A new smartphone app rewards college students for not using their mobile devices in class. A computer science major and a business marketing major launched Pocket Points last fall from the Chico campus of California State University, according to a news release. The free app, available for iPhone and Android devices, was downloaded more than 22,000 times within the first six months. Blaine […]
Meet Mass Comm: Silverthorn Focuses on Video Production Career
February 25, 2015 by
A fortunate few people know their future career aspirations from an early age, and Blake Silverthorn can count himself amongst the lucky. “When I was 6 years old,” Silverthorn said, “at one of my aunt’s wedding, I wanted to take pictures with my mom’s camera so bad.” The now 20-year-old media strategies major at Texas Tech […]
Meet Mass Comm: Faith Inspires Plunk on Journalism Career Path
February 16, 2015 by
For Texas Tech University undergraduate student Courtney Plunk, choosing a university was not much of a decision. “It’s actually the only school I applied for,” Plunk says of Texas Tech, with a laugh. “My mom and dad graduated from here and my sister just graduated from here last May. So it was in my blood.” While […]
Texas Tech Student Missing Since Sunday
January 20, 2015 by
Gordon Fang-Wong’s Facebook page shows a happy young man at Disney World, enjoying time with his family. Other pictures include a high school senior ring and a meal at Whataburger with friends. The most recent picture is of a missing person poster. Fang-Wong, a student at Texas Tech, was reported missing January 18. According to […]
Advocacy For The Arts Impacts Community For Festival
March 26, 2014 by
With less than 15 people in the course, the “Advocacy for the Arts” class hopes to make a big impact on the Lubbock community this semester. Linda Donahue, Ph.D., is head of the graduate arts administration class, and it’s safe to say she’s excited about the concept of service learning. Before she even sat down […]
"Student" – A Global Lens Recap And Discussion
May 9, 2013 by
Dr. Jim Bush, Dr. Alan Barenberg, and Dr. Anthony Qualin recently moderated a discussion and took questions over “Student,” a selection from the Global Lens film series. Here’s the synopsis for the film, taken from the Global Lens Film Initiative website: “A solitary philosophy student steers his directionless life toward the commission of a violent […]
Artist Spotlight: Emily Verkamp
December 19, 2012 by
Try to imagine a bond between nature and the intrusive human element that exists in the world. Emily Verkamp, a studio arts photography major, was able to capture the connection between man made objects and nature.
