We invite you to join us in the Steinhardt Room at the Lied Center from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for Maria Marron’s public presentation and reception. We invite you to submit your feedback by Dec. 18 here: go.unl.edu/jmcdean_davidcraig
Marron is one of five finalists who have been invited to interview for the CoJMC dean position.
ABOUT MARRON:
Maria Marron is chair and professor of the Department of Journalism at Central Michigan University. As chair, Marron has led two departmental reaccreditations; strengthened local, statewide and national media connections; fostered partnerships with local companies, alumni and academic organizations in support of her unit; raised funds for program initiatives; pioneered a program of Visiting Professionals and international exchange partnerships; and worked with the unit’s curricular and faculty committees to propose a new master’s program in integrated marketing communications, launch new majors, a new certificate program and revise curriculum.
She is the past president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, having served over the years on various committees of ASJMC; she is a member of the national Hearst Intercollegiate Journalism Awards Steering Committee; and she has been an officer in various divisions of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. She is the editor of Journalism and Mass Communication Educator. She regularly chairs site team visits and serves on teams for the Commission on Academic Accreditation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE.
Her teaching areas are in journalism, media law and ethics. Her research spans journalism pedagogy, investigative journalism, health and aging issues in the media.
She earned a Ph.D. in journalism and mass communications from Ohio University. She holds a M.A. in journalism from The Ohio State University and a B.A. and postgraduate diploma from University College Dublin.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/xzb8