Volume 5 | Issue 24
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April 22, 2013
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| Jim Dolan to Speak at Gaylord College Convocation Ceremony |
 Gaylord College Convocation Ceremony
Saturday, May 11, 2013
10 a.m.
James P. Dolan, Chairman, President and CEO of The Dolan Company will be the keynote speaker at this year's convocation. Dolan is a journalism graduate of the University of Oklahoma class of 1971.
The Dolan Company publishes business newspapers in 21 U.S. markets and operates construction and law databases across the country. It is the nation's largest provider of appellate services to the legal profession, second-largest publisher of legal periodicals and third-largest publisher of local business newspapers.
Dolan is a consistent supporter of the university and journalism program and serves on the Gaylord College Board of Visitors. On May 10 Dolan will be one of 10 alumni who will receive the Regents Alumni Award for their dedication and service.
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| Congratulations to our Newest Ambassadors! |
As we prepare to send off a large number of our Gaylord Ambassadors to graduation, we are welcoming the new Ambassadors that will begin service to the College in August.
Katharine Bain (Jr./PR)
Jessica Bruno (Soph./ Journalism)
Hillary DeBruin (Jr./Journalism)
Christina Devincenzo (Fr./Journalism)
Emily Ford (Soph./Journalism)
Kylie Frisby (Soph./PR)
Nicole Griffeth (Soph./Advertising)
Bijan Hosseini (Soph./Journalism)
Doug Murray (Soph./BEM)
Taylor Newcomb (Jr./Journalism)
Hayley O'Hara (Soph./Journalism)
Anna Restuccia (Soph./PR)
Hayley St. John (Soph./PR)
Tahira Taqu (Fr./PR)
Congratulations to all of the Gaylord Ambassadors and we look forward to seeing you represent the college in the future.
Thank you to those that are graduating for your service.
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Last chance to be a part of Sooner Sports Pad's Studio Audience!
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The school year is winding down and so are the opportunities for you to be a part of the Sooner Sports Pad studio audience! Join us for the last show of the season Monday night in April at 7:00 p.m. in Studio D! The University of Oklahoma's weekly magazine show is produced live from Studio D at the Gaylord College of Journalism before a studio audience, featuring all Sooner sports highlights and exclusive interviews.
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| Masters Student Presents Projects |
The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Invites You to Attend the Public Master's Project Presentation of
Mark Nehrenz
For the Degree of
Master of Arts, Broadcast and Electronic Media
Friday, April 26
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Gaylord Hall 1140, Ethics and Excellence Auditorium
Project Title: OKC GOOD
A multimedia platform for stories of community service in the OKC metro.
This presentation will consist of:
- A brief oral presentation about the project.
- The screening of a mini-documentary about the creation of OKC GOOD
- The screening of three short videos about local volunteer projects
- A demonstration and launch of the project's website, www.okcgood.com
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Building &
Lab/Library/
Equipment Hour |
Convergence Lab
GYLD 1000
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m - Midnight
Friday
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Saturday
1 - 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 - Midnight
Equipment Checkout
Monday - Thursday8:15 a.m. - Midnight Friday 8:15 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday 1 - Midnight Library Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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| Students Give Back to the Community |
 Five members of Gaylord College's Professional Writing Student Association participated in the Big Event, Saturday, where over 5,000 participants completed over 20,000 hours of community service in one day.
PWSA volunteers went to a neighborhood in Oklahoma City to help three neighbors pick up trash along the side of the road and clear an area where someone had illegally dumped trash. By moving mattresses, tiles, broken windows, a couch, bagging old diapers and piling these and other items close to the curb, the City of Oklahoma City can be summoned to haul it off.
"It was humbling to see our students work so hard alongside residents of the neighborhood," said Adjunct Instructor, Jocelyn Pedersen, who is filling in as advisor to PWSA while Professor Deborah Chester is on sabbatical. "They worked tirelessly for hours. Our sense of accomplishment at the end was amazing, and we made new friends in Miss Helen and Miss Ernestine."
