Update: Water Damage in COMC

A pipe burst Saturday on the third floor of the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication building, causing water damage to several classrooms, offices and labs on the third floor and below. Texas Tech maintenance staff members are currently working to dry the affected rooms with portable fans. Classes that meet in the rooms with […]

COMC Launches ‘CCR Colloquium’ with Mobile Communication Lecture

The Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication was unusually quiet for a Friday. A campus snow day ceased the usual bustle of the building, with classrooms void of students and hallways unlit. At noon, stirring the silence, the door to Room 056 was propped open, and a scattering of professors made their way into the room. They […]

Meet Mass Comm: Silverthorn Focuses on Video Production Career

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 […]

Outpost TV: Global Communications

This week on Outpost TV: Jennifer Bryant and Content Manager Dylan George discuss global communications, and special guest Dr. Todd Chambers joins them to discuss Texas Tech University’s Quality Enhancement Plan. To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter at @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/outpostlab.

Meet Mass Comm: Faith Inspires Plunk on Journalism Career Path

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 […]

Outpost TV: Dating Apps

This week on Outpost TV: With Valentine’s Day almost here, Lab Manager Katelynne Newman and Content Manager Dylan George discuss various dating apps.         To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter at @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/outpostlab.

Outpost TV: Super Bowl XLIX

This week on Outpost TV: Lab Manager Katelynne Newman and Content Manager Dylan George discuss the advertisements from Super Bowl XLIX.   To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter at @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/outpostlab.

Tech’s International Film Series Opening Week

The Texas Tech International Film Series will begin its Spring 2015 season Tuesday night with a showing of “La Strada,” a 1954 Italian drama directed by cinema master Federico Fellini. IFS coordinator Robert Peaslee said in an email that the first film will be shown tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, located at 120 West […]

Outpost TV: Holidays

This week on Outpost TV: Co-Lab Manager Katelynne Newman and Dylan George discuss how brands use the holidays to promote and expand their presence.         To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter at @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/outpostlab.

The Hub@TTU Open Position

The Hub@TTU has an open position for this semester, Spring 2015. We are currently looking for a communications industry content manager. The paid job entails covering College of Media and Communication events and organizations as well as media and communication industry trends. You can earn up to $200 per week — $10 an hour for 20 hours of […]