Student Media Board
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As a standing University committee, the Student Media Board serves "as the institutional publisher" for Student Media.
The SMB is primarily responsible for selecting student leaders, approving annual budgets and hearing any grievances that cannot be otherwise resolved. The SMB does not dictate or determine editorial content. Responsibility for day-to-day editorial operations belongs to the selected student leaders. The Director of Student Media is responsible for day-to-day business operations and long-term strategy for Student Media.
The board consists of students, staff and faculty from across the university, as well as media professionals outside of KSU.
Check out the guidelines, members and meeting documents below.
Student Media Board Guidelines
Voting Members
Rick Danals
Assistant Dean of Student Engagement
Ginnie Dressler
Faculty Senate Representative
Erica Faller
JMC Undergraduate Representative
Jeff Fruit
Interim Director School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mark Goodman
JMC Faculty Representative
Ile-Ife Okantah
JMC Graduate Student Representative
Dale Omori
Media Professional, Owner of Omori Media
Timothy Roberts
JMC Faculty Representative
Carol Robinson
Faculty Senate Representative
Emelia Sherin
JMC Undergraduate Student Representative
Non-Voting Members
- Conor Battles, Black Squirrel Radio General Manager
- Jakob Bell, KSUIF President
- Shannon Christen-Syed, Uhuru Adviser
- Tami Cindea Bongiorni, Assistant Director, Student Media Client Relations
- Kevin Dilley, Director of Student Media
- Jacquie Marino, A Magazine & The Burr Adviser
- Abigail Miller, A Magazine Editor
- Mackenzie Murphy, Student Sales & Marketing Manager
- Clayton O'Neal, General Manager
- Madison Patterson, Fusion Editor
- Amanda Rabinowitz, Black Squirrel Radio Adviser
- Taylor Robinson, Burr Editor
- Becky Rolnick, KSUIF Adviser
- Regan Schell, Luna Negra Editor
- Tanisha Thomas, Uhuru Editor
- Kim Winebrenner, Luna Negra Adviser
- Bruce Zake, Fusion Adviser
- Sue Zake, Student Media Newsroom Adviser (Kent Stater, TV2)
