Communication Media student and Gilman Scholarship recipient Mike Dailey recently shared a stunning look at his semester abroad at our sister institution, Reitaku University in Japan.

Beyond the photos, Mike showcased the gear behind some of the art: a vintage Yashicaflex Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera he sourced and used during his travels. From the streets of Japan to the classroom, Mike is proving that the best stories are told through a unique lens.

This year's Visions, a juried honors exhibit of the Communications Media Department, opened with an Alumni Panel in the Ellis White White Lecture Hall. This lively discussion was followed by The Gallery Opening, Game Design Showcase, Reception, and a Film & Video Screening in Weston Auditorium. Thank you to the alumni, jurors, Communications Media faculty, students, and staff. The Exhibit will run in the Hammond Gallery through June 2026.

On Friday, April. 24 @ 7pm, the Communications Media Department will begin the run of  its Spring theatrical production of  “Cabaret in the City”  in the performance space at the Rollstone Congregational Church 199 Main Street Fitchburg, MA. Admission and refreshments are FREE and open to the public.  “Cabaret in the City”  is a collection of scenes, monologues, dances, and songs about life in the big city. Read more about the production, schedule, and venue here. 

Students in Theater Professor Kelly Morgan's  Acting 1 class rehearse their scenes in Weston Auditorium. 

Communications Media Film and Video student  Aiden King stopped by Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) to learn how to digitize his 16mm film projects from Operations Manager Travis Falk.

 Earlier this week, Communications Media's Assistant Professor, Photography Concentration, J Flynn and our our photography students offered professional headshots at this week's   Creative and Common Good Career Fair outside the Hammond Main Hall. This service is the result of a cooperative effort with our Career Services and Advising Center. 

Earlier this week, Communications Media's Assistant Professor, Photography Concentration, J Flynn and our our photography students offered professional headshots at this week's Health and Life Sciences Career Fair outside the Hammond Main Hall. This service is the result of a cooperative effort with our Career Services and Advising Center. 

 Communication Studies Professor Dr. Robert Carr discusses the class's project scope and timeline with students in his Public Relations course. The focus in this course is on the role of managed communications in public relations unique to industry, human services and educational institutions. Definitions and concepts, history, potential careers and research methods are examined. 

The Center for Faculty Scholarship, Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library , and Communications Media Department hosted a celebration to mark the most recent book published by Professor J.J. Sylvia IV. English Studies Professor DeMisty D. Bellinger-Delfeld welcomed attendees to the University Archives where J.J. Sylvia IV discussed his recently published book, LiveJournal and Russian Disinformation: The Rise of Epistemic Sabotage (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025) where he "demonstrates how epistemic sabotage became central to the Kremlin's efforts to manipulate truth, and more broadly, how the ever-increasing reach of the internet and social media platforms can be weaponized by authoritarian regimes to disrupt knowledge systems and destabilize democracies." Read more about the book here.

Students in Communications Media Professor M. Zachary Lee's Cinematography course work on exposure and metering light in the Conlon Building. Cinematography is a specialized elective that provides an immersive study of the technical and aesthetic elements of motion picture photography. Topics include film stocks, imaging sensors, focus theory, laboratories, lenses, RAW workflows, lighting, cameras, composition, continuity, color and special processes.