Newhouse announces Fall 2020 Dean’s List

The following undergraduate students enrolled in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications were among those named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List in Fall 2020, students must have completed a minimum of 12 graded credit hours and earned at least a 3.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Students: Please contact the Undergraduate Advising Office at nhadvise@syr.edu with questions about your current Dean’s List status.

Aamoth, Bridget Elizabeth

Aaron, Rachel G

Aaronson, Samantha E

Abaya, Karen M

Abdo, Christian James

Abkemeier, Kathryn Virginia

Adams, Christine Karr

Adams, Megan

Adams, Neil David

Adele, Chilekasi C

Adler, Adam Jacob

Adler, Talia

Ahern, Madison K

Ahuja, Mira

Akyurek, Selin

Alandt, Anthony

Albert, Amanda Nicole

Alfano, Benjamin

Alibrandi, Payton

Allison, Olivia J

Allsopp, Caitlin

Aloia, George Anthony

Ames, Madeline Eve

Angier, Jennifer Sharon

Angioletti, Mia Elisabeth

Aponte, Nicole

Appello, Christopher J

Applebaum, Nathaniel A

Aprill, Megan Kathleen

Aramboles, Nicole

Arifi, Fjolla

Arnold-Golden, Seth H

Aronson, Julia B

Aronson, Toby

Asch, Grace

Attinger, Evan W

Bailey, Anthony Christopher

Bailey, Caroline

Bainbridge, Carter

Baird, Emily Jean

Baker, Danielle N

Baker, Ryan L

Baker, Thomas Gregory

Balara, Rebecca A

Ball, Vincent J

Bambini, Cole A

Bantle, Kate P

Bard, Sophie Lauren

Barmore-Pooley, Wyatt Jameson

Baron, Sophie A

Barrett, Kaylee Lillian

Barrist, Kenneth J

Barry, Keira

Barsh, Jack Israel

Bartelstein, Drew

Bartling, Isabel

Bartram, India Elizabeth

Bass, Natalie

Batra, Vir S

Battaglia, Alexandra Rose

Baughan, Abigail Frances

Baughan, David James

Baylow, Samuel A

Beasley, Diana T

Beaudet, Nicole Elizabeth

Beck, Kayla June

Beck, Peyton Bridget

Becker, Adrienne Mary

Becker, Molly F

Becker, Sophia Faith

Beebower, Nicholas

Beek, Caroline Elizabeth

Behr, Michael D

Bekele, Isabel T

Belio, Cynthia

Ben-Ami, Charles Phillip

Benelli, Nicholas

Benson, Katelin M

Berenbaum, Mira L

Bergan, Sydney Angelina

Bergman, Emily Jo

Berke, Abant E

Berkowitz, Alex Evan

Bernard, Deigna M

Bey, Angelique

Biagi, Lily Grace

Bianco, Antonia N

Bichkova, Yana

Bilger, Allison R

Billman, Elizabeth Marie

Bilodeau, Eleanor J

Birnbaum, Starla Rachel

Bishop, Jaylen Deion

Bisignani, Alex

Bivona, Jack Kevin

Blank, Isabelle

Blay, Annie E

Blitzer, Carly Paige

Blosch, Alora Ryanne

Blum, Corey

Blum, Emily

Bock, Colin C

Bogdanoff, Phoebe Laurel

Booth, Logan Jesse

Boschetti, Allison

Boykin, Carmella R

Bradbury, Gregory William

Braden, Jessika

Bradley-Villarini, Daniel E

Brandes, Kirsten R

Breen, Connor Michael

Brennan, Kate M

Brenneman, Ava H

Brenner, Phoebe

Bressler, Rebecca Y

Bridges, Nina L

Bright, Emily B

Bright, Ja’Miera Eiyuana

Brill, Ellie

Britton, Ashley

Broccole, Anthony P

Broddus, Kendra Lynne

Broder, Eliza D

Broderick, Ashley L

Brodsky, Katherine G

Broom, Hayden Kinsman

Brown, Aidan M

Brown, Chelsea

Bruce, River T

Brunetto, Allison N

Bruno, Sydney Nicole

Brush, Bryan Robert

Buchalter, Hailey

Buddenhagen, Katherine Delaney

Buerle, Christopher Eugene

Bull, Alexandra Lydia

Bullock, Jordan Russell

Burke, Aidan Joseph

Burns, Catherine Susan

Buseck, Brian Sherwood

Bushong, Gloria H

Butcher, Clark Thomas

Butler, Allison M

Butler, Caroline R

Butow, Evan N

Bychkova, Darya E

Byers, Jenna

Byrne, Amanda Elizabeth

Cacciamani, Valentina A

Cadiff, Samantha Elizabeth

Cadigan, Pearl Gerson

Calcara, Morgan Elizabeth

Camelo Bonilla, Kevin Brian

Cammarata, Olivia F

Campanella, Sarah L

Campbell, Devin

Canfield, Neysa P

Cao, Jiawen

Capiral, Ezra James Torres

Cardon, Lucy Claire

Cardone, Natalia

Carlson, Annika

Carlson, Elizabeth Ann

Carlson, Iris Christine

Carlson, Mallory

Carlton, Alexa Clare

Carniol, Katherine G

Carr, Marissa

Carrigan, Grace Ann

Carroll, Kelly Marie

Carus, Joshua

Caruso, Alaina Grace

Casey, Caroline M

Cassidy, Patrick Joseph

Caster, Chesnie M

Cauz, Benjamin

Caywood, Sara Suzanne Kelly

Cefalo, Katherine B

Cerrito, Emily Rachel

Chae, Christin

Chairnoff, Benjamin Ross

Chalifoux, Michaela

Chambers, Dakota C

Chang, Richard J

Chanphouang, Bounome

Chapin, Isaac Goodman

