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Just Announced
Gaylord Dean Joe Foote wins Otis Sullivant Award
Broadcast and print win at SPJ
Director of Student Media elected to ACES' board of directors
Sooner Yearbook and The Oklahoma Daily announce next year's leadership
Learn More
Acclaimed novelist, playwright to visit
Women's Outreach Center seeks interns for summer and/or fall
Gaylord Announces new additions to Professional Writing
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Deadline Approaching
Accepting Applications:
Summer in Washington, D.C.
Deadline: April 1
Pro Practice class still
open for enrollment
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Accepting Applications: SPICE study abroad in Eifurt, Germany
Accepting Applications: Sen. Lankford seeks intern
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Week at a Glance
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March 30
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Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium
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March 31
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Activists-in-Residence: Activism and Filmmaking
Gaylord Room 2020
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April 1
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Deadline: Summer in Washington D.C. applications
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Activists-in-Residence: Social Justice and Documentary Film
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April 3
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Global Public Relations Dream Course presents Jim Spangler
Chief Communications Officer at NAVISTAR Corp.
1:30-2:45 pm.
Gaylord Hall, Room 2025
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Activists-in-Residence: Film and Human Rights in Latin America
noon
Hester Hall Room 145 |
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Save the Date!
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These events should be on your radar but do not take place this week:
Elections at the PRSSA general meeting
6 p.m., April 7 in Lindsey + Asp Agency
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Joe Foote named 2015 Otis Sullivant Award winner
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NORMAN - A national leader in journalism and education, Joe Foote - dean and Edward L. Gaylord Chair in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication - has been named the 2015 recipient of the $20,000 Otis Sullivant Award for Perceptivity at the University of Oklahoma.
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the selection committee, which is composed of faculty and staff members, students and alumni, makes the selection.
"Joe Foote is exactly the right person to receive this award," said OU First Lady Molly Shi Boren, who chairs the selection committee. "He represents the best values of our university, and - as a leader in our community with great perception - has put those values into action."
"When Edith Gaylord established this award, she hoped it would recognize a member of the University of Oklahoma community who shared the same forward thinking and acute attention to detail as her dear friend Otis Sullivant," said Bob Ross, president and CEO of Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. "Dean Foote exemplifies the perceptivity Edith was hoping to acknowledge."
The late Edith Kinney Gaylord of Oklahoma City established the $500,000 Sullivant Prize endowment shortly before her death in January 2001. The award honors the late longtime Oklahoma journalist Otis Sullivant, who covered Oklahoma and national political news for several decades and was known for his ability to analyze and accurately predict political trends. Edith Kinney Gaylord was a longtime supporter of many OU programs and a pioneering journalist. She was the first woman reporter to join the New York bureau of the Associated Press, and was the second president and one of the founders of the Women's National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The award is presented to a faculty or staff member at OU who exhibits "keen perceptivity." The agreement establishing the prize also states that a person "who manifests intuitiveness, instant comprehension, empathy, is observant and interprets from experience" should be selected. The benefit to society and the broader community, which comes from the insight of the recipient, also is considered.
Foote has served as dean of the Gaylord College for almost a decade. His service spans two-thirds of the lifetime of the young college that was elevated from school status in 2000. His leadership recently resulted in the College being named one of the top 10 journalism programs in the nation by the Radio Television Digital News Association and TVWeek.com.
"Having been around when Otis Sullivant was known throughout Oklahoma as the most perceptive political reporter this state has ever known, I feel confident that if he were around today, Otis would be seconding this nomination himself," said Carol Burr, immediate past Director of Foundations Publications in seconding Foote's nomination. "It is too easy to proclaim, as many do, that newspapers are dead and with them the need for journalists," Burr said. "Joe Foote fights for the integrity of the written and spoken word, and its ability to safeguard the information that reaches and educates a public in danger of losing the freedom of an informed press."
Known as a student-centered dean, Foote has been passionate about increasing professional opportunities for students on and off campus. He founded the Gaylord Ambassadors program, an undergraduate leadership group that has become a model on campus. Foote led the college to create Lindsey+Asp, one of the nation's premier student-led advertising and public relations agencies and "Sooner Sports Pad," a live, weekly television broadcast to 10 million television households on Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox Sports Southwest.
In his nomination letter, Tripp Hall said, Vice President for University Development, "Though Dean Foote wears many hats and the demands on his time are great, he never is too busy for students, spending hours outside the classroom visiting, mentoring and interacting with them, writing letters of recommendation, sharing stories, ideas and advice." This letter also said, "He makes a lasting impression on these students. As one journalism staff member said: 'If students took the time to meet and visit with Joe, they never forgot it.'"
