Rocky Mountain Student Media

The Orange Cord: The Page for Student Media Alumni

Starting in 2017, students involved in RMSMC graduate with an Orange Cord to distinguish themselves. The “Orange Cord” is the home of all alumni and supporters of Rocky Mountain Student Media. 


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Congratulations to the Rocky Mountain Student Media Class of 2020!

What We Do

The Orange Cord Board is made up of passionate Alumni and current RMSMC students looking to contribute to the education, guidance, and success of our current student and the RMSMC organization. We send out monthly newsletters and hold events for alumni and students. 

Testimonials

“I’m very grateful for my experience as the corporate webmaster. While I did many things to prepare for [my] job at Amazon, the opportunity to work in a technical position at a professional media company as an undergraduate was truly unique and extremely valuable for my future career. I’m ecstatic to be starting my post-graduation career at my dream job, but I’ll never forget the great times I had with Rocky Mountain Student Media. Thank you!”

Mason Force
Corporate Webmaster, RMSM Class of 2020

Events

In October, the Orange Cord hosted a barbeque for student media alumni at the homecoming tailgate. It was a great opportunity for alumni to meet current students involved in Rocky Mountain Student Media and for alumni to reconnect
In December, the Orange Cord held a holiday party for students and alumni at the Denver Press Club. It was a great opportunity for alumni to reconnect and for students to talk to alumni about their career and experience at Rocky Mountain Student Media. We also learned the history of the Denver Press Club, it was a perfect venue for guests with a passion for media.
In April, the Orange Cord hosted a Freelancing Webinar via Google Hangouts for RMSMC and Journalism students. We had several presentations from RMSMC alum on their experience in freelancing. Additionally, we had a presentation from Student Legal Services and the Career Center.

Contribute To Our Work in Student Media

Donations help us continue our work for student media and maintain communications with alumni. We purchased eTapestry from Blackbaud to use as our student media alumni database. We use this system to keep track of contributions, alumni contact information, and send out our newsletter and event details. We already have over 4000 names imported into our system! While eTapestry is a great resource for us to complete our work, it costs us $2,400 a year for unlimited training and licenses. We would greatly appreciate your contribution to help us continue our work for student media and alumni!

For a recent persuasive article on why student newsrooms are worthy of donations and the investment of student fees, please read this article from Inside Higher Ed website.

All Donations are tax-deductable and controlled by the Orange Cord.


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Get Involved

To receive our monthly newsletter and to stay hear about upcoming events, email [email protected]  with your name, email address, zip code, year you graduated, and what student media department(s) you worked for.

You can also stay up to date by liking our Orange Cord Facebook Page and joining the RMSMC LinkedIn Page.

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