Charette, Elizabeth H

Charles, Nathan Theodore

Chau, Brian Chun Ho

Chen, Veronica

Cherkasov, Alexei

Chi, Muxin

Chiang Moy, Marco Terrance

Chicchi, Claire Elisabeth

Chilewich, Sydney Nicole

Chin, Jasmine

Cho, Jun Hyung

Chouinard, Kyle Samuel

Christopher, Adanech E

Cigliano, Nicole

Cirasuolo, Constantino B

Clark, Kaitlyn Elizabeth

Clark, Meredith

Clary, Landon Alexander

Clavin, Mia S

Clemens, Dylan Patrick

Cloherty, Kyle J

Clough, Danielle M

Coen, William B

Coey, Breanna Clare

Cohen, Catherine Madison

Cohen, Reese Aaryn

Cohen, Sophia Hannah

Cohen, Thomas Benjamin

Cohn, Bari Lynne

Cohn, Joseph L

Cohn, Lindsay Camryn

Cola, Jacy James

Colon, Joseph Carlos

Comstock, Anna Margaret

Concordia, Noah John

Conner, Ryan G

Connolly, Jason Gary

Considine, Sydney Elyse

Contarino, Taylor Marie

Conte, Olivia

Cooper, Megan

Cooper, Samantha Elaine

Coors, Brendan Aquinas

Corlett, Marissa Nicole

Corrente, Gianna Marie

Cortese, Douglas Michael

Cortigiano, Cameron

Council, Ava J

Coupal, Jason Taylor

Covino, Madison Delanie

Cox, Nicole E

Coyle, Oliver M

Cramer, Rachel Anne

Craner, Tobias L

Crooke, Madeline

Cross, Owen James

Crowley, Liam Tadhg

Cunningham, James

Curran, Grace

Curreri, Olivia Catherine

Currier, Samantha Mai

Cutuli, Joseph Collin

Daco, Debra D

Daetwiler, Natalie Choung

Dales, John

D’Angelo, Alessandra M

Danylchuk, Samantha Catherine

Dar, Noor

Darnell, Casey

Darsch, Sophia Lovely

Dascoulias, Natalie

Datz, Lily Catherine

Davey, Katarina F

Davis, Chloe Brooke

Davis, Daniel J

Davis, Kelly Marie

De La Grana, Sofia Rayne

De Oliveira, Gabrielle Nicole

De Paolantonio, Andrew Ernest

De Poortere, Margaret Mary

De Young, Allison Y

Dean, Timothy Ryan

Deangelis, Alex Steven

Deas, Nadia Lynae

Deblasio, Joseph T

Deboer, Grace L

Debrot, Chelsea L

Decina, Kayley A

Decker, Deleha

Dee, Ryan Edward

Degen, Devon Catherine

Degennaro, Lauren Eileen

Delello, Trevor

Delisle, Caroline Brown

Della Pelle, Rachel

Dell’Abate, Lucas Richard

Delorenzo, Olivia Rose

DeMuria, William J

Denaro, Samantha K

Deng Yuan, Jiaxing Natalia

Deng, Fanny

Dengel, Alexander Griffin

Denney, Diana Lynn

Dennis, Wyatt Luke

Denton, Grace

Depasquale, Dante Max

Depietto, Olivia Leigh

Deren, Hannah Mary

DeSantis, Nicholas Keane

Destefano, Jennifer A

Devine, Marjorie Patrice

Dewey, Allison H

Deyo, Alexa Grace

Diaz, Valentina S

Dicesare, Julia Elizabeth

Dietz, Benjamin Kiva

Digiantommaso, Sophia Grace

Dilawri, Rayana Angeli

Dill, Cori Rachael

Dilmaghani, Dara

Dinerman, Samantha Brooke

Dinnhaupt Jr, Andrew Brock

Diserafino, Tessa Maria

Ditolla, Giana

Divestea, Michael Joseph

Djan, Nhari Emila Sebea

Dodds, Henry Jedson

Doe, Olivia Catherine

Dolgin, Sarah Elissa

Donio, Chiara

Donio, Sophia Bella

Doolittle, Madelyn L

D’Orsi, Charlotte Jean

Doule, Grace Michelle

Dowling, Jared C

Dreskin, Mollie Jane

DuFine, Liv Maxine

Dugan, Kelly E

Dunakin, Hanna Samantha

Dunn, Payton Thomas

Dunne, Leah Katherine

Dupree, Samantha J

D’Urbano, Sarah E

Durham, Zoe Harper

Dworken, Marissa Grace

Dykema, Harrison James

Dzenawager, Matthew J

Eads IV, John Trimble

Eckel, Luke Matthew

Economides, Nicholas Lambros

Edelman, Kyle Joseph

Edsell, Jared F

Edwards, Kathleen

Eichler, Benjamin

Elliot, Daisy Rebecca

Elliott, Kathryn H

Emerman, Daniel R

Emole, Uchechukwu Blessing Echeme

Engelhardt-Apple, Isabella

Eschenbrenner, Lauren Rose

Estella, Caroline Marie

Ezeir, Cameron Alexander

Fahmy, Abdelrahman Hazem

Fahmy, Natalie

Fahrer, Casey

Fairfax, Matthew Keoni

Fang, Xuhong

Farrell, Lucy Davern

Farrugia, Gillian Marie

Feith, Jason

Fekete, Emma Grace

Felbin, Sarah R

Feldmann, Alyssa T

Feng, Ningnan

Fentress, Sierra

Fernandez Rosado, Silvino Antonio

Fernandez, Roshan

Ferreira, Camila Neuhaus

Ferrick, Campbell Lane

Fidilio, Rosa

Findlay, William Ginn

Fine, Lindsey Samantha

Fink, Jenna Michelle

Finnerty Jr, John P

Fischer, Amelia L

Fish, Eliot B

Fisher, Dagny C

Fitzpatrick, Madeline G

Fitzpatrick, Meghan Margaret

Fleschman, Mira Freda

Flores Rivera, Camilyn Mariell

Flores, Eric E

Fobes Mora, Jesus G

Focht, Maiya Chappell

Follett, Gillian I

Folts, Emma S

Foote, Linnea Grace

Ford Jr, Brian D

Forschino, Julia L

Fournell, Natalie Nicole

Fowler, Mackenzie

