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Volume  4 | Issue 28TOP
April 2, 2012
Marie Wilson, tonight in Gaylord Hall
Monday, April 2
8 p.m.
Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium, GLRD 1140

Disney College ProgramCampus Activities Council (CAC) Speakers Bureau will present a free lecture featuring Marie Wilson, women's leadership and political activist and founder of The White House Project. This is an organization that works to get women more involved in all levels of politics and communities, and its goal is to eventually have a woman in the Oval Office.

A book signing will follow the lecture.  For more information about The White House Project and Marie Wilson, please visit thewhitehouseproject.org.  Please RSVP to our Facebook event at: http://www.facebook.com/events/212331942199903/.    
 


Student Media garners more awards
OU DailyThe Oklahoma Daily took home 17 honors, including best overall newspaper, from Friday's Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association conference in Stillwater. 

Daily editor in chief Chris Lusk, journalism senior, was the only student presenter at the conference. Dozens of students from other Oklahoma college newspapers attended Chris's session on "Overcoming Obstacles: Strategies for Obtaining Public Records at Your School."

Overall awards:
FIRST: Best overall newspaper
FIRST: Best p. 1 design
SECOND: Best interior page design
THIRD: Best online newspaper


Individual awards:
FIRST: General news writing, Chase Cook, journalism junior
FIRST: Investigative reporting, Nicholas Harrison
FIRST: Sports photography, Kingsley Burns
FIRST: Reviews, Laron Chapman
SECOND: Investigative reporting, Jared Rader, journalism senior
SECOND: Editorial writing, Mary Stanfield
SECOND: Reporting portfolio, Nicholas Harrison
SECOND: Team investigative reporting, Jared Rader, journalism senior, and Renee Selanders, journalism alum
THIRD: Reporting portfolio, Coco Courtois, journalism exchange student from France
HM: Editorial writing, Mary Stanfield
HM: Sports photography, Astrud Reed
HM: Sports Reporting, RJ Young, professional writing graduate student
HM: Feature writing, Chris Miller, journalism senior

In This Issue
Marie Wilson
Student Media Awards
Spring Lab Hours
SPJ Award Winners
Campus Award Winners
Volunteer for CAC
Bangladesh Visitors
Grad Student Appreciation Week
Zenith Awards Deadline Friday
Steven Thorn novel published
NBS Broadcasting Award Winners
Student Clubs
Other events
Job Expo
Summer & Intersession class
Norman Music Fest Video Contest
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Convergence Lab 

GYLD 1000

 
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8 a.m - Midnight

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Sunday

Noon - Midnight

  

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GYLD 2150

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SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
OU Nightly won first-place in the Best All-Around Television Newscast category in the SPJ Region 8 Mark of Excellence contest! The Oklahoma Daily came in second the Best  All-Around Daily Student Newspaper category.

Here are the winners:

OU NIGHTLY
FIRST: Best All-Around Television Newscast
FIRST: TV General News Reporting, Chinh Doan, "College Students Testing Their Luck"
SECOND: TV News Photography, Aaron Woolley and Morgan Downing, "Droughts & Pumpkins"
SECOND: TV Sports Reporting, Nichelle Johnsn and Sara Lavs, "OU Rugby"
THIRD: TV General News Reporting, Ricky Maranon, "Juli Busken: 15 Years Later"

RADIO
SECOND: Radio News Reporting, Lindsey Ruta, "Women in Prison"

OU DAILY
FIRST: General News Reporting, Kathleen Evans, "Kerksick Series"
FIRST: Sports Writing, RJ Young, "Transfer Woes"
SECOND: Editorial Writing, Mary Stanfield
SECOND: Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper: Daily Staff
THIRD: General News Reporting, Jared Rader, "Tuition Hike Likely"

 

 

Congratulations Campus Awards Winners!
Congratulations to the following students who received awards at Friday's Campus Awards Ceremony!

Outstanding Senior for Gaylord College
Chinh Doan - journalism

Outstanding seniors for each major
Advertising - Lauren Britton
BEM - Jonathon Keegan Kirkhart
Journalism - Kathleen Evans
Professional Writing - Brittany Brown
Public Relations - Lauren Nassar

PE-ET

Stuart Downey, PR senior (outgoing)

 

Letzeiser Honor List

Chinh Doan

Stuart Downey (Bronze Medalist)

 

Regents' Award for Outstanding Juniors

Maggie Cannon, Advertising

Amanda Easton, Public Relations

 

University College PACE Award for freshmen

Carly O'Donnell, Public Relations 

 

Volunteer with CAC for PR Chair!
The application for the CAC PR Chair position for next year is now available. Graduating advertising senior Jackie Fulkerson has been the CAC PR Chair for 2011-2012 and highly recommends the position for networking and building your resume.

