INSIDE THE SCHOOL

Please welcome the following new faculty and staff members to the school this semester!

• Suzy DePardo is the executive assistant to the dean. She has over 17 years of experience providing support to higher education administrators at KU and the Douglas County District Court as assistant to the chief judge.
• Jay Haverty is a new academic advisor. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management and a minor in journalism and mass communications from KU in 2020 and a master of arts degree from Ottawa University. 
• Nick Jungman is director of strategy for the University Daily Kansan. His 30-year career in editing and education includes positions at The Wichita Eagle, The Dallas Morning News, Tampa Bay Times, Wichita Business Journal, and the universities of Missouri and Oklahoma, among several others.
• Dallas Milligan is a digital media specialist at the J-School. Milligan graduated from the J-School in 2018, then worked in the sports broadcasting field. He earned a master’s degree in communication at Purdue University while teaching high school radio and video production courses.
• Alex Treaster is as an assistant professor of the practice. Treaster is a strategic communicator whose experience includes working with media, nonprofit organizations, political campaigns and corporate clients. 
• Judy Watts is an assistant professor who recently received her doctorate from The Ohio State University. Her research interests include narrative persuasion, health communication and children’s understanding of media.

RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Professor Hyunjin Seo received a $50,000 grant award from Google to support digital skills and misinformation-related workshops for underserved populations through the J-School’s Center for Digital Inclusion. 

Associate Professor Genelle Belmas was quoted in the Columbia Missourian about her work on Title IX and university-affiliated journalists, including published research with Harrison Rosenthal, FIRE. Read the story.

Doctoral candidate Annalise Baines and Professor Hyunjin Seo and their team (Muhammad Ittefaq, of James Madison University and former KU doctoral student; Fatemeh Shayesteh, doctoral candidate in journalism at KU; Ursula Kamanga of the University of Nevada; and Yuchen Liu of Cleveland State University) were featured in KU Today for their study, “Race/ethnicity, online information and COVID-19 vaccination: Study of minority immigrants’ internet use for health-related information,” which was published in Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.

STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Visit the Study Abroad Fair to learn about the 150+ programs in more than 70 countries available to Jayhawks! Come and learn about the opportunities available during the semester, summer, winter break or spring break for your major; how to fund study abroad; campus-based global experiences such as the Global Awareness Program, language and area studies and more; and how to integrate an international education into your KU experience! The fair is from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Ascher Plaza outside the Kansas Union. Learn more here.

Become a Global or University Scholar! The Global and University Scholar programs are for highly motivated (3.5+ GPA) sophomores with an interest in international studies. Students may apply for either or both programs. Scholars enroll in a spring seminar and receive program-specific benefits and opportunities.

The Wall Street Journal is now accepting applications for 2023 newsroom internships in the United States. Fourteen types of internship opportunities are available, including reporting, video, podcasting, graphics, audience engagement and more. Three virtual info sessions are open to students on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m., Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. and Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. Learn more here.

Registration is open for Spark KC 2022. The 9 a.m.-3 p.m. event on Sept. 23 at VMLY&R, 250 NW Richards Road, features guest speakers, panels and one-on-ones with top Kansas City advertising leaders. The professionals will review resumes and portfolios. The cost is $45. An early-bird rate of $35 is available before Sept. 13. Get information and register here.

The KU Alumni Association and University Career Center staff will share tips from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at McLain’s, 1420 Crescent Road. Drop in at your convenience to learn about making the most of KU Mentoring+, KU’s online home for mentoring, networking, opportunity and community.

Job opportunities

▮ Corporate communications coordinator, Hunt Midwest (Kansas City)

▮ Early career recruiter, Hearst television (various locations)

▮ Admission representative, University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)

Internships

▮ Summer intern, Wall Street Journal (New York and Washington, D.C.)

▮ Graphic design intern, Nevada Public Radio (Las Vegas, Nevada)

▮ Summer intern, Tampa Bay Times (Tampa, Florida)

▮ Summer intern, Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)

Mackenzie LaPorte, j’22, is a weekend news anchor at KHQA in Quincy, Illinois.

Caroline Orr, ‘j22, is a recruiter for Insight Global.

IN MEMORIAM

Lauren Neal, j’12, died June 23 at the age of 37. Read her obituary.

EVENTS

Join the History of Black Writing on Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. as Dawn Duke discusses Afro-Latinx literature in a talk that draws on her forthcoming book “Mayaya Rising.” Dr. Duke will deliver her talk virtually from Brazil. You are welcome to attend the event via Zoom or in person in the Alderson Room in the Kansas Union. An in-person reception with refreshments will follow the talk. Register here. This event is part of the HBW's 2022 Black Literary Suite, an annual series of literary events that focus scholarly research and attention on Black writing from around the world. Learn more about previous Black Literary Suites here.

William Allen White School of Journalism

& Mass Communications

Stauffer-Flint Hall

1435 Jayhawk Boulevard

Lawrence, KS 66012

www.journalism.ku.edu