Beyond the Classroom

  • Students pitching ideas
    Media studies students developed and pitched concepts to Hollywood showrunners—with an assist from A.I.
  • Mother and child
    Lourdes Camarillo sees her photography as a way to connect with her community while also serving it. Since becoming a journalism student at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder, her focus has expanded as she learns more technical skills.
  • Doll posed on top of printer
    APRD student Megan Solis landed an internship with tech company HP, created a mascot and won their prestigious InternStellar Award. Her mascot, Lucy, had a TikTok test campaign in April 2023.
  • Daily Heard Team
    The Daily He(a)rd has become the first CMCI student team to win the Bateman Case Study Competition. The team's win is not just a first for CMCI, but for Colorado. The team tackled the issue of misinformation for the News Literacy Project.
  • Mendoza picture
    When Matthew Mendoza enrolled at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder, he didn’t expect to work alongside marketing giants. This past summer, he worked with UM Worldwide on numerous projects, including one for IHOP.
  • Photo with signs saying "All lives can't matter until Black lives matter" and "I will never understand so I stand"
    We’ve collected work from undergraduate and graduate students, spanning three of the six major disciplines within the college.
  • By Ilias Hosain, critical media practices
    See examples of CMCI student work.
  • Keleigh Andrus is interviewed by 9News.
    Four student teams competed in the 2022 Bateman competition, a national competition for public relations students, and developed impressive campaigns for the Lymphoma Research Foundation. They captured statewide media attention for their unique strategies, such as developing art installations and hosting a research gala.
  • Wolf howling at the moon next to a fence
    Master’s student Audrey Mayes grew up in rural Texas and knows firsthand how hard it is for busy workers to consume news. So she created a podcast, Where the Aud Things Are, to elevate the rural perspective on wildlife issues in Colorado.
  • Jamie Chihuan artwork
    Strategic communication major Jamie Chihuan loves visual communication. Through his art and internship with Palo Alto Networks, he explores these skills while balancing an art career and blossoming business venture.
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