2nd Annual Lambda Pi Eta Academic Paper Competition

It's time for the 2nd Annual Lambda Pi Eta Academic Paper Competition.  If you have written a paper or created a project related to communications in calendar year 2008, please consider submitting it for this school-wide academic competition.  We will be accepting past and present work. 

A panel of Park professors will judge all entries, select three top submissions and provide feedback.  The three winners will be recognized at a ceremony in March and at LPE's annual induction ceremony in April.  The top submissions also will receive a monetary award.

If you are interested, please email lambdapieta@ithaca.edu and submit your work as an electronic attachment.  You must include:

1.  Cover page with your name and title of project

2.  100 word abstract

3.  Paper or project, not to exceed 30 pages, including all citations and tables

Entry deadline is January 30, 2009

Park School Media and Organization Rush Nights:

ICTV

Wednesday, January 21, 7:00pm

Emerson Suites

WICB/VIC

Thursday, January 22, 7:00pm

Park Auditorium

The Ithacan

Thursday, January 22, 8:00pm

Park Auditorium

End-of-Semester Screenings

Thursday, December 11

Doc Research

7:30pm, Park Auditorium

Friday, December 12

Video Workshop (& Animation)

7-11:00pm, Park Auditorium

Saturday, December 13

Intermediate Field Production

12-2:30pm, Park Auditorium

Non-Fiction Production

2:30-4:00pm, Park Auditorium

Academy-Award Nominated Filmmaker Frederick Marx to speak December 4

Thursday night, December 4 at 7:30pm Fred Marx, one of the co-creators behind the award-winning "Hoop Dreams," will be on campus to screen a rough cut of his new film, "17 Paths to Enlightenment," a chronicle of the struggles faced by young Tibetan children who make it their mission to spread awareness of their country's plight.  As a bonus, he will answer any and all questions you may have about the film, the filmmaking process and his amazing and prolific career.  This is an amazing opportunity to speak with an acclaimed, seasonal professional, and to get a glimpse of the filmmaking process in motion.  The event begins at 7:30pm in the Park Auditorium.

Producer of SAW films coming Friday, August 29

Dan Heffner '78

Producer of Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and the upcoming Saw V

Friday, August 29

Park Auditorium, 4:00pm

Come see clips from the upcoming Saw V movie and learn about Dan Heffner's career, how to get into the entertainment industry, and more.

Rush Nights-Get Involved

Park School Media and Organization Rush Nights:

ICTV Recruitment Night

Wednesday, August 27

Emerson Suites, 7:00pm

WICB/VIC (Radio Station) Recruitment Night

Thursday, August 28

Park Auditorium, 7:00pm

The Ithacan Recruitment Night

Thursday, August 28

Park Auditorium, 8:00pm

Buzzsaw

Wednesday, September 3

Taughannock Falls Meeting Room, 8-10pm

Park Productions Recruitment Days

Thursday, September 4 and Tuesday, Septemer 9

Park 266

Noon

Mini Course to be offered titled Radio Sales and Marketing

Susan Johnston, General Manager of the Cayuga Radio Group, will be offering a mini course titled Radio Sales and Marketing April 18, 19, & 20. Students will learn "everything they wanted to know but were afraid to ask" about the business of radio, from understanding the needs of the client to creating a media plan, proposal and creative presentation; students will also learn strategies that help local advertisers "ring their cash registers." The mini course is open to Park juniors, seniors and students working at WICB and VIC. Space is limited.

Long-Time TV-R Professor, Howard Cogan, Passes Away at age 78

Howard Cogan passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2008 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.  He taught advertising in the Television-Radio Department for 17 years.  His full obituary can be found at: http://www.legacy.com/theithacajournal/obituaries.asp?page=lifestory&personald=103707771

Howard touched the lives of many students and will be missed by all.

Rush Nights for Park Organizations
ICTV
Wednesday, Jan. 23
7 p.m. Emerson Suites

WICB and VIC
Thursday, Jan. 24
7 p.m. Park Auditorium

The Ithacan
Thursday, Jan. 24
8 p.m. Park Auditorium

American Advertising Federation (AAF)
Wednesday, Jan. 30
7 p.m. Park 220

Buzzsaw
Wednesday, Jan. 30
8 p.m. Taughannock Falls Meeting Room

iMPrint
Thursday, Jan. 31
7 p.m. Park 220

Celebrate Student Work: End-of-Semester Screenings
Documentary Research Screening
Thursday, December 13, 7 p.m. Park Auditorium

Video Workshop Screening
Friday, December 14, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Park Auditorium

Non-Fiction & Advanced Film Screening
Friday, December 14, 9 p.m.-Midnight Park Auditorium

Intermediate Field Production Screening
Saturday, December 15, noon-3 p.m. Park Auditorium

Experimental Film Screening
Saturday, December 15 at 3-6 p.m. Park Auditorium

Thesis Screening
Saturday, December 15, 6 p.m.-midnight Park Auditorium

Animation Screening
Sunday, December 16, 1:30-3 p.m. Park Auditorium

Cinema Production II Screening
Sunday, December 16, 3-6 p.m. Park Auditorium

Fiction Film Screening
Sunday, December 16, 6-10 p.m. Park Auditorium