Volume 5 | Issue 3
| September 4, 2012
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SPJ Twitter Scavenger Hunt &
OCB Meeting
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 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Twitter Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, Sept. 5
6-9 p.m.
Gaylord Hall of Fame
OU Society of Professional Journalists is hosting a Twitter Scavenger Hunt from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 5th! Grab a partner and meet us in the Hall of Fame Room for a short registration session, a Jimmy Johns sandwich and drinks. We will give you a list of clues to items you will take a photo of, and tweet the photo to OU_SPJ with a clever cutline. The winning team receives two $25 Visa gift cards and a gift certificate for a treat from Cookies-N-Cards!
 Oklahoma College Broadcasters
FIRST MEETING
Wednesday, Sept. 12th
6 p.m.
Gaylord Hall of Fame
We encourage all students interested in the field of video, radio or television to join OCB. It is a great way to get involved at Gaylord, receive career advice from professionals already working in the field and even the chance to attend regional and national conventions. Membership dues are just $10 for the 2012-2013 school year.
For more information, contact Cailey Dougherty, president at cailey@ou.edu or Hillary DeBruin, vice president at debruin@ou.edu.
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Dream Course: Journalism Ethics & Politics, Sept. 4
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Associate Dean David Craig is leading a Presidential Dream course this semester focusing of Journalism Ethics & Politics. This course will bring several experts and journalists from across the country to OU. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend these special guest lecture events.
"Reporters, Sources and Politics:
Navigating the Ethical Challenges"
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
3 p.m.,
Hall of Fame Room
 | Michael McNutt,
The Oklahoman |
 | | Sean Murphy, Associated Press |
Sean Murphy, Oklahoma Capitol correspondent, Associated PressMichael McNutt, Capitol Bureau reporter, The Oklahoman
Murphy is the AP's top political reporter in the state. He breaks news and produces investigative stories on politicians and state government leaders. Before joining the AP, he worked as the Capitol correspondent for a group of newspapers owned by Community Newspaper Holdings. He also reported for The Norman Transcript.
McNutt is a senior reporter at the Capitol and a veteran of newspapers in Oklahoma and Missouri. He primarily covers the House of Representatives and the governor along with several statewide officials and agencies. |
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| Lab/Library/Cage Hours |
Convergence Lab
GYLD 1000
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m - Midnight
Friday
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Saturday
1 - 7 p.m.
Closed on Home FB games.
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.
Equipment Checkout
Monday - Thursday8:30 a.m. - Midnight Friday 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday 1 - Midnight Library Hours
Monday8 am - 6 pm Tuesday8 am - 5:30 pm Wednesday8 am - 6 pm Thursday8 am - 6 pm Friday 8 am - 5 pm Closed Weekends
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Graduation Degree Check!
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Graduating Seniors for Fall 2012,
You must do a degree check and
file a graduation application in order to officially graduate!
Drop by Student Services
before Aug. 31
(no appt necessary)
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Strategic Communication Book Club
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 The Book Club will meet to discuss, "This is a Book," by Dimitri Martin.Tuesday, Sept. 1112:30 p.m.Lindsey + Asp Conference RoomThe book is available both new and used from Amazon and is also available for Kindle.From Amazon.com:From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book.Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic doctors who treat only the flesh wounds and minor head scratches of Hollywood action heroes), as well as his trademark charts, doodles, drawings, one-liners, and lists (i.e., the world views of optimists, pessimists and contortionists), Martin's material is varied, but his unique voice and brilliant mind will keep readers in stitches from beginning to end. |
SPJ Recognition and Membership
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 The OU chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has been named the SPJ Region 8 Campus Chapter of the Year.The award will be presented at a regional meeting during the Excellence in Journalism 2012 conference at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. OU chapter president Alex Ewald (journalism senior) and vice president Sara Groover (broadcast and electronic media senior) will attend the conference. Region 8 includes Oklahoma and Texas. You can still join SPJ and be part of the Chapter of the Year for just $10 for the 2012-2013 school year. If you are interested in joining, you can fill out this form at this link and we will get you on our email list! https://sites.google.com/site/okuspj/about-us/become-a-member/join |
Get Involved with OUTV and The Wire!
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 Volunteer Information MeetingThursday, Sept. 64:30 p.m.Gaylord Hall of FameOUTV and The Wire, OU's student run television station and radio station, are offering some opportunities for you to get involved with local student broadcasting.  We will be hosting a Volunteer Information Meeting on Thursday Sept., 6th at 4:30 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room on the first floor of Gaylord Hall. The meeting will last less than an hour and will expose you to all of the ways you can get involved with student broadcasting. At OUTV and The Wire you can work as a volunteer (station promotions, DJ a radio show, host a talk radio show), work crew for The Set (our own live band TV show), help out with our web video activities, help shoot live productions of OU Hockey, help aggregate new content for OUTV (on air and the web), and a host of other event-based activities coming up during the academic year. If you want to get involved at either OUTV or the Wire it is important that you make it to this meeting! |
Software Training Workshops
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Michael R. Acker, Software Specialist for the Gaylord College, will begin hosting special workshops open to all students, faculty and staff.
