Sept. 12, 2022

Happy mid-September. Are you getting enough sleep? You're not alone. There's a Sleep Well program available to Iowa State students -- a four week, self-guided sleep program focused on enhancing student sleep through engaging in sleep hygiene behaviors. 

Cyclone Support is a Division of Student Affairs program focused on increasing help seeking behaviors among students to connect to university resources.

Greenlee students finalists in national media planning competition

Last fall, then first-year students Clare Vilmont, public relations and political science, and Ellie Flynn-Snider, public relations and data science, began the months-long process of competing in the Washington Media Scholars Media Plan Case Competition. This summer they traveled to Washington, D.C. as finalists.The Washington Media Scholars Foundation holds an annual media planning case competition where students work individually or in teams to present their media plan. There are three rounds, and the top six teams are brought to Washington, D.C. to present their plan to a panel of judges.

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2022 Constitution Day Panel

It's Personal: What Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for Individual Liberties

Sept. 27, 2022

6-8 p.m.

Great Hall, Memorial Union

Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have altered Americans understanding of privacy, freedom of religion and personal liberties. An expert panel will discuss the immediate legal effects and how other personal freedoms could be affected by upcoming cases.

Moderator:

Karen Kedrowski is director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and professor of political science at Iowa State. She was recently named Campus Champion of the Year by the Andrew Goodman Foundation in recognition for her student voter engagement work.

Panelists:

• Dirk Deam, Iowa State political science professor
• Julie Roosa, J.D., is a lecturer in the Iowa State Department of Political Science where she teaches law and politics. She previously served as an adjunct assistant professor and the First Amendment Specialist at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication for four years. Roosa is a consultant on legal issues related to the First Amendment, and has taught classes in media law, First Amendment law, business law, constitutional law and criminal law.
• Leah Patton, staff attorney, ACLU of Iowa

Co-Sponsors:

• Department of Political Science
• ACLU of Iowa
• Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Blazing new trails

Alyssa Gonzalez ('16 advertising) is blazing a trail for women of color in outdoor recreation. Gonzalez focuses on user experience design for outdoor recreation products and, by doing so, encourages women to follow her on this new and inclusive trail. 

Meet Alyssa >>

Students: Do you have questions about registering to vote? Do you need help requesting an absentee ballot? Representatives from the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics can help at the Student Voter Help Table in the Memorial Union on Sept. 12 and 13 from 12:30-2:30 p.m.

KCCI 8 News internship

An internship at KCCI 8 News offers the chance to learn how a television newsroom works and build up your professional skills with mentorship from award-winning journalists. You will choose a career path and start doing the work of a producer, digital editor, reporter or photographer. Your work will be reviewed by a manager or professional mentor. The goal is to reach a level where your work makes it on-air or online, and you’re ready for your first job.

This is a paid internship with limited openings available. Each internship will be part-time during the fall and spring semesters, and full-time during the summer. Only those who intend to pursue a career in broadcast journalism should apply.

KCCI is currently taking applications for Spring and Summer 2023.

They will be in Greenlee on Friday, Sept 23, from 1-4 p.m.

To apply, contact News Director Allison Smith at arsmith@hearst.com or Executive Producer Ellie Mirmazaheri at Ellie.Mirmazaheri@hearst.com.

La Jolla Mom Communications Scholarship

• Amount: $500 awarded to one recipient
• Application Deadline: Oct. 14, 2022
• Announcement Date: Oct. 28, 2022
• Recurring: Bi-annual
• Eligibility: 

Be a high school senior or graduate, or current college undergraduate or graduate student.

Applicants must be enrolled in undergraduate communication or related field degree program at an 

accredited college in the United States OR a graduating high school senior who has plans to study 

communications or related fields.  

Be a US Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident.         

Proof of acceptance to his or her college or university or a college transcript.

Scholarship for Future Female Entrepreneurs

• Amount: $2,500 awarded to one recipient
• Application Deadline: Sept. 30, 2022
• Announcement Date: Oct. 14, 2022
• Recurring: Annual
• Eligibility: 

        Self-identify as female.

Be a high school senior or graduate, or current college undergraduate or graduate student.

Planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate study at a U.S.-accredited college or university for 

the upcoming academic year. 

Be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident.

Get career fair ready

The Jump-Start Internship and Networking Fair helps students majoring in advertising, journalism and mass communication, public relations and related fields to build their personal network of local and regional employers and learn about internship and job opportunities.

Hosted by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication in collaboration with LAS Career Services, this boutique-style fair takes place each fall and spring and connects relevant employers with students who are preparing for careers in advertising, journalism, public relations and related fields.

It's never too early to start networking!

How to Make the Career Fair Work for You

Monday, Sept. 19

3:30 p.m.

Virtual

Iowa State’s upcoming career fairs are a great place to network and explore internships, full-time opportunities and graduate/professional schools. Attend this virtual Webex presentation to learn how to make the career fair work for you so it meets your career needs.

You will leave this presentation knowing:

• The unique benefits of attending a career fair

• What career fair you should attend

• How to research and find participating organizations that align with your interests

• What to wear to a career fair

• How to stand out and introduce yourself to employers

• How to prepare an effective resume

Students in attendance will also receive a career fair checklist.

To learn more, contact Liz Hergert in LAS Career Services at ehergert@iastate.edu.

Aflac + a summer creative services internship

Jovan Johnson, an Aflac university relations recruiter, will be in Hamilton Hall on Monday, Sept. 26, from 2-3 p.m. for an informational meeting about a summer creative services internship. More information is forthcoming.

Aflac is a Fortune 500 company, providing financial protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. When a policyholder or insured gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits promptly, for eligible claims, directly to the insured (unless assigned otherwise). For more than six decades, Aflac voluntary insurance policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress.

The Iowa State Daily is hiring

ISU students: The Iowa State Daily is recruiting reporters, photographers, columnists and copy editors for the fall semester. Build your resume and work experience by joining this awarding-winning student publication. No experience is necessary.

A reporter training will be held on Sept. 13-15 from 5-7 p.m. in Hamilton Hall. 

For more information, email katherine.kealey@iowastatedaily.com.