April 13	Gaylord Labs begin extended, end of semester hours See Lab Hours for exact times
April 15	SPJ meeting, local media tour 5:30 p.m. Meet at The Oklahoma Daily newsroom, Copeland, 149A
	Global PR Deam Course presents: Anne Pierson-Smith 1:30 p.m. Gaylord Hall, Room 2025
April 16	Fred Talks 5:30 p.m. FJJMA
April 18	Scholarship Ceremony 10 a.m. Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium Stompdown Showcase Featuring Dom Kennedy Doors open at 7 p.m. McCasland Fieldhouse

If you haven't joined a student organization yet, you're missing out!

Next Tuesday, PRSSA is holding a meeting at 6 p.m. in Lindsey + Asp on the second floor of Gaylord. Stop by!

Broadcast students received recognition at the National Broadcast Society awards ceremony on March 28. The official list of winners is now out, and Gaylord students took home a total of eight Grand Prize or First Prize awards for their work.

Congratulations to all of the studentswho won these awards (listed below), KGOU-FM, Routes TV and BEM for their winners.

University of Oklahoma
Amanda Jensen, James Wray
University of Oklahoma
Erik Macias and Karl Macias

University of Oklahoma
Christopher McIntosh

The Oklahoma Daily and OU Student Media's AdForce have won awards in nine of 12 categories of the Oklahoma Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including six firsts.

The firsts are in:
Event 1: News content
Event 4: Sales promotion
Event 6: Editorial comment
Event 8: News writing
Event 9: Feature writing
Event 12: Community leadership (for a p.1 editorial on Nov. 12, 2014, headlined "Why we are joining a lawsuit against OU," which led to release of parking records both at OU and OSU)

In addition, the paper earned a second-, third- and fourth-place in these events:
Event 3: Advertising
Event 5: In-depth enterprise
Event 10: Sports coverage

The awards will be presented at a banquet Friday, June 5, at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown OKC.

 The OPA Better Newspaper Contest evaluates newspapers, not individuals.

The OU chapter of the Professional Relations Student Society of America won the April 2, Betsy Day competition with their #plankforplank campaign.

Betsy Day was established by the Plank Center at the University of Alabama in 2014 to honor Betsy Plank, considered the "First Lady" of PR.

The competition requires chapters to promote #BetsyDay on their campuses in a creative way. The chapter with the most innovative campaign wins the grand prize "Betsy Bundle," which consists of Skype sessions with a Plank Center board member, a year-long subscription to PRWeek, a six month online subscription to PRWeek for each member, a Chapter recommendation from the Plank Center, and the title of Betsy Day 2015 Champions.

Adviser Robert "Pritch" Pritchard planks for the #PlankForPlank campaign

The Gaylord chapter took pictures of one another "planking" at different locations around campus, and uploaded them to Twitter using the campaign hashtag to encourage non-PR students to participate. Photos using the hashtag then competed for best plank photo.
 
#PlankForPlank won over campaigns from across the country that had similar goals. California State Polytechnic University, which won runner up, ran a social media campaign focusing on women in public relations, showcasing inspirational quotes. Waynesburg University followed suit, using Betsy Plank quotes to write notes to the next group of PRSSA students.

The level of creativity and engagement the #PlankForPlank campaign required to succeed, as well as its uniqueness when compared to other schools in the competition, seems to make this campaign a stand out among the others.

Congratulations to our PRSSA chapter and their adviser, Bob Pritchard.

Overall description: Work with Home Instead community relations and ownership to implement public relations campaign ("ReImagine Campaign"). Intern will be responsible for implementing multiple aspects of the campaign and will work with leadership to maximize the ideas within the campaign.

 

Digital Media  

Responsible for updating website, revamping Facebook page and Twitter accounts, opening Hootsuite and LinkedIn accounts, creating a content bank and digital media posting schedule. Skills needed are proper use of AP style, excellent grammar, working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the analytics of each platform.

 

Public Relations and Journalism  

Responsible for interviewing clients for the purpose of developing feature stories, creating media pitches, creating a story bank and employee biographies. Skills needed are proper use of AP style, excellent grammar, ability to produce media pitches and interviewing techniques.

Establish local print media relationships with the goal of regular articles regarding educational topics for seniors and caregivers in Cleveland County. Regularly push out press releases based on caregiver and client stories.

 

Attend trade shows, events and other opportunities as a representative of Home Instead Senior Care.

 

Establish and maintain relationships with current and future referral sources for clients and caregivers. Assisting with public speaking engagements at churches, assisted livings, hospices, home health agencies, doctors offices, hospitals and other potential referral sources.

 

The perfect candidate is one who has an ability to utilize creative resources on and off campus to share the mission of Home Instead Senior Care with the goal of strongly advocating to recruit caregivers, clients and community partners for the growth of the programs provided by Home Instead Senior Care.

To apply, contact

LUCY MAHONEY 501-940-7215

lucy.homeinstead634@yahoo.com 

OR

KIM MCALLISTER 405-414-9614

kimhomeinstead@yahoo.com

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.

Students interested should submit a cover letter and resume to melanieadams@ou.edu or woc@ou.edu

The Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) is now accepting applications for the 2015 Summer Internship Program. OF+MO will provide selected interns with an understanding of the film and music industries in Oklahoma by involving them in diverse projects throughout the summer.

 We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or enthusiasm in film, music, photography, public relations or marketing for specialized projects. Interns will be selected based on previous experience, poise and university level. Applicants must be enrolled at a university or college. Priority will be given but not limited to applicants in their junior or senior year seeking course credit. Previous office experience and/or phone etiquette a plus.

POSITION DETAILS
Chosen candidates will gain valuable experience in the development of OF+MO's Production Guide, Locations Guideand Music Guide by assisting in research and data input. Interns will also support the office by locating and archiving press articles, conducting research on local talent, assisting with marketing inventory, compiling film and music events throughout Oklahoma for our website and/or other various special projects. Interns may be given the opportunity to participate in locations scouting or volunteer for special events sponsored by OF+MO. Assistance with general office opening and closing duties is required and expected on a daily basis. Internships are not production based.

All internships are unpaid. It is the responsibility of the intern and the student's advisor to track their hours and complete all enrollment and coursework requirements in accordance to their college or university. Internships are based in downtown Oklahoma City.

If interested, please submit a résumé and cover letter to Jeanette Stanton at Jeanette.Stanton@TravelOK.com. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, April 22 by the end of the business day. Interviews will be given based on résumé and cover letter. In the subject line of your email, please put "OF+MO Intern Application - Your Name."