Oct. 17, 2022

 Greenlee News and Updates              

Dear Greenlee students,

We are looking for students to share what the Greenlee School means to you.

The Greenlee School is an accredited school, which means that we meet the highest criteria for excellence in journalism and mass communication education. We are proud to have earned this distinction continuously since the accrediting process began in 1948. 

Accredited schools are reviewed every six years, and this is our scheduled year. A national team of advertising, public relations and journalism and mass communication leaders will be on campus Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 to meet with faculty, alumni, university administrators and students just like you.

If you would like to be a part of this process, click on the link below to sign up for a slot. We welcome Greenlee students from all majors and all years.

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

There is nothing you need to do to prepare—just sign up, attend your student session, enjoy some snacks and answer questions based on your experience in the Greenlee School. 

We hope you can join. Have a wonderful week.

Michael Dahlstrom

Director

Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Register for Spring 2023 classes!

You should have received a registration email from your advisor. Please use the link provided in the email to schedule your registration advising appointment.

To view a complete list of spring 2023 special topics classes, click here.

Highlighted Spring Courses

• JL MC 260X, "Controversies in Science and Technology" (online)

This course will introduce students to the intersection of science, media and society. Our exploration will be driven by three overarching questions and the interplay among them: (1) How do individuals come to understand and perceive science? (2) How do media and communication tools influence the spread of information about science? and (3) How do scientists themselves contribute to the process of communicating science?

• JL MC 347, "Science Writing" (in person, limited seating)

Reporting and writing about science and technology topics for general audiences. Outlets for stories include print, broadcast and online media. Story topics include reporting about basic, applied and social sciences, as well as ethical, political and policy issues related to science and technology.

• JL MC 390L, "Cold Case Journalism: Greenlee Investigates"

In fall 2021, students in JLMC 390L came up with the idea for Greenlee Investigates and created a multimedia series and podcast about the unsolved murder of Sheila Collins. In spring 2023, a new cohort of students will take over, selecting a new case to investigate and finding new stories to tell.

This hands-on course introduces students to cold case journalism, a type of investigative journalism that uses reporting techniques to uncover the facts of an unsolved crime and lays out those facts with compelling storytelling. The course offers an opportunity to develop students’ skills and information literacy by finding and working with public documents and data, interviewing sources, weaving information into a narrative, and publishing multimedia packages. The resulting stories often raise thought-provoking questions related to public affairs, legal procedures and criminal justice.

• JL MC 391R, "Sports Broadcasting Bootcamp" 

This course introduces students to sports broadcasting roles in radio/television/live streaming, including play-by-play, color analyst, sideline reporter and producer. "Voice of the Cyclones" and Cyclones.tv director John Walters will help teach the class.

Tour Des Moines advertising agencies Nov. 4

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) of Des Moines is hosting a fall student event on Nov. 4. The structure of the day will include tours of three different advertising agencies in Des Moines. List is still being finalized, but Lessing Flynn will be one of them. 

Limited space available, so register soon. 

Friday, Nov. 4

9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Free magazines!

Looking for some new reading material? Pick up a free magazine published by Dotdash Meredith. Choose from a large selection in the Dotdash Meredith suite in Room 007, Hamilton Hall (pictures) and the Hamilton Hall commons area. Topics include food, health, crafts, home, pets, history, pop culture and more!

If you're interested in learning more about publishing and content creation, reach out to Maria Charbonneaux (mvcharb@iastate.edu), who leads Iowa State's apprentice program with this leading digital and print publisher.

 Internships, Jobs and Scholarships 

The Wall Street Journal opens applications for new WSJ Finance Reporting Fellowship

The Wall Street Journal recently announced the creation of the WSJ Finance Reporting Fellowship, a training program that aims to develop early career journalists with an interest in covering financial markets and personal finance. 

The 12-month fellowship, offered in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, is open to journalists with one to three years of paid newsroom experience who want to cover markets or personal finance.

Two journalists will be selected for the inaugural session, which runs from January to December of 2023. Journalists of underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply.   

Applicants to the WSJ Finance Reporting Fellowship should submit their completed applications by Oct. 24, 2022.

Interested young journalists with less than one year paid newsroom experience are encouraged to apply for the Journal’s paid internship program.

For more information, contact Robin.Turner@dowjones.com.

 Student Clubs and Organizations     

Join Student Government PR committee

The Student Government Public Relations Committee is responsible for keeping good relations between the organization and students, managing Student Government's public image, implementing marketing efforts, planning large campus-wide events and using different outreach/public relations strategies to keep students informed about the organization as a whole. 

The Public Relations committee has a limited number of seats available and will be filled on a rolling basis.

Please answer the following questions to apply. 

For any questions regarding the Public Relations Committee, please contact Christian Grensteiner, senior director of communications at cag1@iastate.edu or (515) 490-6158.

We Lead: Empowerment and Leadership Conference, Oct. 29

We Lead gives Iowa State students the opportunity to hone their leadership skills, engage in interactive discussions and sessions, network with other leaders from campus and the community, and reflect on their own identities, leadership qualities, and strengths in their respective roles at Iowa State and beyond.

The theme for the conference is "Leadership Beyond" and will focus on the many ways that leadership can show up in our lives, especially for those with marginalized gender identities.

The event will feature a variety of sessions that will focus specifically on "Beyond the Binary," "Beyond #GirlBoss," and "Beyond Graduation," with a keynote address from Roberta Blevins, as seen in Amazon's docuseries "LulaRich" and heard on her podcast, "Life After MLM."

This event may be of particular interest to women (cis, trans, or otherwise), nonbinary individuals, non-gendered students, or those who are looking to engage in dialogue around gender and leadership.

More information can be found here.

Follow this link to register. 

Questions? 

welead@iastate.edu

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