Volume 4 | Issue 18
| January 17, 2012
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Oklahoma Daily is Crown Finalist - Times Two!
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The Oklahoma Daily is a finalist for two Crowns from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the paper learned over winter break.
The Daily is a finalist for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, when Meredith Moriak was editor in chief. Moriak, who graduated in May, is now education reporter for the Midland Reporter-Telegram in Midland, Texas.
The Daily was one of three papers nationally to make the Crown finalist list for both semesters. The other double finalists are the papers at Indiana University, Iowa State University and Ithaca College.
A total of 1,351 print newspapers, magazines and yearbooks published during the 2010-2011 academic year were eligible in the 2012 Crown Awards program. Of those 56 magazines, 56 newspapers and 92 yearbooks will receive gold or silver crowns during ceremonies in March 2012.
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Lindsey and Asp student agency receives national affiliation
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Lindsey and Asp Advertising and Public Relations is the newest agency to be counted as one of the top 28 student agencies in the country by the Public Relations Student Society of America.
In order to receive national affiliation with the PRSSA a student-run agency must have successfully completed an application process that ensures the firm operates in a professional manner and maintains a strong connection with local and national student and professional chapters of PRSSA and PRSA, the professional organization. Agencies must be re-accredited every three years.
Congratulations to the Media Team, consisting of account leads Megan Snowbarger and Lauren Read, and team members Katie Chrisman and Haley Hoover, for putting together an outstanding application package. The PRSSA Vice President for Professional Development who reviewed the application said it was one of the best ever.
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Congratulations to the new hires for Lindsey and Asp!
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Public Relations
Molly Brown
Jorge Castillo-Gomes
Thomas Herndon
Paige Iven
Kaneisha Lloyd
Claire Mathison
Cassandra Toney
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Advertising
Allison Baxter
Christine Becerra
Christina Hoener
Timothy Ketcher
Catherine Oster
Kaitlin Phillips
Radmila Stefkova
Morgan Swingle
Emily Thatcher
Alexandra Verity
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Lab/Cage/Library
Hours |
Convergence Lab GYLD 1000 Monday - Thursday
8 a.m - Midnight
Friday
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Saturday
1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Creative Lab
GYLD 2150
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday
CLOSED
Sunday
Noon - 10 p.m.
Edit Bays/
Equipment Hours!
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday
1 - 9 p.m.
Library Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Open at lunch daily.WeekendsCLOSED
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PW grad student accepted to Sports Journalism summer institute
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 Professional writing graduate student RJ Young is among 11 students nationwide accepted into the University of Missouri's Sports Journalism Institute for summer 2012.
As a member of the institute, RJ will attend a boot camp at the University of Missouri June 1-9. After that, he will be assigned to a sports journalism internship somewhere around the country. The 2012 internship venues include newspapers like the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, The Virginian Pilot, ESPN.com and MLB.com.
CONGRATULATIONS RJ!!
For more information: http://sportsjournalisminstitute.org/blog/2012/01/03/sji-welcomes-its-20th-class/
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Be Part of an Award-Winning Magazine Team
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 Want to have your stories published? Want to have your work entered in both student and professional competitions? Students that take the Magazine Practicum class do just that!
Write for the Gaylord College alumni magazine, Pulse and have your work read by alumni all over the world and be entered into competitions that will strengthen your resume and portfolio.
The 2011 Pulse Alumni Magazine issue received a Platinum Award in the Overall Magazine for Educational Institution category of the international MarCom Award Program. The program is conducted by the American Marketing and Communication Professionals Association and there were more than 6,000 entries and approximately 18 percent received Platinum Awards.
Previous articles written by students have received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence and the local SPJ Professional chapter.
That issue was a product of the Spring 2011 Magazine Practicum course taught by adjunct professor Dwight Normile. Normile is the editor and designer of the International Gymnast Magazine published by Bart Conner Gymnastics. He will be teaching the practicum again for the spring semester.
Previous articles written by students have received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence and the local SPJ Professional chapter.
Talk to your adviser now! This 1-hour course would be appropriate for journalism, professional writing or public relations students.
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Gaylord College Scholarship Apps
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Gaylord College is now taking applications for 2012-2013 scholarships awarded by the college. These scholarships are available only for JMC students.
Read more about the various scholarships offered by the Gaylord College. It is not necessary to specify which scholarship you are applying for, a committee of Gaylord College faculty members will determine the scholarships awarded to whom.
Last year more than $150,000 was awarded to students.
Don't miss out on this opportunity because you didn't apply!
DEADLINE - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
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PRSSA Meeting and Mentor Program
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Tuesday, Jan. 24
6 p.m.
Lindsey and Asp
PRSSA will host our kick-off meeting at 6 p.m. in Lindsey + Asp on January 24th. The meeting will be a chance for members to catch up with each other and find out their partners for the new mentorship program.
Mentorship Program for AD & PR:
It's not too late to get in on this resume builder! PRSSA is establishing a peer-to-peer mentorship program between upperclassmen and underclassmen in Public Relations and Advertising. If you are a Freshmen or Sophomore and would like to have a Junior/Senior guide you through your years at Gaylord, please pick up a Mentee application. Juniors and Seniors if you would like to pass down your wisdom to your successors, please apply to be a Mentor.
Applications for both may be picked up in L+A in front of room 2130 or online @ ouprssa.com.
Get more info about the mentor program at the OUPRSSA website.
Download the application.
Deadline is December Jan 20. Questions? Contact Camille Nassar at camillenassar@ou.edu or Jillian Ward atjcward12@ou.edu. Selected applicants will be notified via email by Jan 23, kickoff Jan 24.
