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Media Studies
Highly acclaimed by the Iowa Broadcast News Association and one of the very best small college programs in the nation, the Loras Media Studies program is a major highlight of the Communication Arts department. It was named one of the top 37 programs for Film and TV by The College Finder, and was the only college on the list with fewer than 4,000 students.

The Media Studies program features first semester immersion and provides hands-on opportunities in News, Sports (including live sports coverage), Commercial Advertising, Corporate Media Production, Documentary Production, Children’s TV Production, and Multimedia Production. With small class sizes, students experience every aspect of production with exposure to equipment and projects not available at larger universities. Students work with real clients, real budgets, and real products – they even travel wherever the client needs them.

Professors create an educational experience tailored to student needs in the classroom and beyond. Media Studies at Loras College is devoted to helping students help themselves open a window to success.

IN THE NEWS:
Loras College media studies students won 14 awards at the 2007 Iowa Broadcast News Association Spring Convention held on May 5, 2007, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

The awards for their work on LCTV in the student competition division include the following:

  • 1st Place – News Photography, Selma – Lauren Squires (’08) (Germantown, Tenn.)
  • 3rd Place – News Photography, Bahl’s Pumpkin Patch – Jeremy Havens (’07) (Platteville, Wis.) and Katrina Berning (’09) (Cuba City, Wis.)
  • Honorable Mention – News Photography, SportsZONE Skiing Challenge – Marcus Soukup (’09) (Fairfax, Iowa)
  • 2nd Place – Best Newscast, “From the Boulevard”
  • 3rd Place – In-Depth Series, Selma Parts 1 & 2 – Lauren Squires
  • Honorable Mention – Spot News Coverage, Alcohol Bust – Katrina Berning and Marcus Soukup
  • 1st Place - Excellence in Writing, Compilation of Stories – Lauren Squires
  • 2nd Place – Best Sportscast, “Loras SportsZONE”
  • 1st Place – Sports Coverage, Brock Hall Player Profile – Lauren Squires
  • 2nd Place – Sports Coverage, 5th Year Seniors – Luke Pattarozzi (’08) (Middleton, Wis.)
  • 3rd Place – Sports Coverage, Lauren Lehenbauer Player Profile – Lauren Squires
  • 2nd Place – Sports Play-by-Play, Loras vs. Luther Football  – Luke Pattarozzi and Rob Hermes (’08) (Lake Forest, Ill.)
  • 3rd Place – Sports Play-by-Play, Loras vs. UD Basketball – Luke Pattarozzi and Rob Hermes
  • 3rd Place – Overall Excellence in Broadcast Journalism - LCTV

Entries were judged by broadcast professionals in Utah, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota.

IBNA is a nonprofit corporation of radio-TV news directors, reporters, producers, public relations professionals and others from Iowa and its adjacent states, who work together to improve electronic media news for Iowa stations and the public.

     

Internship and professional experiences include prestigious placements at such venues as NBC, WGN and ABC, and at production companies in London, St. Louis, Chicago and many other cities.
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After graduation, students go on to become producers, anchors, reporters, videographers, editors, ad agency reps, public relations reps, directors, writers, multimedia and graphic creatives, sales reps, marketing reps and more. Whatever your dream to be, you can be become. The opportunities available to you at Loras will help you achieve this!

   
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