Category Archives: Student Achievements

PR student wins 2018 Ad Club Scholarship

The Board of Trustees of Toledo Community Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce three recipients of the Advertising Club of Toledo / AAF Toledo Scholarship: Courteney Buchanan, Audra DeLaney and Ray Silvestri. Buchanan is a 2016 graduate of Woodmore High … Continue reading

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Shively named a Top 10 Outstanding Senior

The 2017-18 Top 10 Outstanding Seniors included Holly Shively, student manager of Falcon Media. The top 10 seniors embody the university motto: Belong. Stand Out. Go Far. Starting as a BG News reporter, Shively moved through the ranks working as … Continue reading

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Goodman journalism scholarship awarded

A current Bowling Green State University student and an incoming BGSU freshman have been named winners of the Terry Goodman Memorial Journalism Scholarship at the university. The awards are intended for students who work at the campus newspaper, The BG … Continue reading

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PR student’s ‘study away’ semester takes her out to sea

Read about PR student Audra Delaney’s first weeks in Mystic, Connecticut, where she is taking a semester away from BG to broaden her skills. Click here to read the full story.

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Hurrell wins Collins Scholarship

Collins scholarship winner, Leslie Hurrell, junior public relations major. Award presented by Richard A. Maxwell, 1970 graduate of the department, and retired director of broadcasting for the NFL.

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2016 Journalism and Public Relations Awards

The Department of Journalism and Public Relations held its annual awards ceremony April 8, 2016, in the Bowen Thompson Student Union. It was an opportunity to honor outstanding current students as well as successful alumni. Also receiving awards but unable … Continue reading

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PR students rally against heroin

Students from the senior capstone public relations campaigns class in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations participated in a rally against heroin sponsored by Team Recovery.  The rally took place on Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Zepf Center in … Continue reading

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Ohio Pulitzer website created to honor winners in the last century

A team of students and three faculty members from the department of journalism and public relations created a website honoring Ohio Pulitzer Prize winners as part of an initiative conceived by the Ohio Newspaper Association in conjunction with the centennial celebration of … Continue reading

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Toledo Press Club Awards

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Multimedia projects conclude academic career for broadcast and multiplatform students

Students in broadcast sequence capstone class, J4300, and the multiplatform sequence capstone class, J4200, worked together in teams to develop a multimedia project. Starting in early March, each team chose a topic  then members conducted interviews, wrote stories, shot pictures, … Continue reading

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BGSU Journalists Cover ONA Convention

A group of seven BGSU journalism students ran the Student News Bureau at the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA) annual convention in February. The convention, held every year in Columbus, brings together newspaper executives, editors and reporters from around the state. … Continue reading

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The BG News Wins Big at Ohio Newspaper Convention

The BG News won three first prizes in the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Collegiate Competition, Division A, for sports coverage, headlines and photography. The awards were announced this week at the Ohio Newspaper Association’s annual convention in Columbus. The winners for … Continue reading

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Senior’s opinion piece featured in industry journal

Editor and Publisher, the authoritative journal on the newspaper industry, invited senior Will Channell to answer the question “Does the FAA’s ban on drone journalism violate the First Amendment?” Channell, a multi-platform journalism major, was completing his summer internship at … Continue reading

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Graduation 2014

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Check out Corey Krupa’s Summer Experience

Click on the photo to read about Corey Krupa’s summer experience as an intern at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 

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‘Falcon Moment’ video features several journalism graduates

Check out the university’s video from graduation. Falcon Moment video features several journalism graduates.  

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2014 Kappa Tau Alpha Inductees

Kappa Tau Alpha is the seventh oldest college honor society. It recognizes academic excellence in journalism and mass communication.  Membership is earned by excellence in academic work at a university with a KTA chapter. Members must rank in the top … Continue reading

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2014 Sequence Winners

Broadcast Hannah Hilyard Print-Multiplatform Alex Alusheff Public Relations Kelsey Rentner

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2014 Scholarship Winners

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS F. Dennis Hale Memorial Scholarship Katie Logsdon Journalism Advisory Board Scholarship Anne Furia Del Hilyard Book Award Megan Gallagher Robert F. Collins Sports Media Scholarship Eric Honisko John H. Walker Journalism Scholarship Seth Weber and Kristen Tomins Gerald … Continue reading

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Graduating PR major shares her experience doing business entrepreneurship project

by Caitlin Flack They always say that if you want to be successful you have to be willing to give up sleep. Well, let’s just say I have not slept in weeks and don’t plan on sleeping anytime soon, because, … Continue reading

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