EMU Today

YPSILANTI  --  The latest episode of Eastern Michigan's EMU Today TV program features Professor Lolita Cummings-Carson and her random acts of kindness social media campaign #CampusKindness. The campaign started in Cummings-Carson's public relations class and has spread across the university as a way to positively address negativity and concerns over acts of hate and racism in our society.  

The 30-minute program also includes a segment about Swoop's Student Food Pantry and the work led by EMU student and now Graduate Assistant Haley Moraniec.  

The final segment in the program features Eastern Michigan's Engage@EMU, a business and community link for connecting and collaborating with the University. The segment features an interview with Professor Jessica "Decky" Alexander, director of academic programs, who oversees Engage@EMU. 

You can watch the new episode on the University's YouTube channel.

EMU Today TV also is available on Xfinity Video On Demand (VOD), on Eastern Michigan University’s YouTube channel, and it can be viewed in the Detroit region on Comcast/Xfinity, CN900, during the following times (EST):

• Tue. 9:30 a.m.
• Thu. 8:30 p.m.
• Sat.  8:00 a.m.
• Sun 10:30 a.m.

Co-hosts for the program are Sarah Poteracki, a junior double majoring in Electronic Media and Film Studies, and Entertainment Design and Technology; and, Mark S. Lee, host of CBS Radio’s Small Talk with Mark S. Lee. Lee is an Eastern Michigan University alumnus, and part time lecturer of Marketing at Eastern. He is an entrepreneur, Crain's Detroit blogger and frequent contributor to various Detroit-area media outlets on business topics.

Dereka Bennett, a senior majoring in Media Studies and Journalism, is a field reporter to provide coverage of events occurring on campus.

The program is directed by Keith Damron, associate professor of Electronic Media and Film Studies. During his career, Damon has worked as a production engineer and writer for E Entertainment Television, Universal Studios and Warner Brothers Animation. He has worked at Eastern since 2002.

Steve Martin, radio and TV engineer in the School of Communications, Media & Theatre Arts is chief engineer and responsible for set design.

Professor Lewis Hershey, head of the department of marketing in the University's College of Business, and Walter Kraft, vice president for communications, are co-producers along with Lee, who originated the program concept.

New episodes of EMU Today are produced monthly through March 2018.

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest university in Michigan. It currently serves 22,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website.