Medaille College News

Three undergraduate students at Medaille College presented at the tenth annual Media Ecology Association Conference, held in St. Louis, Missouri from June 18-21.

Shawn Arrajj of Rochester, Tara MacAuley of Tonawanda, and Rocco Zambito, Jr. of Elba addressed whether Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death remains relevant to today’s college students. They are part of Medaille’s Honors Program.

“I’ve been told that the Media Ecology Association has never before included undergraduate papers in their convention program,” says Dr. Gerald Erion, associate professor of humanities. “But our students did a really wonderful job representing the College and the Honors Program with their presentations.”

“Public speaking is often a daunting task, especially for undergraduates speaking to a room full of distinguished scholars, and I can tell you that the audience was quite receptive, and indeed impressed with the presentations,” adds Dr. Lance Strate, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University. “Their outstanding performance at the Media Ecology Association’s Tenth Annual Meeting is a credit to Professor Gerald Erion and Medaille College.” Dr. Strate was one of the founders of the Media Ecology Association, and has served as the organization’s president since 1998.

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