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Vol. 2, Issue 1  
October 2011   
SC&I in the Media
The work of students in the Rutgers 9/11 Project, taught by Ron Miskoff and Elizabeth Fuerst from Journalism and Media Studies, was featured prominently on CNN.com the day before the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Watch the student-produced documentary here.

 

Matthew Weber, a new assistant professor of communication, discusses Facebook users' anger at recent changes to the social networking site in the Asbury Park Press.

 

 David Greenberg details the history of political sex scandals, and the role of the media during those periods, in the October issue of The Atlantic

 

Montague Kern tells the Star-Ledger that the young people of Occupy Wall Street learned how to organize in part from President Obama's election campaign.

 

Todd Wolfson produced a documentary airing on PBS' Tavis Smiley Show this week about the poverty facing a majority of Americans. Watch the series here.

  

Keep in touch
Let us know what you think of this newsletter, and submit ideas for stories. Simply write to ashanti@rutgers.edu.

If you are an alum, write to Jennifer Owen (jenn.owen@rutgers.edu) with your current name, address, job title, employer, phone, and email so that we can keep you updated in more ways than one.
 
Scholarship Reception 
More than $450,000 in scholarships for SC&I students Nearly 100 scholarship winners and the donors who provided tuition assistance for them were recognized at the annual scholarship reception, the largest event since its inception in 2009.
 
Questions and Answers 
Enhancing the virtual library experience A $250,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund work making live chat, instant messaging, and other communications a more effective and efficient part of virtual reference services in libraries.  
 
Laurie Lewis, associate professor of communication 
Organizational change communication in focus Associate Professor of Communication Laurie Lewis helps managers and executives navigate planned and unplanned changed in their companies. Her new book will influence this growing field of scholarship.
 
 
Dean Schement named to FCC Diversity Committee The SC&I dean will help make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission regarding policies and practices that will enhance the ability of women and minorities to participate in telecommunications and related industries.

Yahoo! award supports development of online collaboration tool Chirag Shah's Coagmento seeks to optimize collaborative activities whether planning a family vacation, working on a scholarly article, organizing a wedding or making the right hire.  
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