Buffalo State Communication Department

The Communication Department faculty honored our faculty colleague at a retirement luncheon on Wednesday! She has done so much for our students, our department, and the university since she joined us in 2006. We will miss her but we wish her all the best in the next exciting chapter of her life!

The chapter of the .official elected officers for 2026-27 and had a guest speaker at today’s meeting! Chosen as officers were Ovis Ishimwe, president; Samantha Tocke, vice president; Willow Swingle, secretary; Rafiha Kamal, treasurer; and Cassidy Bauer, PR & marketing director. They will join faculty adviser Dr. on planning activities for the coming year. The group heard an excellent presentation from former chapter PRSSA Vice President Jenna Hecker, PR and marketing coordinator for the Ten Lives Club cat rescue organization, who also gave tips on preparing for a PR job. An exciting wrap up to the year!

Congrats to the Media Production students who presented their short films at the MediaFest this afternoon! Great job by everyone! Our event was part of the Spring Student Showcase, which also featured poster presentations, oral presentations, art exhibits, poetry readings, dance and music performances and more!

These Communication students did research about the Pan-American Exposition for their community client, the ! They presented at today’s Spring Student Showcase.

More of our wonderful Communication students who gave oral presentations or poster presentations at today’s Spring Student Showcase!

Congratulations to these Communication students for their poster presentations at today’s Spring Student Showcase! The event continues throughout the day at various locations on campus. Great to see our students’ scholarly and creative works highlighted at this event!

Today was a bittersweet day for the Buffalo State Communication Department as Professor Meg Knowles attended her last faculty meeting prior to retirement on Sept. 1! An accomplished and award-winning filmmaker, Meg joined our Media Production faculty in fall 2006 and has led important curriculum revisions to modernize the Media Production major. She has mentored hundreds of students and is always there to lend them a helping hand. A co-founder of Buffalo State’s ”Beyond Boundaries” film series, Meg serves as secretary at Buffalo’s Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Arts Center and on many committees at Buffalo State. Meg: thanks for your outstanding service to our students, department, and Buffalo State - we will miss you! Best wishes for many happy years in retirement!

Welcome to Buffalo State’s 11th President, Dr. Jennifer Burris! She is currently Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. She starts July 1. We look forward to meeting her!

That’s a wrap! Three alumni returned to campus Monday as host and guests on our “Broadcasting Buffalo” TV show, the last episode for the season. Retired sports broadcaster Howard Simon ‘84 hosted the episode about Buffalo’s professional and collegiate sports teams, with guests Chris Swenson ‘86 (Buffalo Bandits announcer) and Nate Geary ‘15 (WGR Radio). All three talked about the importance of their Buffalo State education in helping them launch their careers. The TV show airs Saturdays at 6:30 pm on WNYO-TV. Journalism Professors and and their students collaborate with the on the show’s production.

Journalism students in Professor Rick Karnath’s COM 403 Digital Sports Journalism class are busy tonight live-streaming the first night of the draft! Who will the pick? Check out the COM 403 livestream on the on YouTube at https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=cXW-wHBoZmM!