Technical Moments - Using Skype in the Classroom
Wednesday, Sept. 5
1 to 3 pm
Louise B. Moore Computer Lab, Gaylord Hall Room 1120
Final Cut Pro X
Friday, Sept. 7
9 a.m. - Noon
Louise B. Moore Computer Lab, Gaylord Hall Room 1120
This session is for anyone interested in learning more about Final Cut Pro X; there will also be a chance to ask questions.
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Outstanding Senior Applications Available!
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It's that time of year again for Gaylord College to select its Outstanding Senior for the 2012-13 academic year. Eligibility for the Outstanding Senior award consists of three elements (in addition to submitting the requisite application materials): 1) Fulltime student status 2) 3.25 grade point average 3) Scheduled to receive first bachelor's degree in December 2012, May 2013, or August 2013. Applications are due to the dean's office by no later than Tuesday, October 4, by 4:00 p.m. Download the application.Information about the Outstanding Senior application and other awards also available for Juniors (like Big Man or Woman on Campus) is available online at http://leadandvolunteer.ou.edu/awards.html.
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International Advertising
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Information Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 11
7:30 a.m. (Nope, that's not a typo, it really says 7:30 in the morning!)
Gaylord Hall Room 2025
Gain an international perspective and understanding for how advertising works outside of the U.S. The Gaylord College has offered a course in international advertising in 10 out of the past 11
years. We will likely offer the class again this year. The course will be led by Professor Jim Avery.
Overview: This class is intended to give advertising, public relations, design and marketing students a view of how professional communication works internationally.
Location: Part of the study will be at the University of Oklahoma. The remainder will take place in either Asia or Europe:
- Asia: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, and Hong Kong
- Europe: Budapest, Frankfurt, and London.
The class will visit advertising agencies, public relations firms and potentially some marketing firms in the region of choice. There will be time for students to visit some sites of their choice.
Download more information here or contact Professor Avery at javery@ou.edu.
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Hearst Speaker, Rob Curley, Monday, Sept. 17
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Rob Curley Internet Punk, Media Nerd, Web GuruSept. 17, 7 p.m. (date changed) Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation AuditoriumFor the last four years, Curley has held executive newsroom positions at the Las Vegas Sun and Greenspun Media Group. During that period, the Sun became the first news organization in the world to win top awards in digital journalism (the ONA and Eppy), the top award in broadcast journalism (the duPont) and the top award in print journalism (the Pulitzer). Previously, Curley was vice president of product development for Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, where he led a team that developed new tools for journalists and viewers. He moved to Washington from Lawrence, Kan., where he held management positions in the online and editorial departments at the Lawrence Journal-World. A 2005 business section story in the New York Times referred to Curley's work in Lawrence as "the newspaper of the future." Check out this Fast Company magazine feature from 2006, " Hyper-Local Hero." Start following Rob now, @RobCurley.
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SoonerVision needs Production Assistants!
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 SoonerVision is looking for Production Assistants!Production Assistant Positions Available REFERENCE #14757 at jobs.ou.edu.
- Production Assistant
- Senior Production Assistants
- Production Specialists
Production Assistants will be involved in:
- Live Event Production: Big Screen, TV, and Webcasts
- Studio Shows
- Post Production (Editing, Motion Graphic Design)
- LED Board Operation
Pay range is $7.25 - $12 per hour 10-30 hours per week No experience required. Get more information online at SoonerVision. |
Gaylord Prize Luncheon, Monday, Nov. 12
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Gaylord Prize Luncheon
Monday, Nov. 12
11:30 a.m.
Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City
Tulsa-born Judy Woodruff, veteran broadcast journalist and anchor for the PBS NewsHour, will be honored with the University of Oklahoma's 2012 Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Woodruff is a pioneer for women in the media. Her career spans more than 40 years covering politics and serving as Washington correspondent for NBC, CNN and PBS. Woodruff is now a regular co-anchor and senior correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. In addition, she hosts a monthly show, Conversations with Judy Woodruff, for Bloomberg Television.
Learn more about Judy Woodruff.
Free transportation to Oklahoma City will be provided for students, faculty and staff. Download the BUS RESERVATION form below and return to the Dean's Office, Third Floor.
For more information about the event or to RSVP, please contact Kathy Adams at kadams@ou.edu or (405) 325-2721.
Download the BUS RESERVATION form.
Download an EXCUSED ABSENCE request form.
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Giuliana Rancic, Friday, Oct. 5
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Delta Gamma, CAC Speaker's Bureau, and OU Panhellenic
Present Lectureship
 E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic
Friday, Oct. 5
7 p.m.
Lloyd Noble Center
Rancic will be speaking about her battle with breast cancer and her journey to becoming the E! News anchor.
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