Foote has been a key leader in the university's "digital initiative" and was an early advocate for innovation in courseware and alternative teaching modes. Under his leadership, Gaylord College was one of the first university programs in the nation to be designated as an "Apple Distinguished Program" for its innovation in the use of technology in education. Gaylord College has now received the Apple distinction in three consecutive competitions and is still the only major mass communication program in the nation to achieve that feat.
Foote led Gaylord College on an ambitious program to provide students with the best facilities and technologies in the nation. Within three months of becoming dean and less than a year after the dedication of Phase I of Gaylord Hall in 2004, Foote initiated an effort to build Phase II. Within six months, President Boren raised $19 million for the new project. When Phase II opened in 2009, Gaylord Hall with its innovative "live, work, play" computer labs and its state-of-the-art broadcast technology was unsurpassed in higher education. The university complemented its investment in 2014 with a complete high-definition upgrade of broadcasting facilities.
As an OU graduate, Foote is passionate about creating stronger ties with alumni. He worked closely with key alumni to reconstitute, expand and diversify the college's advisory board, now the Gaylord Board of Visitors, which is widely recognized as a campus leader for alumni engagement. Foote expanded alumni publications, both digital and print, and began a series of successful alumni gatherings around the nation.
In a supporting letter, Catherine Bishop, OU Vice President for Public Affairs, said, "While the Otis Sullivant Award was named for a respected Oklahoma journalist, it is not designated specifically for a journalist, however, I'm struck by the uncanny resemblance between Otis Sullivant and another noted journalist, Joe Foote, and the goal of each to better our world through increased intellectual discussion and civil dialogue."
Foote received his bachelor's degree in broadcasting in 1971 from OU. He went on to earn a master's degree from OU and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He also was a post-graduate Rotary Fellow at Bristol University in England.
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| New additions to the Professional Writing department |
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications is pleased to announce that Mary Anna Evans has accepted the tenure-track professional writing faculty position to replace Jim Davis who retired at the end of 2014.
Evans is currently finishing an M.F.A. in creative writing from Rutgers. She also has a master's in chemical engineering and an undergraduate degree in engineering physics.
Like Jim Davis, Mary Anna is a mystery writer and has published eight crime novels. She has also written non-fiction for The Atlantic and authored a math teaching book.
Jennifer Barnes, who has taught a course in Young Adult fiction for us in the spring for the past two and one-half years, in addition to her teaching responsibilities in Psychology and the Honors College, will now be teaching two Professional Writing courses in Gaylord College. Jennifer will continue to teach two psychology courses per year and maintain a research lab in Psychology, but she will now have her primary tenure home in Gaylord.
Barnes has published 16 novels for young adults and is also working as a consultant to a Hollywood studio, and two of her novels have been optioned for television production. Barnes has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Yale.
With their addition to the already talented Professional Writing team, Gaylord should have the strongest faculty line-up in the history of the program.
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| Broadcast, print garner awards at SPJ |
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Broadcast
1st Place
Radio Feature
"Painting To Your Own Beat" Molly Evans Radio In-Depth Reporting "Germany's Fascination With Native American Culture"
Hayley Thornton
Television In-Depth Reporting
"Routes TV - Arts Wars"
Erik Macias & Karl Macias Best All-Around Television Newscast "OU Nightly" Lauren King & Olivia McKennon 2nd Place
Television General News Reporting
"Finding Faith" Erik Macias & Karl Macias Finalist
Television Breaking News Reporting
"Norman Hostage Coverage" Mycah Hatfield, Allison Smith, Lauren King & Olivia McKennon Television Sports Reporting "OU Cheer Captain" Mycah Hatfield Television General News Reporting "Cattle Cops" Sydney Stavinoha |
Print
The Oklahoma Daily staff took first place in the general news reporting category for "The Weed Issue," the Feb. 26, 2014, edition of the paper, which was devoted to marijuana coverage.
The Daily's finalists in the competition were:
- Editorial writing: The Daily editorial board
- Sports writing: journalism junior Joe Mussatto for "Knight's friend and fan"
- Breaking news reporting: The Daily staff for "All systems go," coverage of a false-alarm bomb scare
- In-depth reporting: Journalism seniors Paighten Harkins and Joey Stipek and professional writing senior Blayklee Buchanan for "SafeRide," a series of stories about OU's SafeRide program.
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Activists-in-residence to screen film, give talks throughout week |
| Every semester, the Center for Social Justice's Activist-in-Residence Program brings a social justice activist to campus to work with and interact directly with students. The activists come from a variety of social justice backgrounds and travel to Norman from around the world.
