Mary Beth Tinker, who changed First Amendment law for students at the Supreme Court in the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines case, will be at OU all day Thursday, April 10, as part of a national tour of college and high school campuses.

 

Tinker was the named plaintiff in the landmark case in which the Supreme Court declared that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate" and that "students are possessed of fundamental rights which the State must respect, just as they themselves must respect their obligations to the State."

 

Last fall, the Tinker Tour began "a journey across the country to promote youth voices, free speech and a free press" on Constitution Day next to the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Since then it has traveled some 20,000 miles and been part of events involving more than 20,000 students and teachers at more than 60 stops.

 

"The Law (and Life) After Tinker" 

1:30 p.m.

Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium, Rm 1140 

 

"Mary Beth Tinker: My Story"

3 p.m.

Dale Hall 211

 

Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage panel session with Mary Beth Tinker, Law Professor Rick Tepker and IACH Professor Kathryn Schumaker 

4:30 p.m.

Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium, Rm 1140

 

More information: http://tinkertourusa.org and Robert Kerr, rkerr@ou.edu

 

Dari Nowkhah, '98 OU Broadcast News alumnus, ESPNU Host and Commentator

 

Sunday, April 13th

 

FREE pizza

Inasmuch Foundation Commons

6:30 p.m.   

 

Q&A and interviews

Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium

7 p.m.   

 

RSVP by April 10th to Kenzie Meek-Beck j.kenziemeekbeck@gmail.com

 

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Janelle Barrick, Masters, BEM

Kendall Burchard, Sophomore, Journalism

Cameron Colan, Sophomore, Advertising

Landon Ferguson, Junior, Advertising

Andrew Gorton, Junior, Journalism

Madison Hedrick, Sophomore, Public Relations

Victoria Loeser, Sophomore, Advertising

Pam Ortega, Sophomore, Journalism (alternate, beginning term, Jan., 2015)

Aimee Schnebeck, Freshman, Journalism (alternate, beginning term, Jan., 2015)

Daniel Soto, Junior, BEM

Hayley Struck, Freshman, BEM

Kirsten Viohl, Junior, Journalism

Matt Woods, Sophomore, Public Relations

 

Returning Members

Christina DeVincenzo, Sophomore, Journalism

Emily Ford, Junior, Journalism

Kylie Frisby, Junior, Public Relations

Nicole Griffeth, Junior, Advertising

Bijan Hosseini, Junior, Journalism (co-chair)

Lauren King, Junior, Journalism

Doug Murray, Junior, BEM

Taylor Newcomb, Senior, Journalism (Dec. graduate)

Anna Restuccia, Junior, Public Relations

Hayley St. John, Junior, Public Relations

Sydney Stavinoha, Junior, Journalism (co-chair)

Madeline Stebbins, Senior, Journalism (Dec. graduate)

Tahira Taqi, Junior, Public Relations

 

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The newsroom and advertising staff also earned second-, third-, or fourth-place in these categories:

• Advertising
• Sales Promotiion
• In-Depth Enterprise
• Editorial Comment
• Personal Columns 
• News Writing
• Feature Writing
• Sports Coverage
• Community Leadership

The Daily's actual ranking in those categories will be announced at OPA banquet June 13, Reed Center in Midwest City. Plaques will be awarded for first place with certificates for the others. View one of the front pages 

submitted for the layout/design category »

 

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Anna Kochigina, our first-year MA student in Public Relations/ Strategic Communication has won a highly competitive prestigious the 2014 PRIME Research Fellowship award from the Institute for Public Relations! 

 

Anna will work at PRIME Research's Ann Arbor, MI offices for six weeks in the summer of 2014 following the end of the academic year to learn more about public relations research including data collection, data analysis, interpretation of research results and consultation.

 

At the end of her fellowship, Anna will produce a research paper intended for practitioners to be published  in a peer-review section of the Institute for Public Relations. Anna will also receive a generous stipend and free housing during her fellowship.

 

The distinguished group of scholars and practitioners, including James Grunig and Larissa Grunig, Institute for PR President Frank Ovaitt, and PRIME CEO and President Mark Weiner, selected Anna among many well-qualified applicants from major PR programs across the country.   

 

Anna's success speaks well for our PR graduate program and for the great work of our strategic communication faculty.

 

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A winning team has been chosen from the 4323 presentations. Colleen Owen, Caitlyn Kayser and Audrey Bauer will represent the Gaylord College at the presentation of the Gujrat Ceramics Institute in May. Congratulations Colleen, Caitlyn and Audrey!

 

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The UCLA's Campus Events Commission has invited Gaylord students to participate

in its 20th Annual Shorttakes Student Film Festival. The event showcases short films made by undergraduate and graduate school students from all over the world.

 

Students are welcome to submit films (live-action, animation/digital media, documentary, music videos) under 10 minutes long. Multiple submissions are allowed, but each requires its own submission fee. The first 50 submissions to the festival are free, but after those submissions, each submission is only $10. The deadline to submit is April 16, 2014. Learn More »

 

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Trévo LLC is a multi-level marketing company, established in 2010 in Oklahoma City. They offer a single product in two sizes of a revolutionary dietary nutritional supplement. 

 

Trévo LLC is seeking students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in International Studies and Public Relations. This company has an opening for the International Market Coordinator position located at the corporate office in OKC. It is full-time, and must be a person who can commit to being available to domestic and international time zones and not limited to a regular work week. 

Email resumes to joverman@trevocorporate.com 

To view the job description of each position, log into your HIREsooner account, go to our job board and click on Job ID number: 43558 

 

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Monday, April 7

 

Come participate in the live studio audience and meet student athletes every Monday!

Arrive at 7 p.m. for free pizza and 7:30 p.m. for LIVE show in Studio D!  » 

 

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The Oklahoma Daily is looking for reporters, editors, designers, photographers and videographers to cover campus this summer. We have jobs in news, life and arts, sports and opinion writing. Some positions are paid, and all offer great experience in online and print media. 

 

Got experience? Apply for an editors's job (paid).

No experience? None needed -- we'll train you.

 

So if you plan to take a summer class or are staying in Norman for any other reason, use this time to build your resume with real multimedia journalism experience.

 

The Daily publishes a print edition once a week in summer and maintains a

maintains an 18/5 schedule online.

 

For more information, contact summer editor Jacqueline Schlasner at jschlasner@gmail.com or apply online at student media.ou.edu/jobs 

 

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The PRSA Emerging Leader Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship open to college sophomores and juniors pursuing a public relations degree. Two scholarships will be awarded this year. The deadline to apply is April 25th. Application »

 

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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.

 

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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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The WOC has several unpaid internships available including Interpersonal Violence Awareness Intern, Graphic Design Intern, Multi-Media Intern, Social-Media Intern and 

Step In, Speak Out. Learn More »

 

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AAA's Discover Oklahoma, a weekly program produced by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism has internship opportunities in the Oklahoma City office for the Summer 2014. The program is dedicated to the promotion of Oklahoma tourism by featuring people, destinations and attractions throughout the state. 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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Title: PR/Marketing Intern for the Columns

Location: 2107 W. Main, Norman

Rate of pay: $10/hour

Job description/expectations: merchant seeks a Public Relations/Marketing student intern to design and launch a complete social media presence for The Columns specialty store in Norman to drive awareness of and new customers to the local business, which offers luxury gifts, a bridal registry and unique boutique items.

Availability: late spring through summer 2014

Please send resume to: Rob Gowens, email: hobnobrob@msn.com

 

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