Download the application and turn it in by Friday, April 6:

 http://www.ou.edu/content/dam/UOSA/common/CAC/Documents/Spring%202012%20GC%20App%20(2).pdf 

 

Bangladesh Entrepreneurship Exchange Program
BangladeshGaylord College is hosting 11 entrepreneurs from Bangladesh as part of a U.S. State Department program to help individuals grow their own businesses. The grant program is a partnership with OU's Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth and BRAC University, a leading business school in Bangladesh.

Participants will be attending seminars in Gaylord Hall throughout the week of April 2-6, then will work as interns in Metro area businesses the remainder of their stay.

Say hello and welcome them when you see them!

 

Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Grad Week 2012Graduate Student
Appreciation Week
April 2-6
Special events
all week!

 

http://www.ou.edu/content/gradweb/aud/current/events/gsaw.html
Zenith Awards deadline extended - Friday, April 6!
Zenith Awards

Get some FREE Raising Caines and learn more about the categories for the Zenith Awards!

 

Wednesday, April 4

12:15 to 2:30 p.m.

Inasmuch Commons 

 

The 2012 Zenith Awards is now accepting entries. Submissions will be accepted until March 30th at 5 p.m. Details regarding the competition and entries may be found at http://zenithawards.wordpress.com/

 

Entries may be submitted in seven categories: writing, campaigns, electronic media, publications design, social media, case studies and research. Prestigious figures within the public relations, graphic design and journalism industries will evaluate all submissions to establish a winner in each category.

BEM students should look at the "Electronic Media" category!

Deadline extended to Friday, April 6th! 

Questions can be e-mailed directly to the Zenith Awards staff through  [email protected]

PW publishing powerhouses

Steven Thorn publishes new Young Adult fantasy novel

This is the fourth story Steven has published with Amazon Kindle and his first full-length novel. The Phoenix Garden will also be available as a paperback soon.

The Phoenix Garden
When the world is at war and the gods don't care, a girl must discover her true identity to save mankind.


Amazon description:

Disney College Program On the planet Mithris, humanity is caught in a terrible war...and the gods don't care.
Serena is an eighteen year-old girl who doesn't care about the gods. She just wants to be left alone.
Unfortunately for Serena, a strange girl named Natalie Bliss falls out of the sky with an urgent mission: Serena must help her stop the war and save the world.

Natalie claims to have been sent by the Pantheon (the deities who run the universe) to confront the negligent gods of Mithris. The gods need to intervene before mankind destroys itself-and Serena has a vital role in Natalie's plan.

Serena is thrust into a supernatural world that she never believed in, and she demands to know why she was chosen. Natalie won't tell her-yet. When the truth is revealed, Serena must choose between walking away...or uniting her fate with the survival of mankind.

As the girls get closer to the Tower of the Gods, they face terrifying assassins, raging infernos, and falling bombs. Secrets surround them as Serena tries to discover her true identity-and unravel the mystery of the red-haired girl who carries a magical umbrella.

The girls hope that the gods will answer their plea for help, but they may already be too late. Betrayal stalks among the gods of Mithris, and the traitor has dangerous secrets that could destroy them all.

The clock is ticking for Serena and Natalie-and for the world itself.

Download your copy for just $3.99! 


Also, don't forget to get your copy of the new Spellbound anthology

The professional writing student anthology, "Spellbound: Tales of the Fantastic," has been published on the Amazon Kindle Store.

From the description: Ghosts ... ancient dragons ... werewolves ... the rituals of ancient Mexico ... allow these sixteen short stories to enthrall you and bind you in their spells. Ranging from traditional fantasy to urban tales of the supernatural, this anthology written by professional writing students at the University of Oklahoma serves up suspense, grim scares, and wry humor.

Download your copy for just $2.99.


BEM and broadcast journalism students receive awards
2012 NBS Awards
Chinh Doan was on hand to accept her award. The other awards were accepted by the students in attendance on behalf of those not present. Left to right, Clark McCaskill, Chinh Doan, Cailey Doughtery, Kelsey Hightower, James Wray, Megan Gay

Six Gaylord College student projects received awards or were named finalists in the 2012 National Broadcasting Society /Alpha Epsilon Rho competition. There is only one prize awarded for each category with the exception of the On-the-Spot category which is produced entirely on-site at the conference.

