Studio 5 COMM-390

Studio 5 is a renowned faculty-facilitated, professional communications studio: students doing real work for real clients. This capstone course in Simmons College’s Communications Department, gives soon-to-graduate students the advantage of hands-on experience before they begin their professional careers.

Students work in collaborative teams to undertake a number of projects for non-profit organizations in the Boston metropolitan area. These may require them to analyze client communications’ needs, identify an appropriate strategy for a budget and on a deadline, and create professional-quality solutions to meet client needs.

CommTracks

In 2006, four students asked to participate in a joint independent project to develop and produce a magazine that highlighted the members of the graduating class, as well as department-related activities. The end result was COMMTRACKS, a magazine so enthusiastically received—not only among our students and faculty, but the college, too—that people encouraged us to turn it into an annual project.

For the last six years, anywhere from five to seven seniors have come forward to create the concept and do 100 percent of the design, layout, photography, graphics, and art, and some 90-plus percent of the writing and editing. They also work—without faculty assistance—closely with the printer, choosing the paper and handling the proofs.

  • Photograph of the 2011 CommTracks Cover
  • Photograph of the 2010 CommTracks Cover
  • Photograph of the 2009 CommTracks Cover
  • Photograph of the 2008 CommTracks Cover
  • Photograph of the 2007 CommTracks Cover
  • Photograph of the 2006 CommTracks Cover
Bon Jovi Photo Essay

Ten students from the Simmons College Department of Communications were recently invited to learn the production process of a major concert. Mike Savas, member of Bon Jovi’s production team, invited the students to tour, participate in backstage interviews, and enjoy the concert as Bon Jovi’s guests.

  • Photograph of the Bon Jovie Photo Essay
Wall of Honor

Wall of Honor is a permanent exhibit in the main lobby of the Department of Communications, 3rd Floor Lefavour Hall.

  • Photograph of the Wall of Honor Introduction Panel
  • Photograph of the Dorothy F. Williams Panel
  • Photograph of the Vivian Waixel Panel
  • Photograph of the Lisa Mullins Panel
  • Photograph of the Elinor Lipman Panel
  • Photograph of the Gwen Ifill Panel
  • Photograph of the Rehema Ellis Panel
  • Photograph of the Denise Di Novi Panel
  • Photograph of the Carmen Baez Panel
Studio 5 Project Examples

The following projects for Boston Dyke March: History and Archives, Promising Pals program, Boys and Girls Club of Boston, and Reading Co-operative Bank were completed in the Studio 5 class

Studio 5 Website

Additional information about Studio 5 and past projects can be found on the Studio 5 section of the Simmons College website