It's another successful year for the University of Oklahoma at the National Broadcasting Society National Convention.  OU was awarded 4 Grand Prizes (1st Place) at the NBS Awards Ceremony Saturday evening March 15.  Gaylord College Alumnus working in the LA market, (front from left to right)

Kelsey Hightower, Emily Calhoun, Chelsea Holeman, accepted the Grand Prize awards on behalf of the OU winners. 

Grand Prize Winners

• Kate Carlton-Audio News Segment-"Bethel Acres Family - After May Tornadoes"
• Meredith Everitt- Audio Magazine Program-Assignment: Radio - May 12, 2013  "Stories of Firsts"
• Hannah Bacher & Nick Dyer- Video Magazine Program- "Routes TV"
• Carter Baum, Amanda Yates & Matthew Fresquez- Video Sports Proram- "Sooner Sports Pad"

Honorable Mentions

• Kate Carlton- Audio News Segment- "School Shelter Scarcity" AND Audio Feature Segment- "Kiss Me Kate"
• Lauren Nevitt- Video Feature Package- "Moore Photo Restoring"
• Lauren King, Madeline Stebbins & Kenzie Clark- Video Newscast-"OU Nightly 11-26-13"
• Carter Baum- Video Sports Package- "Redhawks Groundskeeper" 

The Oklahoma Daily (professional writing senior Kyle Margerum, editor) has placed in the Best College Newspaper and Best Affiliated Website categories in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence contest.

The Oklahoma Daily's other winners include Paighten Harkins in both the Feature Writing and Breaking News Reporting category and Julia Nelson in the Sports Column Writing category and as co-author with Paighten in the Breaking News category.

OUTV's winners are Erik Macias in the Television Sports Reporting category, Karl Macias in the Television Feature Reporting category, Justin Voda, Doug Murray and Alicia Clifton in the Television General News Reporting category. 

KGOU-FM's winner is Kate Carlton in the Radio News Reporting category. 

Those honored will learn whether the awards are firsts, seconds or thirds at the SPJ Region 8 conference March 29 in Houston. First-place winners will be sent on to compete in the national Mark of Excellence competition. 

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Dea Pennington, current OU PRSSA VP and Asst. PR Director for Lindsey + Asp, was elected to the position of Vice President for Professional Development on the 2014-2015 PRSSA National Committee. She is the first National Committee member in the 45 year history of the OU PRSSA Chapter! 

The National Committee, composed of 10 PRSSA students, is responsible for setting goals for the organization that serves more than 11,500 members in more than 350 Chapters internationally to ensure the Society's growth, advancement and achievement. Dea, whose term begins June 1 for one year, is responsible for working with PRSSA Nationally Affiliated Student-run Firms, promoting PRSA/PRSSA relationships and creating professional development programs fro PRSSA. 

M&C Saatchi in Kuala Lumpur is having a contest among our strategic communication majors for a three month internship. 

The contest question will be on national branding.  Students will write about which country's branding they admire and why, and what campaign do they think helped change or shape perception for a country.  Reports are due to Jim Avery, no later than April 14.  

"If you want to be creative, lean in to your work, and find an adventure, apply for the M&C Saatchi KL internship. It's three months, accommodations are covered, and work opportunities are unlimited," said Jackie Fulkerson, last year's internship winner and current M&C Saatchi/KL full-time employee.

Have an idea for a new business venture? Put it to the test and compete in the New Venture Pitch Competition on April 11th for THOUSANDS in cash & in-kind prizes! Submissions due at 11:59pm on March 26th. Learn More »

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Finale 

Thursday, March 27 

Gaylord Hall 1140

6:00 p.m.

Gaylord Graduate Student, 

Brent Weber, has transformed years of research into a labor of love called Real Live Angels. This documentry

about a camp for people with disabilities will be screened first in OKC, and travel to Dallas and L.A., before the finale in Gaylord Hall. Learn More »

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The College Football Playoff is hiring four full-time paid interns for a 10-month (August 4, 2014-May 29, 2015) stint in the following areas:

• Communications and Brand Management (Tom Mickle Internship)
• Events and Operations
• Hospitality and Ticketing
• Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships

The application deadline is Friday, March 28. Please note that candidates must have completed their undergraduate studies by the time the program begins. Learn More »

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The Summer in Washington, D.C., Program immerses Gaylord College students into the culture of government and politics in the Nation's capitol. Students are exposed to campaign, governance and interest group politics through periodic gatherings, featuring political practitioners and national political journalists. They will receive practical experience in, and exposure to national politics as interns through various Washington offices. Learn More »

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KTXS , the ABC station in Abilene, TX, is a strong #1 station, with live trucks, a satellite truck, and a live Doppler. It promises to be a great place to grow, and its reporters and producers often move on from KTXS to major markets. Learn More »

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 Chronicling America's Wars

JMC 4970/5970 Section 900

 Tuesdays, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Some of world's most celebrated war correspondents will be coming to the University of Oklahoma in Fall 2014. The Gaylord College will be offering a new dream course pairing two of the college's award-winning professors - Pulitzer Prize winner John Schmeltzer and Emmy award winner Mike Boettcher. Just as technological changes have transformed warfare, technology has changed how correspondents cover those conflicts. This course will provide a tour of America's wars with the assistance of speakers such as one of first POW female war correspondents, to Dan Rather who brought the Vietnam War home to America's living rooms and New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who helped carry the body of Oklahoma City native Anthony Shadid out of Syria.

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Friday, April 18

2 to 4 p.m.

Adams Hall 300

This is an opportunity for OU students in general, and particularly those interested in business, journalism, and law. Students take this financial aptitude test because it offers them access to Bloomberg's Talent Search database, where employers identify students with the specific competencies they're looking for. The test also provides a detailed score report for students to use in interviews and on resumes. Learn More »

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Lendoor, a NY based start-up crowdfunding platform that facilitates small business loans within social networks and local communities, is looking for a Social Media Marketer to establish its pre-launch Social Media presence. Lendoor is looking for someone to start doing approximately 10 hours per week, but hours, responsibilities and pay can all increase for the right person post launch. Lendoor is offering $12-15/hour depending on experience. Being based in NYC is not required. Deadline is March 31st. Learn More »

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Interns will have the opportunity to work with seasoned marketing and public relations professionals who will provide knowledge in strategic planning, public relations, feature and news writing, graphic design, web design and content management, corporate social media strategies, event planning and preparation, and media tracking and analytics. Potential interns should submit their resumes to wsanders@obi.org or obicommunityrelations@gmail.com (if sending from a gmail address) by April 1, 2014. Learn More »

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