eMedia Living Learning Community​
The Emerging Media LLC is the perfect fit for students planning on majoring or minoring in Journalism, Digital Media ARts (media production/media design), or Advertising/Public Relations. The Department of Emerging Media gets students started on their media-making career in their first semester!
If you have high schoolexperience making videos or a podcast, writing for a student newspaper, or creating a yearbook, this is in your wheelhouse.
Learn more about our majors/minors: Journalism Digital Media Arts (media production.media design) Strategic Communication (advertising/public relations) Game Design (minor only).
This LLC will build community in Schoenecker Hall North (formerly Tommie North) and have unique out-of-class experiences centered around emerging media themes, such as movie screenings or an evening exploring how digital games interact with sports.
Students in this LLC will take JOUR111 Introduction to Mass Media in their first semester, which is a gateway course for majors in journalism, digital media arts, and strategic communication: advertising and public relations.
Interested students may also wish to apply to The Crest, the St. Thomas student-run multimedia new organization. Students can contribute to areas such as new reporting, photography and videography, graphic design, we design, podcasting, advertising or public relations. For more information about this opportunity, please reach out to Dr. Yayu Feng (yayu.feng@stthomas.edu) lead adviser for The Crest.
Learn More About The Crest (formerly TommieMedia)
View this video to learn more about The Crest, the student-run news and multimedia organization.
Sample LLC Events
While LLC events vary from year to year, here are some examples of recent LLC events. LLC students are expected to attend at least 4 events or activities over the course of their fall semester to meet their learning community requirement.
- EMedia LLC Movie Screening
- TommieMedia Retreat
- Karaoke
- Excursion to Topgolf