VOL. 28, NO. 1 - FALL 2013

SouthernCommunicatorA PublicAtion of the School of JournAliSm And communicAtion

Inside: Convention in Salt Lake City

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Eleven juniors and seniors from the School of Journalism and Communication were inducted into the communication honors society Lambda Pi Eta, Kappa Psi chapter at the Goliath Wall on Wednesday, October 30. After the ceremony Dr. Megan Moe, Communication professor from Lee University, spoke while students had refresh-ments.

Whitney Mitchell, senior intercultural communications and Spanish major, the student president of Lambda Pi Eta, said that being a part of the honor society has many advantages.

“Lambda Pi Eta ... is really exclusive, so being able to say that I was invited to join this honor society is a big deal,” Mitchell said. “It also helps people who are inter-ested in going into graduate school. It gives them a foot hold into that arena and is good for students who are interested in do-ing research.”

To be inducted into the society students must have completed 60 hours of general education requirements with a 3.0 GPA and 12 hours of their major classes with a 3.25 GPA. They must also be in the upper 35 percent of their graduating class.

Logan Foll, senior mass communica-tion/photography major, was inducted into the honors society and hopes that Lambda Pi Eta will bring him good fortune in the

future.“I am hoping that Lambda Pi Eta will

impress future employers and look good on a resume,” Foll said.

Lambda Pi Eta, abbreviated LPH, sym-bolizes what Aristotle described as the three modes of persuasion. Lambda is for logos or logic, Pi is for pathos which relates to emotion, and Eta is for ethos or charac-ter credibility and ethics.

Initiated by students of the Department of Communication at the University of Arkansas, LPH was then endorsed by fac-

ulty and founder Dr. Stephen A. Smith in 1985. In 1994 the LPH was established as official national communication honor society for undergraduates and in 1996 joined the Association of College Honor Societies. Today there are 344 active chap-ters worldwide.

Other students inducted into the so-ciety at the ceremony include: Courtney Beckwith, Paige Burnett, Jefferson Clark, Logan Foll, Kevin Freeman, Ashley Gohl, Ryan Haas, Avery McKinney, Ashley Noonan, Karly Pratt, and David Rumsey.

Students inducted into Lambda Pi Eta honor societyBy AnnAlyse HAsty

Participants at the induction ceremony. Professor Tara Hargrove (left), Nathan Sturgess, Whitney Mitchell, David Rumsey, Karly Pratt, Ashley Noonan, Ashley Gohl, Logan Foll, Paige Burnett, Courtney Beckwith, Anna Bartlett (right). Photo by Natalie Thomas

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David Carroll visits the SJ&C

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WRCB-TV co-anchor David Carroll shares his story

The SJ&C’s annual trip to Atlanta to visit the CNN headquarters November 17 ended this year with a delicious twist, a trip to the World of Coca-Cola.

Comm Club’s annual CNN trip ends with a twist

Students touring in Atlanta. (Left Photo). Tamika James (left), Debbie Hall, Jennifer Reynolds, Dustin Johnson, Ben Lowery, Collin Petty, Arthur Harper (right). (Right Photo) Jennefier Reynolds (left), Debbie Hall, Tamika Jones (right). Photo by Kendra Stanton Lee.

SJ&C student Kendell Rittenour became the first place winner of the Outdoor Photographer’s “Focus On Nature” contest by sending in his shot of a runoff creek. He received $1,000 and a $500 gift card for Ilford paper prod-ucts. When asked how he was able to capture this beautiful shot, Ritternour said, “I was really lucky to have everything come together for this image. Getting up at 4 a.m. to shoot sunrises eventually pays off. Moraine Lake is a popular lake for tourism.”

Instead of shooting a typical view of the lake, he decided to balance on some rocks to use a runoff creek for the foreground. “One technique I use to create dynamic images is to boost individual primary colors like red, green, and blue. It helps makes a vibrant photo,” said Rittenour.

Mean while, a seasoned professional photographer from on the SJ&C faculty. Billy Weeks entered his work into the 25th Annual Gordon Park’s International Photography Contest. His photo, “The Doll,” taken in Guaimaca, Honduras, won first place. Weeks said that he is very humbled to have won the Gordon Parks International Photo award.