Next week, Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will visit OU as the Spring 2015 Activists-in-Residence. Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís are the director/producer partnership behind Skylight Pictures, a company dedicated to creating feature length documentary films and digital media tools that advance awareness of human rights and the quest for justice by implementing multi-year outreach campaigns designed to engage, educate and activate social change.
Pamela and Paco will participate in a number of public events while they are here, including a screening of their film "Disruption" at 7 p.m., Monday, March 30, in the Gaylord Auditorium and a public talk on social justice and documentary film on Wednesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
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Director of Student Media, Gaylord graduate elected to ACES' board of directors
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Nick Jungman, director of Student Media, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Copy Editors Society. The announcement was made March 26 at ACES' national conference in Pittsburgh.
ACES is a 1,300-member international organization that trains and champions copy editors who work in journalism, academia, commercial publishing and strategic communications. Jungman has been active in the organization for a decade. He has been a featured presenter at ACES' last five national conferences, typically talking about the changing nature of editing in digital environments.
Jungman is a 1997 Gaylord College alumnus who returned to OU in late 2013 to lead Student Media, which is the steward of The Oklahoma Daily, Sooner Yearbook, OU Ad Force and several student-managed special publications.
He spent 13 years in a variety of roles at The Wichita Eagle, including copy desk chief and deputy editor for interactive. He then spent two years on a Knight Foundation teaching fellowship at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. And before returning to Norman, he was managing editor of the Wichita Business Journal.
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Summer classes open for enrollment
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Principles of Media Entrepreneurship/Special Topics
JMC #4970 & #5970
June 8-July 2
Monday-Friday
1-3:10 p.m.
Make your dreams a reality! Take "Principles of Media Entrepreneurship" over the summer and find out how to launch your own company and take control of your future. For Gaylord College students as well as all lovers of media. Contact Prof. Kathy Johnson for permission to enroll at kjohnson@ou.edu
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Introduction to Broadcast Journalism
JMC #3063
June 8-July 2
Monday-Friday
10:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Get a jump on your major! Sign up today for the summer offering of "Introduction to Broadcast Journalism!" In just one month, complete a core requirement for broadcast TV majors or take it as an elective and learn about the exciting TV news industry. Contact Prof. Kathy Johnson for more information at kjohnson@ou.edu or sign up online.
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Mass Comm Law - ONLINE!
JMC #4813/5813
July 7-31
ONLINE
Mass Comm Law is a required course for all JMC majors. Want to knock it out in four weeks this summer, instead of spending 16 weeks later? Want to complete it fully online, completing class work from anywhere you choose?
Here's the opportunity to do that from anywhere you may be working this summer, from the beach, or even while just lounging around in your pajamas!
Talk to your JMC adviser or Prof. Robert Kerr (rkerr@ou.edu) about how to make it happen.
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Lindsey + Asp Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy is an integrated class for strategic communication students designed to provide detailed insight into agency operations and leadership.
Mondays are devoted to working on client work, Tuesdays to agency operations, Wednesdays to leadership, Thursday to the personal journeys of those who came before and Friday for integrated subjects like account planning and social media marketing.
There are no prerequisites and the top performers in the class are asked to transition into Lindsey + Asp for the fall semester. If you committed to your professional future, this is a "must take" class.
Please contact Professor Pritch Pritchard for more details; Gaylord Suite 2130, 325-1793 or rpritchard@ou.edu.
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PR Writing
JMC 3423
June 8-July 2
10:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Writing is a foundational skill in the public relations profession. This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge needed to prepare effective communications targeted for use by the mass media and other stakeholders.
The goals of this course are to enhance your writing skills, to produce effective communications tools and to develop an understanding of the variety of communication tools used in public relations.
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The Oklahoma Daily, Sooner yearbook get new leaders |
Three Gaylord students will lead OU Student Media publications in coming months.
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Journalism junior Joe Mussatto will be editor-in-chief of The Oklahoma Daily for the 2015-2016 academic year, while Sooner yearbook 2016 will be edited by professional writing junior Rachel Campbell. Public relations sophomore Page Jones will be The Daily's editor-in-chief this summer, when the print paper goes to weekly publication. The University of Oklahoma Publications Board elected the three at a meeting Friday, March 27. Mussatto succeeds professional writing senior Blayklee Buchanan, who has beenThe Daily's editor since fall 2014. Campbell will take over following completion of Sooner 2015, edited by professional writing senior Max Inmon. Mussatto interviewed for the editor's job via Skype from Washington, D.C., where he is participating in the Scripps Howard Foundation's Semester in Washington Program. He plans to return to OU in mid-April to form his staff before leaving for the News21summer program at Arizona State University. He is a former Daily sports editor, assistant sports editor and sports writer. |
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Campbell is managing editor of Sooner 2015. She helped design Sooner 2013 and 2014 and was also a writer for the 2013 book. Jones started at The Daily in fall 2014 as a reporter covering Student Government Association. This semester, she has served as assistant news editor and assistant managing editor.
