JMC faculty and staff recently welcomed members of the newest cohort for the Digital & Integrated Marketing Communications master's program during new student orientation. | Photo submitted by Michelle Keller

Introducing the new cohort for the Digital & Integrated Marketing Communications master’s program. The fully online program recently had students travel from multiple states, including Mississippi and Texas, attend the in-person orientation. It is one of two opportunities the cohort meets in person. The 19 students will next meet in person during their graduation ceremony in 2028. The students have said starting off in-person helps them form meaningful connections with their fellow classmates, making it easier to complete group projects in the online environment. It also reinforces their decision to attend graduate school by boosting their confidence in pursuing an advanced degree. 

The University Daily Kansan is planning a Spring 2027 launch of a new magazine about Lawrence, for Lawrence and so intimately familiar with Lawrence, it is called LARRY.  This is a new student publication. It’s a sort of city magazine, but one with a light, youthful attitude, full of fresh takes on this unique and quirky town. All positions are open for editors, writers, photographers, designers and salespeople. Planning will soon begin for a February launch. Interested students should contact UDK adviser Nick Jungman, nickjungman@ku.edu. 

The KU Fashion and Business Organization is looking for students to help produce The Style Society magazine. For more information, go to GroupMe at or Instagram. Applications for the magazine will be opening soon.

 All KU students are welcome to join the Dole Institute's Student Advisory Board, where students are brought together through shared interests in politics, bipartisan collaboration, public service, and civic engagement. As an active member of the SAB, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with special guests at the Institute’s programs; socialize with fellow Jayhawks, get involved, and give back to the local community; participate in exclusive receptions, free dinners, and programs with special guests, Friends of the Dole Institute, and other students; receive priority when applying for financial assistance for an internship and its student awards; work at the Dole Institute in one of many specialized student positions. Learn more about becoming a member of the SAB by joining our weekly mailing list, visiting our website, or by attending our first meeting of the semester at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 1 at the Dole Institute of Politics. A fall kick-off event is planned for 5:30 p.m., Sept. 3. The event will feature Celia Llopis-Jepsen, creator and host of the environmental podcast ‘Up from the Dust,’ and Gabe Fleisher, author of the political newsletter ‘Wake up to Politics,’ to learn how new media is changing the current journalism landscape.

Two JMC students — Jake Kotzman and Molly Stover-Brown — were awarded Kansas Association of Broadcaster scholarships for 2026-27.

Three JMC faculty members — Professor of the Practice Matt Tidwell, Assistant Professor Vaibhav Diwanji and Assistant Professor of Practice Alex Treaster — will present "Communication as Infrastructure: Rebuilding Trust in a Fragmented World" at the 2026 Heartland Certified Public Manager Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Kansas Union Ballroom. The presentation will be 9:25-11:25 a.m. Expect practical frameworks for three things every organization needs right now: listening first, signaling credibility through message design, and responding effectively when misinformation, trolling or crisis hits.

Associate Professor Alyssa Appelman will be presenting at Democracy Day, hosted by KU's Center for Democratic Governance from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, in the Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. 

Professor of the Practice Lisa McLendon participated in the Summer Mock Study Section as a reviewer for an NIH R21 grant proposing to study communication interventions for elementary students with cognitive disabilities. The event is run by the Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at KU Med to help faculty applying for grants receive detailed feedback before submission.

Lecturer Eric Thomas wrote a column for the Kansas Reflector about Lara Korte, a JMC alum who was fired by the Pentagon last week from her reporting job at Stars and Stripes.

Professor Teri Finneman moderated a panel last week centered on "What Can Journalists Today Learn from the Sage of Emporia?" with JMC alum Clay Wirestone, opinion editor at Kansas Reflector, and Mará Rose Williams, senior opinion columnist of the Kansas City Star leading the conversation. William Allen White, longtime editor of the Emporia Gazette and Pulitzer Prize winner, was known as the Sage of Emporia in the early 1900s. The school is named to honor him.

Professor Teri Finneman, right, recently led a discussion on "What Can Journalists Today Learn from the Sage of America?" with Clay Wirestone, left, and Mara Rose Williams. | Photo by Kaden Milner

Announcing the Fall 2026 Student Success Series: IYKYK! For the next several weeks, JMC will feature topics to help students learn ways to enhance your learning, master study skills and prepare for an awesome semester. The first session, "Study Skills," is for any student who wants to explore how to facilitate their own learning. Topics will range from learning what “learning” is, dispelling common learning myths, concrete study skills and insight into memory. Join us noon-12:50 p.m., Sept. 2 in the Clarkson Gallery. For more information, contact Frances Lyons at flyons@ku.edu or Himee Kamatuka at hkamatuka@ku.edu

Jobs

Internships and student jobs

Conner Becker is a website manager at Heartland College Sports.

Liam Carson is a VIP customer account advisor at bet365 in Denver.

Sept. 2: Donuts with the Dean, 9-10 a.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall lobby

Sept. 2: Student Success Series - Study Skills, noon-12:50 p.m., Clarkson Gallery

Sept. 3: Volunteer Fair, 2-5 p.m., Kansas Union Ballroom

Sept. 16: Student Success Series - COLLEGE HACKS: The Hidden Curriculum, noon-12:50 p.m., Clarkson Gallery

Sept. 18: Faculty and staff meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Clarkson Gallery

Sept. 23: Scholarship ceremony, 4-5 p.m., Burge Union, Forum C

Sept. 24: Hail to Thee, JMC, all day, Stauffer-Flint Hall and Dole Center

Sept. 30: Student Success Series - Connecting for Career Success, noon-12:50 p.m.

Oct. 1: Student Success Series - Drop-In Resume Reviews, 9 a.m.-noon, JMC Career Center, Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 120

Oct. 8: Career Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall

Oct. 23: Faculty and staff meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Clarkson Gallery

Nov. 4: Student Success Series - Budgeting 101, noon-12:50 p.m., Clarkson Gallery

Next Monday Memo

• Sept. 7

William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications
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