“This is my second time winning the event, and this year there was at least one Pulitzer Prize finalist in this competition,” said Weeks.

By AsHley GoHl

Left: The photo entered in the Focus on Nature Contest. Photo by Kendell Rittenour. Middle: Photo of Kendell Rittenour. Photo by Brandon Rittenour. Right: Photo by Kendell Rittenour.

By GreG rumsey & KendrA stAnton lee

A leading Chattanooga news anchor shared highlights of his own journey into broadcasting and offered profes-sional pointers at the September 12 con-vocation of the School of Journalism and Communication.

“Find a career that you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life,” said David Carroll, co-anchor of the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. local newscast on NBC affiliate WRCB-TV, Channel 3. With more than 50 students and faculty packed into Brock 1010, the veteran broadcast journalist told personal stories, showed historic pictures and offered timely career advice.

Carroll had hopeful words about the job market in television news. Five years ago his station, like many others, was lay-ing people off. Now, he said, they are growing and adding jobs, especially for people who can create web content and work with social media. Journalists are

still very much in demand, he said, but to-day they must be equipped with multiple skills.

Citing his own experience getting started in radio, he emphasized the impor-tance of being humble and learning from the pros. Raised in a blue collar town in Alabama, Carroll grew up ad-miring Bob Barker, the late host of “The Price is Right,” for his pristine appearance—a stark contrast to the hard laborers who visited Carroll’s family’s general store every-day. Carroll aspired to be a man who gave away prizes and received hugs from con-testants for a living.

In his teen years, Carroll’s career aspirations shifted to radio. He recalled skip-ping school one day at age 16

and driving from his home in Alabama to Chattanooga to apply for a job as an announcer at WFLI, assuming he was a shoo-in. The program director, after lis-tening to his audition tape, proceeded to critique it severely.

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New HD video server improves SAU News productionBy elizABetH CAmps

A new Autocue high definition (HD) video server was purchased and in-stalled in the School of Journalism and Communication the summer of 2013. Located in the equipment rack inside the control room of the SJ&C studio, the server is networked. This allows students to upload any content to the server from any workstation inside the department

The server is currently being used pri-marily for the weekly SAU News produc-tion. The newscast is created by students in the TV News and Performance class. Throughout the week, students can up-load news packages and video clips used in the newscast. Each newscast covers campus events, trending topics, and local

and school news. Smirna Paz, junior mass communica-

tions media production major, is a part of the class and participates in creating and hosting the weekly newscast. Paz says the quality of the newscast has been enhanced with the new server.

“This is our first year using [it] and so far the new team loves the quality it brings to the show,” said Paz.

The server also being used for the TV Studio Production class, is open for use by students for special projects. The class introduces students to the basics of pro-ducing video programs through individu-al and group projects done in the school’s studio in Brock Hall.

Stephen Ruf, professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, says new HD server is replacing the old stan-dard definition (SD) server.

“All our SAU news reports are shot with high definition cameras,” said Mr. Ruf. “So the Autocue allows us to pro-duce our newscast and retain the quality of our HD video without downgrading the quality to SD, like we used to.”

Additionally, Ruf says the server can play out two video clips simultane-ously during a live production in the stu-dio. This allows the director to flawlessly switch from one source to another.

Public relations major Alyssia Dewey poses with David Carroll for Lorraine Ball. Photo by Stephen Ruf

SJ&C photographers spotlighted with awards

The Society of Adventist Communicators held their annual convention this year in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 24-26. The SAC is an organization that encourages the socialization and collaboration of Seventh-day Adventist communication professionals through professional workshops, network-ing opportunities and cultural tours of the city. Five Southern students attended along with staff members from outside the SJ&C.

While the convention is focused on Adventist communication professionals, there were also numerous opportunities for the attending students to get involved. “I was able to make connections with Adventist communicators that work in my specific field of interest,” said junior mass communication and media production ma-jor Kendall Rittenour.