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Advertising Media Planning class to visit Dallas, Jan. 27
| Dr. Daniel Ng's spring JMC 3363 Advertising Media Planning class will visit Tracy Locke and The Richards Group, two large media agencies in Dallas, on Jan 27 (Friday), 2012.
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Guest Speakers coming to JMC 4623/5623 -
Producing and Directing for Multi-Camera
| Instructor Lynn Franklin has invited the following guest speakers to visit his class this semester:
1/31 7 p.m. Jerry Cadigan, Production Operations Manager at WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX
2/21 7 p.m. Terry Lingner, producer, special entertainment (Super Bowl XLVI)
3/29 7 p.m. Chris Childs, Director, Glen Beck TV Show
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Work for The Daily, gain hands-on experience and have an impact on campus
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 It's the start of a new semester, which means students are looking for more ways to be involved on campus. It also means many of the more than 400 student organizations on campus will be out in full force recruiting new members. So, here's our pitch:
Come work for The Daily. All of our sections - news, sports, life & arts, opinion, photography, copy editing, design, multimedia, and online - are looking for new interns.
We need people interested in writing, photography, design, illustration and editing. We need people from all majors and all backgrounds to help make a diverse staff with many different points of view.
Read more about why YOU should work at the OU Daily.
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Be part of the award-winning OU Nightly team!
|  If you would like to get involved with OU Nightly, Gaylord College's award-winning student daily newscast, contact Bob Dickey (bdickey@ou.edu) or Ken Fischer (kfischer@ou.edu). You need to be available at least one day a week from 2:30 to 5:30 PM.
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Travel to China and Hong Kong this summer!
|  The International Advertising course (JMC 4303) will travel to Beijing and Hong Kong this summer. The class is dual listed with Marketing 4303 ad will give advertising students the opportunity to interact with business students as well as travel.
There will be two info meetings:
January 19 (Thursday)
8 to 8:45 am
Gaylord Room 2025
January 20 (Friday)
7:30 to 8:15 am
Gaylord Room 2025
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New classes for Spring
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Do you have a dream project?
Do you want to be your own boss, own a media company, and make money doing what you love? Then the new class, "Principles of Media Entrepreneurship," is for you (JMC 4970).
This course will teach you how to launch your own media business. You'll learn how to set it up, get it going, and start marketing your own media projects even while you're still in college. You'll learn some of the basic business skills you'll need to survive in this new world of media and hear from leaders in the entertainment/journalism/advertising industries. Even if you're not sure you want to start your own business, the skills you'll learn in this class will impress any media executive on a job interview.
Routes TV
 Do you have a great story idea that you've been wanting to sink your teeth into? Do you want to try new ways of storytelling? Then "Routes TV" is for you! "Routes TV" is a new one-hour practicum taught by professors Mike Boettcher and Kathy Johnson where we will produce TV that's cutting-edge and creative! We'll meet Fridays from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
E-mail Professor Kathy Johnson at kjohnson@ou.edu for more information and permission to enroll.
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AP-Google Scholarships deadline Jan. 27
| From the Online News Association:
As the semester begins, we want to remind you that the deadline for the AP-Google Journalism & Technology Scholarship is fast approaching: Jan. 27, 2012.
We know many of you have questions about the application and we're hosting another Google+ Hangout event. What type of project is the committee looking for? Do I have to major in journalism? Can graduate students apply?
ONA Scholarship Manager Irving Washington will host a Google+ Hangout Q&A to help you prepare for the AP-Google Scholarship on Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. (ET).
The maximum number of Google+ Hangout participants is 10. Participants are invited to join the Hangout at various times throughout the hour.
To receive your Google Hangout invite, complete the online invitation form here.
Also, visit your Google+ page and add Irving Washington to your circles. His email is irvingona1@gmail.com.
The AP-Google Journalism & Technology Scholarship program will provide $20,000 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year to six promising undergraduate or graduate students pursuing or planning to pursue degrees at the intersection of journalism, computer science and new media. The program is targeted to individual students creating innovative projects that further the ideals of digital journalism. A key goal of the program is to promote geographic, gender and ethnic diversity, with an emphasis on rural and urban areas.
For more information or questions, contact Irving Washington at (317) 441-5051 or iwashington@journalists.org.
More information can also be found on the ONA website.
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Oklahoma Newspaper Scholarship Apps Available
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Student application forms for ONF's 2012 paid summer internship and scholarship programs are now available. At least 18 Oklahoma newspapers will receive funding to host a paid intern next summer, and the program is made possible by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. ONF's scholarship program will award three $1,500 scholarships to students pursuing newspaper careers.
An additional $1,000 scholarship, made possible by a donation from the Breeden family, will be awarded only to a senior at the University of Oklahoma.
The deadline is Feb. 15, 2012.
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SPICE Summer Study Abroad in Germany
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Spend your summer in the heart of Europe studying public relations and communication with U.S. professors and students from several U.S. and European universities!
Gaylord College students have been participating in the SPICE program for four years and have successfully completed 6 credit hours of upper-division JMC electives in 8 weeks.
The 2012 program will run from June 12 to August 18, 2012 and will cost under $3,500 including 6 credit hours of tuition and fees, books, on-campus living for two months at University of Erfurt in Germany and a trip to Berlin.
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JANUARY 31!
Download the application & info sheet here.
For more information about 2012 SPICE, please contact Dr. Katerina Tsetsura at tsetsura@ou.edu
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Journalism Summer Fellowship with Alt-Daily
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