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The Emerson College branch of
the National Broadcasting Society/Alpha Epsilon Rho
Honors was established in 1968. NBS/AERho was the
first national organization dedicated to bridging
the gap between the academic and professional
worlds of communication. Here at Emerson, NBS/AERho
has been responsible for much of the high quality
programming produced on campus and for
supplementing the curriculum taught in classes with
intensive hands-on experience through its
productions. Last March, a merger between NBS
and the International Radio and Television Society
resulted in the organization becoming
IRTS/AERho. This new association opens up many
opportunites for IRTS members within the
professional world, including opportunities to meet
IRTS professional members at regional and national
conventions and the IRTS summer fellowship, an
eight week summer program in New York City that
allows students to intern at one of the many media
companies in the city. On campus, IRTS/AERho will
continue to focus on teaching students production
skills and on creating more fantastic programming.
IRTS programming includes studio shows such as
Musicians Wanted, our live music showcase for
Boston bands, Trinity 63, a sitcom about a
religious television station, The Delmar Haven
Stories, a soap opera, and Wango, Emerson's only
game show. Field productions have included
promotional videos, film-style dramas such as
Delivering Shauna, and documentaries onvarious
topics.
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The Emerson Chapter
of NBS has been growing like crazy over the last
few years, becoming a prominent organization on
campus. Last semester, we had sixteen shows in
different stages of production, as well as several
that were "waitlisted" for the start of the Fall'98
semester. We hope that this year will be even
better, and that's where you come in. Don't
hesitate to jump in!
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Join a crew, be a manager,
become a national member, attend the fall
convention (here on campus!) or the national
convention in New York. No matter what your major
is, we've got a place for you. We need people to
manage crews, people willing to book bands, set and
lighting designers, not to mention actors for
sixteen (plus) productions! Besides all that, we
are hoping to broaden our horizons to include film,
audio and multimedia projects. As you can see, the
opportunities are endless. Come join us; you won't
regret it!
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Chapter Meetings
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Scholarships
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Meetings are held several times during each
semester. These meetings allow members of the
chapter to keep up with ongoing projects and learn
about new projects. Other meetings include
production meetings, lectures by outside speakers,
and field trips.
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number of National Scholarships grows each year.
Students have the opportunity to compete in a
variety of fields for thousands of dollars worth of
scholarships to apply toward communication
education.
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Regional Conventions
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year, Emerson is proud to be hosting the regional
convention for the "Freedom States." Regional
conventions offer student members the opportunity
to network with industry professionals through the
variety of communication-based seminars offered.
Submit work in the numerous competitions and get
regionally recognized at the Awards
Banquet.
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Internships
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National
Convention
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opportuinites may become available through the
contacts made with professional members of the
chapter and guest speakers at meetings and
conventions.
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-----Another
opportunity to network with industry professionals
and submitting student work in the national
competitions, occurs each year at the National
Convention. Recent conventions have been held in
Orlando, Chicago, Nashville, and Los Angeles; this
year's convention will be held in Metro New York.
National Conventions draw hundreds of students and
professionals in all fields of
communication.
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RADIO and TELEVISION SOCIETY
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