Beyond the Classroom

  • Screenshot of COAI on a phone
    Students across CMCI find ways to bring together their personal interests and academic pursuits. Since the college’s founding, we have showcased this diverse collection of student work.
  • Students pitching ideas
    Media studies students developed and pitched concepts to Hollywood showrunners—with an assist from A.I.
  • Mother and child
    Lourdes Camarillo sees her photography as a way to connect with her community while also serving it. Since becoming a journalism student at CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, her focus has expanded as she learns more technical skills.
  • Doll posed on top of printer
    APRD student Megan Solis landed an internship with tech company HP, created a mascot and won their prestigious InternStellar Award. Her mascot, Lucy, had a TikTok test campaign in April 2023.
  • Daily Heard Team
    The Daily He(a)rd has become the first CMCI student team to win the Bateman Case Study Competition. The team's win is not just a first for CMCI, but for Colorado. The team tackled the issue of misinformation for the News Literacy Project.
  • Mendoza picture
    When Matthew Mendoza enrolled at CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, he didn’t expect to work alongside marketing giants. This past summer, he worked with UM Worldwide on numerous projects, including one for IHOP.
  • Photo with signs saying "All lives can't matter until Black lives matter" and "I will never understand so I stand"
    We’ve collected work from undergraduate and graduate students, spanning three of the six major disciplines within the college.
  • By Ilias Hosain, critical media practices
    See examples of CMCI student work.
  • Keleigh Andrus is interviewed by 9News.
    Four student teams competed in the 2022 Bateman competition, a national competition for public relations students, and developed impressive campaigns for the Lymphoma 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Foundation. They captured statewide media attention for their unique strategies, such as developing art installations and hosting a research gala.
  • Wolf howling at the moon next to a fence
    Master’s student Audrey Mayes grew up in rural Texas and knows firsthand how hard it is for busy workers to consume news. So she created a podcast, Where the Aud Things Are, to elevate the rural perspective on wildlife issues in Colorado.
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