University uses it.
|
Freshmen involvement. It took me until halfway through my sophomore year to find out all the wonderful things the school has to offer outside of the classroom, such as WMUL or the Parthenon. I think it is important to try to get students involved at a younger age.
|
Editing
|
Digital communications/ social media
|
|
No photo journalism program. I still think this is relevant - 20+ years later.
|
Opportunities for continuing education for alums (or if there is - letting us know about it). Online preferably.
|
|
Not even integrated skills
|
Multimedia
|
Digital
|