Throughout the weekend, various indi-viduals and organizations were recognized for excellence in the field of communica-tion. Southern took home several awards, including the “Best in Class” awards for the design of Southern’s “Be A Part” web-site and a student-produced video project about fly-fishing and the Sabbath. Professor Kendra Stanton-Lee was also recognized for her blog, kendraspondence.com, and se-nior communications studies major, David Rumsey, was selected to serve on the SAC board of directors to represent the student voice as next year’s convention is planned.

Rebecca Anderson, senior public rela-tions major, was recognized as SAC Student

of the Year, which identifies a student who has demonstrated excellence in the classroom and on-the-job. Anderson, who graduates this December, maintained a high academic record throughout her time at Southern and was selected for competitive internships at Mount Pisgah Academy, McKee Foods, and the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga.

“The professors in the SJ&C depart-ment have really helped me prepare for what is to come after graduation,” Anderson said. “They have given me the confidence to apply for my dream jobs and encouraged and sup-ported my internships.”

Salt Lake City proved to be a beneficial setting for the convention because of col-laboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. LDS Church leaders and faculty members from Brigham Young University led out in several of the breakout sessions that covered topics like the Mormon media campaign “I’m A Mormon,” positive marketing methods and new media technol-ogy methods.

“The breakout sessions provided practi-cal information and training for public rela-tions, media production, and advertising,” said Rittenour. Tours of Tabernacle Square and LDS church facilities were also incorpo-rated into the convention weekend.

One of the highlights of the weekend

was the premier of the film, the Adventists 2. Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, creator of the Adventists, a film that focused on the back-ground and health habits of the Seventh-day Adventists, attended the convention to premier and discuss his new film, the Adventists 2. This film focuses on the inter-national Adventist health organizations that are combatting serious health challenges around the world. Doblmeier, who is not Adventist but has made numerous faith-based films, received a standing ovation after the premiere. He also revealed that a third film, the Adventists 3, which will focus on the Adventist education system, is in the works.

Suzanne Ocsai, senior art major, has in-terned in the communications office at the North American Division for the last two summers. She worked closely with mem-bers of the SAC board in planning the 2013 convention and helped promote the event at Adventist colleges and universities during the school year. “I think the convention is a great place for church entities to network and see what everyone is doing and to figure out how they can work together,” Oscai said.

The Society of Adventist Communicators is currently planning the 2014 convention in Jacksonville, Florida. For more information about the SAC, go online to www.adventistcommunicator.org.

He invited him to come and apply again later. Carroll followed his advice and was hired a year later.

“Ask someone who is good at it to tell you how you can improve,” Carroll told his audience.

From his preschool years he was bred on children’s programs such as “Romper Room,” when Miss Marcia was the host. She would spin her magic mirror and look into it, calling the names of children in the viewing audience. When Carroll was about 30 years old, he finally met Miss

Marcia at a media event in the mall, and he admitted, “When I was four, I thought you could see me.”

“Oh, I could!” Miss Marcia replied.Carroll, who published a book in 2011

called Chattanooga Radio and Television, chronicling the history of broadcasting in Chattanooga, played radio clips from 1940 during his convocation appear-ance. He also showed pictures dating to 1954 “in glorious black and white” of WDEF-TV, the first television station in Chattanooga. His talk included salutes to

Luther Masingill and Mort Lloyd, promi-nent names in radio and television in the Scenic City.

Carroll concluded with an encour-agement to students: There will always be a place for the skilled journalist. “Somebody has to be trusted to separate fact from rumor,” he said.

Departmental convocations are held four times each school year, near the be-ginning and the close of each semester.

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Students shine at SDA convention in Salt Lake CityBy lindsey mitCHell

Students David Rumsey, Rebecca Anderson, Lindsey Mitchell, Suzanne Ocsai, and Kendall Rittenour attend the Society of Adventist Communicators in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo by Steven Foster

Rebecca Anderson receiving the SAC Student of the Year award flanked by George Johnson and Kimberly Luste Maran.

SJ&C Internship Opportunists

Where did you intern? Cobblestone Rue; a couture portrait studio

What did you do?I helped out with public relations and marketing. I worked on some marketing tools (website, brochures, business cards), contacted magazines for real wedding submissions, newsletter, and a couple times assisted with photo shoots.

