Research, Publications and Presentations
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Strategic Campaigns presentations
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Evelyn Burns
' students will present to their client, the U.S. Army National Simulation Center, at 2:30 p.m. on May 9 in the Clarkson Gallery
Yvonnes Chen
's students will present to their client,
Pishkesh Market, at 6 p.m. May 7 in the Pine Room of the Kansas Union.
Hyejin Bang
's students will present to their client, T
he Salvation Army Kansas City, at 5 p.m. May 9 in the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union.
Matt Tidwell
's students will present to their client,
"C" You in the Major Leagues Foundation, at 4 p.m. on May 9 at the KU Edwards Campus.
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Associate Professor Yvonnes Chen
welcomed four last speakers in the College Teaching pedagogy class.
Prajna Dhar
(associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering) talked about how she arranged active learning and used "near peer" to facilitate student learning.
Karna Younger
and
Rebecca Orozco
(KU Libraries) shared their ideas of implementing open educational resources in physical and social science classes. They also discussed how involving students in creating open educational resources is a way to empower student learning.
Ward Lyles
(associate professor of urban ulanning) shared dos and don'ts in building teams and ways to use groups effectively.
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Student News and Opportunities
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Spring Break Beat students to give presentation
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Students who spent their spring break in Scottsdale, Arizona, covering the Colorado Rockies minor league prospects will give a presentation about their experience at 10:30 a.m. May 9 in the Clarkson Gallery. Anyone is welcome to attend, and those are are unable to attend in person may join on Google Hangouts at
bit.ly/SBBFinal
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Reduce stress during finals with mindful meditation
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Mindfulness and meditation activities can help evoke relaxation responses and reduce stress.
Mike Thibodeau,
president of the Mindfulness & Meditation Club, and
Associate Professor Yvonnes Chen
have curated digital mindfulness resources to help combat stress during finals week.
During finals week, Stauffer-Flint 312 will be one of the Reflection Rooms available on campus. Other Reflection Rooms are in Anschutz 320L; Burge Union; Danforth Chapel; and Watson Library, level 5.
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The JOUR 201: Journalism in the Movies class is hosting journalism movie night on Mondays during the spring semester. The last movie of the semester is "All the President's Men" at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Room 100, Stauffer-Flint Hall. All are welcome.
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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 on the
J-School's website
and check out the
University Career Center’s
job and internship board
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Jobs report for 2019 graduates
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Katie Bernard
: The Kansas City Star, crime and cops reporter, Kansas City, Missouri
Emalee Crosser
: GlynnDevins, assistant account executive, Kansas City, Missouri
Chandler Leonard
: Lumos Marketing Group, Dallas, Texas
Autumn Sauer
: ECCO Select, sales and marketing coordinator, Kansas City, Missouri
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Contests, Awards and Scholarships
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Ike’s Soldiers, a program that honors Dwight D. Eisenhower’s legacy through the compelling stories of the soldiers he led, is looking for students to gather and share these stories with the world through IKEducation programs and digital media platforms. Participants are asked to capture and edit videos according to the Eisenhower Foundation’s guidelines. For every interview that is submitted according to the guidelines, the Eisenhower Foundation will grant $50 to the student who conducted and produced the interview.
Learn more here.
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Julie Zittergruen
, 2001 J-School graduate, died April 23 at the age of 39.
Read her obituary.
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Several former William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications alumni visited
Mike Vrabac
's Sales Strategies course on April 29. During the semester, students in the class visited seven businesses in the Kansas City area to learn about their unique value proposition and sales process. The alumni were on hand to hear those presentations and offer feedback.
Dean Ann Brill
was also in attendance for the presentations. At the conclusion of the presentations, the class had a roundtable discussion with the guests about career and various industry questions. Pictured above are (from left):
Jill Hinrich Howell
, graduate teaching assistant;
Gage Brock
, analyst at Service Management Group;
Tyler Ball
, local sales manager at KCTV-5;
Sarah Sampson
, director of client insights at Service Management Group; and
Melissa Gall
, senior account executive at Parris Communications.
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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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