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Department of Theatre and Media Arts Announces 2021 Outstanding Media Arts Student Awards
TMA students shine bright by being presented with multiple awards by faculty
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Two College Anchors Find Their Way to the Same Anchor Desk 12 Years Later
From college to KUTV 2News, these two journalists have come up together through their careers of broadcast journalism
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Multiple BEA Awards for Journalism Students
BYU students continue to show their media brilliance in the 2021 season of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) awards by bringing home multiple awards. Congratulations to these students on their hard work and well-deserved recognitions. Television Short Feature Reporting2nd Place: Joseph Carson; “The Chosen”Television Hard News Reporting1st Place (tie): Joseph Carson; “Corona Water Treatment Plan”3rd Place: Sariah Farmer; “Super Tuesday”Television News Anchor3rd Place: Joseph Carson; 2020 News Anchor Reel – Joseph CarsonAward of Excellence: Blake O’Rullian; 2020 Sportsline Anchor Reel – Blake O’RullianTelevision Weathercaster1st Place: Danielle Hallows; 2020 Weather Reel – Danielle HallowsTV News Magazine3rd Place: Joseph Carson, Emma Benson, Karani Namunyu and Halston Robinson; “Adjusting to COVID-19 Documentary”
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Design Alum Claire Forste Talks Life and Education in Harlem
BYU grad Claire Forste hopes to change the art education curriculum by showcasing the art created and curated in the diverse neighborhood of Harlem, New York
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Summer Dance Camp Succeeds Post COVID
After a year hiatus, BYU Dance Camps came back in full swing to learn new steps and benefit students of all ages
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Lifelong Learning: BYU Comms Alum Rebecca Irvine Reflects on Her Education and Career
Irvine looks fondly back on her years at BYU and notes how they prepared her for her current career as a professor and author
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Music Professor’s Group CAN–AM Trio Wins Grant From Canada Council for the Arts
Professor Giovannetti and her oboe and English horn group are honored for recognition from the Canada Council of the Arts
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Stroll Through Paris at the MOA with "L'Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters"
Take a walk back in time to turn-of-the-century France with this new MOA exhibi
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College Shares 2020 Diversity Activities
In Spring of 2020, the College of Fine Arts and Communications branded the CFAC Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The DIA initiative strives to foster and support both learning and working environments that promote diversity, inclusion and accessibility. While the 2020-2021 school year presented plenty of new challenges to students and faculty, the college rose to the occasion while furthering its DIA goals with several ongoing initiatives: guest speakers, theatre productions and recognition of the accomplishments of diverse students and faculty.
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The College of Fine Arts and Communications Welcomes New Faculty and Staff
The college welcomes 13 new faculty and three full-time staff for the 2021–2022 academic year
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Faculty From the CFAC Recognized for Exceptional Work at University Conference
Five faculty members won prestigious awards at the Annual University Conference; three faculty members were recognized during the college meeting
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Arts & Comms: Behind the Cameras
BYU CFAC alumni reflect on their return to campus for the Arts & Comms videos
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Bringing the Savior’s Appearance in the Ancient Americas to Life in the Book of Mormon Videos
SPRINGVILLE, Utah — “This is the central part of the Book of Mormon — the appearance of the Savior,” Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. said, as the film crew was preparing for a day of working on the Book of Mormon Videos on Monday, July 26. “This is a really important season of filming.”
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Friday Night Footlights: How Theater Bonds a Colorado Town
Silver mining may have disappeared, but Creede Repertory Theater has been an economic and cultural boon to its community for 50 years CREEDE, Colo. —
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90-Year-Old Woman Makes Headlines as Oldest Graduate in BYU History
Fairview, Utah native Oneita Sumsion made history in June 2020 as BYU’s oldest-ever graduate when she received her Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the School of Communications at 90 years old. According to the Daily Herald, the previous record for the oldest graduate in BYU history was held by Fred Paulson Jr., at age 80 in 2018.
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Give Children a Musical Experience with the Young Musicians Academy
The YMA is excited to offer both virtual and in-person sessions for tots ages 2–6
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Singing Through a Pandemic: New BYU Combined Choirs Album Promotes Faith and Hope
The album will include songs performed by the BYU Singers, Men’s Chorus, Concert Choir and Women’s Chorus
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New Joseph Smith Musical is a Testimony Through Song and Dance
New York already has its eyes on new faith-based musical about the first leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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