Graduate Student Receives Three Awards at the Florida Press Club Awards

Graduate Student Mary Rasura and her contributions to the student publication OutFAU were recognized this past Saturday night at the Florida Press Club Awards. The Florida Press Club Awards are professional-level journalist awards where OutFAU and their journalists were competing alongside working journalists from newsrooms across Florida. The following are their recognitions:

 

– First Place, Writing (Minority News), Class C – Mary Rasura

 

– Third Place, Writing (Education News), Class C – Gabriela Quintero, Mary Rasura, Clinton Engelberger

 

– Third Place, Special Sections, Class C (for our Body Issue) – Mary Rasura, CJ Walden, Lewis De Berry

 

Their "Body Issue" was a visually driven issue that focused on body image and personal features from LGBTQ+ FAU students and alumni. This issue also earned Third Place, Photography (Feature Photo Essay), Class C, awarded to Carina Mask.

Congratulations to Mary Rasura and the rest of the journalism team at OutFAU!