Greenlee School main office hours
|
Greenlee's main office in 101 Hamilton Hall will be open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during spring break. It will resume regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning March 23 through April 3. If you have questions, we encourage you to call 515-294-4342 or email greenlee@iastate.edu.
Greenlee labs are closed for spring break and the period of online instruction following spring break.
|
|
|
Greenlee interim director Michael Dahlstrom sent a number of Greenlee-specific updates in an email on Friday. You can find more details in his
email to students
. More updates will be shared as information is available.
Please consider checking your settings in the ISU Alert System in AccessPlus; this is the university’s campus alert system for all faculty, staff and students.
|
|
|
Apply to be a Greenlee learning community peer mentor
|
Peer mentors are integral to the success of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication’s
two learning communities
. Greenlee hires separate peer mentors for each learning community, one of which focuses on advertising and public relations, the other on journalism. Peer mentors offer experience and guidance to first-year students. Our peer mentors, who must be juniors or seniors with declared majors in Greenlee, take on these roles:
- Assist in the Greenlee orientation sections set aside for learning communities.
- Organize study groups, social and professional events and out-of class activities.
- Act as role models for students new to Iowa State and connect them with university resources.
Benefits for peer mentors
- Greenlee peer mentors develop leadership, organization and interpersonal skills needed to become successful, practicing professionals.
- Iowa State University peer mentor looks great on a résumé.
- Each Greenlee peer mentors works about eight hours per week throughout the semester and is paid for their training and mentoring time.
How to become a Greenlee peer mentor - NOW HIRING
We are always looking for Greenlee students to serve as peer mentors. Applications for fall 2020 are due Sunday, March 22, which is the end of spring break.
If you are applying for the Advertising/PR Learning Community, you’ll need room in your fall 2020 class schedule to attend (but not register for) all or part of JL MC 110 sections 1 and 5, which meet from 8 to 9:20 a.m. and from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. Tuesdays.
If you are applying for the Journalism Learning Community, you’ll need room in your fall 2020 class schedule to attend (but not register for) all or part of JL MC 110 sections 2 and 4, which meet from 8 to 9:20 a.m. and from 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. Thursdays.
For more information on Greenlee learning communities or becoming a peer mentor, please contact:
|
|
|
Greenlee spring event cancellations
|
While the university remains open, we are putting practices in place to support
social distancing
during the COVID-19 outbreak. The following Greenlee events have been canceled or postponed:
|
|
|
|
|
Spring First Amendment Days events postponed
|
Our 2020 First Amendment Days theme was Some Assembly Required, but that's not possible this spring. All April First Amendment Days events have been postponed until 2020-2021. We'll share more details as events are rescheduled.
Thanks to all on the First Amendment Committee and students in PR 321 for your work to help plan and support this event. We look forward to celebrating the five freedoms of the First Amendment in the fall.
|
|
|
Summer and fall 2020 class registration
|
Registration for Summer and Fall 2020 classes has been adjusted to allow additional time for students to connect with their academic advisers. See the
Office of the Registrar
website for adjusted dates and more info
.
You may now view your updated start date and time assignment on AccessPlus.
In order to best mitigate risk of viral transmission, students and advisers are encouraged to conduct appointments electronically via WebEx, Zoom, e-mail, phone, Canvas, and EAB Navigate.
Contact your professional or faculty adviser if you have questions about the advising process.
Additionally, please remember to complete your registration worksheet before your advising appointment.
|
|
|
Submit your work for Hearst Awards consideration
|
The Hearst Journalism Awards program awards scholarships to students for outstanding performance in college-level journalism, with matching grants to the students’ schools.
The 60th annual program offers up to $700,000 in awards and consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competitions and four multimedia competitions – with championship finals in all divisions. It's a great resume builder and could be a networking opportunity if you advance to the next rounds.
The Greenlee School may submit two entrants' work per competition.
