April 21	PRSSA final spring meeting 6 p.m. Lindsey + Asp
April 22	Deadline to apply for Oklahoma Film and Music internships
April 23	CORRECTED TIME and PLACE Dream Course presents Rob Flaherty and David Gallagher Noon Gaylord Hall, Room 1140
April 24	Sooner Idol 7 p.m. OMU Meacham
April 25	Sooner Saturday 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. Gaylord Hall An introduction to Gaylord for high school juniors

Senior Vice President of Communications and Chief Communications Officer for Carnival Cruises Corporation, Roger Frizzell

The last dream course speaker visits next week when the class moves back into 2025. Senior Vice President of Communications and Chief Communications Officer for Carnival Cruises Corporation, Roger Frizzell, will be speaking Thursday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m.

David oversees the Ketchum network's agencies across Europe, which includes specialist services in consumer public relations, healthcare communications, corporate affairs and social responsibility, public affairs, change management, and clinical trial recruitment.

He is a member of Ketchum's global Executive Committee and chairs the company's corporate social responsibility initiatives.

He is president of the International Communications Consultancies Organisation, a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the U.K., chairman of the World Economic Forum's Global Advisory Council on the Future of Media, and a fellow and past chairman of the UK Public Relations Consultants Association. He is a regular speaker and writer on matters related to public relations and in 2013 served as PR jury president for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

David Gallagher holds dual citizenship in the U.K. and U.S. and lives in Kilburn, London, with his wife and two children. He is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and oddly interested in maps and medieval art.

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Rob Flaherty is Chief Executive Officer and a Senior Partner of Ketchum, the global public relations firm with 130 offices and affiliates worldwide.

Rob leads the agency's Worldwide Executive Committee, which shapes the strategy of the agency and is responsible for the client service, talent development and financial performance of the firm.

He is on the board of the Institute for Public Relations and the advisory board of Room to Read, which focuses on literacy and girls education in developing nations. He also serves as a senior judge in the annual PRSA Silver Anvil Awards.

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Journalism sophomore Mia Chism has received a $1,000 scholarship from the Oklahoma City chapter of the Association for Women in Communication.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA - The 109-year-old Tulsa Press Club, one of the oldest press clubs in the United States, is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Great Plains Journalism Awards, which annually recognize the best newspaper and magazine journalism in eight states: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota.

See more of the winners at the Great Plains Journalism Awards website. 

  

* Student Editor in Chief of the Year: Blayklee Buchanan, The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma

* Student Designer of the Year: Adrianna Doyal, Sooner Yearbook, the University of Oklahoma

Dorion Billups, Gaylord's new coordinator of community inclusivity

Gaylord College has hired Dorion Billups to serve as its new coordinator of community inclusivity.  Dorion is one of our own and is most recently completing his master's in higher education.  Dorian brings a wealth of student programming experience and a keen and intimate knowledge of the Gaylord College and its five majors.  

Dorion's office will be in the Paul D. Massad Student Services Center (2nd floor). He will begin next Monday, April 27.

The Campus Awards Program, scheduled at the end of the spring semester, held a ceremony Friday, April 17, at the Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center to recognize outstanding undergrads on campus.

Gaylord students accepted 18 awards at the ceremony, including the campus-wide Fern L. Holland Award. This particular award is only presented to one full-time collegiate woman who shows dedication to making a positive change in the world. To be considered for the award, the student must be nominated. This year, Gaylord public relations junior Sarah Johnson stood out among all the other nominees, which is a rare honor.

Gaylord students won awards in seven categories this year, including two from Gaylord students at the end of their first year.

Congratulations to all Campus Awards Program winners!

Sarah Johnson

OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE

State Capitol, Room 309-1

2300 North Lincoln Blvd.

Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4808

warner@oksenate.gov

 

INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: Senate Communications Division

(Unpaid position/For college credit only.)

 

Looking to fill Intern positions for the 2015 Summer and Fall Semesters 

(Limited number of positions available for each semester.)

Preference: Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students with a GPA of 3.0 or better

Preference: A major or minor emphasis in journalism, public relations, political science or government

 

Internship Description:

Interns for the Senate Communications Division are responsible for assisting staff with day to day responsibilities, including distribution of news clippings internally, as well as filing and faxing press releases. Interns may also be required to write "form" press releases which require specific information to be entered into a standard template. Interns may also be asked to assist the communications staff during press conferences and other media events. Work hours will be arranged to fit the student's schedule. Morning work hours are preferred.

 

Criteria for intern applicants with the Senate Communications Division:

• Applicants should be able to touch-type, with a net speed of approximately 45 wpm.
• Applicants must have good internet skills and be adept at using the internet for research, writing, and emailing press releases.
• Applicants will interview for the intern position.

A $100 transportation stipend is provided at the successful completion of the internship.

 

An internship with the Senate Communications Division will provide students insight as to the relationship between elected officials and the media as well as a first hand look at representative democracy in action. Interested students should have a high interest in government and communications, be responsible and accountable for their work, and behave in a mature and professional manner in the office setting.

 

Interested???

First, contact your college campus Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, or Government Internship Department about the college requirements regarding internships used for college credit.

 

Contact Cathey Jo Warner, Intern Coordinator, Oklahoma State Senate, 405-521-5661 or at warner@oksenate.gov.