One year ago this past September, I met Dr. Deborah Larson practically in passing when she was in the throws of post-production for the Season 3 premiere of "Show-Me Chefs." This was long before I ever imagined I would GoMaroon within the next calendar year by joining the staff of the College of Arts and Letters, back when I was simply appeasing my mother by accompanying her to … [Read more...] about One, two, three, four: “Show-Me Chefs” returns once more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SMmb_sFAM Kevin Agee has always relied on his intuition to lead him in the right direction. In high school, he knew college was part of the plan — eventually, and he had confidence he'd know when it was time. So after graduating, he spent a couple of years working. "There were times when I'd go to bed feeling like maybe it was time for … [Read more...] about Kevin: the way home
Alumni from all eras of The Standard are invited to join in reunion activities throughout Homecoming this year. There will be opportunities to visit current College of Arts and Letters faculty, to tour the current Standard offices and to meet with other alumni and current students. Schedule Oct. 16 COAL Homecoming Alumni Reception 5:30 p.m. Meet fellow COAL alumni, … [Read more...] about The Standard alumni invited to Homecoming reunion
The department of media, journalism and film will be screening the 17th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival Sept. 27, from 6:30 to 10 p.m., at the Plaster Student Union Theater. The event offers the community a chance to join 100,000 viewers across the world to watch and vote on the festival’s 10 finalists, chosen from 589 short film entries across 47 countries. How does it … [Read more...] about Springfield moviegoers to vote on international films in Manhattan Short Film Festival
College of Arts and Letters alumnus Adam Egan recently accepted a position as an associate operator at ESPN Inc.’s studio location in Bristol, Connecticut. The spring 2014 media, journalism and film graduate was hired by the Walt Disney Company, who owns ESPN Inc., for a two-year program that will involve three 8-month rotations in various areas of training in the control room, … [Read more...] about Recent media production grad takes job at ESPN