Francesconi, Carly A

Frank, Abigail R

Frank, Ethan Gabriel

Franklin, Hunter Shon

Frazier, Anastasia Marie

Freeman, Christopher Robert

French, Cameron Scott

French, Daniella S

Freund, Max Efrom

Friebely, Jessica

Friedman, Peri I

Friedrich, Isabella Marie

Froding, Bridget Leigh

Frost, Kayla R

Fuller, Asha

Funes, Nicole

Furnari, Michael Paolo

Gadamowitz, John

Gaffney Jr, Hugh P

Galati IV, Philip Joseph

Gambaro, Carson A

Gamza, Emily

Garber, Stone Matthew

Garcia, Ethan M

Garfield, Jessica Claire

Garian, Alexandra

Garland, Isabelle Anne

Garmoe, Sydney Rose

Garten, Michele J

Garufi, Angelo Matteo

Gay, Grace N

Gbabiri, Christiane

Gelato, Christina

Gelb, Mia Lauren

Gelfand, Samuel Harris

Gelsi, Maya Lynne

Genovese, Jonathan M

Genovese, Leana Marie

Genus, Anna

Gerard, Jaden

Gerardi, Talia

Gershenson, Griffin J

Gershowitz, Julia

Getzug, Noa Frances

Ghantous, Olivia Mariam

Gibbs, Molly Marie

Gibson, Lukas Jakob

Gideon, Rachel Alexandra

Gilchrist, Julieanne Carlynn

Gillen, Alyssa

Ginder, Hayden

Girard III, Joseph

Glasser, Zoe E

Glaubitz, Mackenzie

Glenn, Patricia S

Glicksman, Morgan R

Glowacki, Justin

Glynn-Habron, Gabriel R

Gold, Emily

Gold, Sydney Eden

Goldberg, Alexandra

Goldberg, Emily Jaye

Goldberg, Rachel Danielle

Goldberg, Sarah R

Goldblatt, Elizabeth Muchin

Golden, Joshua M

Goldish, Elizabeth Parker

Goldman, Dylan L

Goldman, Zachary Harris

Golub, Anastasia

Gomprecht, Sophia Jane

Gonzalez, Jamie R

Goodstadt, Katie Rose

Goore, Madeline T

Goose, Geoffrey William

Goralski, Kathryn Elizabeth

Gordon, Annabelle Eleanor

Gordon, Jack Harrison

Gordon, Tara Mary

Gork, Olivia

Gosset, Gisele

Gould, Rose

Gourwitz, Jacob Ellington

Graf, Hannah

Gralewski, Tucker Leo

Grant, Jay Brian

Gray, Kara Allen

Grebler, Madison P

Green, Erin Cooper

Green, Sarah

Greenberg, Zoey Jane

Greene, Jordan A

Greenhouse, Dylan Alexander

Grenz, Morgan Ashlee

Griffin, Carter Aidan

Griffin, Liam McAdam

Grinnell, Sarah Whitney

Gronauer, Marcus Aaron

Gross, Gillon

Grube, Benjamin Donald

Guacci, Marina Nicole

Guido, Grace Giovanna

Gulbrandsen, Campbell C

Gullingsrud, Phoebe E

Gunn, Patrick

Guo, Weipeng

Guo, Yue

Gurkan, Mina Ferren

Gutierrez, Nicholas Tyler

Guzda, Gabrielle Elizabeth

Guzman, Shantel

Hackett, Annelise

Hageman, Kathryn Elizabeth

Hager, Thomas

Hall, Aaron

Halligan, Aidan Samuel

Halperin, Jacob Ian

Halperin, Samantha Anne

Hamer, Alexander T

Hanan, Connor Daniel

Hananel, Owen David

Harasimowicz, Samuel John

Hardin, Dylan Alexander

Harken, Gretchen Lydia

Harris, Claire Anne

Hart, Elizabeth A

Hashemi, George Beauchamp

Hassan, Matthew R

Hatchett, Daniel O

Hathaway, Elizabeth D

Haugen, Catherine Mae

Hauptman, Kristin Rae

Haushalter, Elle Elizabeth

Hausler, Katherine R

Hayashi, Rachel Leila

Hayden, Colin Patrick Hart

He, Jialing

He, Yuke

Hearl, Jacob T

Hechler, Peter Lynn

Hegarty, Michael

Hegde, Anya Uday

Heiselman, Amaya Mei

Heldt, Katharine Eva

Helmer, Ava Louise Finkle

Henderson, Kyle Joseph

Hentschel, William R

Herlihy, Kiley Elizabeth

Herman, Jesse Grey

Hermann, Ryan Harry

Herndon, Ayana

Herrera, Cristina Marie

Hersh, Casey Ella

Hicks, Margaret Elizabeth

Hicks, Phoebe

Hid Arida Suarez, Vincenzo

Higaki, Dianna K

Hill, Anna E

Hill, Katie Abigail

Hillman, Adam

Hines, Taylor

Hinz, Mia E

Hippensteel, Christopher John

Hirsch, Brooke Lynn

Hirsch, Kate Lauren

Hober, Thomas John

Hobika, Madeline S

Hochberg, Barbara Yael

Hochberg, Louise Rose

Hodge, Alexandra

Hogan, Tanner Jacob

Hollander, Samuel Parker

Holman, Ainsley Elizabeth

Holmberg, Emily K

Holt, Porter

Holzer, Jackson P

Hong, Isabelle

Hoppenstein, Bradley E

Hopper, Karly Jo

Hornstein, Anne Grace

Horwitz, Alyssa Caroline

Hou, Mingjun

Hou, Yanxi

Hu, Jiaxin

Hu, Xiaoman

Hua, Ding

Huang, Jialun

Huang, Jiaqi

Huang, Taylor

Huang, Xinyue

Huang, Yixin

Hudnell, Bryan Anthony

Hudson, Catherine Constance

Humiston, Moriah Ann

Hunt, Aine M

Hunt, Madeline

Hurley, Casey

Hurt-Bey, Nikkia Asia

Hurwitz, Lauren B

Hutson, Faith J

Huynh, Thiem N

Hyman, Jasmine Nicole

Iannella, Lilli Ann

Inagawa, Yui S

Infante, Eden Julia

Ipsaro, Hayley

Irland, Molly G

Iroanya, Celeste

Isgrig, Miles Andrew

Izurieta, Melanie J

Jackson, Jewel Michelle

Jacovitz, Samuel Williams

