News

• Media Arts majors Alexa Headley and Gage McCall won first place in desktop publishing at the FBLA-PBL State Leadership Conference in Harrisburg and have been selected to compete at the National Leadership Conference this June in San Antonio, Texas.
• RMU Sentry Media brought 23 Society of Collegiate Journalists national awards back to campus this year. There were over 150 entries being judged by professionals in their field. 
  • First Place
    • Social Media Presence Overall Excellence
    • Television Live Event Broadcast--special election coverage
    • Television News Package--Gage Goulding, Megan Shandel, "Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Festival is a smash hit"
    • Television Feature Package--Logan Carney, Michael Evans, "Jimmy Spagnolo makes it bigger than just basketball"
    • Television Sports Package--Sam Anthony, "Bernard Clark on new Colonial culture"
  • Second Place
    • Online News Overall Excellence
    • Internet Radio Overall Excellence
    • News Photography--Megan Shandel, "Mass Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue"
    • Editorial Cartoon--Erik Schmidt, "Clean out your fridge day"
    • Multimedia News Story--Garret Roberts, "Spinning Jenny to perform in nationwide tournament"
    • Multimedia Sports Story--Sam Anthony, Morgan Torchia, Brandon Aleman, "International Pipeline"
    • Sports Column--Logan Carney, "Carney's Corner: RMU & Duquesne not playing is a disservice to Pittsburgh"
    • Feature Stories--Garret Roberts, Tull Family Theater hosts screenings for kids with special needs
    • Television Feature Package--Gage Goulding, "Viral video: Wendy's horse visits RMU
  • Third Place
    • Beat Reporting: Garret Roberts, "Spinning Jenny Beat Reporting"
    • Television News Package--Gage Goulding, Megan Shandel, "Larry Gioia kayaks through the flooded bathtub"
  • Honorable Mention
    • Television News Show Overall Excellence--RMU Live
    • Sports Photography--David Auth, "RMU Men's Hockey vs. Bowling Green"
    • Cartoon Strip or Panel--Danica Teodoro , "Stack the pads"
    • Editorial Cartoon--Gage McCall, "World Kindness Day"
    • Sports Column--Michael Sciulli, "Sciulli's Shock Picks"
    • Television Feature Package--Gage Goulding, "Drew Miller:  The Libertarian candidate for Congress"
    • Television Sports Package--Sam Anthony, Michael Sciulli, Matt Simkovic, Malyk Johnson, "Robert Morris vs. Dayton mini-movie"
• RMU's Covestro Center for Community Engagement recently released its quarterly e-newsletter, Building Bridges, for distribution. 
• Tau Sigma, the national honor society for transfer students, has started a chapter at Robert Morris and held its induction ceremony last Monday in the Wheatley Atrium. The honor society recognizes academic excellence and involvement of its members, who must have transferred at least 24 credit hours and hold a 3.5 GPA. 

Personal Mention

• Ann D. Jabro, university professor of communication, was invited to join nearly 150 industry professionals and academics in New York City to judge the Public Relations Society of America's Silver Anvil Awards. The Silver Anvils are icons of best public relations practices that incorporate sound insights, analysis, planning, execution and evaluation. Entries address contemporary issues with exemplary professional skill, creativity and resourcefulness. Jabro worked with a professional team to judge 22 corporate social responsibility campaign entries. Brianna Stevens, account executive from Havas Public Relations and former RMU public relations student also served as a judge.

Upcoming Events

• The Center for Veterans and Military Families invites you to celebrate their 2018-'19 graduating class on April 3 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Yorktown Hall. The celebration will include dinner and an open bar. Please RSVP by TODAY.
• The RMU Health Services Administration Program is hosting a networking and education event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 1 in the Yorktown Hall Westinghouse Room. "Healthcare Emergency Preparedness: Requirements, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned" will feature an expert panel including keynote speaker Mark Ross, vice president for emergency preparedness at the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania. RSVP here.  
• On April 6 the RMU Counseling Center is hosting their 3rd Out of the Darkness Walk in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The Out of the Darkness Walk raises awareness of a very important cause and provides educational materials for those who may need help or want to learn more. It is free to create a team and participate in the walk! There will be various activities offered throughout the event. For more information and to register yourself or a team, go to afsp.org/rmu.  
• The RMU Center for Cyber Research and Training is hosting the first  Cyber-Tech Women's Symposium on April 12 at Yorktown Hall. Panelists and speakers include Summer Craze Fowler, chief security officer at Argo AI, and Amber Schroader, founder and CEO of the Paraben Corporation. Learn more and register here.
• Launching this summer is the new MS in Cyber Investigation and Intelligence graduate degree program. The Office of Graduate Admissions is hosting a  lunch and learn for those considering an Integrated program or graduate degree. Stop by the Heritage Room in Nicholson Center between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m, on April 17. Grab a lunch and meet with the program coordinator, Frank Hartle, assistant professor of criminal justice. Space is limited. RSVP to dunckel@rmu.edu or visit the Office of Admissions.

Sports 

Saturday, March 30

• Men's Rugby vs. Slippery Rock University - 11:00 a.m. at Joe Walton Stadium
• Men's Volleyball vs. St. Vincent - 7:00 p.m. at the Student Rec Center