Did you learn anything about yourself ?The most important thing I learned was that there’s nothing limiting me from reaching my BIG dreams. Life is about finding your niche and having no fear to shine.

Did you put your knowledge to good use?Yes, I am definitely more inspired, motivated, and deter-mined to never give up. After interning at Cobblestone Rue, I believe I am not scared to try new things and put myself out there. My brain keeps working challenging myself to what is next and how I can achieve it.

Where did you intern? Parkridge Medical Center Marketing Department, Marketing Intern

What did you do?Updated hospital media (re-wrote, revamped brochures and flyers). Wrote the employee spotlight section of the employee newsletter. Created a pictorial directory of all the hospital volunteers. Assisted with planning, prepar-ing, setting up, and executing several marketing events.

Did you learn anything about yourself ?The most important thing I learned about myself is I should slow down and enjoy the journey of executing tasks, instead of just focusing on generating output.

Did you put your knowledge to good use?I utilized many of the things I’ve learned at Southern, predominately interviewing, writing, editing, and design skills. I came into the experience fully prepared to com-plete the tasks they gave me.

Arleny Popoteur, senior Public Relations Anna Bartlett, senior Mass Comm-Writing/Editing

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GraduatespHotos Courtesy of southern memories

Name: Alison Quiring

December

AlumniUpdates

Lauren Brooks, ‘12, is an Enrollment Counselor for Southern Adventist University.

Kalie (Conrad) Kelch, ‘00, is the author of the 2014 junior/earliteen devotional Grab Your Boarding Pass. She and her husband, Randy (‘00), live in Calhoun, Georgia, with their two children, Katelyn adn Ryan. Kalie is a book editor for TEACH Services, as Adventist publishing com-pany, and is very involved in youth ministries at the Georgia-Cumberland Academy Church.

Deanna Moore, ‘12, is the Guest Visit Coordinator for Enrollment Services at Southern Adventist University.

Stacy Spaulding, ‘96, has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at Towson University. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2005. Prior to her appointment at Towson University in 2007, she spent nine years teaching journalism at Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Md. She lives in downtown Baltimore and in December, 2012, married Rayned Wiles. Dr. Spaulding serves on the board of the Friends of the H.L. Mencken House, a group working to restore the lifelong home of the city’s most famous journalist. Natalia Lopez-Thismon, ‘08, is the Communication Specialist at ADRA International in Silver Spring, MD.

Name: Rebecca Dawn Anderson

Major: Public Relations

Hometown: Candler, NC

Name: CourtneyAlexandra Beckwith

Major: Mass Comm - Photography

Hometown: Pittsboro, NC

Name: Emily Dawn Hammond

Major: Graphic Design -Print & Advertising

Hometown: Collegedale, TN

Name: Annalyse Hasty

Major: Mass Comm -Writing/Editing

Hometown: Ranger, GA

Name: Whitney Ann Mitchell

Major: Comm Studies - Intercultural & Spanish

Hometown:Cleveland, TN

Name: Corrine Rachelle Morris

Major: Art & Photography

Hometown: Collegedale, TN

Name: Danielle Nicole Quailey

Major: Mass Comm - Writing/Editing

Hometown:Springfield Gardens, NY

Name: Jashlene Rey

Major: Mass Comm - Advertising

Hometown:Fayetteville, NC

Name: Anthony Cole Taylor

Major: Mass Comm - Media Production

Hometown: Mansield, TX

Name: Amy I Vitrano

Major: Mass Comm - Media Production

Hometown: Ooltewah, TN

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Celeste Ryan Blyden, assistant to the president for communication in the Columbia Union Conference, spoke at the SJ&C convocation December 12. Blyden, who recently published a book titled Crisis Boot Camp, talked about the need for skilled story tellers in church communication work. She also visited the public relations campaign class during her visit to Southern, discussing crisis communication cases.

Publisher hosts the last convocation of 2013

Kara Holland, Celesete Ryan Blydan, and Natalie Gomez enjoying the SJ&C Christmas Party. Photo by Stephen Ruf

Stephen Ruf (left) contributed pages to the book, Crisis Boot Camp for Celeste Ryan Blyden (right). Photo by Logan Foll