J-School scholarship application open
Students, it's time to apply for School of Journalism and Mass Communications scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year! Last year, the school awarded about $650,000 to current and incoming students, and 97 percent of students who applied received at least one scholarship. All students admitted to the school are encouraged to apply. Recipients will be notified in April 2023.
▮ Apply here (currents students should click the red Sign In button at the top, then log in with KU online ID and password). You may be asked to complete a general questionnaire before the application.
▮ If you have questions or would like assistance, attend this essay workshop on Zoom Nov. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. Pass code is 1435. Deadline to apply for scholarships is Dec. 15.
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Professor Yvonnes Chen and colleagues from the COPE project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had four abstracts accepted for presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference in Boston on Nov. 7 and 8. The topics range from developing a community health worker workforce, community-led distributions of COVID-19 at-home test kits, engaging the local community in the public health response to COVID and Latino communities' perceptions of vaccine in rural and urban Kansas.
Assistant Professor Judy Watts and her colleague from The Ohio State University recently published an article, "Countering Narrative Misinformation: Investigating the Effects of Narrative Corrections and Character Trust on Story-Related Knowledge of HPV" in the Journal of Health Communication. The article examined strategies to correct misinformation acquired from entertainment and proposed inducing mistrust of a character as a novel way to reduce health misinformation.
Associate Professor Hong Vu has published a book chapter titled “The Macro Level: Perspectives Embedded in Society, Culture, and Technology” in P. Vossen and A. Fokkens’ edited book: “Creating a More Transparent Internet: The Perspective Web.” The book is part of the Cambridge University Press’ series on natural language processing. Vu also coauthored a book chapter titled “The U.S. Media on the Vietnam War and Beyond: In the Name of Objectivity” published in J. O. Hearns-Branaman and T. Bergman’s edited book “How the U.S. and U.K. Media Cover Official Enemies.” This edited collection is part of Routledge’s series on journalism and foreign policy.
The Kansas African Studies Center is currently accepting proposals for a Cooperative Online International Learning (COIL) course offered in the Spring 2023 semester related to the theme of Public Health and Well-being. KASC plans to make another award for a COIL course offered in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 related to the theme of Disinformation and Epistemic Violence. Interested applicants for the Spring 2023 COIL award should submit proposals to kasc@ku.edu by Nov. 30. Proposals should include the following components:
- CVs of both KU professional school and African university partners
- syllabi for the linked classes from each institution
- description of the joint activities that constitute the COIL experience
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Call for research posters: 2023 CEHCUP Research Exhibition
Are you a William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications alumni, student or faculty conducting research in health communications? The Center for Excellence in Health Communication to Underserved Populations (CEHCUP) announces the first installment of its Research Exhibition with the topic "COVID-19 and Society." Research that explores how the pandemic influenced societal norms, how social actors responded to the threat, and media roles in influencing opinions and behaviors related to the pandemic are welcome.
A display gallery open in Stauffer-Flint Hall from Feb. 15 to March 12, 2023, will be a mixed reality interactive event (no physical displays). QR codes will be placed at locations in the building. Scanning them with a phone or a tablet will open either 3D interactive posters or a web page with 2D posters. A map locating all the posters will be hosted on a dedicated web page, and viewers can vote online for their favorite posters. CEHCUP will make digital tablets available in the Resource Center that can be checked out by students to see the exhibition if they do not have a compatible mobile device. Prizes will be awarded for the posters that receive the highest rankings, separately for students and for faculty research, and all authors will receive participation certificates. Winners will be announced March 12, 2023.
Instructions for submission: Prepare your poster as you would for a conference presentation. Digital posters should be 4x6 feet, landscape orientation. Use a transparent background for tables, images or graphics, if possible. Export as a PDF file. The following must be included: Title, authors, affiliations, introduction, method, findings, discussion, conclusion, implications for health communication research and practice, and selected references.
Authors are encouraged to also submit a three- to five-minute audio presentation of their poster (mp3 file). It will be included as an option for viewers. Email your posters and audio presentation to Dr. Mugur Geana at geanam@ku.edu. Deadline is Nov. 15.
All the processing and preparation of posters for 3D virtual display will be provided by CEHCUP. Authors will receive a photo of their virtual posters in place as part of their participation certificates. This is the first augmented reality research exhibition organized by the KU School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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Sports media opportunities
More than a dozen sports media students worked during the KU basketball exhibition game last week. (Pictured: Caroline Soro for KSNT Sports and Nnamdi Anyanike for Rock Chalk Video.) Students interested in sports media can sign up for a new course being offered this spring. In JMC 319: Sports Media Production, students will produce sports media content in photography, play-by-play commentary, social media and branding, sports information and video production, plus lectures and critiques from professionals. Prerequisite is JMC 304 or 305. Other new courses next semester are JMC 319: Drone Flying for Certification & Filming and JMC 450: Project Management. Contact an adviser to learn more.
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Professor of the Practice Angie Hendershot and her master’s degree students in the Integrated Marketing Communications program were recently awarded a KU Edwards Campus research grant. The funds enabled students to conduct several types of original primary research for Heart to Heart International, a global humanitarian agency with headquarters in Kansas. Heart to Heart International seeks to better understand the donors who support their outreach after natural disasters, health crises and military conflicts. The students developed research participant recruitment incentives offering a $200 donation to Heart to Heart International if the survey surpassed 100 donor responses. This new communication message resulted in an increase from 56 to 568 responses within a week, revealing several helpful insights. The team will present the final project results to the agency in December.
