Please join us for the kickoff celebrating our new degree concentration, Sports Media & Society, on Friday, Sept. 22, and Saturday, Sept. 23, at Stauffer Flint Hall. Sports media discussion topics include:

Associate Professor Carol Holstead’s article, “In Praise of Open-Note Exams: How allowing students to use their notes during tests can help them build an essential job skill,” was published Sept. 5 in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Her story was also featured in the Chronicle’s Sept. 5 newsletter, Academe Today.

An academic essay by Assistant Professor Judy Watts titled "A journey through communication research on transportation: The future of narrative transportation on emerging forms of media," was recently published in a special issue of "Review of Communication" on the topic of presence. The essay discusses how narratives delivered in augmented and virtual reality formats present unique challenges to conceptualizing and measuring narrative presentation. 

Assistant Professor Jeff Conlin published research related to his interests in narrative persuasion and advertising. Conlin and colleagues conducted an experiment to understand persuasive mechanisms and effects of video political ads that ran during the 2018 midterm elections on voter attitudes. Shorter-length supportive ads (compared to longer-length attack ads) were more effective in elevating attitudes about the ads, in addition to the candidates who sponsored them. The study appears as a peer reviewed book chapter in "Narratives in public communication" from Routledge.

Assistant Professor Melissa Greene-Blye has been appointed to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) DEI Presidential Task Force to examine and explore ways to make AEJMC a more intentionally welcoming space for all, particularly scholars from historically underrepresented groups. The task force will present a report to AEJMC leadership ahead of next year's AEJMC conference in August of 2024.

Assistant Professor Jeff Conlin will present research on behalf of a team comprising of Dean Ann Brill, Associate Dean for Student Success Scott Reinardy and Professor of the Practice Janet Rose at the 39th annual conference of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity. The team completed research over the summer that assessed subjective viewpoints toward HPV vaccination and health information sources among young adults in greater Kansas City. 

Join the Dole Institute and examine the state of the campaign with two prominent political journalists – Ali Vitali of NBC News and the Associated Press’s Seung Min Kim – in a conversation moderated by Brendan Buck, NBC News Political Analyst and former top aide to House Speaker Paul Ryan and John Boehner. These insiders will help pull back the curtain and examine the questions that will determine who controls the White House in 2025.

The Student Success Series will begin Sept. 13 from 4-5 p.m. in the Clarkson Gallery. Students can set themselves up for success by joining this monthly series that will set them up to be their best self. Next week's session will feature helpful advice from the Academic Learning Center to sharpen students' study and time management skills. The workshop is open to all students, and snacks are provided with no RSVP required. 

SJMC Diverse Students Organization will hold its first meeting on Sept. 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the Clarkson gallery. The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications' Diverse Students Association (DSA) is an organization where individuals of any background can learn to navigate the school and careers in journalism and mass communications. You can follow their Instagram for updates  @kujpoc.

Volunteer for KSPA: The Kansas Scholastic Press Association is seeking volunteers to assist with its 2023 fall conference at KU on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Volunteers can help the KSPA office prepare for the conference on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 1-5 p.m. and/or help the day of the conference on Sept. 27 from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Volunteers can work for as few as two hours. Sign up here. 

Family Weekend Open House: On Friday, Sept. 22, families of current SJMC students are invited to attend the School of Journalism and Mass Communications Open House. Bring your family to Stauffer-Flint Hall from 2:30-4 p.m. to see where you are taking classes, tour the building and talk with faculty and staff. Families can also learn about our academic programs, campus media and student organizations and student support services. We hope to see you and your family there! 

Have something you want to share on the JMC School ticker? Email your news item to Evan Riggs, communications coordinator, at evanriggs@ku.edu. 

Patrick Strathman is the station manager for ESPN Wichita 92.3. 

Juan Pablo Marroquin is a donor engagement officer with KU Endowment. 

Job opportunities

Internship and student jobs

Adobe Afternoons is a Friday workshop series for Faculty, Staff and graduate students. Contact program director & senior digital media trainer Heather Lawrenz at halawrenz@ku.edu if you are interested in attending. Please see the JSchoolTech September Newsletter for more details. 

Work with Heather or Natalie on tech projects: You can find them at the JBar in the Clarkson gallery. Labbies are also available to help in the lower level of the Resource Center and in the control room and photo studio in Dole. Reminder: we are not a substitute for going to class. 

Faculty, if you have a tech project in your class, please email the assignment requirement and any examples or resources to halawrenz@ku.edu. This helps set our labbies up for success in helping students. 

Lean Adobe Skills: Build your portfolio with JSchoolTech. Make sure to visit the Class Hub. 

Buy creative Cloud: Available at the KU Bookstore for a discounted rate of $150 for the year. 

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