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National Citation recipient
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Sally Buzbee
, executive editor of The Associated Press news agency, has been selected to receive the 2019 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. Buzbee, a 1988 J-School graduate, will accept the award on William Allen White Day, which is April 11.
Read the KU News story.
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Bengtson Faculty Mentoring Award
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Bengtson Faculty Mentoring Award.
Tim Bengtson
taught and mentored more than 12,000 students during his more than 30 years at KU. During his tenure, Bengtson established a legacy as an outstanding advisor to his students and a trusted friend to his colleagues in the School of Journalism. This award established by alumnus
Mark Mears
honors and recognizes School of Journalism faculty members who demonstrate Bengtson
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s dedication to student mentorship. Students or faculty members may nominate an instructor. Deadline for nominations is Feb. 14.
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Please help us replenish our J-School food bank. Bring non-perishable items to the former CEHCUP space off the Clarkson Gallery. The door is open and you can leave contributions there.
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Professor Pam Fine
, Knight Chair in News, Leadership and Community, has accepted a position as editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Read the news release.
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Research and Presentations
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Associate Professor Genelle Belmas
was quoted in Buzzfeed News in an article on student journalism censorship, and her research on girls and censorship with
Associate Professor Peter Bobkowski
was cited.
The article
focused on an Indiana student attempting to cover the arrest for alleged sexual assault of one of her classmates and the school
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s refusal to allow student media to do so.
Doctoral student
Nyan Lyn
will present his research paper,
“
A long battle for Myanmar journalists: When democracy cannot guarantee free press, the fight has to go on,
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to AEJMC
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s Mid-Winter Conference March 2-3 in Oklahoma City.
Doctoral student
John Watson
is the author of the ICA-accepted paper, “Spartans and Bumper Cars: Framing wheelchair basketball and able-bodied basketball in college news sources.” This study is a qualitative analysis of collegiate wheelchair basketball and able-bodied basketball coverage in student news sources.
“My Country, ‘Tis of Me: The self-presentation of Invictus Games athletes and Paralympic Games athletes on Facebook,” co-authored by doctoral students
John Watson
,
Evelyn Burns
and
Yuchen Liu
and master’s student
Melody Alexander
was accepted for presentation at the 69
th
annual ICA Conference in Washington, D.C. The study is an innovative comparison of how military veteran athletes with disabilities and elite athletes with disabilities self-present on Facebook. This paper began as a class project in
Associate Professor Mugur Geana
’s J803 research course.
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John Watson
presented both studies as part of a semester-long Disability Studies seminar series at the Hall Center for the Humanities. If anyone has questions or would like more information about upcoming Disability Studies sessions, please contact
Ray Mizumura-Pence
at 785-864-2302 or
rpence@ku.edu
or
Sherrie Tucker
at 785-864-2305 or
sjtucker@ku.edu
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Get The New York Times for free
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All full-time KU Lawrence campus students now have free access to The New York Times online.
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Experimental Research Club meeting canceled
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The first meeting of the Experimental Research Club, which was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. has been canceled, as
Dr. Mugur Geana
has to attend a last-minute grant-related meeting in Kansas City that evening. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The rescheduled meeting will be announced in the next Monday Memo. If you would like to be included in the club
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s mailing list, please email
geanam@ku.edu
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In conjunction with the JOUR 201: Journalism in the Movies class, every Monday during the Spring 2019 semester is journalism movie night in Room 100, Stauffer-Flint Hall. Tonight's movie is
“Shattered Glass.”
All are welcome. Showtime is 6:30 p.m.
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Movie Schedule
Feb. 4: “Shattered Glass” (2003)
Feb. 11: “Ace in the Hole” (1951)
Feb. 18: “Nightcrawler” (2014)
Feb. 25: “Network” (1976)
March 4: “His Girl Friday” (1940)
March 25: “Zodiac” (2007)
April 1: “The Paper” (1998)
April 8: “State of Play” (2009)
April 15: “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” (2016)
April 22: “Good Night, and Good Luck” (2005)
April 29: “The Post” (2017)
May 6: “All the President’s Men” (1976)
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William Allen White's birthday party
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Mark your calendars: The J-School will be commemorating William Allen White
’
s 151st birthday on Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. Join us for cupcakes in the Clarkson Gallery.
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Find career and work opportunities on the J-School
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s jobs and internships web page. You can filter by job or internship and full or part time. And don
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t forget that our career and outreach coordinator,
Steve Rottinghaus
, can help you with your search.
See more job and internship opportunities
here
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The KU Student Ambassador program is hiring this spring and looking for J-School applicants!
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J-School Career Fair is March 7
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The Spring Journalism Career Fair is set for Thursday, March 7, in the Kansas Room on the sixth floor of the Kansas Union. Approximately 30 organizations will be attendance, discussing internships and job opportunities with students from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the event, a photographer will take professional images for students’ LinkedIn profiles.
