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J-School Spring Calendar of Events:

Apr. 24: PRSSA meeting, 100 ST-F, 7 p.m. (officer transition meeting) Apr. 25: Research Brownbag: UCR faculty visit. Lissette Marroquin and Ana Leonora Rivera, from the Universidad of Costa Rica, will present on conducting research in Costa Rica in SF 303 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1: Ad Club meeting, 7:00 p.m., 2092 Dole. May 1: Diane O’Byrne J676 presentation, USA Today Sports Media, Alderson

Auditorium, Kansas Union, 7 p.m. May 2: Mugur Geana J676 presentation, Kansas Department of Transportation, 330

Strong Hall, 5 p.m.

May 2: Bob Basow J676 presentation, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, 6:30 p.m.

May 2: Hyunjin Seo J676 presentation, Habitat for Humanity Kansas City, Big 12 Room,

Kansas Union, 7 p.m.

May 3: Research Brownbag: Noon to 1 p.m. in S-F 104. We will talk about research initiatives in the J-School.

May 3: Last day of Classes May 3: David Guth J676 presentation, Kansas Public Radio, Alderson Auditorium,

Kansas Union, 7 p.m.

May 4: Faculty meeting, 206 ST-F, 11:30 a.m. May 4: Stratcom Track Meeting: 10:30-11:15 a.m. in S-F 303.

May 4: Stop Day May 5: KSPA State Competition May 7-11: Finals

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May 12: Journalism School Graduate Recognition Ceremony, 8:30 a.m., Lied Center and Stauffer-Flint lawn.

May 13: Commencement, Memorial Stadium, 10:30 a.m. May 28: Memorial Day Holiday, offices closed. Jun. 5: First day of classes Jun. 24: Kansas Journalism Institute

Faculty/Staff News:

Peter Bobkowski hosted Mike Goff, an alumnus and accomplished communicator, in his ethics class on April 18. Simran Sethi is discussing her work on climate change and national security April 23 at the Environmental Security conference. The conference is sponsored by the University of Kansas Office of Professional Military Graduate Education, the Army Research Office, and the US Army Command and General Staff College. Also, the full-day conference Reaping and Sowing: Christian Perspectives on Food and Agriculture that Sethi created, curated and organized will be on April 28. She is speaking at that conference on genetically modified organisms and faith tenets of fruitfulness, life-affirmation and distributism. Patty Noland had two guests in her Professional Development class on Thursday, April 19: Ralph Gage, director of special projects for The World Company, and Rich Claussen, executive vice president of talent development at Bailey Lauerman in Lincoln, Neb. Crystal Lumpkins was a panelist at the April 19 Contributions by Women Academicians to Intercultural Dialogue in Multicultural Societies panel discussion. The Intercultural and Interfaith Dialog Student Association and the Institute of Interfaith Dialog organized the event. Doug Ward has been named the national journalism teacher of the year. Ward, Budig Professor of Writing, will receive the Charles E. Scripps Award and be recognized at an April 26 dinner in Detroit.

Hyunjin Seo's manuscript, “Networks of networks: Changing patterns in country bandwidth and centrality in global information infrastructure, 2002-2010,” appears in the April 2012 issue of Journal of Communication. Seo co-authored the manuscript with Stuart Thorson at Syracuse University.

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A veteran Associated Press statehouse correspondent, a Junction City newspaper publisher and a former University of Kansas journalism dean were inducted Friday into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Those recognized included Del Brinkman, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications for 11 years and KU vice chancellor for academic affairs for seven years. Ron Johnson and Paul Stevens nominated Brinkman, and both have master’s degrees in journalism from KU.

FACULTY / STAFF OPPORTUNITIES:

CTE Innovations in Learning Grant 2012 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS—DEADLINE APRIL 23 The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is offering one $10,000 grant (with potential renewal) to help groups of faculty members develop a culture that supports innovative teaching and fosters deep student learning. Programs, departments, and informal interdisciplinary clusters are invited to submit applications for projects that propose ways to build this culture by integrating sustained attention to teaching innovation and the improvement of learning into the regular and recurring activities of the group. For complete information, contact: Dan Bernstein, Center for Teaching Excellence, at 864-4199 or djb@ku.edu.

Alumni/Student News:

Alumna Melissa Yeager soon will return to Kansas City to join KSHB’s news team. She was chief investigative reporter for WINK, the CBS-affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla.

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES:

For more Student Opportunities, visit: http://www.journalism.ku.edu/services/student-opportunities.shtml. LOOK3 scholarship class - Deadline May 3 This year with Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden. Ten photographers 28 and younger will be selected to receive free tuition and a festival pass to this scholarship only class. Travel, room and board are not included. The deadline to apply for the workshop scholarship is May 3, 2012, and scholarship recipients will be notified on May 7, 2012. More information on how to apply is on the website: http://look3.org/master-class/street-smart-scholarship-class-bruce-gilden/ Freedom of Speech PSA Contest Tell us what freedom of speech means to you by creating a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) for radio or television, or create an original multimedia piece for the Students' Choice Award. What freedom of speech means to you could win you a $3,000 scholarship, as well as get your PSA played on participating broadcast stations, or your interactive multimedia entry may be featured on industry websites. Visit the Freedom of Speech website for more information or contact Isabelle Tilghman at itilghman@nab.org. April 30

From left: Ron Johnson, Carolyn Brinkman, Del Brinkman and Paul Stevens.

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deadline. The Chandler Award Annual writing contest with a $600 first prize. The deadline is May 1st, and entry is FREE! The Chandler Award honors excellence in student writing, with an emphasis on reporting and representation of religious issues that is fair, balanced and in accordance with journalistic standards. Religion Newswriters Association, based at the University of Missouri, administers the award. Russ Chandler, a former L.A. Times religion reporter, sponsors the award. Any undergraduate or graduate student may enter published print or online news and features about religion, spirituality or ethics. Stories published through internships or student media are eligible. Again, it is free and easy to enter online. See details about the Chandler Award here. Ron Ribiat, Special Projects Assistant Religion Newswriters Association, ribiat@rna.org.