Students who aspire to a career in editing are encouraged to apply for ACES: The Society for Editing scholarships. Applicants must be seeking degrees as enrolled college/university juniors, seniors or graduate students during Fall 2022. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15. Learn more here.
Symphony in the Flint Hills, a nonprofit based in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, is hosting a scholarship competition for Kansas college and graduate student writers to have their work featured in the organization’s 2023 Field Journal. Essays or stories (nonfiction or fiction) should be no longer than 1,200 words on the topic "Past, Present and Future of Transportation and Migration in the Flint Hills" and must be submitted by Dec. 1 to Sandy Carlson at Sandy@symphonyintheflinthills.org. The winning entry will receive $1,000 and two tickets to the signature event on June 10, 2023.
Applications are open for the Fred Young Hearst Television Producing Fellowship, a 12-week paid fellowship program at a Hearst TV station. Applicants must be willing to spend up to 12 weeks post-graduation at a Hearst station of the company’s choosing and relocate to an appointed employing Hearst station after finishing the program. Deadline is Nov. 11. Learn more and apply here.
The Internship Fair on Nov. 9 brings KU students together with more 50 organizations from around the Midwest. Students can explore summer internship opportunities and meet employers and develop networking skills. The event is 2-5 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Learn more here.
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Cheers to Careers:
Lauren Lanz Farrar
Lauren Lanz Farrar, j’19, marketing content specialist at Community Brands, was a recent guest with Steve Rottinghaus on the Career and Outreach Center’s Cheers to Careers podcast. Watch here.
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Job opportunities
▮ Public relations advisor, Baptist Memorial Health (Memphis, Tennessee)
▮ Communications director, Raybourn Group International (Indianapolis, Indiana)
▮ Anchor reporter, KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
▮ Communications manager, KC Scholars (Kansas City)
Internships and student jobs
▮ Greater KC Chamber interns, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (Kansas City)
▮ Public relations intern, BerlinRosen (New York, New York)
▮ Communications intern, National Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown, New York)
▮ News intern, Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas)
Find more job and internship postings on the J-School website.
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News-Press Now interviews
Representatives from News-Press NOW in St. Joseph, Missouri, will be on campus Tuesday, Nov. 15, conducting interviews between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for multimedia journalists and news producers. To reserve a time, contact Steve Rottinghaus, career and outreach coordinator, by Friday, Nov. 11, at steve_rottinghaus@ku.edu. The interviews will be conducted in Stauffer-Flint Hall.
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Devan Burris is line producer at Cheddar News.
Scott Chasen is assistant sports editor at The Kansas City Star.
John Egan’s first book, “The Stripped-Down Guide to Content Marketing: Success Secrets for Beginners,” is being released Nov. 9.
Theresa Freed has started a new position as director of communications at National Scleroderma Foundation.
Carla Guillen Solano is social media content specialist at Capitol Federal Savings Bank.
Dayton Hammes is director of social media, NIL and student-athlete branding at Illinois State University. In this role, Hammes is a member of the Redbird Creative and Name, Image & Likeness departments.
Caleb Loong is the principal reporter/sub-editor at Now TV in Hong Kong.
Hanna Ritland is senior account manager at Google.
Stephen Schmidt joins Louisville Business First as a reporter covering the technology, bourbon and finance/banking beats.
Cooper Scott is an associate administrator with Salesloft.
Professor Emeritus Max Utsler spoke Oct. 25 at the annual Illinois Broadcaster's Association Convention at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. His presentation gave a historical perspective of events in intercollegiate sports that have led to the new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) programs at KU and other major universities. The main thesis of the presentation was the new ball game with almost no rules.
Randy Withers is the new media relations coordinator at North Kansas City Hospital.
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Calendar
Nov. 7: Curriculum & Assessment Committee meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 201
Nov. 7: Graduate Committee meeting, 1-2 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 312
Nov. 7: Faculty and staff town hall meeting, 4-6 p.m. (appetizers provided), Clarkson Gallery
Nov. 9: Technology Committee meeting, 9:30 a.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 312
Nov. 11: Research Colloquium & Future Professoriate session, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
Nov. 16: Scholarship workshop, 6-7 p.m., Zoom. Passcode is 1435.
Nov. 21: Curriculum & Assessment Committee meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 201
Nov. 23: Technology Committee meeting, 9:30 a.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 312
Dec. 2: Future Professoriate session for Lawrence graduate students, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
Dec. 5: Curriculum & Assessment Committee meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 201
Dec. 5: Concur training session for faculty/staff, 3:30-5 p.m., Zoom
Dec. 9: Faculty and staff meeting with lunch afterward,10:30 a.m.-noon, Clarkson Gallery
Feb. 10: Faculty and staff meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
March 2: J-School Career Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Stauffer-Flint
March 31: Faculty and staff meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
May 5: Faculty and staff meeting with lunch afterward, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Clarkson Gallery
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William Allen White School of Journalism
& Mass Communications
Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
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