Alumni – School of Communication

The Presidential Scholars and the Dean’s List

Brenda Herring — Fri, 13 May 2022 16:06:19 +0000

Spring 2022

Fall 2021

The 2022 Spring Presidential Scholars List

The 2022 Spring Dean’s List

2nd Annual Quoined Corner: CAHSS Student Research and Creative Activity Conference

Brenda Herring — Fri, 13 May 2022 15:00:26 +0000

Two of our Public Relations students received recognition at the CAHSS Student Research and Creative Activity Conference!

Raven Nobles made finalist for UCA’s Most Outstanding Student Award.

Riley Neil presented her honors thesis research on public relations strategies for local foster care nonprofits.

UCA Debate and Forensics Placed at 2022 IPDA Competition

Brenda Herring — Fri, 13 May 2022 13:50:55 +0000

UCA Debate and Forensics competed at the 2022 International Public Debate Association National Championship and brought home some wins.

Jayce Burney won 1st place in the Professional Division, 6th place Professional Speaker Award, and 4th place speaker in the Team IPDA Division.

Aurora King won 6th place Speaker in the Division and received recognition as a Tournament Octafinalist.

Adam Cox won 2nd place Speaker in the Division and received Tournament Quarterfinalist.

C. J. Parrish won 3rd place IPDA Speaker Award as well as Varsity Division Octafinalist.

The International Public Debate Association is an interscholastic debate association with competitive programs ranging from California to Florida and from Texas to Michigan. Their mission is to provide an opportunity for individuals to develop their advocacy skills in a forum that promotes appropriate and effective communication.

The team is coached by Associate Professor of Business Law and Director of Forensics Anthony McMullen.

Arkansas College Media Association 2022 Awards

Brenda Herring — Thu, 12 May 2022 20:33:34 +0000

The Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA) named as College Newspaper of the Year and Addison Freeman won Reporter of the Year.

also won Television Outlet of the Year by the ACMA.

Students from News6 won the following awards:

Interpretative and Investigative Reporting Award
- 1st place: Trevor Cook
- 2nd place: Chase Mauk

News Reporting Award
- 1st place: Ladell Tyler
- 3rd place: Berris Teague

Sports Feature Award
- 2nd place: Thomas Gillette
- 3rd place: Brett Walker
- Honorable Mention: Brett Walker

Weather Award
- 2nd place: Anthony Reiter, Trevor Cook, and Collin Gallimore

ACMA is composed of student media outlets at public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities in Arkansas.

PR Alum Robert Rochell Wins Super Bowl

Brenda Herring — Thu, 12 May 2022 19:49:31 +0000

and his team, the , won the 2022 Super Bowl!

, a fall 2020 UCA Public Relations graduate, joined the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 after graduating a year early to prepare for the draft process.

was an at UCA, and one of three Bears to ever be selected for the .

Watch Rochell .
Rochell’s story is both tragic and inspiring. Check out this .

PR alum Robert Rochell drafted into NFL

Tue, 11 May 2021 14:25:22 +0000

, a fall 2020 public relations graduate, became the highest drafted player in , going in the fourth round of the NFL Draft to the .

Robert Rochell plays the role of a public relations spokesperson during a class assignment in spring 2019.

was an at UCA, and one of three Bears to ever be selected for the . He completed his PR degree requirements a year early to prepare for the draft process.

Watch Rochell .
Rochell’s story is both tragic and inspiring. Check out this .

Echo editor-in-chief elected to SPJ Arkansas Pro Chapter board

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:34:56 +0000

Ronak Patel, editor-in-chief of The Echo, UCA’s student newspaper, was elected to the board of directors of the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists during the organization’s annual membership meeting in July.

Ronak Patel

Also during the meeting, Lauren McCabe, a recent UCA graduate and former Echo editor, was elected secretary, and Rob Moritz, Lecturer I in the journalism department, was also re-elected treasurer.

Patel, an English major and journalism minor, has previously worked as photo editor, online editor, social media editor and associate editor for The Echo. McCabe, who recently received a B.A. in English, was editor-in-chief of The Echo in the fall of 2019.

The Arkansas Pro Chapter is an affiliate of the national Society of Professional Journalists, whose mission statement states that it is “dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty.”

A UCA campus of SPJ was recently created and about 15 students are members. For more information about joining the campus chapter email Rob Moritz at rmoritz@uca.edu.

–Rob Moritz