Spring Hill College Student Media

12/01/2023

Some of today's most successful journalists started right here on The Hill in student media!

11/29/2023

SHC Student Media wins more awards!

We recently won three awards in the national College Media Association student journalism Pinnacle Awards.

The special issue of "TheSpringHillian" newspaper devoted to the historic inauguration of Dr. Mary Van Brunt as president of SHC won first place in the "Best Special Section/More than Four pages" category. The commemorative issue was produced by students Tori Ellis, Peri Carr, Fae Fox, Nate Polk and Samantha Gonzalez. SHC Marketing & Communications' Corey Jenkins provided the photography used in the issue.

Fae Fox also received a second place win in the "Best Video Special Event Coverage" category for her story covering the opening of the Janden Richards Center for Community Collaboration in May.

Natalie Williamson received third place in the "Best Use of Short (sub 3-min) Video for News & Information" Category for her coverage of campus action taken over mold concerns in residence hall rooms in October 2022.

According to the CMA website, the Pinnacle Awards "honor the best collegiate media organizations and individual work."

These submissions were judged against colleges with an enrollment of 2999 students and under.

According to their website, the CMA has over 600 members from coast to coast.
The winners were announced at the CMA Fall National Media Convention in Atlanta on Oct. 31.

Earlier this year, SHC student media content received five awards, including three first place finishes, in the Catholic Media Association's St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards. According to their website, the awards "honor a wide range of journalistic skills and specialties, encouraging excellence and fostering a vibrant Catholic journalism community."

08/17/2023

While students were taking a summer break from classes, we were creating a brand new audio & video podcast studio in the IMC! Students will now be able to record complete audio and multicamera video podcasts with industry-leading equipment. A great way to start our new podcasting class this fall.

06/14/2023

SHC Student Media once again took top honors in the Catholic Media Association college journalism awards!

Student work earned five awards in the Catholic Media Association’s St. Juan Diego Collegiate Awards, including three first-place wins:

First Place, Best Video- Single Episode Category: “Residence Hall Concerns,” Natalie Williamson, reporter
Seond Place, Best Video- Single Episode Category: “Dating App Safety,” Summer Poole, reporter
Honorable Mention, Best Video- Single Episode Category: “Spring Hill Now 11-17-22 newscast,” Carson Reeves producer, Kira Babiarz director
First Place, Best Presentation of Faith- Video Category: “Blackout Event,” Beau Reed reporter
First Place, Best Video- Series Category: “Graffiti Response Coverage,” Natalie Williamson reporter

This is the third year in a row that SHC Student Media staff and the student media video newscast “Spring Hill Now” have won top awards in the CMA competition.

“As a program, SHC Student Media has been gradually raising the bar over the past few years,” said Chairman of the Division of Communication, Visual & Performing Arts Dr. Stuart Babington, Ph.D.

“The 2023 awards list from Catholic Student Media is once again demonstrating the thorough and accurate work of collegiate communicators at Spring Hill. I congratulate the student-reporters and student-managers, as well as student-media advisors Gary Wolverton and Bill Rowan for another great year,” Babington added.

The CMA announced the winner’s list on June 10.

The winning entries and other student media stories can be seen on the SHC Student Media YouTube channel.

05/02/2023

April 28 was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Janden Richards Center for Community Collaboration. Spring Hill Now video newscast anchor Fae Fox was at the event and explains how the center is a huge benefit to Communication Arts students and the city of Mobile, as well as honoring the memory of a beloved SHC professor.

04/12/2023

A huge congratulations goes out to Spring Hill Now producer Natalie Williamson!

Her video story about mold concerns in residence halls was named "finalist" in "Television General News Reporting" category in the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards.

Her story went up against colleges and universities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

SPJ (originally formed as Sigma Delta Chi) is one of the most elite journalism organizations in the country and has more than 6000 members.

03/23/2023

Be sure to catch the latest performance in the Arlene Mitchell Theater running through this weekend. Spring Hill Now reporter Ben Gerety has details in this report

03/21/2023

If these faces of Comm Arts fur babies won't inspire you to give on Give Day…nothing will! Please help CommArts today and donate now!

03/19/2023

Don't forget Spring Hill's Give Day 2023 on Tuesday, March 21!

Join me and make a gift to Give Day 2023

03/09/2023

Here's a preview of our Spring Hill Now newscast of 3-09-23 now streaming on Livestream.com

03/09/2023

The college is getting ready for a historic week of activities leading up to the inauguration of Dr. Mary Van Brunt as SHC President. Spring Hill Now anchor Fae Fox has the schedule

02/16/2023

We've started a new semester of Spring Hill Now video newscasts. Here's what you can see on the 2-16-23 episode!