September 2019 College News

Cindy Royal's chapter "Gender and Technology: Women's Usage, Creation and Perspectives" was published in the book Gender and Pop Culture: A Text- Reader . She presented her research "Redefning Doctoral Education: Preparing Future Faculty To Lead Emerging Media Curriculum" based on the PhDigital Bootcamp project at the World Journalism Education Council in Paris in July. [ 2 ] STUDENT ACCOLADES Cristela Jones , Nicole Bautista , and Deandra Gonzalez recently received journalism scholarships at the 2019 21st Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala, presented by the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists. [ 3] BOBCAT CONNECTIONS Daniella Carrera, a Journalism major with a double minor in Latina/o Studies and Sociology, was selected for the iSchool Inclusion Summer Institute at the University of Pittsburgh this past summer. Te month-long intensive now leads to a year-long research project with a student from the University of North Carolina and one from Bowie State University. During the fall, as part of the National Student Exchange Program, Daniella is taking courses at Queens College. Te time in New York allowed her to connect with Polo Sandoval (2007), a CNN Correspondent and 2018 Young Alumni Rising Star Alumni Award recipient. While touring the CNN facilities, Daniella met with a producer, a photojournalist, and received frst-hand career advice from Polo. College of Fine Arts and Communication | 15