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Mark Nehrenz attends Mandela's
90th birthday celebration in South Africa 
Mark Nehrenz, a Norman native and a junior at the University of
Oklahoma majoring in journalism with an African Studies minor is one of
the first two recipients of the Perkins Africa Scholarship. Nehrenz
will spend the summer and fall semesters studying in South Africa.
Read more about Mark's experience at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration.
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 Two Journalism Alumni
Receive Emmys
The
awards were presented during the National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences Heartland Regional Emmy Awards and Silver Circle
Presentations held simultaneously in Denver and Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 19.
Read more about the recipients.
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Princeton Review Lists OU as Top School
for Undergraduate Students
 The University of Oklahoma is one of the nation's best institutions for
undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review, which notes
that only about 15 percent of America's 2,500 four-year colleges and
two Canadian colleges were selected for the designation. In addition, The Princeton Review listed journalism as one of the top majors for undergraduates at OU. Check out the Princeton Review Web site.
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 UNITY 2008
Three Gaylord professors and five students attended the UNITY '08
Conference, held in Chicago, IL, from July 23-27. More than 6,600 journalists and communicators convened to discuss and
exchange ideas on a variety of topics, including new media, politics,
and the impact of diversity on the media. Read more about the Gaylord College group's experience.
This year also marked the first year the Native American Journalists
Association attended the conference after relocating their headquarters
to the University of Oklahoma campus in 2007. Read more about NAJA and their involvement in UNITY.
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 Cherokee Ballard, One of Few Native American Broadcast Journalists
Cherokee Ballard is a staple of Oklahoma City television news, whether as a reporter for KOCO Channel 5 or most recently as co-anchor of the KFOR Channel 4 nine o'clock news broadcast on channel 43. Ballard, a 1985 graduate of OU, is one of just a few Native American anchors in the nation. Read more about Ballard and Unity. |
Money Magazine Ranks Norman Sixth
Most Livable Small City in Nation
Sit down for lunch at Café Plaid in Norman and you'll see a little of
everything: mothers with babies, students with laptops, and
out-of-towners visiting the University of Oklahoma across the street.
People flock to Norman from around the world to study and teach - and
then to stay and raise a family. Read more at CNNMoney.com.
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Charles Self, AEJMC President 2007-2008  Charles Self, founding dean of the Gaylord College and director of the Institute of Research and Training, is winding down his year as president of the Association of Education for Journalism and Mass Communication for 2007-2008. The organization will host nearly 2,000 attendees at the annual convention next week in Chicago. Read more about the organization and convention.
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Friday, Oct. 10
5 to 7 p.m.
Moroch Partners
3625 N. Hall, Suite 1100
Dallas (in the Oaklawn area near Turtle Creek)
Gaylord College and
Moroch Partners are hosting an alumni reception
during OU/TX Weekend.
This is the first time the college has hosted a
reception in conjunction with OU/TX Weekend. The reception is open to all journalism alumni in the Dallas area or passing through for the game. Read more about the reception.
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2007-2008 Officers
Sean Simpson
President
Heather Cook
Vice President
Jolly Brown Pugh Secretary/Treasurer
Sandra Longcrier Immediate Past President
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
THURS., OCT. 2
JayMac Distinguished Alumni Banquet
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