Shelby Edwards, PWSA president, said she hopes to make participating in the Big Event an annual tradition.
Gaylord College would like to give a big shout out to all of our students who participated in OU's official day of community service. Thanks for making a difference in the community! To learn more about the Big Event or to sign up next year, visit http://bigevent.ou.edu.
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| Club Meetings |
WLT Student Advisory Board
Monday, April 22
6 p.m.
Monnet 105
Follow us at @WLTAdvisory.
 Oklahoma College Broadcasters
Tuesday, April 23
5:45 p.m.
Hall of Fame
OCB will be electing positions for next year's officers. Be thinking about either running for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or Historian. More information will be given at the meeting. Plus there will be FREE FOOD!
Society of Professional Journalists
Tuesday, April 23
SPJ is also taking applications for next year's officers. All positions are open: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Unity Liaison. The application is online, to apply click here. Officers pay $10 yearly chapter dues and $35 national membership dues. Contact President Alex Ewald at alexewald13@gmail.com with any questions.
 Magazine Interest Group
Wednesday, April 24
7:30 p.m.
Come join MIG in their last meeting for a special viewing of The September Issue!
 Book Discussion GroupWednesday, May 1
10:30 a.m.
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| Gaylord Professor Featured Speaker at Writing Workshop |
Saturday, May 4
10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Embassy Suites
 Gaylord College's own Mel Odom will be a featured speaker at the Norman Arts Council's third annual Writing Workshop. This years workshop is being held in conjunction with the Oklahoma Writers' Federation's 45th Annual Conference at the Embassy Suites in Norman.
The workshop is May 4th, and includes three exciting sessions:
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - "Self-Expression" led by Gregory Jerome
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - "Poetry and Songwriting" with Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -
"Paths to Publishing: How to Become a Self-Publishing Empire" with our own, author Mel Odom.
This session will cover information on how to format your short stories and books for eReaders as well as upload them to popular book sites. Participants are encouraged to bring a computer to the seminar to follow along as information is presented. In addition to 170 books published by New York publishers, Odom is also successfully publishing eBook originals.
The Norman Arts Council Writing Workshop is free and open to all ages and registration is required. Call 701-1859 or email cindy@pls.lib.ok.us to register.
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| BEM Students Show Off This Years Creations |
 BEM Showcase Thursday, May 9 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Auditorium, Rm 1140
See the best and most creative
video productions from the year!
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| National Weather Center Exhibit Opens this Week |
The National Weather Center Biennale is the first exhibition of its kind: an international juried exhibition featuring art about weather and the role it plays in shaping our lives.
Sponsored by the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma, and the Norman Arts Council, the exhibition will be staged in the 9,600-square-foot atrium at the National Weather Center.
Initial judges have selected 100 works from more than 700 pieces submitted by nearly 400 artists representing all 50 states and multiple countries. The exhibition is free to the public and opens on Earth Day, April 22, 2013, and will close on June 2, 2013.
Click here for more information.
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| First Ever Oklahoma Space Day Needs Volunteers |
 Oklahoma Space Day Monday, April 29 8:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Whittier Middle School The first ever Oklahoma Space Day is being held by the OU K20 Center. K20 will be providing the teaching material but needs college students to help teach. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Brittany Newby. There will be a training session for the student volunteers Tuesday, April 23 from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the K20 Center in the inquiry room. The K20 Center is located at 660 Parrington Oval.
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| Graduate Student Wins Oklahoma Book Award |
 The 24th Annual Oklahoma Book Awards program was held Saturday, April 13. The awards recognize books written the previous year by Oklahomans or about Oklahoma. Of the 121 books entered in the competition, 35 were selected as finalists including Gaylord College's own M. Scott Carter. Carter won in the Young Adult category for his book, "The Immortal Von B." Carter's sophomore novel is a book about love according to its author-a love for music and culture, a love letter to Ludwig von Beethoven, and a love story about a boy and a girl. At its heart lies the question, "Can a teenage girl from this century find happiness with a young composer from another?" Josie Brunswick is about to find out the answer to that question after she moves to Europe with her father so he can head up a new secret world genetics lab. Carter's first novel, the critically-acclaimed Stealing Kevin's Heart, was also an Oklahoma Book Award finalist. He is an investigative political reporter for The Journal Record and lives in Oklahoma City with his family.
