Jan 30, 2012
Undergraduate Announcement Board (UGAB) for Communication
Week of January 30th, 2012 – Third Week of the Semester
Quote of the Week
“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up” ~John Andrew Holmes
What is UGAB? The Undergraduate Announcement Board is the new weekly newsletter for the undergraduate Communication program at Maryville University. Day students, Weekend/Evening students, Majors, Minors, etc. are all welcome to receive this newsletter. You are receiving this because you are a current or recent Communication major or minor at Maryville University. I’ll include program highlights, internship opportunities, scheduling information, faculty highlights, class project successes, etc. in future newsletters to help keep you informed about all that is happening in the program. We are creating this list organically, so if we’ve left anyone off, please forward them this notice or ask them to send me a note so I can add them. Likewise, if you’d like to be removed, send me a note with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line and you’ll be taken off of the list.
New Notices
Part-Time Job Opportunity On-Campus: The Marketing and Community Relations Department on-campus is looking for a work-study student (who has qualified for the work-study financial aid program) to write for the University’s publication. This is a great position that would likely lead to excellent writing samples for future job applications and would help you learn about the context of University communication. Please review the attached job description or e-mail Betsy at btaylor4@maryville.edu. We hope one of our communication students will take this position ASAP!
Study Abroad Information : Anyone interested in studying abroad this Summer 2012 is welcome to contact any of the Communication faculty members for more information about the programs. There is also a document attached to this newsletter with more information. Studying abroad is a great addition to any curriculum and it’s a great experience for many college students.
Publication Opportunity at Maryville’s Magnolia: The staff of Magnolia are soliciting submissions to the magazine for this coming spring. They have a new and easy way to submit all kinds of material to the magazine. Magnolia earned another 1st place with special merit in our division from the American Scholastic Press Association for last year’s issue. So, we need your submissions to continue to do such good work. If you have any original pieces of art or writing that you want to have published, please submit! You can submit short stories, essays, poetry, photos, ceramics, designs, and digital media (video/music) through our online form:https://orgsync.com/39041/forms/show/39538. Submission Deadline is March 15!
Free Graduate Exam Practice Session: See the attached information sheet about a free graduate exam (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, etc) practice session being offered on Saturday Feb. 11 at 10am. This is an excellent opportunity to get a sense of your baseline score and to get some experience taking the test. Please see the attached document for more information.
Internship Opportunities at the World Trade Center St. Louis: For any students looking for a last-minute Spring 2012 internship, please see the attached information sheets (all titled WTC…) about several internships available at the World Trade Center St. Louis. Students interested in government, politics, and global business issues would be great candidates for the positions. Please note that the deadline is this Tuesday, so apply ASAP if you are interested.
Of Note: Riverfront Times 2012 Point and Clique Web Awards:The Riverfront Times recently announced the winners of their Point and Clique awards, which annually catalogs that organizations and individuals in St. Louis using the web and social media most effectively. Reviewing the winners is a great, organic way to learn some interesting information about social media. Information here.
Faculty Notes: Dr. Porismita Borah was recently nationally recognized with the Promising Professors Teaching award, from Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Congratulations, Dr. Borah!
Student Notes: YouTube Debut!: One of our graduate students in Strategic Communication, Stephanie Kiszczak, recently had her YouTube debut in a video for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 100th anniversary celebration. She was asked to participate after receiving a Wells Fargo Volunteer Service Award. You can view the video here. We are proud of her hard work and dedication to this organization!
Old Notices
Apply today for the 2012 Maryville University ORGL/COMM Student Research Symposium: For the second year in a row, we are hosting a research symposium so that our students class papers and project can be shared with a wider University audience. Please see the attached document title “Research Symposium Info” for more details about this year’s Research Symposium, which will be held on campus the afternoon and evening of Friday, April 20th. We want as many of our students as possible to present at the symposium this year, so please think about which class paper or project you are most proud of from last semester and visit this link to apply before the deadline. Presenters can present works-in-progress, finished papers, portfolios, or class projects (individual or group), so don’t hesitate to submit your work because it isn’t a research paper. We want work of all types! Submission Link: https://maryville.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_czQdi0ez4QHUYJu
Social Media Outlets: Did you know our Program is on Twitter @MaryvilleComm and Facebook? Check us out today! #maryvillecomm Our goal is to get 50 “Likes” by February! Help us get there!
Internship Blog: Are you looking for an internship for this Summer? Check out the Internship Blog that Dr. Carver has put together. It’s got different opportunities and information that will be helpful. We also recently got word of a full-time, paid internship at Edward Jones. See the attached document for more information. Maryville’s Career Education Center, www.internmatch.com, and www.theromegroup.com(only nonprofit positions) are other places to find good internship and part-time work opportunities in communication.
Faculty Notes: Barb DeSanto’s co-edited volume with Danny Moss (University of Chester, U.K.) has been released by Sage Publications. The title is Public Relations: A Managerial Perspective and it can be purchased from Sage or Amazon. Here is more information from Barb about the book: “The book is the culmination of ten years of public relations management research that Danny and I conducted in the UK and US. We began with publishing three articles and making several international conference presentations, Danny wrote his dissertation on the new C-MACIE managerial framework that underpins our managerial perspective, and we concluded by asking accomplished professionals in the UK and the US to write about their managerial practice in different areas of practice.” The formal promotional blurb from Sage is as follows: “Taking a managerial perspective, this book explores public relations and its role in the wider organizational world. Contributors explore a variety of contexts in which the relevance of understanding these two interlinking domains is so paramount, such as corporate branding and reputation, government relations and community communications, as well as drawing on expertise of legal considerations and ethical awareness. Public Relations: A Managerial Perspective offers an original and vital discussion of the challenges of communication management within any organization. The book is written for third and fourth year undergraduates and postgraduate students.” Congratulations, Dr. Barb!
Student and Alumni Notes: Students and Alumni, let us know what you are up to so we can include it in UGAB! Internship announcements, personal announcements, class successes, and more would be great information to include in UGAB. Please let me know what is happening in your life. Also, to help you get to know your classmates better, I’d like to continue doing a Student Spotlight for each UGAB issue. If you are willing to let me spotlight you, please respond and answer the following prompts/questions: Please send me a brief bio including what concentration you have chosen (if you have chosen one from Strategic Communication, Applied Media, or Contemporary Journalism) What year are you? If you are a transfer student, where did you transfer from? Why did you choose Maryville? What are two interesting things about you? What are your goals upon completion of our program? I look forward to hearing from you all! Alumni, send us job, personal, and other professional news to include, too! We are proud to have you as alums of our program and we want to stay in touch!
Make it a great week!
Rebecca Dohrman
Assistant Professor, Communication
UGAB Editor
