Jack J. Valenti School of Communication

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Valenti Launches Newest Asset: DaVinci Resolve Certification
The Valenti School of Communication is hosting an intensive four-day workshop for students and professionals to master DaVinci Resolve and elevate their productions
Hellmueller to Research Populist Rhetoric in Global Media at Reuters Institute
Dr. Lea Hellmueller, an assistant professor of journalism at the Valenti School of Communication, is spending the semester in Oxford as a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute.
Alumna Camryn Wells Helping Children Explore Emotions Through New Book
When her three-year-old son began the transition from his crib to his toddler bed, Camryn Wells knew it was time to help him explore new emotions and forms of expression.
Valenti students develop advertising campaign for Bayou City Arts Festival
This spring, Valenti advertising students poured themselves into developing a campaign for the Bayou City Arts Festival, an event celebrating artists and their work.
Valenti Helps Alley Theatre Showcase Immigrants' Stories During "Vietgone"
The Alley Theatre debuted their play “Vietgone” on Oct. 4 in its Neuhaus Theatre, one of three spaces in the venue. The play is about two Vietnamese refugees working and living in 1970’s America after the fall of Saigon.
‘Fake News,’ Diminishing Media Trust and the Role of Social Media
(External) The term “fake news” has been popularized by President Donald Trump in recent years, and while its meaning has been hotly debated, the spreading of false information to fulfill a political agenda is far from a new concept around the world.

Valenti Spotlights

Priscilla Tinsley, Assistant Instructional Professor

From managing her own consulting firm to teaching at the Valenti School of Communication, Priscilla Tinsley is actively shaping the communication industry. Check out this Q&A to read about one of our most raved about professors.

Alumni

Megan Smith ('18), Mass Communication

When Megan Smith found activism, she found herself. Taking her passion for journalism and involvement in the LGBTQ community, the former mass communication graduate student co-founded Spectrum South, an online-magazine that introduces a fresh perspective to the LGBTQ experience.

Student

Gabriel Theis, Media Production

Gabriel (Gabe) Theis stays busy. A film enthusiast from an early age, he already has two short films under his belt: Nitelife and The Dilemma of Winston Kirp. This summer, Nitelife was nominated for Best Horror Film at the Oregon Scream Week Film Festival in Portland.

Valenti Highlights

Valenti Launches Newest Asset: DaVinci Resolve Certification

Hellmueller to Research Populist Rhetoric in Global Media at Reuters Institute

Alumna Camryn Wells Helping Children Explore Emotions Through New Book

Valenti students develop advertising campaign for Bayou City Arts Festival

Valenti Helps Alley Theatre Showcase Immigrants' Stories During "Vietgone"

‘Fake News,’ Diminishing Media Trust and the Role of Social Media

Valenti Spotlights

Priscilla Tinsley, Assistant Instructional Professor

Megan Smith ('18), Mass Communication

Gabriel Theis, Media Production