Pie an ASA

This Week at ISU

Produced by: Laquita Pickett

The Road to Tandem

Jacoby Waldron, Melissa Turpin, and Melissa Crash.

Professional Bytes: Molly Cummings

Hi, I'm Molly Cummings! I was a cyber journalist in Sycamore Video for two years. I now work as a News Producer at NBC-2 and WAWV in Terre Haute. I produce two nightly newscasts. Those are NBC-2 News At 11 and WAWV News First At Ten. Basically, while I take on many tasks throughout the work day, the main things I do are decide what is included in my newscasts and time the shows.

 It's my job to decide what stories will air during my newscasts and decide for each story if there will be video, sound, graphics, full screens, and how long each story should be. I also help brainstorm for ideas at the beginning of each day and must be on the look out for any new stories that may develop throughout the night. During the shows, I join the production crew in making sure the stories air as planned. Also during the newscasts, it's my job to "time" the show. This means I have to make sure we hit things like live-shots on time and make sure that the show ends on time. To do this, I may have to add or drop things from the show as needed. Sometimes during the day, I may also take on other duties if need be, such as writing stories and editing video

 Professional tip: A tip I have for people entering a variety of fields, especially the field of television news, is to try to get experience in many different areas. I think it's good when you can bring extra skills to the table, even if they aren't part of your everyday job. This shows that you can help out if extra help is needed, which is something that the people you work with will most likely really appreciate. It's also important to get experience in other areas because if you can understand how other jobs work in your workplace, you can better work as a team. I think being able to work in a team is very important, regardless of what career you pursue.

Sycamore Profile: Sofya Lifanova

Sofya Lifanova is a graduate student at Indiana State University majoring in Physical Education (Coaching). Her undergraduate degree was Communication with an Electronic Media concentration and a German minor. Sofya hopes to get into coaching tennis and also editing and production after graduation. In her free time Sofya enjoys shopping, watching movies and stand-up comedians. Sofys also enjoys exploring different cultures and is currently a vice-president of the International Student Organization at ISU.

This Week at ISU

Produced by: Laquita Pickett

This Week at ISU

Produced by: Laquita Pickett

This Week at ISU

Produced by: Laquita Pickett

2 Mile Food Pile

By Ryan Delaney and Jake Embrey

Campus Question: Spring Break

By Ryan Delaney and Jake Embrey

Professional Bytes: Caitlin Spaulding

Howdy from Nashville! I'm Caitlin Spaulding. Many of you may remember me from my work at Sycamore Video.  After graduating from ISU, I landed a position working as a Post-Production Assistant/Coordinator at CMT (Country Music Television) in Nashville, Tennessee.  This basically means I am the liaison between CMT Post and the producers, editors, and other clients. 

My job is to handle the requests for encoding, duplication, digitizing, closed captioning, and other client services as well as handle any problems that may arise.   I am also in charge of purchasing tape stock and other office supplies that are needed for the department and reconciling our MasterCard every month. I pretty much try to help the department run as smoothly as possible.

Professional Tip:

As I am gaining experience in the professional field, I am learning that you need to be flexible.  There have been many times when people have expressed how much they appreciate me being flexible and working with them to make things happen.  Whether it be flexible with work hours, taking a half day instead of a full day off, or rearranging your schedule so that something that came in last minute can get done, it shows that you are willing to do what it takes to get the job done and employers respect that.

This Week at ISU

Produced by Laquita Pickett

Authors and Artists

            

            Wednesday February 22^nd, ISU students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Cunningham Memorial Library for the 27^th annual Authors and Artists Program. The event honored 20 faculty and emeriti who created art work or published in 2011. Faculty and emeriti were honored in several departments including Philosophy, Art, and Earth and Environmental Systems. The event also honored this year’s winners of the Library’s Bakerman Research Award with Anna Thames as the graduate recipient, and Kendra Mang as the undergraduate recipient. Dr. Brad Balch, Dean of the Bayh College of Education, was the featured keynote speaker.

Photos By: Matthew Litrenta

This Week at ISU

Produced by: Laquita Pickett

Campus Question: Favorite Superhero

Video by: Ryan Delaney
Edited by: Jake Embrey

Greek Beat: Alpha Sigma Alpha's Polar Plunge

Video by: Jacoby Waldron, Melissa Crash, and Melissa Turpin

Sycamore Hoopla Window Painting Contest

On Thursday February 9^th, ISU students gathered at the Hulman Center to participate in the 6th annual Sycamore Hoopla window painting contest. The event was sponsored by the Indiana State Union Board. Students were divided in to four groups: resident halls, athletics, student organizations, and departments, with a winner selected in each group. This year’s event had 46 different groups participating.   

Photos Courtesy of: Matthew Litrenta

This Week at ISU

Produced by: Laquita Pickett