Volume 4 | Issue 28
| April 2, 2012
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Marie Wilson, tonight in Gaylord Hall
| Monday, April 2 8 p.m. Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium, GLRD 1140
Campus 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/.
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Student Media garners more awards
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The 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
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Spring Lab 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. - Midnight
Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday
CLOSED
Sunday
Noon - 10 p.m.
Edit Bays/
Equipment Hours
Monday - Thursday8:30 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 - Thursday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open at lunch daily.WeekendsCLOSED
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SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
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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 NIGHTLYFIRST: 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" RADIOSECOND: Radio News Reporting, Lindsey Ruta, "Women in Prison" OU DAILYFIRST: 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"
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Congratulations Campus Awards Winners!
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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 majorAdvertising - 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
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Volunteer with CAC for PR Chair!
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Bangladesh Entrepreneurship Exchange Program
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Gaylord 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!
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Graduate Student Appreciation Week
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Zenith Awards deadline extended - Friday, April 6!
| 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]
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PW publishing powerhouses
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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:
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.
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BEM and broadcast journalism students receive awards
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| 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
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Texting
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Matt Whitehurst
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Grand Prize
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Category 201 - Video News Package
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College Students Testing Their Luck
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Chinh Doan
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Grand Prize
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Category 235 - Video Studio or Live Performance Segment
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The Set
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Jesse High Chris Keathley
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Grand Prize
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Category 203 - Video Feature Package
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Mom of 11 Returns to College After 30 Years
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Chinh Doan
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Finalist
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Category 205 - Video News Program
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OU Nightly
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Aaryn Cahill Eli Hull
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Finalist
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Category 243 - Video PSAs
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Anti-Bullying
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Diana Haslett
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Finalist
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On the Spot Competition
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Chinh Doan Cailey Dougherty Kelsey Hightower James Wray
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Second Place
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Student Club Meetings
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Ad 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. PWSA Monday, April 2 5:30 p.m. Gaylord Hall Room 3160 OCB 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
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Tuesday, April 36:30 p.m.Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation auditorium, GLRD 1140There 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.
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Enroll in Summer and Intersession Classes!
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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 RelationsJMC 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 MediaJMC 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 + StrategyArt 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.
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Announcing the NMF5 MUSIC Video Contest!
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SUBMIT your MUSIC VIDEOS, FOR FREE! DEADLINE: April 13This 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]
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Disney College Program, April 4 & 5
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