Breaking News Writing
(due by noon Tuesday, March 31)
Multimedia IV - Digital News or Enterprise Story - Team
(due by noon Tuesday, April 3)
|
|
|
Spring 2020 PIE Testing Dates
|
Passing the
Poynter Institute Exam (known in Greenlee as PIE)
is a prerequisite for JL MC 201. The exam is offered as part of an online course, Iowa State University Language Primer Course Pack (Spring 2020), offered through Poynter’s News University. Students must receive a score of 78% or above to pass the PIE.
Although you can work through the course and the practice drills from any browser, you must take the exam in Hamilton Hall during a testing day for your score to count. You can only take the exam once per testing date.
Spring 2020 Testing Dates:
Friday, Feb. 28Friday, March 6- Friday, April 10 (rescheduled from April 3)
- Friday, April 17
- Friday, April 24
|
|
|
Enhance your skills through Greenlee's grad program
|
The
Greenlee master’s program
is a 32-credit course of study culminating in a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in journalism and mass communication. Two tracks are available: one for students who desire specialized study in communication theory and research and one for students who wish to develop or strengthen their professional and strategic communication skills.
Within the master’s program, you will explore new ideas through a flexible curriculum that can be tailored to your individual interests and program of study. We will challenge your thinking and deepen your expertise to prepare you for a successful future.
Interested in learning more?
|
|
|
Greenlee students featured on LAS Careers blog
|
|
Share your #WhyGreenlee story
|
Call all Greenlee adventurers! We're looking for standout students to feature on the Greenlee blog and website in spring 2020. Contact Maria Charbonneaux at
mvcharb@iastate.edu
if you're interested in being featured or would like to nominate a fellow student.
|
|
|
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy (LAS I+E Academy)
|
Have you ever thought,
“There’s got to be a better way”
– or maybe you’ve envisioned how to solve a problem to make the world a better place.
Whether your big idea is an
innovative
product, a way to
ignite
social change, or a way to
transform
an organization, you can acquire the skills, knowledge and personal networks to become an agent of change in the LAS Dean’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I+E) Academy!
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is launching a new two-year academy for all LAS majors, where you can engage in online, face-to-face, and interactive activities to experience and develop an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset. We’ll even match you with a mentor in the second year, and you can emerge from the academy with a well-defined path to develop your big idea – or ideas you may have in the future!
The program is geared to first and second-year LAS majors. Participants must be enrolled in an LAS major and maintain a minimum 2.25 GPA.
More info can also be found
here.
|
|
|
Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) Program
|
The URA program encourages outstanding juniors and seniors to pursue graduate study by offering hands-on experience in a formal research environment. It assists students in making career decisions and in attaining info about graduate education and fellowships; helps them develop technical and specialized skills; and fosters qualities
To qualify for the URA Program students must:
- Be classified as juniors or seniors by the beginning of the term employed as a URA
- File the 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and be eligible for work study funding (be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen)
- Maintain an ISU cumulative GPA of at least 3.25
- Complete URA application (deadline of March 27 for interviewing)
|
|
|
Activate multifactor authentication
|
Students are required to activate the cybersecurity feature known as multifactor authentication (MFA) for their ISU login this spring. Multifactor authentication is a two-step login system that requires an additional action after inputting your password. With MFA enabled, hackers cannot easily compromise your primary email account and other accounts routed through it (i.e. Amazon, Venmo, etc.). Visit
www.it.iastate.edu/mfa
for instructions.
|
|
|
"This Week at Greenlee" is a weekly newsletter sent on Mondays during the academic year. It is curated by the Greenlee School communications team for Greenlee School students, faculty and staff. Student clubs and organizations relevant to journalism, advertising and public relations are welcome to submit news and announcements for inclusion in the newsletter. Send your news to
Maria Charbonneaux
,
communications specialist, by 11 p.m. on Sunday for inclusion in the next day's newsletter.
|
|
Greenlee School of Journalism
and Communication
greenlee.iastate.edu
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
