Sheridan Creativity in the Spotlight at the Emerge Media Awards

At the third-annual Emerge Media Awards (EMA) on April 24 in Toronto, students from Sheridan’s Journalism and Public Relations – Corporate Communications (PRCC) programs were honoured with two awards. The national event, organized by the University of Guelph-Humber, celebrates student excellence in writing, design, audio/visual and communications.

The revamped news portal of Sheridan’s student newspaper The Sheridan Sun won first prize in the Design: Online News Site or Magazine category. “This award belongs to the entire Journalism program: the students that contribute to the site in every format and the faculty and support staff that make it happen,” said Cheryl Vallender, Journalism program co-ordinator and professor. 

In the Public Relations category, student Cianna Wilkinson took home second place for her Canada 150-themed infographic. “This is the public relations program’s second EMA win,” said Nathan Mallet, PRCC co-ordinator and professor. “The recognition is a tribute to the emphasis the program places on creative storytelling in communications.” PRCC student Myles Herod was also a finalist in this category.