Alumni news

M.A. alum named Sally Casanova Scholar

Jennifer Chidester, a 2005 graduate of the School's master's program in mass communication and media studies, has been selected as a Sally Casanova Scholar in the California Pre-Doctoral Program for the 2007-07 academic year. Ms. Chidester, whose faculty sponsor is Dr. Diane Borden, interim director of the School of Communication , is one of 76 highly qualified students chosen to participate. The program is designed to support the doctoral aspirations of California State University students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages, who are interested in a university faculty career, and who are perceived to be the leaders of tomorrow. The Casanova scholars receive a stipend to participate in a summer research internship, visit doctoral-granting institutions, and travel to professional conferences during their pre-doctoral year.

Journalism alum gets top CBS post

Armen Keteyian, who graduated cum laude from San Diego State University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in journalism, has been named chief investigative correspondent for CBS News. Keteyian had been a special features reporter for CBS Sports and for HBO Sports, a correspondent for ABC News, and a reporter for Sports Illustrated. He began his career as a free-lancer for the San Diego Union-Tribune and San Diego Magazine, after spending two years at the Times-Advocate in Escondido . He is the recipient of eight Emmy Awards and in March 2005 received the SDSU Alumni Association's Monty Award for professional accomplishment.

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Friends of Journalism & Media Studies

Be part of the newsroom of the future

Take San Diego State University graduates with careers in journalism, public relations, and advertising, and join them into one organization.
Use the organization to help foster relationships among the different disciplines and unite veteran journalists and communications professionals with newcomers to their respective professions.
Use these relationships to create a network of resources and support for San Diego State University.

These objectives are the reason for the creation of the Friends of Journalism & Media Studies Chapter of the San Diego State University Alumni Association.

Our members come from print, broadcast, and online journalism, academia, public relations, and advertising in the public and private sector.

Our goals are ambitious: Creating under one roof an interdisciplinary environment where all sectors of the media world can interact in real-world conditions – the newsroom of the future, here and now at San Diego State University.

Print, online, broadcast, public relations, advertising, sales and management students would be able to learn and practice their professional skills.

But that’s not the end of our ambitions. Our Chapter wants to provide members as well as students with professional development programs that will help improve your skills and advance your careers.

Of course, we need your time, talent and money to make it happen. Please consider becoming an “SDSU Media Friend” today.

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