Janese, Ava Elizabeth

Jarjour, Elias Francis

Jenkins, Colin E

Jensen, Matthew R

Jermyn, Ryan P

Jiao, Yang

Jin, Xiaoyu

Johnson, Carlin

Johnson, Colleen M

Johnson, Madeline R

Johnston, Caitlin M

Jones, Joshua

Jones, Krystal B

Jones, Michael N

Juliano, Mia Lauren

Kahn, Alexa Nicole

Kaiser, Sophie Abigail

Kalinowski, Timothy J

Kamin, Grace

Kang, Priscilla

Kanter, Rachel Sophie

Kaplan, Brett Zoe

Kaplan, Trent D

Kapoor, Khyal

Karlin, Alexis

Karp, Emily

Kato, Brooke Nicole

Katsoff, Ethan

Katzman, Hannah Jane

Katzman, Samuel David

Kauma, Elizabeth Joan

Kavakeb, Jolie Miriam

Kavanagh, Kathleen M

Keevins, Marykate Dinara

Kelleher, Maggie Ruth

Keller, Juliette Angele

Kelley, Alexandra

Kelley, Iseabail Alice

Kelly, Julia Q

Kepnes, Gabrielle C

Kersten, Cecelia Hope

Kho, Charlotte

Khoshnoud, Kiana Claire

Kienzle, Olivia Anne

Kilgallon, Annastacia Marie

Killean, Campbell James

Kim, Alexander Kennedy

Kim, April

Kim, Christine Yerin

Kim, Claudia S

Kim, Rachel

King, Alexandra N

King, Dylan R

Kingsley, Madison Ann

Kiper, Madison Helene

Kirchner, Laura Rita

Kirkpatrick, Gus Thomas

Kirkpatrick, Shannon Elizabeth

Kirschner, Sara

Kitchell, Thomas

Kjellberg, Katherine Elizabeth

Klaff, Catherine A

Knigin, Aaron Mitchell

Koenigsberg, Eliana Rae

Koestler, Sarah

Kohl, Christina Elizabeth

Kohs, Sophia Gabrielle

Koller, Lillian M

Kooker, Livia A

Kornberg, Isabella J

Kraker, Micaela H

Kramer, Madeleine R

Kramp, Kathryn Marian

Kraynak, Amanda Claire

Kreinces, Jamie David

Kreppel, Carly

Kretschmer, Bailey Rose

Kroin, Alexa R

Kronberg, Jacob Cohen

Kull, Charlotte Mary

Kuruvilla, Laura Graham

Kushner, Hannah L

Kwen, Myounggu

Kylander, Matthew Mccandless

Ladwig, Taylor Lauren

LaFiandra, Nicole Paige

Laird, Ashley Natasha

Lamb, Austin Carter

Lambiaso, Emma Faith

Lane, Kathleen J

Langlois, Brianna Lee

Lank, Tessa Alexandra

Lariviere, Mateo Real Rodriguez

Larkin, Michael Joseph

Lattuca, Douglas S

Lauck, Christopher J

Lauria, Joseph C

Lavancha, Walker James

Lavoie, Camille M

Lawrence, Julia H

Lawrence, Molly Powers

Lazarus, Violet

Lazinsk, Jordan Samuel

Le, Linh Bui Khanh

Leach, Ryan Carl

Leavy, Jaynie Kaye

Lebowitz, Samuel Avi

Lechtman, Zoe Sarah

Lee, Jasmine N

Lee, Joshua Joo Young

Lee, Sangwoo

Lee, Sarah

Leepson, Daisy Grace

Legaard, Erica D

Lenane, Jacqueline Rose

Leon, Isabella A

Leonard, Karoline Alice

Lepko, Gloria E

Lerrick, Eleanor Rose

Lesser, Eli Ferrel

Lesserson, Jeremy Tyler

Levatino, Hailey

Leveille, Jillian Paige

Leveroni, Dylan Thomas

Levey, Justin

Levin, Anne Alyse

Levin, Jennifer A

Levine, Paul J

Levy, Jason

Levy, Jordana P

Lewis, Emily Monica

Lewis, Meredith Rose

Leyne, Michael James

Li, Teng

Li, Xinning

Liberman, Brianna Nicole

Lieberman, Olivia

Liepper, Josh Maxwell

Lin, Benjamin

Lin, Kaizhao

Lin, Wanling

Lincoln, Makena Keala

Lindell, Samantha G

Lindert, Hattie K

Lindroth, Layne E

Linehan, Patrick Joseph

Liu, Chenhui

Liu, Xin

Liu, Yuqi

Livshin, Joseph Michael

Lobel, Alexandra

Lobsenz, Olivia Dutton

Lockitt, Philip William

Loftus, Daniel Patrick

Loper, Brittney

Lopez, Enrique Elias

Loughran, Kyle Francis

Lourie, Noah

Lowy, Jack K

Lowy, Noah Ojeda

Lu, Yongchen

Luangaphay, Vanessa Lisa

Lunger, Julia

Luo, Dehao

Luo, Yawen

Lupton, Alejandra M

Luttrell, Nicklaus Adrian

Lynch, Regan

Lynch, Sophie

Lyon, Daniel Adric

Lyons, Emily Isabel

Lyons, Jack William

Ma, Binhao

Mackin, Madison F

Maddren, Luke

Madhok, Luka Arsham

Madover, Isabel Abby

Madyun, Inaya Jala

Magilligan, Matthew J

Magpantay, Krisnina E

Mahler, Rachel Jenelle

Malanoski, Alex Richard

Mallea, Daniel L

Mallon, Margaret Jane

Maloney, Amanda Taylor

Manczko, Madison Claire

Manenti, Chloe Elizabeth

Manganese, Angelina Rose

Maniece, Mykenna A

Maniscalco, Olivia Josephine

Manjunath, Shivani Reddy

Marcinkowski II, Matthew Joseph

Mariano, Casey N

Markham, John Wesley

Marks, Avery Sophia

Martin, Chloe

Martin, Hanna E

Martin, Taylor E

Martinez, Emanuel

Martini, Sophia Rose

Mastorides, Jessica Marie

Mastropieri, Marisa

Matejka, Maxwell John Rogers

Matsui, Laurel

Mauro, Sabrina Rose

Mavis, Lilly Merrick

Max, Justin Emanuel

Maxey, Zoe Keene

May, Jaron Pierce

Mayk, Erin Elizabeth

Mazzucchelli, Tess Enright