Category 143 - Audio PSAs 

 

Texting

Matt Whitehurst

Grand Prize

Category 201 - Video News Package 

 

College Students Testing Their Luck

Chinh Doan

Grand Prize

Category 235 - Video Studio or Live Performance Segment

 

The Set

Jesse High
Chris Keathley

Grand Prize

Category 203 - Video Feature Package

 

Mom of 11 Returns to College After 30 Years

Chinh Doan

Finalist

Category 205 - Video News Program

 

OU Nightly

Aaryn Cahill
Eli Hull

Finalist

Category 243 - Video PSAs

 

Anti-Bullying

Diana Haslett

Finalist

On the Spot Competition

 

Chinh Doan
Cailey Dougherty
Kelsey Hightower
James Wray

Second Place


 
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Student Club Meetings    


OU PRSSAAd Club and PRSSA Joint Meeting 

Tuesday, April 10 

6 p.m.

Lindsey + Asp 

 

Jake Basden, JayMac's Young Professional for 2011, will talk to students about PR in the music industry via Skype. Learn more about Jake's career. 

 

 

 

PWSAPWSA

Monday, April 2 

5:30 p.m.

Gaylord Hall Room 3160

 

 

 




Oklahoma College BroadcastersOCB
Wednesday, April 4
5:45
Hall of Fame room

We will be having guest speakers Yousef Kazemi and Emily Schmidt of the Oklahoma Film & Music Office.

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Cameroon Tourism Presentation
Tuesday, April 3
6:30 p.m.
Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation auditorium, GLRD 1140

There will be a presentation of the marketing communications for the country of Cameroon.  It will be presented by two members of the Ministry of Tourism. 



OU JOB EXPO
OU Job Expo


Enroll in Summer and Intersession Classes!
 Advertising Copy and Layout
JMC 3353
will be offered during summer school in June and July.

JMC 3393 Advanced Copywriting
will be offered in July.

Both classes will be taught by Professor David Tarpenning. Students should speak with Melanie Adams to get signed up/enrolled for the class.


Media Relations

JMC 4970
June 11 - July 6
Instructor is Robert Pritchard ([email protected])
Jumpstart your career by learning what it takes to successfully build excellent relationships with the media! Understand how to handle a variety of media interview settings through practical, hands-on exercises. The course caps off with a field trip to talk with and see the experts in action. You won't want to miss this special topics class!


Survey of Gaming and Interactive Media
JMC 4970-141
May Intersession, May 14-June 8
Monday-Friday, 1 - 3:10 pm
Instructor is Bryan Carr ([email protected])

The course will cover the historical development and current trends in video games and interactive media, including the cultural issues that surround them, academic and theoretical approaches to video game study, and careers for JMC and other majors in the field (to name just a few things).


Web Design + Strategy
Art 4970-340 / Block C
July 10 to August 3
Monday - Friday, 8 am to 12:15 pm
Instructor is Rachel Fujita ([email protected])

This is the first time a class has been offered as a cross-list with the OU Visual Communication department and it promises to be something not to be missed. The course covers the process of conceptualizing, designing and producing functional web projects, utilizing industry standards and strategies including usability research, web design principles, information architecture and user testing. Technologies to be covered include HTML, CSS, Flash Catalyst, JavaScript.

Must be a junior and have a working knowledge of Photoshop. A personal laptop is recommended. 
 
Announcing the NMF5 MUSIC Video Contest!
SUBMIT your MUSIC VIDEOS, FOR FREE!

DEADLINE: April 13

This year all submitted music videos will be judged by 3 super swell peeps: Vahid Farzaneh of Freestyle Productions, Cacky Poarch, former deadCENTER executive director, and Mike Hosty, local singer and songwriter.

All videos meeting the guidelines will be judged, but Pro's Pick (jury prize), People's Pick (audience favorite), and Okie Pick (Oklahoma favorite) will be screened on the Main Stage during NMF in front of thousands of music fans before the NMF5 headliner, Portugal the Man, performs.

Based on judges scores, the top 10 videos will play throughout the festival and will be entered into the People's Pick and Okie Pick categories. Please visit the Norman Music Festival site for more information on the festival and news. Also, Pro's Pick, People's Pick and Okie Pick winners will receive a sponsored prize with their award.

All music videos must be original. Due to copyright issues only original videos qualify.

All genres will be considered. Only 2 submissions per director.

The Norman Music Festival is a family oriented event that is free and open to the public. Videos containing nudity, violence, and/or profanity will not be accepted.

Most important, please ensure the video/audio is of high quality. Low quality video/audio may prohibit NMF from playing a video during the festival.

IMPORTANT: Once you complete the submission form you will receive instructions of how to mail, hand deliver, or electronically send us your music video.

Ready to submit? GO HERE! ---->>>> http://cinematicartistsofnorman.org/mvpsubmit/

If anyone has any question please feel free to send it my way, here at [email protected]

  
 
Disney College Program, April 4 & 5
Disney College Program