This summer, Electronic Media Communication majors Erin McGregor and Micah Murray spent a month in Virginia working on the set of a feature film.

Murray's role on set was Second Assistant Camera. He worked directly under the First Assistant Camera, who supported Director of Photography James Suttles.

McGregor served as a Production Assistant for the film and spent her time assisting various departments with everything from passing out call sheets to wrangling cable to providing support to the Assistant Director.

"One of the biggest things I learned," recalled McGregor, "is that hard work, responsibility, and initiative can go a long way in this business. Although I started at the bottom of the totem pole, I worked really hard, took myself seriously and asked lots of questions. And because of that, people were willing to give me more and more responsibilities. By the end of the shoot, a lot of people, including the director and the producer, told me they'd love to work with me again."

McGregor advised anyone in a similar situation that a good work ethic can be a great asset. "The best thing you can do is to be a hard worker, be responsible and be teachable. If you can do that, people will trust you, even if you're inexperienced."

Read the full interview with McGregor here, and find out more about For The Glory at fortheglorythemovie.com.

Northwestern College recently awarded scholarships to Maria Isabel Bajana and Carolina Bermudez, both from the Northwestern College Christian Center for Communications (CCC), a branch campus in Quito, Ecuador.

Over the course of 2010-11 school year, Bajana and Bermudez will be living on campus and taking courses toward a Bachelor of Arts in Electronic Media Communication. The two plan to graduate in May.

Bermudez believes that her studies are important and hopes to work in her community after graduation. "In my country, and the rest of Latin America, people need communications," she noted. "God has put dreams into my heart and I believe the scholarship is another door opened."

The Northwestern CCC was established in 2001 in cooperation with HCJB Global and offers a three-year program with an Associate degree in Applied Science and Bible with a specialization in Electronic Media Communication. This program was designed to equip Latin American students for effective ministry and work in the electronic media and journalism fields.

Source: nwc.edu

Senior Electronic Media Communication major Micah Murray's short film The Obituary of Richard Cory took first place in the student production category of the International Christian Visual Media 2010 Crown Awards.

Murray, whose film was screened at the ICVM Catalyst Conference in June, traveled to St. Louis to attend the conference and was awarded a $2,000 prize.

The film stars NWC junior Drayton Jones and employed several Electronic Media majors on its crew including Kelsey Huber, Erin McGregor and Ross Fleming. Murray's film also took first place in the drama category of the 2010 Five16 Film Festival at Northwestern College.

The Obituary of Richard Cory can be viewed on Murray's YouTube channel.

97.7 WVOE and 98.5 HD-2 The Remnant, both run by Northwestern College students, each received nominations from National Religious Broadcasters for 2011 College Radio Station of the Year.

Senior Communication Studies major Jonathan Peterson was employed this summer as a PR intern with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Peterson spent his time writing press releases, media advisories and player bios as well as doing media monitoring and assisting with press conferences.

Recent grad Emily Stofferahn ('10) joined the team at marketing services agency Gabriel deGrood Bendt as a public relations intern in August. CEO Tom Gabriel said, "We're delighted to have Emily join our team. With her writing skills and understanding of social media, she'll be able to make immediate contributions to the agency." (Read press release)

Recent grad Liz Yager ('10) landed a job with the Minnesota Milk Producers Association, doing public relations work for the dairy industry.

Recent grad Kendall Young ('10) was hired as Social Media Coordinator at Twin Cities web design company BizzyWeb. This year Young will also be serving as the Student Services co-chair for IABC Minnesota.

Dr. Kent Kaiser presented a paper, "From Social Control to Post-Feminism: A Longitudinal Analysis of Reporting on Title IX by Journalist Gender" at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Denver, Colorado, on August 7.
 
On July 21, Dr. Kaiser addressed the Fur, Fin, and Feather Club at the Osseo American Legion on the topic of nonferrous mining in northeastern Minnesota.
 
Dr. Kaiser won a Northern Lights award from the Minnestoa Association of Government Communicators for his picture of the state flower (the pink and white showy lady's slipper) that is used in official publications and on the website of the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.  He accepted the award at MAGC's annual banquet in Edina. Click here to view Kaiser's photograph.