McArdle, Jenna L

Mccaffery, Adam

Mccloskey, Meghan Weaver

Mccloskey, Shane Joseph

McClymonds, Nathan R

McConnell, Grace A

Mccormick, Grace Elizabeth

Mcdonald, Austen Michael

McElrath, Amber

McEvoy, Julia

Mcfarlane, Murphy

McGrain, Sydney

Mcgraw, Jacob

McHugh, Victoria B

Mcilhargey, Morgaine Elena Azama

Mckean, Ashley Brooke

McKenna, Anthony J

Mckeon Jr, Christopher Michael

McKeon, Cameron B

Mckeon, Wallace Kirby

McMullen, Thomas S

Mcneill, Emily Catherine

Meara, Isabel Naomi

Meehan, Tessa C

Mehling, Joshua Devin

Mehta, Jahnavi Mangilal

Meier, Ian Thomas

Meir, Samantha Nicole

Melito, Tyler Philip

Meller, Rachel Corinne

Mendez, Jocelyn Siara

Meng, Fan Qian

Menk, Lily A

Menon, Arjun

Mermelstein, Ethan Jack

Messina, Samantha

Metzger, Elizabeth

Meyers, Josh

Meyerson, Zachary M

Michell, Brooke

Michelson, Emma Aran

Micho, Ryan Joseph

Middleton, Cedric James

Miele, Alexandra Lee

Milber, Juliette S

Miller, Brittany

Miller, Katherine Madison

Miller, Lauren

Miller, Rena

Miller, Samantha R

Miller-Trabold, Gabriel Michael

Minion, Zachary Seth

Minutillo, Katelyn Jean

Miraglia, India Rowena

Miranda, Jessica Reis

Mitchell, Ethan J

Mitchell, Kimberly

Mlynarczyk, Zuzanna

Modin, Carolyn Ruth

Moeller, Olivia R

Moen, Olivia Michelle

Moffitt, Kristin Hope

Mohan, Ruchir

Mohindra, Ishaan Dev

Mohr, Preston

Molesworth, Soleil L

Molina, Kiara D

Molinari, Lara S

Monahan, Matthew James

Moon, Eric William

Moore, Brigid Eileen

Moore, Sarina

Morales, Adrianne Marie

Moran, Caitriona L

Morell, Kristiana A

Morris, Amanda Nicole

Morris, Jacob

Morrison, Erica

Moskowitz, Jules

Moskowitz, Sloane I

Mosso, Erika

Muldoon, Connor M

Muldoon, Hannah Rosalie

Mullan, Lily Rose

Mulligan, Ella June

Munoz Campos, Anne Marnie

Murhamer, Mona Nicole

Murphy, Mackenzie P

Murray, Kathleen Barbara

Mussalli, Gabrielle Louise

Mussman, Samantha N

Myers, Amber

Myers, Athena Hastings

Nadelman, Jesse

Nakamura, Amy Beth Kimiko

Naqi, Bushra

Narasimhan, Rohit S

Nardino, Casey Elizabeth

Nash, Mark

Nayrouz, Yasmin

Ndiaye, Mame F

Neidell, Sydney A

Nelson, Reece J

Nelson, Ryan Thomas

Newirth, Isabella Marie

Nice, Caleb F

Nimkoff, Ilana Joy

Noah, Justin

Nolan, Gannon Cooper

Nolan, Timothy

Nordberg, Ella Caroline Patrice

Nunley, Sarah

Nusbaum, Jasper North

Nydam, Daphne Lang

O Neill, Tyler M

O’Brien, Colleen Mairead

O’Brien, Erin M

O’Brien, Henry W

O’Brien, Maeve Feerick

O’Donnell, Amanda Grace

O’Donnell, James P

Offerman, Oscar Paul

Ogunnowo, David

Ohlin, Samantha Belle

Oleksinski, Benjamin Michael

Oliverio, Laura Nicole

Olson, Zachary Isaac

O’Malley, Nora Mary

O’Melvin, Eva C

Onderdonk, Max Lee

Oo, Yun

Oppenheim, Samuel

Orellana Gallardo, Domenica Paola

Orlando, Jeanette Pauline

Osagie, Eronmwon Golden

O’Shea, William M

Osso, Lena Marie

Ostrowski, Michael Edward

O’Sullivan, Daniel Q

O’Toole, Hannah M

Ottley, Heide

Outcalt, Sierra

Ouyang, Jiajun

Paden, Matthew Grant

Pagano, Giuseppe Franco

Palmer, Kelly Jean

Pampeyan, James

Panzer, Sydney C

Papin, Kiana

Paroff, Brian Max

Patel, Jaya H

Patrone, Beckler Adams

Patterson, Bridgit

Patton, Matthew A

Paule, Amanda Marie

Paz, Ella L

Pearce, Mackenzie R

Peck, Liliana M

Peiffer, Ryan D

Peluso, Alissa

Peng, Alexis

Peng, Jiaman

Penman, Camille Elizabeth

Penmetsa, Neha

Penmetsa, Sudeep

Pepper, Alexandra Sadie

Perez, Jeronimo

Perik, John Beretta

Perrier, Christina-Hannie S

Perrins, Richard Christopher Dunston

Perry, Megan

Perry, Mia R

Peterkins, Julia Kay

Pfeifer, Mya Noelle

Philogene, Haniyah S

Photos, Bond D

Pi, Aorui

Pianiri, Valentina M

Pickering, Sarah Elizabeth

Pierce, Rachel Elizabeth

Pierce, Spencer William Lee

Pierre, Jordan

Pignatello, Connor

Pineda, Bianca M

Pines, Liv Annabelle

Pippin, Elliot J

Piwko, Margaret Elizabeth

Plack, Caleigh Elaine

Plante, Chandler Diane

Platt, Allison S

Plohoros, Veronica Jane

Podbere, Callie H

Podd, Rebecca Marie

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New partnership supports newsroom diversity through paid editorial internship at Forbes

A partnership between the Newhouse School and Forbes has led to the establishment of a new internship for students in the magazine, news and digital journalism (MND) program.  

