The School of Journalism and Mass Communication - SJMC - is committed to developing educated professionals. The School couples hands-on training in professional skills with a strong liberal arts education. Our students are prepared not just for the first job, but for becoming leaders in their fields. Professional education begins early in the School. First-year students take SJMC courses and are encouraged to participate in campus media opportunities so that they are soon ready to take advantage of the hundreds of internship opportunities available to Drake SJMC students in Des Moines and all over the world.

E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies

The E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies is a resource for the Drake community, encouraging the study of current as well as historical issues through the Center's Resource Room and through campus visitors and speakers.

Drake Telemedia Center

The Drake Telemedia Center is the prime resource for multimedia technology development and support at Drake. DTC has dramatically increased the amount of video and audio streaming for the web this year.

Magazines Win National Recognition

Drake magazine, Drake magazine online and 515 have won first in their categories (magazines published twice and year, online magazines and mags published once a year) in the Mark of Excellence regional competition sponsored by SPJ. Drake magazine swept the feature writing category, winning first place (Sarah Schafman), second place (Lynn Freehill), and tying for third place with themselves(Alecia Pennington/Julie Collins and Anna Dolezal). Congratulations to Drake magazine editors Julie Collins, Rachel DeSchepper, Andrea Schmidt, Kristin Watson, 515 editor Emily Bida, and the staffs of all three publications.

Both Drake Magazine Online and 515 have been named as among ten finalists in their categories for national Pacemaker awards by the Associated Collegiate Press. Pacemaker awards will be given next October.