Student Media
The Pulse is the award-winning campus newspaper published by The University of Findlay students. It provides coverage of campus news, sports, human interest, movie and game reviews, and politics. Students interested in serving as multimedia journalists (reporters, columnists, and photojournalists) or multimedia design should contact the student managing editor or faculty adviser. The Pulse can also be read online at http://pulse.findlay.edu/. The paper also maintains social media pages including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
UFTV is a University-operated television station (https://fmn.findlay.edu/) that serves 43,000 homes on Spectrum Cable and loyal viewers on its YouTube channel (UFTV Productions). UFTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, research symposiums, live-streamed sporting events, and artistic performances through an entertaining multimedia experience on mobile devices, online, and on cable channel 1022. Through a diversity of news and public affairs programming, students are given many opportunities for involvement both on-camera and behind the scenes.
Students involved in UF's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter work to develop professional communication skills through experiential learning on and off-campus. The Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA), founded in 1967, is the foremost organization for students interested in public relations and communications.
WLFC FM is the University radio station. Staffed by students and volunteers, it pushes out 4,600 watts and reaches all or part of 16 counties in the northwest Ohio region. WLFC programs music, news, sports, and various types of University-derived programming. Students interested in serving as on-air or in other capacities should contact the faculty adviser or the station manager. The station also streams 24/7/365 at www.WLFC883.com. You may also download the Oiler Mobile app for free and listen to WLFC on your phone.
The University of Findlay Digital Media (UFDM) club delivers student members a hands-on experience in digital media, journalism, and television production. The UFDM club prepares members for real-life situations in mass media through experiential opportunities from creating a UFTV news program, Pulse stories, PR for events, to social media video, podcasts, and livestreaming athletic events, lectures, and entertainment. Having communication and media experience will add value to a student's resume portfolio.
The Writer’s Kitchen is the campus literary magazine. Students contribute to, edit, and produce the magazine. Contributors share their work through publication and public readings. The editorial positions are treated as professional internships.