The paid editorial internship is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, with preference given to students from underrepresented groups. The student will spend 10-12 weeks this summer as a remote intern with the Forbes newsroom.

“We look forward to welcoming a talented Newhouse student this summer, and we are excited to enter into this partnership with the Newhouse School,” says Ali Jackson-Jolley, assistant managing editor at Forbes. “Newsrooms are best when they reflect different backgrounds, voices and points of views. It is only by supporting journalists of color that we can take on the lack of diversity in the media—and more specifically, in the newsroom—that leaves us vulnerable to making decisions while only ever hearing one perspective.” 

The Newhouse student will work in the editorial department as part of a class of prestigious Forbes interns. The interns are assigned to a beat—such as business, education, lifestyle or money—and work closely with an editor throughout the summer, gaining support and mentorship. Interns also take part in weekly presentations from Forbes leadership.  

“This collaboration with Forbes aligns with our goal of creating new opportunities for our students while at the same time elevating diversity among media outlets,” says Newhouse dean Mark J. Lodato. “We hope others will follow.”  

Job responsibilities may include pitching, reporting and writing stories for Forbes.com; conducting research related to rankings lists; creating photo galleries and infographics; fact-checking; managing social media campaigns and social engagement strategies; researching emerging trends and prospective contributors; attending industry events; and collaborating with Forbes staffers on special projects. 

Eligible students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and available to work in New York City from June to August. The ideal candidate will have an interest in business and entrepreneurship and an understanding of basic financial terms and figures, plus experience with campus publications or previous internships in journalism.  

Interested students are invited to attend a Zoom presentation with Jackson-Jolley today at 2 p.m. EST.  

To apply, students should submit a resume, three published clips and a cover letter detailing their interest in Forbes, what they can bring to the Forbes newsroom and how their identity/identities have informed their consumption of media and their work as a content creator and journalist.  

Students who plan to apply should notify Jessica Del Fuoco at jtarrats@syr.edu by Jan. 28. A Google Drive link will be provided for each applicant to upload application materials, which should be submitted to MND chair Melissa Chessher by Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m.  

MND faculty will review applications and forward three names to Forbes. Virtual interviews may be conducted with the finalists.  

Forbes will announce the final selection Feb. 10.

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WAER will transition to the Newhouse School this summer

Syracuse radio station WAER will become part of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, effective July 1. The announcement was made today by Newhouse dean Mark J. Lodato, WAER director and general manager Joe Lee and Kristian Klinger, associate vice president of Auxiliary Services.

“Bringing WAER into the fold with the Newhouse School will allow for significant growth of opportunities for Syracuse University students, both inside Newhouse and across campus,” Lodato says. “The station has a rich history of success, and it’s one we intend to foster.”

The station will benefit from more resources and support from the school, while maintaining its independence as a self-contained unit that meshes with the Newhouse mission. School and station leadership will collaborate to expand student opportunities in the areas of news, programming and promotion—all of which align with Newhouse curricula.

“For years WAER has served as a central training ground for Newhouse students interested in developing skills as journalists and broadcasters,” Lee says. “Merging with Newhouse will strengthen content creation and distribution for an enhanced student experience. It is a compelling move on multiple levels.”

