This Week at Greenlee: Senior banquet, internship scholarships

April 11, 2022

Greenlee News and Updates

See you Friday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m. in the MU

See you this Friday as we celebrate Greenlee's graduating seniors, scholarship and award winners, apprentices and ambassadors, and student media leaders.

Greenlee Awards and Honors Banquet

Friday, April 22

Great Hall, Memorial Union

5:30 - 8 p.m.

Questions?

greenlee@iastate.edu

*Business casual recommended

(You should have received an email invitation April 5 with reminders on April 11, 12 and 13.)

Greenlee Professional Lunch Breaks

The Greenlee School is proud to offer Professional Lunch Break, a series of informal sessions where students can sign up to network with accomplished media professionals over a free and informal lunch. These connections are ideal for students who want to know more about a professional media field or who aspire to follow in their professional paths.

Use this link to RSVP for either or both the professional lunch breaks described below: https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSeRoagTgL4H5v8

Space is limited to the first 30 students to sign up for each, and this form with close after all space has been filled.

Wednesday, April 20: noon - 1 p.m. in 172 Hamilton Hall

Narayan Devanathan is the recently named Chief Client Officer at dentsu International’s India office. He will be speaking at the ISU Ignite Innovation Showcase that evening. Previously, Narayan was CEO, dentsu Solutions; President, Strategy & Integration, dentsu India; and APAC Lead for Strategy & Consulting, dentsu Creative. Narayan is responsible for driving a renewed focus on client-centric solutions to deliver the best of dentsu’s solutions across the spectrum of business challenges that clients face in an ever-changing world. Narayan is an alumni of Journalism and Mass Communications from the Greenlee School in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.

Friday, April 22: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in 178 Hamilton Hall

Meet both of our 2022 Greenlee Alumni Award winners during one Professional Lunch Break.

Ron Schara is founder and executive producer of Ron Schara Enterprises, a full-service video production company with six Emmy awards. As a writer and television personality, Schara has been sharing the great outdoor experience with readers and viewers for over four decades. Schara created and hosted “Minnesota Bound”, an outdoor adventure TV program, alongside his black lab Raven. Over the seasons, “Minnesota Bound” has been enjoyed by millions of outdoor enthusiasts who share his passion for the outdoor lifestyle and the wonders of nature. HIs video programs have aired on a variety of networks, including NBC, History Channel, ESPN2, Outdoor Channel.

Kelly Howard is the CEO of EightSixtySouth, a strategic communications agency operating between Los Angeles and New York. Having served as Post+Beam’s West Coast Director for several years, Kelly acquired the company in October 2016 and has since led the company through a full rebrand - introducing the new EightSixtySouth in 2017. Howard is a member of the PR Couture Council, a contributor to Forbes.com, a member of the Forbes Los Angeles Small Business Council and was named “Communicator of the Year” during PR Couture’s 2018 Bespoke Communication Awards.

Use this link to RSVP for either or both the professional lunch breaks. https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSeRoagTgL4H5v8

Apply for 499A internship scholarships by May 6

Greenlee primary majors: Apply now to be considered for a 499A internship scholarship. That’s $1,000 (or more) to offset your expenses this summer while you’re doing your 499A internship.

Students who wish to be considered for an internship scholarship from the Greenlee School must be pursuing an internship they have discussed with their faculty mentor or academic advisor to fulfill the requirements for ADVRT/JL MC/P R 499A.

Please apply through OneApp, Iowa State University's scholarship portal. As a reminder, ALL steps MUST BE COMPLETED to be considered for a Greenlee School 499 Internship Scholarship.

If you have already completed the OneApp for the 2022-2023 school year, simply log back into OneApp and choose: Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication Internship Scholarships. You may update your general application responses if you want to, but it's not required.
If you have not applied for scholarships in OneApp this year, you will need to fill out the General portion of the OneApp to be considered for an internship scholarship.
You DO NOT need to complete the LAS portion of the OneApp to be considered for internship scholarships. You must be a primary major in Advertising, Journalism and Mass Communication, or Public Relations to qualify for an internship scholarship through the Greenlee School.
You are required to include your internship employer and job title/description in the application.
You must complete a 300-400 word essay that describes the impact this scholarship will have on your career goals. You will be assessed on both the content and quality of writing. The essay is included as part of the OneApp scholarship form.
You will also need to include a link to your online portfolio.