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| Guatemalan Filmmaker Speaking on Campus |
 A lunch discussion with filmmaker Luis Argueta "A Personal Journey from Filmmaker to
Immigrant Rights Activist"
April 23
Noon-1:30 p.m.
IT Event Space 329 W. Boyd
Luis Argueta is a critically acclaimed Guatemalan film director and producer. In 1988 he founded Morningside Movies, primarily producing TV commercials, including many for the Spanish speaking demographic. His 1994 film, El Silencio de Neto was submitted to the foreign films category in the 67th Academy Awards, the first submission from Guatemala. In 2010, Argueta produced and directed a documentary film, "abUSed: The Postville Raid," about the May 12, 2008 U.S. Immigration raid of a kosher meat-packing plant in Postville, Iowa.
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| Immigration in the Heartland in Full Swing |
Seventeen professional journalists are participating in the 2013 Immigration in the Heartland program this week at Gaylord Hall. This program is sponsored by Gaylord College's Institute for Research and Training. Gaylord College professor Warren Vieth is organizing this event. If you are interested in finding out more about what is going on this week in regards to the Immigration in the Heartland, visit the IJJ website.
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| It's Not Too Late to Enroll for Summer Classes! |
* JMC 4970-141: Survey of Gaming and Interactive Media - 3 credit hour upper-level course being taught Monday-Friday for four weeks. The class is open to all undergraduate class levels and all majors, not just JMC. The course focuses on video games and interactive media as a whole in terms of societal, moral and technological impacts they have on contemporary society. The class is fun but it is also challenging and rewarding. The OU Daily published the this article with more information.
* Introduction to Broadcast Journalims - Sign up for the SUMMER version of this broadcast CORE course (also can be taken as an elective). Get ahead of the game! Take the course in a month and free up your schedule for next semester!
* JMC 3353 Advertising Copy and Layout - It is a required course for advertising majors. Taking it in the summer opens up your regular semester for more elective course work. Times: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. MTWR. Dates: June 10 through July 5 with a July 4 holiday. See Professor Tarpenning or adviser Monica Varley in Student Services. (It's also open to PR majors and counts as a JMC elective.)
* JMC 4970/5970: Media Relations - Jumpstart your career by learning what it takes to build successful relationships with the media! Understand how to handle a variety of media interview settings through practical, hands-on exercises. But don't take my word for it! the class will start on June 10 and end July 5. It is taught by Professor Bob Pritchard from 1 p.m. to 3:10 p.m..
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| Last minute summer internship available |
 Internship Openings at Safeguard OKC
Safeguard OKC has 2-3 intern positions available from May-July. The position is for a graphic design intern. Safeguard seeks someone who has substantial production experience working in Macintosh platform with InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop as well as a positive, helpful, hard-working personality. The applicant must be able to product work with a quick turn around and manage multiple deadlines. Main duties include graphic design and typesetting.
This is a 20 hour a week unpaid internship. More hours are negotiable. While unpaid, you will gain vast experience in the print industry as well as in promotional products. Please submit resumes and portfolio to: taustin@safeguardservice.com.
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| Check out these NEW internship opportunities! |
Fred Jones Seeking Web Intern for Next Year
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is looking for an intern for August 2013 through May 2014. The intern will work in the administrative offices under the direct supervision of the Director of Communication. A major component of the intern's responsibilities will be the general maintenance of the FJJMA website, designing new web pages and updating the FJJMA blog. The internship will pay $1,500 per semester. To download more of the job description click here.
Housing and Food Services is Hiring
Looking for an internship? Housing and Food Services MarCom is hiring! Looking for students interested in: account management, graphic design, social media, video production or website management.
Apply at jobs.ou.edu.
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