Celebrating a Century on the Cutting Edge

Join Boston University College of Communication (COM) as we celebrate our professional roots in communication. Learn about the different COM alumni, faculty and staff who have changed the communication industry by being insightful, creative, and innovative. In our special edition of COMtalk, we listed 100 reasons to celebrate, but want you to come up with 100 more. Share your story about what makes COM special to you. You can post your story by visiting http://www.bu.edu/comtalk/share-your-story/.

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"A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure."  -- Abraham Lincoln.  

Please remember to thank the men and women who sacrificed their lives to protect our country and responded to the call of duty to help others. 

Happy Memorial Day. 

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Oscar Wilde said, "I always pass on good advice.  It is the only thing to do with it.  It is never of any use to oneself."

At COM, we like to pass it on, too.  So, just in case you didn't have a chance to check out BU Today last week, here are some words of wisdom from the professors and people who inspired you during your time at BU.

Psst...You'll notice some familiar COM faces.

Do you have any advice for our recent COM graduates and current students?  Share it on COMtalk's timeline.  We want to hear from you.

CONGRATULATION, CLASS OF 2014.

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Sometimes, there is a little voice inside of us that tells us that we are not qualified.  But listen to American Internet entrepreneur Jay Adelson's (COM '92) commencement speech to the Class of 2012 as he redefines what makes us qualified.

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Can't get your Scandal fix on?  Well, listen to the advice of co-executive producer and top crisis manager in the country Judy Smith's (COM '80) as she talks to the Boston University COM Class of 2013.

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"Your core values will enable you not only to live with change, but to thrive in it. To me, those values, along with what you learn here at BU, hold the key to success no matter what you do in life. That and remembering every single thing you do in the pursuit of your career from this day forward -- whether it's boldly leaping into an untested medium, getting into business with overdeveloped bruisers or yay, even cleaning up dog poop -- are all are an opportunity to learn and grow."      -- NBCUniveral chairman Bonnie Hammer's (CGS '69, COM '71, SED '75) advice to the Class of 2009:

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Joe Roth, COM's 2014 commencement speaker

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✂️🐾🎓my decorated #graduation cap!! one week left. #bu #bostonuniversity #bu2014 #com100 #graduationcap #yay #flipagram #video

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Attention BU COM Class of 2014, we want you to decorate your graduation caps. Share it with us via Twitter, Instagram or right here on Tumblr. 

Congratulations to infinitesmiles and the Class of 2014.  See everyone tomorrow.

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BU’s College of Communication rocks out to “Party Rock Anthem” with three of the founding fathers and a robot. Why? No idea. But it’s still pretty awesome.

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Look what we found.

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Graduated.

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Amazing video from BU COM alumna, Christina Riccio.  

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Don’t wait for someone to give you a dream job, or even an assignment, because there’s a good chance that’s not going to happen until you've proven yourself.

Tyler Hicks, New York Times Photographer

Pulitzer Winner Urges COM Grads to “Bear Witness” Photographer

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Attention graduates, four more days until graduation and starting a new chapter in your lives. Are you excited? Are you ready to put those COM skills to work? 

While your job hunting or preparing to start your communications career, we hope that Edward Boches' (COM '76) famous Monster.com campaign, When I Grow Up, will inspire you. It ranked as one of the 10 Best Super Bowl ads of all time.

As you watch the video, think about these questions:

What did you want to be when you grow up?  

Who inspired you to be where you are today?  

What COM alumni and/or professor helped you to make part of your childhood dreams come true?  

We want to hear from you.  Share your story on COMtalk's timeline...so we can feature it in the next issue of COMtalk to inspire future COM alumni.

Monster When I Grow Up (by mullenwen)

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Since this song was originally composed for the School of Public Communication (SPC), I wonder if one of our COM students or alumni is brave enough to create a COM song.

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Guess who came to the COMnival?

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Congratulations to our #COMhunt winners today: victoriaptaylo, Dany Vasquez and Kevin Comeau, and Jamie Lin.

Don't forget to snap a photo with your golden ticket and tweet and instagram us.

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One more day left for the #COMhunt.  Get more info on Twitter

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Guess who are the first to model the Boston University COM 100 shirts? The women of the PRLab COM 100 team.

Find out more about how you could receive a COM100 shirt by following us on Twitter.

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Do you know what man is behind these photos?

No, it’s not President Barack Obama, but you’re close.  Another hint: he’s a BU COM alumnus.

It’s this man,

Pete Souza (‘76), the official White House photographer for President Reagan.  Currently, he is the chief official White House photographer for President Barack Obama.

Read more about the “White House Wonder” in this issue of COMtalk.