by irwin | Mar 15, 2024 | Staff
Barbara Irwin, PhD, professor emerita, communication, will give a brief talk/Q&A following the screening of “Butterfly in the Sky,” a nostalgic documentary about the PBS series Reading Rainbow.
Screenings are at the AMC Maple Ridge theater in Amherst on Sunday, March 17, 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2022.
Irwin worked on the series and appears in the film, as do series co-creator Tony Buttino and producer Pam Johnson, who will also be on hand for the talk. Together, they’ve written a book about the early history of the series, Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series, set to be released June 18, 2024. Reading Rainbow was co-produced by WNED-TV, the public television station right here in Buffalo.
Submitted by: Barbara Irwin, Professor Emerita, Communication Department
by irwin | Mar 27, 2023 | Faculty
After selling out the first week, Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society, is continuing its cookie sale all this week, March 27-31, in the Andrew Bouwhuis Library. Cookies are $2 each and all proceeds benefit the Lt. Aaron Salter Memorial Scholarship Fund. You may also make a donation to the scholarship fund by stopping by.
Lt. Aaron Salter was a hero. He served 30 years in the Buffalo Police Department before retiring in 2018. He continued to protect the community as a security guard at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue. Lt. Salter was one of 10 people killed in the mass shooting in May. He was awarded a degree in communication studies, posthumously, at the 2022 commencement ceremony.
Students in Lambda Pi Eta chose to honor Lt. Salter by raising money to donate to the scholarship fund in his name. Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors from financially disadvantaged families to help ensure that they succeed as matriculated college students.
Submitted by: Barbara Irwin, PhD, professor, Communication Department
by irwin | Mar 13, 2023 | Faculty
Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society, is selling St. Patrick’s Day cookies to benefit the Lt. Aaron Salter Memorial Scholarship fund. Cookies are $2 each and can be purchased Mon. through Friday, March 13-17 from noon until 6:00 pm in the Andrew Bouwhuis Library. You may also make a donation to the Scholarship fund by stopping by. One hundred percent of the funds raised will be donated to support the scholarship.
Lt. Aaron Salter was a hero. He served 30 years in the Buffalo Police Department before retiring in 2018. He continued to protect the community as a security guard at the Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue. Lt. Salter was one of ten people killed in the mass shooting in May. He was awarded a degree in Communication Studies posthumously at the 2022 commencement ceremony. Students in Lambda Pi Eta chose to honor Lt. Salter by raising money to donate to the scholarship fund in his name. Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors from financially disadvantaged families to help ensure that they succeed as matriculated college students.
Submitted by: Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, Professor of Communication
by irwin | Sep 20, 2021 | Faculty
“Love Conquers Fear: Lessons in Boxing and Life” will be re-broadcast on WNED-TV on Thursday, September 23 at 4:30 a.m. and Sunday, September 26 at 5:30 p.m.
The film focuses on a youth boxing program created for the purpose of helping high school students grow and develop physically, mentally and spiritually. Many of the participants are from Buffalo’s international high school, having recently relocated from third-world countries. Faith-based “life lessons” are woven seamlessly into each boxing lesson. The film was produced by digital media arts students Alex Kontak ’19 and Ryan Gelder ’19, under the direction of Barbara Irwin, PhD, professor of communication studies. The award-winning Video Institute was directed by Dr. Irwin and Jamie O’Neil, professor of digital media arts in the Department of Communication.
Submitted by: Barbara J. Irwin, Ph.D., professor, Department of Communication