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Women's Outreach Center has internship openings |
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The Women's Outreach Center has two openings for summer interns and several openings for fall.
The summer openings are for social media intern and multimedia intern, and the fall openings are listed in the image below. If you can't read the image, please download the PDF here.
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Let the Summer Program in Communications at Erfurt add SPICE to your summer
Apply to study communication in the heart of Europe with the SPICE 2015 Summer Program in Communications at Erfurt.
More information can be found here. Interested students should email Katerina Tsetsura at Tsetsura@ou.edu.
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Spend your summer in Washintgon, DC.
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.
Application packets may be found on the Gaylord College website under "Student Opportunities, OU Summer in Washington Program," or in the Gaylord College Student Services Center, on the second floor of Gaylord Hall.
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Acclaimed novelist, playwrite 'Samuel Shem' to visit campus
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 Doctor, novelist, activist, and playwright "Samuel Shem" will visit OU at 7 p.m., April 8, in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. "Shem" has been described as "Easily the finest and most important writer ever to focus on the lives of doctors and the world of medicine" and "The comic genius and holy terror of medicine." The Lancet called 'The House of God,' a novel about medical training which has sold 3 million copies: "One of the two most significant medical novels of the 20th century". Its sequel, "Mount Misery," was called "Another medical classic." The man behind the medical novels is Dr. Stephen Bergman, who uses the pen name "Samuel Shem." A graduate of Harvard Phil Beta Kappa, a Rhodes scholar at Balliol College Oxford, and a graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Bergman was on the faculty of Harvard for three decades and is currently Clinical Professor of Medicine in Medical Humanities, Literature, and Bioethics at New York University Medical School. |
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Making a Living as a Writer, 5000-level pro practice course
JMC 5001 Sec. 901 CRN 34731 Profs. Win Blevins and Meredith Blevins, authors of more the 40 books. Online session 1: Fri. 4/24/15 5-9 p.m. Online session 2: Sat. 4/25/15 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Online session 3: Sun. 4/26/15 1-5 p.m. MAKING A LIVING AS A WRITER is how to get going as a professional writing books and movies. The class is likely to touch on magazines and the web, briefly. This class focuses on issues like what the financial prospects are in each area, what the customary business practices are, whether to start publishing books traditionally or digitally, how to get entry into the biz, what agents, editors, and producers actually do, what's in contracts and what to watch out for in them, how book production works (movie production is too complicated to get into), how to do social marketing, and more. Not a course on how to write but a course on how to become an established pro. There will be reading to do in advance and a booklet to write after class.
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Last week for Freshmen to be advised
Freshmen: Your advisement window is March 23-April 3.
If you are unsure as to who your advisor is or what year you would fall into, check the Gaylord website for resources or ask at Student Services, located on the second floor of Gaylord, Room 2533.
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| Office of Sen. James Lankford seeks unpaid press intern |
The Office of Senator James Lankford seeks an individual for an unpaid summer press internship position beginning in May or June 2015 in the Washington D.C. office. The press intern will work closely with the communications team on a variety of tasks, including daily press clips, social media messaging, video recording, transcribing copy, and answering the phone. Attention to detail and strong writing and grammar skills are required. The press intern is expected to work 25-40 hours per week. Interns in the Office of Senator Lankford are unpaid but can receive college credit. Interested candidates should email a resume, cover letter and writing sample to interns@lankford.senate.gov and place PRESS INTERN in the subject. Check out Sen. Lankford's website for more information.
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Global Public Relations Dream Course hosts Jim Spangler
1:30-2:45 p.m.
April 3
Gaylord Hall Room 2025
Jim Spangler, Chief Communications Officer at NAVISTAR Corp. (http://www.navistar.com/navistar/#) leads the company's Corporate Communications globally. A 26-year communications veteran, Spangler brings to Navistar a wide range of communications experience. He spent nearly 12 years with Tenneco, where he served as vice president of global communications and was responsible for corporate positioning, communications strategy and policy, executive communications, employee communications, media relations and public relations.
Before joining Tenneco, Jim was director of global public relations and media relations for Arthur Andersen. Jim also spent nearly eight years at Amoco Corporation in roles of increasing responsibility within the company's Public and Government Affairs group. Spangler began his career as a reporter at City News Bureau of Chicago.
"I have admired Navistar's growth during one of the most challenging times for our industry," said Spangler, "and I look forward to leading the company's communications efforts as it continues to deliver great products and profitable growth."
Spangler holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Arthur Page Society and the Public Relations Society of America.
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Convergence Lab
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Room 1630
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