Please join the KU SJMC Diverse Students Association for a scholarship workshop on Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Clarkson Gallery at 6 p.m to learn more about financial aid and tips and feedback on your application essay. The workshop will feature panelists Frances Lyons, Himèe Kamatuka and Gerri Berendzen. The deadline to apply for scholarships is Dec. 15, 2023.

Last spring, the School offered over $860,000 in scholarships and awards to current and incoming students, and 93% of students who applied received at least one scholarship. 

Apply now. 

Assistant Professor of the Practice Rebekka Schlichting will be in the spotlight as one of the featured storytellers in an upcoming episode of “Stories from the Stage,” the national storytelling series that sees ordinary Americans on stage recounting extraordinary tales from WORLD.

Schlichting appears in the episode "Sacred Circle," one of the episodes in season 7 of the series that is spotlighting Native American storytellers and cultures as part of Native American Heritage Month. You can see a trailer for the episode here.  

Schlichting, who is an enrolled member of the Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, recounts a time when she honored the keeper of the connection between her family and their culture in the episode "Sacred Circle."

The episode premiers as part of this season of “Stories from the Stage,” on Monday, Nov. 13 at 8:30 p.m. CST on WORLD, YouTube, worldchannel.org and the PBS app. It will continue streaming after its premiere.

Assistant Professor of the Practice Rebekka Schlichting as seen in "Stories from the Stage. | Photo courtesy of Patricia Alvarado Núñez. 

Invitation to speak at 2024 KSPA Winter Workshops: The Kansas Press Association (KSPA) needs speakers at the February 14 workshop at KU. The Winter Workshops are a great opportunity for professionals to team up with experienced educators, sharing valuable insights and skills in media and journalism. These workshops provide students with hands-on experience in a single media or journalism skill. If you're interested in presenting a session, please submit a description by Dec. 7 here. 

ACES Scholarships: The deadline for ACES: The Society for Editing scholarships is Nov. 15. If you are a student interested in a career in editing, these scholarships are just for you. More information is available here. 

Need help now? If you or someone you know is in crisis or has urgent needs, KU offers help 24/7. Visit the KU Counseling and Psychological Services website for more information. 

Assistant Professor Jeff Conlin and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis to understand the effects of environmental “green” messages in advertising experiments. Results showed the effectiveness of green ads on ad and brand attitudes and purchase intentions. Across 45 comparison groups, green messages led to greater persuasive effects when the ads contained visuals and substantially explained the benefits of their claims (deep claims compared to shallow claims). Results also showed moderating influences of product involvement and advantages for unknown versus known brand names. This study appears in the International Journal of Advertising (2023).

Assistant Professor Steve Bien-Aime presented during the online short course “ProCPC I - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility” organized by the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (ABEC Brazil) on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Associate Professor Genelle Belmas' article co-authored with former J.D./Ph.D. student Harrison Rosenthal, "Cyber-Recapitulation? What Online Games Can Teach Social Media About Content Management," in the law journal Jurimetrics was chosen as a top paper for 2021 in the Rutgers Computers & Technology Law Journal's annual "Selected Bibliography on Computers, Technology, and the Law." This bibliography is "a compilation of the most important and timely Articles on computers, technology, and the law" and can be found at 48 Rutgers Computer & Tech. L.J. 301 (2022).

Job opportunities

Internship and student jobs

The University Daily Kansan is looking for a marketing manager to help grow the Kansan’s brand across campus!

The marketing manager will be in charge of managing a marketing team and will develop and execute strategies and tasks to achieve brand recognition. 

The position is open to anyone interested. Please send resumes to brendanmeeker@ku.edu.

The National Association of Broadcasters will host a free virtual networking event at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15. It will include an opportunity to connect with broadcast executives, recruiters, producers, news directors, engineers, sales executives, anchors and reporters. The event will allow students to interact directly with professionals in virtual chat rooms. Participating companies include Hearst Television, NBC Sports, WISHTV, Amplifi Media, Allen Media and the Television Academy Foundation.

Heather Hayden, senior creative recruiter at Ogilvy in Chicago, was a recent guest on Cheers to Careers. Watch the full episode at the link below.

Learn the tips and tricks of social media management with JSchool Tech! This crash course will cover the basics of graphic design, copywriting, and maintaining consistent engagement. The workshop will be held in the Clarkson Gallery from 5-6 p.m. on Nov. 13. Hope to see you there! 

JSchoolTech site is under construction so you may have trouble accessing it on campus. You can go to our YouTube and see playlists of all our tutorials. Remember to follow @jschooltech on TikTok and Instagram. This is where we post updates, hours and other information.  

Working on a video project? Labbies are in Dole to help you out. Check out the updated editing bays and get help polishing your project.

Kevin Harlan broadcasted his 500th NFL telecast last Sunday when he called the Bengals vs. Texans game. According to the broadcast, Harlan is just the 10th person to be on the call for 500 television broadcasts. Harlan is a 1982 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In addition to NFL games, he also broadcasts college basketball games on CBS and NBA games for TNT. 

Alumni job updates

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Note: There will be no Monday Memo on Monday, Nov. 27 due to Thanksgiving Break.

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