WAER serves the greater Syracuse area with NPR and local news, eclectic music and SU sports. The station has long been the training ground of choice for aspiring broadcasters from the Newhouse School.

As many as 50 students can be found in the WAER newsroom each semester, covering stories and issues important to Central New York. The sports staff is entirely made up of students, who fill prominent play-by-play positions and also learn studio hosting, engineering and audio production. Lodato says the sports operation will remain independent, “and we’ll be close by to help.”

The move will also help strengthen WAER’s ties to the academic mission of the University, according to Klinger. “The Newhouse School and WAER already share a rich tradition of broadcast excellence and count many internationally-recognized broadcasters and on-air personalities among their alumni. This integration will build on that existing informal relationship and create a pipeline for student-produced content.”

Founded at Syracuse University in 1947, the station has historical ties with the Newhouse School, and was once housed inside the Newhouse complex. Countless Newhouse alumni got their start in the industry through positions at WAER, including well-known broadcasters Lakshmi Singh ’94, Beth Mowins G’90, Mike Tirico ’88 and Bob Costas ’74.

WAER will continue to be housed in its current location at 795 Ostrom Ave. The station’s 12 professional staff members will become part of the Newhouse staff.

Newhouse Insider: Essential Apps for Grad Students

As a Newhouse grad student, my phone and laptop are always within reach and I rely on them for almost everything from entertainment to completing coursework. Along the way, I’ve discovered a few apps that come in handy and really help make life easier, especially when I’m busy during the semester. Here are a few of my favorites that are getting me through. The best part: they’re all free to use, though most also have paid options with more advanced features.

Organization: Todoist

I found Todoist soon after I moved to Syracuse last fall, and it quickly became my favorite organizational app. It puts everything all in one place: meeting reminders, due dates and notes that can be organized by topic (work and school, for example), among other features. The interface can seem overwhelming at first, but it is intuitive and feels effortless to use once you integrate your email and see your information displayed clearly within the app. Some folks may prefer using a physical planner to manage their responsibilities, but having everything synced and viewable between my phone, laptop and smartwatch works best for me.

Fitness: Down Dog Yoga

Since I’ve been spending so much time at home during the pandemic, I’ve made it a priority to take breaks and move my body more. One way of doing so that I’ve discovered is practicing yoga. There are a ton of free yoga videos on YouTube, but I found an app called Down Dog that I love. Down Dog normally has an annual fee, but due to the pandemic the developers have made the app free until at least July if you sign up with a .edu email address. Down Dog has other apps for HIIT and barre workouts that are also free to use, but I’ve been loving the Yoga app because it has tons of customization options for choosing music and your level of experience/desired difficulty. It also generates a new movement sequence every time you use it, so you’re never doing the same workout twice. As a total yoga novice, this app makes me look forward to practicing.

Cooking: NYT Cooking

Another hobby I’ve been exploring during the pandemic is cooking, so I’m always looking for new dishes to try as I get more confident. I’ve been taking advantage of the New York Times subscription we get as Syracuse students, and discovered that the cooking section is full of awesome recipes as well as guides and tips for any level of experience. When I found out NYT Cooking has a separate app, I knew I had to try it out. NYT Cooking recipes are clear and easy to follow, and organizing your favorites in the app is a breeze so you can always come back to them. You can also create a grocery list within the app, which is perfect for when you want to try out a new recipe. I also recommend checking out the instructional videos and reading the commentary of other users on the recipes; I’ve learned so much through this!

These are some of my essential apps for getting through grad school. Hopefully they can help you too!

Newhouse Insider: The Best Seat in the House

Grad life can be pretty sweet. Do not get me wrong, the first semester did a pretty good job of kicking my behind, but it was all worth it. Now I am on a much-needed break from classes. I have decided to stay in Syracuse to attend as many basketball games as possible from press row.

Experience matters. Like I have said in blogs before, learning is essential for growth but applying what you learn is necessary to complete the growth process. And that is precisely what you are witnessing in the photo above. Thanks to my internship with Sports Illustrated at Syracuse, which I was able to pursue because of the Sports Media and Communications Track as part of the Broadcast and Journalism program offered by Newhouse, I was sitting alongside some of the best sportswriters like Mike Waters of Syracuse.com. One thing I always make sure to do is to greet people of such stature. Get on their radar, ask them questions, and show up to every single game possible.

My responsibilities? Watch college basketball at one of the most renowned basketball sights in the country (the Carrier Dome), keep a live update of the game on social media and write a few post-game articles. Along with that, I attend a press conference immediately following the game and write a story based on what the coaches and players discuss.

This is all new to me, and I am enjoying every second of it. The good thing about it is wherever I end up working in the future, I can use this unparalleled experience as a catapult to my career.

So, at the end of the day, going to class matters a ton, but what you do outside of the classroom will determine how much you want to do whatever it is you say you want to do. You see, in the moment of heat (or excitement), we all say things that we may not feel like doing later, so make sure you are one of those folks who “walk the talk,” not just “talk the walk.”

Once you are at Syracuse University, there will be plenty of opportunities to take advantage of. Pick and choose the ones that apply to your career and dive in head-first. Make all the mistakes now as a student, so you are well prepared for the ‘real world’ once you leave Newhouse.

Photography student earns Hearst Award honor

A video created by junior photography student Cole Strong took 12^th place out of 90 entries in the Hearst Journalism Awards program’s Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition.

The video, “Chasing the Dragon,” was produced for The NewsHouse, the Newhouse School’s student-run multimedia news site. It tells the story of Newhouse assistant professor Ulf Oesterle’s quest to make the Paralympics. Oesterle teaches in the Bandier Program.

