Volume 5 | Issue 25
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April 29, 2013
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| Gaylord College Receives Grant to Target Business Journalism |
Gaylord College is proud to announce that we have been chosen to receive a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to create a new specialization in business journalism for students.
Business reporting will be introduced to all journalism students in the Multimedia Newsgathering class with several courses to be developed specializing in different areas of business reporting.
The grant will provide funding for an experienced business journalist to be in residence as a visiting professor to teach the first specialized course which will be in Spring 2014.
The funding will also enable students to compete for paid internships in business journalism. Paid internships are often difficult to obtain in the current economy but are increasingly important to student success in the face of increasing student debt.
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| Outstanding Administrative Staff Goes to...Kelly Storm! |
 As a part of OU's Staff Appreciation Week last week, the Graduate College sponsored its first ever award for Outstanding Administrative Staff. The winners were selected through a review of nominations, driven by student input.
Gaylord College is proud that graduate adviser Kelly Storm was chosen as one of the first recipients. Kelly is instrumental in Gaylord College's graduate program and is well deserving of this honor. Congratulations Kelly!
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| Adviser Wins at Staff Art Show |
 OU Staff Appreciation Week also included the OU Staff Art Show. Journalism and BEM adviser, Erin Simonton, put her art skills to work and received honorable mention.
Congrats Erin! Way to represent Gaylord College!
Thanks to all of the Gaylord College faculty and staff for all your hard work throughout the year, you are greatly appreciated.
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| BEM Students Show Off This Year's Creations | |
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Building &
Lab/Library/
Equipment Hour |
Convergence Lab
GYLD 1000
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m - 2 a.m.
Friday
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Saturday
1 - 7 p.m.
Sunday
Noon - 2 a.m.
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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Gaylord College Convocation & Honors Ceremony
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 Kappa Tau Alpha CeremonySaturday, May 11 8:30 a.m., Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium Convocation CeremonySaturday, May 11 10 a.m., T. Howard McCasland Field House Reception and Open House immediately following convocation Gaylord Hall Main Lobby Students should report for convocation lineup to the Lissa & Cy Wagner Hall at 9:30 a.m.Leave purses and other belongings with your family; security will be checking people as they enter the field house. Be prepared to walk from Wagner Hall into the Field House. |
| Club Meetings |
 Book Discussion GroupWednesday, May 1
10:30 a.m.
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| The Daily Wins Again! |
The Oklahoma Daily took home five awards, including two first places, from the SPJ-Oklahoma Pro Chapter awards banquet held Saturday, April 20 in Tulsa.
The Daily competed in a division based on circulation size, which included both college and small professional newspapers.
The first-place awards went to Gaylord alum Chase Cook (Dec. 2012) in the in-depth/enterprise category for Sexual Assault Series; and to Gaylord College alum Chris Lusk (Dec. 2012) in the page one layout/design category.
Other awards included:
- Second Place: Feature Page Layout/Design: Chris Lusk, Dead Week Survival Guide
- Second Place: Best Newspaper Staff
- Third Place: Editorial/Commentary: Mary Stanfield and Chris Lusk, It's More than a Housing Issue
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| Routes TV Wins NBS Award |
A few weeks ago we announced that Gaylord College students had received numerous awards at the National Broadcasting Society. Due to an error by the awarding organization one award was overlooked. ROUTES TV and Jessica Parham should also have received a Grand Prize award in the television magazine category. This brings the number of Grand Prize awards to five for Gaylord College!
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| Convergence Lab Staying Open Late |
Starting Monday, April 29, the downstairs convergence lab will extend its hours until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday to allow students to work on final projects and papers.
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| OCB Elects New Officers |
At the final meeting of the year, Oklahoma College Broadcasters members elected a new slate of officers for next year. The 2013-2014 officers are as follows:
President: Kenzie Meek-Beck
Vice Presidents: Vanessa Prado and Kate Sandoval
Secretaries: Lauren Nevitt and Brieon Sumlin
Treasurer: Amy Slanchik
Historian: Blake Cawood
Social Media Chairs: Hillary DeBruin and Emily Ford
Unity Liaison: Kiana King
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| Next Year's PR Director Selected for Lindsey+Asp |
Lindsey+Asp has selected a new Public Relations Director for 2013-2014. Congratulations to Maddie Place who was chosen based on her vision and passion for the Agency. Maddie will join Ryan Kitchens, Advertising Director, in defining and executing the strategic direction for Lindsey+Asp.
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| Summer Classes Starting Soon! |
* 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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| Make it a Lindsey+Asp Summer | |
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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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PAID Communications Internship with Tobacco Settlement
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TSET (Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust), a constitutional endowment trust committed to improving the health of all Oklahomans, was created by an overwhelming majority vote of the people in 2000. TSET makes a substantial impact in the lives of Oklahomans through research, community grants and statewide initiatives, including the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline (1-800-QUIT-NOW). Funding from TSET will be available to create better lives through better health for generations to come.
Purpose:
TSET is seeking a communications intern to assist with writing, producing internal and external publications. The communications intern will also assist in outreach and public relations within government and community sector. Interns will receive hands-on, real-world experience as they team up with TSET staff on projects such as: public relations and media campaigns, project planning, research and fact gathering, and other activities.
Responsibilities:
- Write press releases regarding organization's activities and events.
- Coordinate and implement projects and publications to increase organization awareness.
- Cultivate data and help develop presentations for internal and external audiences.
- Assist with social media and website plans and strategies.
- Assist in writing and editing periodic communications about grant projects funded by TSET.
- Help with coordination and implementation of special projects.
- Write copy for agency collateral materials including brochures, flyers and programs.
- Assist in preparing and documenting outreach efforts for TSET's incentive grant programs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Major in public relations, journalism, advertising, marketing or communications.
- Strong writing and editing skills. Photography skills are helpful.
- Organized and detail oriented with a proven ability to complete multiple assignments on deadline.
- Self-motivated and able to work in a fast paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of desktop publishing software (Adobe Creative Suite) a plus.
- Basic knowledge of website content management systems.
- Friendly, professional and team-oriented personality.
Time Commitment: Minimum of 30 hours per week.
Paid or Unpaid position: Paid.
College Credit available: Yes
Location: 3800 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume electronically to Julie Bisbee, public information and outreach officer, at julieb@tset.ok.gov
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| Check out these NEW internship opportunities on campus! |
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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