Public Relations Management students presented their strategic plans to its three "real world clients" on Thursday, May 8. The clients were: HindSait, a company that provides predictive analysis services; ToothPyck, an online oral care retailer; and Eye Candy, a company that manufactures and sells its own costume jewelry.

Demmy Calivas, a graduate student in the Public and Organizational Relations program, won the Top Graduate Student Paper award at the 18th Annual Conference of the New Jersey Communication Association, held on April 12 at Kean University.

The  Center is establishing a three-day Sports Business Academy this summer (Aug. 11-13) in partnership with Lunar Sports. The seminars are designed for high school and college students looking to gain insight into the business of professional sports. Guest speakers will include executives from the New York Giants, New York Yankees, HBO, Showtime and NJ.com. 

As part of the Montclair Film Festival, a showcase of the best of the student films produced at the BFA Filmmaking program was celebrated on May 2 with their own screening, "New Visions from MSU." The event was held at the Bellevue Theater in Montclair.

As part of SCM Sound Week, Academy Award winning sound engineer Chris Newman conducted a sound recording workshop for all SCM students on April 25. His film credits include "The Godfather," "Amadeus," "The Exorcist," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "The English Patient" among a host of others.