Above from left to right: JMC Professor Emeritus Max Utsler, Lincoln Journal Star Sports Columnist and KU Alum Amie Just and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Director of Communications and KU Alum Claudia Close crack a smile during Friday's Fall Sports Kickoff. 

Right: JMC senior Gus Baylow speaks on how to build a sports audience online during Friday's Fall Sports Kickoff. 

Assistant Professor Chris Etheridge (right) hosted BYU School of Communication Associate Professor Kris Boyle (second right) and four BYU Sports Media students on Friday. One student reporter appeared on a segment on Good Morning KU, and all four were credentialed for Saturday's football game, BYU's first conference game as a part of the Big 12. 

Professor Yvonnes Chen's honors first-year seminar class (pictured on the right) visited the Spencer Museum of Art on Sept. 21. Celka Straughn, Andrew W. Mellon Director of Academic Programs, and Connor Joseph, a first-year doctoral student in art history, guided students through discussing the relationship between mindfulness and curated objects. 

Photo courtesy of Celka Straughn. 

Lacy C. Haynes Professor Patricia Gaston is participating in a series that centers around misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy. The first webinar, "Wellness in our Democracy -- Ogallala Aquifer: Seeing the Full Picture," will also feature award-winning author and anthropologist Lucas Bessire and Kansas Reflector reporter and JMC alum Allison Kite. More details are available here. 

Associate Professor Teri Finneman was recognized as part of the Salute to Faculty Excellence Program in Saturday’s KU football game against BYU. Finneman was introduced on the field during a timeout with an on-screen display highlighting her accomplishments. Finneman is the publisher of the Eudora Times, a nationally recognized news desert publication she runs with journalism students.  

Associate Professor Teri Finneman (center) stands between Athletic Director Travis Goff (left) and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer (right) on the field during Saturday's football game. Photo Courtesy of Dylan Shah, The University Daily Kansan. 

Associate Professor Teri Finneman has received a book contract offer from Cambridge for “The Cambridge Companion to U.S. First Ladies.” She is co-editing the book with Lisa Burns of Quinnipiac.

Career Fair Prep: Stop by the Clarkson Gallery on Oct. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. to prepare for the career fair, which will take place on Oct. 19. Register for the workshop here. 

Drop-in advising available: If you have any questions or need to meet with someone to discuss your classes or goals, an advisor is available from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 117.  

Submit your work for the Shaufler Prize in Journalism: The Shaufler Prize recognizes the best journalism in the country that advances the understanding of stories and issues related to underserved people in society, such as communities of color, immigrants, LGBTQ+, the disabled community and more. The emphasis is on great storytelling on any platform, be it print, digital, audio/radio or television.

The best entry from a student will receive a $5,000 prize. Other awards will be given in a category for professional journalists. 

Last year, the top prize went to “Mega Billions: The Great Lottery Wealth Transfer,” produced by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland that explored how state lotteries intentionally sucked wealth out of poorer, often Black or Hispanic neighborhoods, transferring billions of dollars to multinational companies no longer based in the U.S.

The deadline to enter is midnight on Dec. 6, 2023. There is no entry fee. Winners will be announced in early 2024.

The Shaufler Prize was established in 2021 at the Cronkite School by Paul B. Anderson, the principal & CEO of Workhouse Media of Seattle, Washington, in honor of his friend, Ed Shaufler, who cared deeply about promoting understanding of underrepresented people.

To enter, fill out the entry form and upload entries HERE.

Hannah Bettis, director of football creative at the University of Utah, and Morgan Cormack, executive producer at Fox4 in Kansas City, were recent guests on the Career and Outreach Offices' Cheers to Careers podcast, which celebrated its 50th episode last week. You can watch Bettis' episode below and Cormack's here. 

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.

Stauffer-Flint

Sunday: 1-5 p.m. (enter through door closest to Wescoe)
Monday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tuesday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 4-8 p.m.
Wednesday: 8-11 a.m.; 12-8 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 4-8 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dole

Monday: 8 a.m.-8p.m.
Tuesday: 11 a.m.-24 p.m.; 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Students can get help on projects, use the editing bays or photo studio or checkout equipment. 

Alumni job updates

John Mountjoy died Sept. 21, 2022, at age 54. Read his obituary. 

Jonathan Tosterud died on Sept. 20, 2022, at age 47. Read his obituary. 

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