Undergraduate students - the deadline to apply for School of Journalism and Mass Communications scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year is less than two weeks away! 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. All students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications are encouraged to apply. 

Apply here (Click the red Sign In button at the top, then log in with your KU online ID and password). You may be asked to complete a general questionnaire before moving to the School of Journalism and Mass Communications Undergraduate Scholarship Application.

The applications deadline is December 15, 2023. Recipients will be notified in March 2024.

Relax with food, drinks and games ahead of finals week: Students – Do you need a break before moving into finals week? We have you covered! Stop by the Stauffer-Flint Hall lobby on Tuesday and Thursday morning as well as Wednesday around lunch time. We will have grab-and-go drinks and snacks, study break activities and information about other self-care resources.

Nominations open for student awards: The University Awards are among the most prestigious awards presented at KU. Each recipient is recognized during a surprise in-class presentation, and the award recipients’ photos are included in the Commencement Program. Students may be nominated by a faculty/staff member or friend using the online nomination form. Without being nominated, a student may complete an application and submit it online to the University Awards Committee. More information is available here.

Hundreds of Eudora residents attended a cookie tasting contest Thursday night as part of a community engagement event sponsored by The Eudora Times, the news desert publication run out of the JMC School. Ten residents each brought platters of cookies for sampling during this fundraising event to support our student reporters. The Times staff also sold ads and created a cookbook with all of the night's recipes to hand out to guests at the event hosted at Zeb's Coffeehouse. 

Photo courtesy of Teri Finneman

Students in Assistant Professor of the Practice Alex Treaster’s Strategic Campaigns class will present to their client at 11 a.m. Dec. 5 in the Clarkson Gallery. The client is Curtis Estes, a 1991 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Estes is the author of five books and a wealth management advisor for Northwestern Mutual.

Students in Assistant Professor of the Practice Alex Treaster’s Media Arts and Productions Capstone class will present their work on developing a new student-led NIL entity for the University of Kansas at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 in Room 201. The new entity, Rock Chalk Brand Ops, will serve as a hub for connecting NIL student influencers with brand partners. 

International journalist and author visiting KU: The Max Kade Center for German-American Studies is hosting a German-based author, poet and journalist, Ronya Othmann, on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Othmann will host a brown bag lunch at the Max Kade Center at 12 p.m. where she will discuss her experiences publishing and working as a journalist in Germany and other spaces abroad. 

Senior Jack Denebeim was recognized Friday night by Eudora High School for his commitment to student athletes and professional journalism as sports editor for The Eudora Times. The school's athletic director and football coach presented him with a football signed by players as fans in the gym and athletes on the court all stood and cheered for his work for the community.

Photo Courtesy of Teri Finneman

Don't miss the PRSSA Club meeting this Wednesday! 

Farewell to Jennifer Paasch: She served the School for 15 years and was recently the coordinator for the Resource Center. We are thankful to Jennifer for all of her contributions to our School. 

Associate Professor of the Practice Lisa McLendon and lecturer Gerri Berendzen contributed to the ACES/Poynter Intermediate Certificate in Editing, which launches today. McLendon created the course Grammar Deep Dive: Getting Below the Surface of our Language, and Berendzen created the fact-checking module of the course Tech Tools for Editors: Efficiency, Organization and Visual Verification. These two courses are part of the new seven-course online certificate.

Jennifer Paasch

Associate professor Teri Finneman gave a lecture on unknown stories from journalism history at the Osher Institute on Friday. Finneman is founder and co-host of the Journalism History podcast.

Assistant professor Judy Watts recently published Wise Beyond Their Years: Testing the Mediated Wisdom of Experience Framework with Children. The research investigated whether children in middle to late childhood were able to glean meaning from a Pixar movie. The study is published in Media Psychology.

An article on the news desert crisis by Associate Professor Teri Finneman, Professor of the Practice Stephen Wolgast, and Meg Heckman, associate professor of journalism at Northeastern, was published last week in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. “Examining Gaps in Journalism Curriculum to Solve the News Desert Crisis” had been presented by the three authors at the Future of Journalism Conference at the University of Cardiff in September.

The Center for Excellence in Health Communication to Underserved Populations presents "Connected but still apart? Exploring the interrelations between technology and loneliness in older adults in Chile," a lecture by visiting scholar Alfredo Urbina, Universidad Catolica de Chile. The lecture is Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at 3 p.m., at the CEHCUP's office in Dole 2001 and is open to faculty and students. Light refreshments will be served.

Job opportunities

Internship and student jobs

The William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications has an opening for a student assistant in the Resource Center. Students will be paid between $11.50 and $12.50 per hour and are expected to work 10-20 hours per week. Applications must be submitted by Sunday, Dec. 17. More details on the position and how to apply are available here. 

Drop in schedule for finals projects

JMC300
9-11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7
1-3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11

JMC304
2-4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4
9-11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11

JMC104
8:45-10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5
1-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7
2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12

Follow JTech
Make sure to use https://jschooltech.org/ and the Class Hub to get help on final projects like portfolios and infographics.

Get help from labbies In 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 p.m.-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.

And in Dole
Monday 12-5:30 p.m., 6-8 pm
Tuesday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 5-7 pm
Wednesday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday 11a.m.-4 p.m.

Calendar

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