Skip to main content

Center for Student Media

OVERVIEW

The Center for Student Media formed in Fall 2013 to provide comprehensive advisory and financial support to the university’s student-run media:

Part of the Student Life portfolio in the Division of Student Affairs, the CSM is concerned with the development of students, focusing on critical thinking, leadership, ethics, collaboration, intercultural competence, goal-setting and ultimately, degree attainment. While our students are engaged in producing and promoting media channels and content, our goal is to ensure they are learning to become better thinkers and leaders in the process.

The second goal of the CSM is to manage the revenue-generating activities — advertising and media services — that can be used to grow our student media programs and provide richer experiences to the students involved.

MISSION

Grounded in professional ethics and best practices, the Center for Student Media supports and empowers student-driven expression, publishing and broadcasting.

VISION

The Center for Student Media aspires to be a cutting-edge multi-platform laboratory that prepares collaborative, innovative and creative students for real-world leadership.

Staff

  • lawrence daniel

    Lawrence Daniel

    Director

  • christopher walker

    Christopher Walker

    Assistant Director, Media Services and Fee-Funded Organizations

  • aleké stoddart

    Aleké Stoddart

    Activities Coordinator

  • lashanon hollis

    LaShanon Hollis

    Administrative Coordinator

  • larsha flowers

    Larsha Flowers

    Instructional Assistant, Student Publications

  • starns leland

    Starns Leland

    Instructional Assistant, Media Services

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Student Media Advisory Committee is charged with monitoring and advising the CSM and the media organizations under it. One of its primary responsibilities is to appoint the top student leader of each media organization and ensure those leaders fulfill their designated role.

The SMAC meets regularly to monitor the activities of student media and to provide a channel for feedback from academic, professional and community stakeholders. The committee includes three voting seats that are open to the student body and appointed by the Student Government Association. This committee adheres to the Student Media Advisory Committee Bylaws.

Voting Members  
Glissette Santana-Rouleau Professional representative
Marina Vences Professional representative
Jhair Romero Professional representative
TBN CoogTV representative
TBN The Cougar representative
TBN Coog Radio representative
Sydney Rose Graduate Student representative
TBN SGA representative (SGA)
TBN SGA representative (SGA)
Ex-officio   
Lawrence Daniel Director, CSM
Keith T. Kowalka Assistant Vice President
Marie Pierce Vice President MediaMate/Manager CSM Advertising
Chris Walker Assistant Director, CSM
Aleke Stoddart Activities Coordinator, CSM
LaShanon Hollis Administrative Coordinator
John Lomax Editor in Chief, The Cougar
JoeMichael Coronado Executive Producer, CoogTV
Chirelle Riley Coog Radio Station Director
Enrique Garza Staff Council
TBN Faculty Senate
Dr. Summer Harlow Valenti School of Communication