The Monday Memo is distributed monthly during the summer. The next edition will be Aug. 22. |
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J-School students attend sports broadcasting seminar |
J-School students attended a sports seminar June 29 sponsored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Missouri Broadcasters Association. Students heard remarks from Chiefs Radio Network broadcasters Dan Israel and Mitch Holthus, Brian Hanni of the Jayhawk Radio Network, and Wyatt Thompson of the K-State Sports Network. They also attended roundtable discussions and attended the Royals vs. Rangers game at Kauffman Stadium. |
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RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS |
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Assistant Professor Melissa Greene-Blye is the recipient of the Joseph McKerns Research Grant awarded by the American Journalism Historians Association. The grant will support travel and other research costs associated with an upcoming research project examining the historical context in which the Native press was founded and its work educating, informing and advocating for Native communities on issues of interest and import to those communities.
A study by Annalise Baines, Professor Hyunjin Seo, Muhammad Ittefaq, Fatemeh Shayesteh, Ursula Kamanga and Yuchen Liu titled “Race/ethnicity, online information and COVID-19 vaccination: Study of minority immigrants’ internet use for health-related information” was accepted for publication in the Convergence journal. The study examined how 49 racial/ethnic minority immigrants in the Midwest navigated online health information related to COVID-19 vaccination and their willingness to get vaccinated.
Associate Professor Genelle Belmas participated in a podcasting workshop put on by the National Humanities Center at the end of June. She put together a podcast episode with two other participants entitled “Making Space, Being Heard” (available on SoundCloud). She served as the sound editor for the team and learned more about constructing, recording and producing an academic podcast and working toward making such productions “count” in the tenure and promotion process.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a free virtual election cybersecurity workshop sponsored by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy at 1:30 p.m. July 21. The USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative is a new nonpartisan independent project supported by Google to help protect campaigns and elections. Learn more and register.
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STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES |
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Volunteers needed for Super Service Saturday |
Please join KU’s Center for Community Outreach for Super Service Saturday, which is Lawrence’s largest day of service on Aug. 27. Volunteers will check in at 10 a.m. and then be transported to various volunteer sites. Volunteers will get free food and a T-shirt.
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Mark your calendars for Aug. 21 for the J-School’s Academic Welcome! From 2 to 4 p.m. in Stauffer-Flint Hall, we will celebrate the start of another school year with games, snacks and prizes. Students can meet professors and fellow J-School students while learning about all the student organizations and other opportunities to get involved in the school.
The KU Public Relations Student Society of America and the KU Ad Club are accepting applications for officer positions for the 2022-23 academic year. Interested students should contact Steve Rottinghaus, adviser to the clubs, at [email protected].
Students in the Integrated Marketing Communications master’s program collaborated with Children’s Mercy Hospital’s Prepped and Ready effort to develop new ways for parents to help prevent crises among their teens. The students in Professor Angie Hendershot’s class created materials to promote the program, including a series of informative videos and suicide prevention toolkits. The partnership helped boost messaging to hundreds of families throughout Kansas and Missouri. Read the KU News story.
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Internship Experience blog: Mya Peterson, WSLAM |
During her summer internship with WSLAM, Mya Peterson (center) worked with brand partnership teams and magazine editors creating content covering and promoting the WNBA. She also was able to attend WNBA All-Star Weekend July 9-10. Read more about what she learned in our Internship Experience blog.
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J-School job opening: Director of strategy for the Kansan |
The J-School is seeking a director of strategy for the University Daily Kansan, the independent student news outlet. The successful candidate is an experienced professional in developing media content with an understanding of meeting financial challenges of the evolving media landscape. Deadline to apply is June 24. See the full job description.
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Nominations open for Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards |
The deadline for nominations for the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and individual awards is Aug. 1. The KAB Hall of Fame Award is the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The individual awards include the Distinguished Service Award; the Sonny Slater Award for Service to Station and Community; the Mike Oatman Award for Broadcast Sales Excellence; the Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting; the Friend of Kansas Broadcasting Award; and the Rising Star Award, which is new this year.
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Summer is a great time to work on Adobe skills |
If you are interested in building your Adobe skills over the summer or joining a fall design team to build your portfolio, email Heather Lawrenz at [email protected]. This is a great way to keep up with Tech Tools skills or introduce you to a few tools before you are in a Tech Tools class. Also, let Heather know about any fall events/studios you would like to have to learn new skills. The KU Bookstore sells Adobe licenses for a significantly reduced rate. Purchase now and have a license through August 2023 for $150.
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Jill Jess, j’89, is the director of strategic communications at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Jordan Decker, j’12, is social media director at Digital Division.
Victoria (Pitcher) Sickinger, j’12, is senior digital strategist at Moore Digital.
Emily Hanna, j’17, is account manager at Lockton Companies.
Tanya Grover, j’18, is associate director of accounts at Screen Pilot.
Michael McCurdy, j’18, is senior account manager at VMLY&R.
Audrey DeVries, j’18, is senior digital media planner at Merkle.
Madison (Coker) Trigg, j’18, is senior business development manager at VMLY&R in Kansas City, Missouri.
Samuel Valdez, j’19, is the associate connections manager, paid media at VMLY&R.
Julie Braymer, j’21, is deputy press secretary for Sen. Jerry Moran at the U.S. Senate.
Ryan Atchison, j’22, is producer at KSNT News.
Payton Enzbrenner, j’22, is an event coordinator with Outlyr in Rogers, Arkansas.
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William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66012
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