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As of Monday, Feb. 4, these are the organizations who have committed to the fair:
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Contests, Awards and Scholarships
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The 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Action Group Applied Research Award
application period is now open. Faculty and doctoral candidates are invited to apply for the award, which provides $5,000 toward the development and execution of a research project. Deadline for submission of proposals is March 15. Submit all proposals as PDFs to DIAG Chair
Jammie Johnson
at
jamjohn@ku.edu
.
Learn more here.
Diversity & You:
The J-School is holding a competition for students to submit photos and videos representing the subject diversity and you. Entrants have a wide latitude to express their views as it affects them and others. First-place winner will receive $400; second place is $200; third place is $100. Deadline is Friday, March 8.
Learn more here.
The Elizabeth Miller Watkins Memorial Scholarship
is open to women who are enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at KU with at least a 3.0 GPA. Awards of $2,000 or more will be based on application materials, including essay and financial need. Deadline is March 1.
Learn more here.
The Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship
supports the future of visual art and content creators. One recipient receives $10,000 annually to be used to help pay their tuition and academic expenses. Deadline to apply is March 1.
Learn more here.
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Sign up to judge KSPA contest
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Please sign up to help judge the KSPA regional contest on March 1.
Judges commit to one (or more) two-hour time blocks between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Clarkson Gallery.
Sign up here.
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Workshops for Spring 2019:
- Power Up Resume, Portfolio, LinkedIn workshop: Feb. 20, 3-5 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
- Making micro-videos for social media: Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-noon, Room 101
- Photoshop Composites: March 1, 10 a.m.-noon, Room 101
- Building Digital Assets: March 22, 10-1 p.m., Room101
- Making gifs and simple animation: April 5, 10 a.m.-noon, Room 101
- Mock it up: April 12, 10-1 p.m., Room 101
- Read descriptions of the workshops here.
- Students can sign up for events here.
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JSchool Tech
is excited to offer great workshops and learning opportunities this semester as well as daily challenges, Adobe Live events, and other JBar offerings. Students who would like an in-depth, project-based learning opportunity should contact
Heather Lawrenz
to join a team. As a refresher, teams meet once a week for an hour. These small groups give students the opportunity to solve multiple client challenges using Adobe software. They learn all the new features and tricks in Creative Cloud and maximize it for ultimate creativity.
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A new neon sign for the JBar was installed last week by
Dave Eames
, owner of
Fossil Forge Design
in Lee
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s Summit, Missouri. Eames is a
University Daily Kansan
alumnus and was an award-winning graphic designer for many years for the Kansas City Star.
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Patti Regan
, 1987 J-School graduate and CEO of
The Regan Group
, was awarded Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at the Los Angeles Lakers game on Jan. 29.
Neil Getzlow
, 1995 J-School graduate, has started a new company, Glow Relationships + Communications in Overland Park, Kansas. He was a communications manager for McDonald’s for more than 13 years.
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Alumna to speak at public service leadership lecture
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Christina Ostmeyer,
2016 J-School graduate, is one of the featured speakers for the Presidential Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Dole Institute of Politics. Ostmeyer is one of four female leaders from various stages of their public service careers who will discuss how they prepared to take on their leadership roles and how they mentor others. Ostmeyer is communications director for
Kansas Appleseed
, a local nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to vulnerable and excluded Kansans.
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Larry Johnson
, former J-School professor who taught Strategic Campaigns during his tenure at the school, died Jan. 5, 2019, at the age of 94.
Read his obituary.
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Feb. 5:
PRSSA meeting, 5 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
Feb. 11:
William Allen White birthday party, 11 a.m., Clarkson Gallery
Feb. 20:
KSPA Regional Contest at Kansas Union
Feb. 21:
Doughnuts with the Dean, 9-10:30 a.m., Clarkson Gallery
March 1:
Kansas Scholastic Press Association judging, Clarkson Gallery
March 5:
Budig professorship presentation featuring
Peter Bobkowski
, 4 p.m., Watson 3 West
March 7:
J-School Career Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Kansas Room, Kansas Union
March 11-17:
Spring break
March 22:
Faculty/staff meeting, 1:30-3, 206 SF
April 2:
Kansas Association of Broadcasters Student Seminar, Kansas Union
April 11:
William Allen White Day & Student Scholarship and Awards Ceremony, Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
April 12:
Burton W. Marvin News Enterprise Awards
April 24:
Doughnuts with the Dean, 9-10:30 a.m., Clarkson Gallery
May 4:
KSPA State Contest at Kansas Union
May 10:
Stop day
May 10:
Faculty/staff meeting and lunch, 10:30-noon, Clarkson Gallery
May 17:
Last day of finals
May 18:
J-School Recognition Ceremony, 8:30 a.m., Lied Center
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William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Stauffer-Flint Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4755
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