Alumni Notes

2018 Broadcast Journalism

was promoted to assistant director of communications and creative services for the University of Delaware Department of Athletics and Recreation, handling communications, social media and digital assets for the football program.

Note Posted: January 5, 2021

2015 Advertising/Public Relations

was among the first to graduate from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's degree Global Communication and Applied Translation, three-semester master's program designed for translation, localization, and global communication.

Slesinski, a Pittsburgh native, started her language journey in fifth grade when she chose to study French. Slesinski continued with the language while sacrificing her lunch period during her senior year of high school to take a German class -— a testament to her admiration for language learning.

At Penn State, Slesinski took courses in both languages, studied abroad and finished her undergraduate degree while living in Germany as an au pair. “Working with a 3-year-old is another great way to learn the language,” Slesinski laughs.

After working at Google as a contractor in Bilingual Product Analysis, Slesinski decided to continue her studies, finding the GCAT program at Carnegie Mellon University during an online search. She hopes to use her master's degree to enter the field of localization or project management.

Note Posted: December 22, 2020

94 Journalism

was promoted to director of Journalism Practices and Principles at the New York Times.

Abrams, a respected, seasoned and thoughtful editor, was promoted to help broaden the understanding of the Times' journalism throughout the company and encourage communication about coverage and other issues among colleagues.

He previously served as senior editor for editing standards and, before that, a variety of editing roles. He joined the Times in 2004.

A former editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian, Abrams started his career at the Chambersburg Public and worked at the York Daily Record and the Virginian-Pilot in Virginia beach before joining the Times.

Note Posted: December 14, 2020

90 Advertising/Public Relations

has launched a podcast, "Attribution," about success and gratitude, designed to help people feel a little more grateful, inspired or supported.

The effort is distributed in part by PBS and its public media initiative, Chasing the Dream. Listeners can subscribe on Apple (https://apple.com/2LfD9lt) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/360o1nc).

Note Posted: December 14, 2020

2018 Journalism

works as a digital entertainment producer at NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

Note Posted: November 30, 2020

2018 Advertising/Public Relations

accepted a new role with Learfield IMG College as a manager-business development at Southern Methodist University. She has been with the company since 2017 and previously worked as a senior coordinator-talent acquisition and, before that, in a couple of roles with Penn State Sports Properties, which is part of Learfield IMG College.

Note Posted: November 30, 2020

1968

won a 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for an episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Eddie Murphy. He has won 11 Emmys for his directing work related to SNL.

Note Posted: November 30, 2020

1967

won a 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for "Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones," which aired on Netflix. It was his third career Emmy for directing.

Note Posted: November 30, 2020

1974 Journalism

was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. As an honoree, he joins a group of industry professionals who have helped shape the broadcast industry and continue to influence its future. Guise was a photographer/digital reporter for 35 years at Washington, D.C., for WUSA-TV. He retired in 2016, and he and his wife live in State College.

Note Posted: November 20, 2020

1983

is a vice president at WE tv, part of AMC Networks, which owns and operates AMC, IFC and WE tv and serves more than 84 million homes. After earning her bachelor's degree at Penn State, Farrell earned an MFA at Ohio University.

Note Posted: October 14, 2020

1987 Telecommunications

was part of the team at Fusion TV network and the "Real America" news program that won the 2020 Edward P. Murrow Award for Breaking News coverage. Lima was VP News at Fusion. Lima is now West Coast Bureau Chief for CBS News.

Note Posted: October 13, 2020

2020 Journalism

is a page designer and copy editor at the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Note Posted: October 12, 2020