The final application deadline is Friday, May 6 at 5 p.m.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, marital status, disability or status as a U.S. veteran.
Official notification of scholarship awards will be sent to your ISU email.
After receiving notification of an award, you must respond within FIVE days by providing an appropriate "thank you" letter for the donor. If you do not respond within FIVE days, your award will be forfeited and redistributed to another student.
If you don't register for ADVRT/JL MC/P R 499A during the award period, your scholarship will be revoked and must be refunded. A change in intent also includes change of primary major to one outside of the Greenlee School, dropping below full-time or leaving Iowa State mid-semester. If you have concerns about losing your scholarship, visit with an academic advisor before you make changes to your major or class schedule.
If selected to receive a scholarship, the recipient agrees to send photos, a blog or short essay about their summer internship experience to be shared on the Greenlee School website.
This scholarship may adjust your financial aid package for the semester. You may confirm the award on AccessPlus and contact the Office of Student Financial Aid or Accounts Receivable Offices with any questions.
financialaid@iastate.edu, 515-294-2223
ubill@iastate.edu, 515-294-7388

Please contact eew@iastate.edu with any questions, and especially if there are any changes to your summer internship plans after you've submitted your application.

Network like a professional

You're invited to the following professional networking event, coordinated by assistant teaching professor, Joanna Schroeder. This event is FREE and includes FREE breakfast!

Advertising/Marketing Professional Roundtable

Thursday, April 21, 2022

8:45 to 10:45 a.m.

Memorial Union, Campanile Room

For more information and to RSVP, click here:

https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eYczIjqub3wHrb8

Fall 2022 registration

Have you scheduled your advising appointment to register for fall 2022 classes? If not, NOW is the time to do so!

Your advisor remains your point of contact for your RAN and questions related to class registration.

Below are a few classes that still have seats open:

ADVRT/PR/JL MC 497A—Virtual Reality and Immersive Media

Prerequisites: Junior classification

Tues Thurs 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

This class will explore virtual reality applications, challenge participants to conceptualize a Virtual Reality project and create a “pitch” suitable for an editor or corporate client with concept, simple storyboarding/timeline.

ADVRT/PR/JL MC 497C—Magazine Publishing

Prerequisites: Junior classification

Mon Wed 12:05 – 1:25 PM

Analysis of magazine and digital publishing industry, including how specific audiences are served through both legacy print and emerging digital platforms. Editorial procedures and policies, advertising, circulation and brand reach, and history of the industry. Individual study of magazine brands.

JL MC 308—Broadcast News Gathering and Production

Prerequisite: C+ or better in JL MC 201

Mon Wed 2:15 – 4:05 PM

Field techniques in single-camera video production used to shoot and edit visual stories. Introduction to broadcast news gathering.

JL MC 312 & JL MC 414X (combined courses)

Topic: Focus on Food

Prerequisites: JL MC 201 or concurrent enrollment, JL MC 310 (can be waived with instructor permission)

M W 9:55 - 11:45 AND ARRANGED

This combined course doubles your opportunity to create high-quality, published portfolio pieces, and it will include field trips and guest speakers. Projects may combine writing, photography, audio and video, and student-directed topics could span food insecurity and responses, nutrition and health, agriculture and production, restaurants and food trucks -- and much more. It meets Greenlee requirements for 3 credits of 300-level and 3 credits of 400-level options.

For more information on these courses, please contact instructor Deni Chamberlin (dcham@iastate.edu) or Brenda Witherspoon (bspoon@iastate.edu).

Here is a link with all Greenlee’s fall 2022 Special Topic Classes: Fall 2022 Special Topic Courses

Iowa State student named Truman Scholar

Natalia Ríos Martínez, a senior in political science, international studies and public relations, is one of only 58 undergrads nationwide to be selected as a 2022 Truman Scholar.

Way to go, Natalia!