Department of Communication 2022 Student Showcase and Awards

Student Showcase Winners

Congratulations to all of our winners and runner-ups at this year's Comm Student Showcase and Awards, and a special thanks to the alumni, faculty, and grad students who comprised the juries, as well as the Comm Department faculty and staff who made the event the success that it was.

Writing

Honorable Mention: Rachel Nearis, “Facebook’s Algorithmic Systems and the Prioritization of Profit and Public Image Over Global Safety”

3rd place: Katherine Kelly-Coviello, “Dark Algorithmia”

2nd place: Cecilia Cipullo, “The Daily Bell” (“Tabling” Episode)

1st place: Emma Sturgis, “Valued Benchwarmer”

Civic Engagement/Community-Based Work

Honorable Mention: Tess Lally, “Coaching and Documenting a Season of Purpose, Personality, and Progress: Girls on the Run”

Research 

3rd place: Ashley Johnson, “Shouting to Yourself: Effects of Partisan Politics on Social Media”

2nd place: Meghan Carney, “Functions of Swearing and Hegemonic Femininity”

1st place: Rachel Nearis, “Recommender Systems and Their Impact on the Qualitative Nature of Political Discourse: A Comparison of Twitter and Facebook”

 Audio-Visual

3rd place: Cullen O'Reilly and Joel Delgado, Leave a Penny, Take a Penny

2nd place: Caroline Berteletti, I LoveD You

1st place: Andrew Connelly, The Last Train