Future of news production the focus of NSF planning grant

Two researchers from Syracuse University are part of a team that received a $130,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier.

The project, “Planning to study automation and the future of news production,” brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to look at the impact of technology on journalists and journalism.

Kevin Crowston, distinguished professor of information science and associate dean for research at the School of Information Studies, is principal investigator. Keren Henderson, assistant professor of broadcast and digital journalism at the Newhouse School, is also part of the team. Other team members include Jeffrey Nickerson, professor at Stevens Institute of Technology’s School of Business, and Lydia Chilton, assistant professor of computer science at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

“The future work of journalists is great topic for our study because journalism has long been shaped by new technologies, from the printing press to the telephone to TV to the web, but guided by strong professional norms and values,” Crowston says. “We’re looking forward to understanding how this interplay shapes the use of smarter machines that can share part of the work.”

Henderson is conducting a qualitative case study of a large market local television newsroom. “Under which circumstances do local television journalists embrace technological innovations to improve their ability to inform the public, including professional storytelling across platforms?” Henderson asks.

“Journalists today are understandably concerned about how automation is used as a means of replacing human workers,” says Henderson. “Our team is approaching this research with the journalists’ best interests in mind. We want to help members of the Fourth Estate to do their best work.”  

The planning grant supports the researchers as they develop a proposal for sustained research on the future of news production that may be supported by a large-scale grant from NSF. Their work would consider technologies such as natural language processing, crowdsourcing, information visualization and artificial intelligence. The planned work includes refining the project vision and theoretical framework, recruiting field sites and an advisory board, conducting pilot research to identify relevant technologies and impacts and planning of convergent research activities.

Buffalo Studios CEO Matt Fleckenstein ’00: ‘Start making things right now’

When Matt Fleckenstein ’00 wanted to produce a live-action series outside of Los Angeles, he realized there was potential in his hometown of Buffalo, where he knew there were large buildings and factories that could be converted into sound stages. That’s when the idea for Buffalo Studios, a full-spectrum film and animation studio, was born.

Right now, Buffalo Studios is in Phase 1 of development, with six sound stages and office space currently being developed on a vacant 27-acre lot that once housed a steel mill. The studios will be state-of-the-art facilities with support for all aspects of production, including VR, VFX and virtual production. Groundbreaking is slated for late spring, with a tentative completion date of late 2022.

Fleckenstein’s professional credits include writing and producing for multiple Kids’ and Family  shows, including “iCarly,” “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and the show he created for Nickelodeon, “Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.” Recently, we asked him about his journey from Los Angeles back to Western New York.

Have you always wanted to work in television and film?
My whole life, I’ve only ever wanted to do two things… to write and to own a business. Where I am now, my career is the intersection of those two things. Inevitably, if you’re successful enough in your writing and lucky to be able to climb to a certain level of success, you become a producer as well. There are certain writers who don’t really enjoy that, but I do. I like working on budgets, helping new writers to develop scripts and finding locations and coming up with creative solutions to make a production come together. So yes, it was always percolating there somewhere.

How has the pandemic impacted some of your projects?

I’ve been developing more animated projects because animation has always had a bit of a remote working element to it. There was a few-week hiccup [when the pandemic struck last March], but then animated shows shifted to fully remote and just kept on going. So, animation has adjusted well to the current climate. And that’s what the buyers have been focused on. At the same time, live-action is still pretty stalled.
I’ve been waiting  months on a green light for a show I have at Apple. I should be maybe 10 episodes into producing it, instead I’m waiting for production to come back in full. [The pandemic has] also brought new challenges to getting Buffalo Studios together, but we’ve adapted and adjusted and we’re still on a great track to break ground in the spring.

What is one valuable lesson you learned at Newhouse that helped you get to where you are?

Professor [Evan] Smith said to us, “You better know how to make a cup of coffee.” Of course, when I moved to LA, my first job was making coffee and picking up lunches, and it wasn’t a shock because I was prepared for that. I was very glad that I had that grounded perspective in my education.

What advice would you give current students who want to work in the industry?

Start making things right now. Don’t wait. If you’re a writer, great. Find a director, find someone who wants to do costumes, find theater students who want to be actors. The best thing you can do is practice and make things. That’s number one. Number two is, unless you have some great job waiting for you in New York or Los Angeles, either stay in Syracuse and continue to make stuff once you graduate or go back home where you have a support system and a place you can live for free and just work on your craft. To me, that’s invaluable. If I could go back, I probably [would have] stayed in Syracuse longer. It was affordable, I had friends and could have continued to make things. spend a couple of years making things. Maybe by the time you graduate or a year or two afterwards, you make that independent project that goes online and it blows up, and you don’t have to uproot your whole life.

What is your vision of the future for film production outside of Hollywood?

To me, the most exciting change over the past 10-15 years is the democratization of content creation. Anyone from anywhere in the world can build a YouTube channel and make a living, without dealing with the gatekeepers. I think it’s amazing, and there are so many stories and talented people around the world who now have a voice for their work.

Brown research on deepfakes published

Nina Iacono Brown, assistant professor of communications, published the paper “Deepfakes and the Weaponization of Disinformation” in the Journal of Law and Technology at the University of Virginia Law School. The article was judged one of the best law review articles related to entertainment, publishing and/or the arts published that year and selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, an anthology published annually by Thomson Reuters (West).

Luttrell research on social and digital media practice in public relations education accepted for presentation

Associate dean of research and creative activity and assistant professor of public relations Regina Luttrell‘s research, “Connecting Pedagogy to Industry: Social and Digital Media Practice as Research in Public Relations Education,” has been accepted for presentation at the  International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC) this March.