Connect & Share with Mass Media, Art, & Design
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Preparing graduates for a lifetime of stories is what we do. But graduation is only the beginning.
As a graduate of the Department of Mass Media, Art, and Design, you're part of a community that continues to shape the creative industries, strengthen our programs, and inspire future students. Whether you share your career journey, return as a guest speaker, mentor a student, host an intern, or support scholarships, your experience helps prepare the next generation of creators, storytellers, and creative professionals.
Your story is part of our story—and we'd love to hear where it has taken you.
Tell Us Your Story
Giving Back to the Department
The support of alumni and friends empowers the Department of Mass Media, Art, and Design to prepare the next generation of communicators. We are proud of where we have been, but we can't keep moving forward without your help.
Here’s How to Get Started:
- Volunteer to guest lecture on campus or virtually.
- Invite a student group to tour your workplace.
- Supervise a student intern in your field.
- Go to the SEMO Foundation and contribute to a scholarship or an existing endowment .
- Support the Herb and Peggy Taylor Endowment for Excellence.
- Contact our Director of Development to explore how you can help the department with endowment projects.
Professional Advisory Council
The Professional Advisory Council connects the Department of Mass Media, Art, and Design with leaders across the creative industries. Representing the department's diverse academic programs, council members provide industry insight, advise on curriculum and emerging trends, strengthen connections with employers, and help ensure our students are prepared for successful careers.
| Professional advisory council | |
|---|---|
| Emily Sikes Blattel | Rooted Web/Recruiters Websites |
| Toni Eftink | Element 74 |
| Gabe Hartwig | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Lucus Presson | Rust Communications/Southeast Missourian |
| Luke Hilgenbrinck | The Bank of Missouri |
| Scott Huegerich | Aligned Media |
| Amanda Bradham-Little | Marketing Director, Pace Properties |
| Doug McDermott | First State Bancshares |
| Jim Riley | Red Letter Communications Inc. |
| Tressa Robbins | Burrelles Luce |
| Jon Rust | Rust Communications/Southeast Missourian |