Student needed check some missing citations in endnotes for me and do some other work to add citations to an essay I'm co-authoring - for maybe 1 credit or at the most 2.

Contact Prof. John Hammerback
johnhammerback@comcast.net

Winter 2010
Ocean 506 A
Science & Technology News and Feature Writing
Credits: 3
MW, 2:30-3:50
Location: OCN 425
 
Instructor:  Dr. Deborah Illman
616-4826
illman@u.washington.edu
 
Course Description:
 
This course provides graduate students and upper division undergraduates with 
an advanced experience in science and technology writing.
 
We explore issues of accuracy and the treatment of scientific uncertainty by 
journalists and sources. Other topics include the structure of feature writing, 
the editorial process, layout and display issues, and ethical codes for 
practicing science writers.
 
Students develop advanced skills in science news writing through a combination 
of writing assignments, readings, discussion sessions, writing clinics, and 
special guest presentations by practicing science writers.
 
Students completing this class should possess the conceptual understanding as 
well as the practical experience needed for a variety of writing, 
communication, or public outreach positions.
 
Add code required--priority will be given to those who did not take Ocean 506A 
during fall quarter 09. Email the instructor at illman@u.washington.edu

Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, National Science Foundation Discovery Corps 2006-2009
http://faculty.washington.edu/illman
Editor, Northwest Science & Technology  http://www.nwst.org
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7940
206-616-4826

 Dr. Chandra Mukherjee, Department of Communication, UCSD, has accepted our invitation to give the Scheidel Lecturer for the year.  She works at the intersection of communication history and science & technology studies, and she will likely come up for a talk in mid-April.  Her books include "A Fragile Power: Scientists and the State" and "Impossible Engineering: Technology and Territoriality on the
Canal du Midi".  We promise more details shortly, but her profile is here:
http://communication.ucsd.edu/PeoplePages/ChandraMukerji.html

Philip Howard 
pnhoward@u.washington.edu

Communication Writing Center
Autumn 2009

Starting 10/14/2009
Drop-In Hours:

Monday Evening (In Advising Office -  CMU 118)*:
5:00 – 6:00 pm 		Lindsey M. 	 (meekslm ) [*Starts Monday 10/26/2009]
Wednesday Daytime (In Writing Center - CMU 222):
10:30 – 11:30 am	 	Lindsey B. 	(lnbrewer)
11:30 – 1:00 pm	 	Mike B.	(mbarthel)
1:00 –  2:00 pm 		Meara H.	(mhall88)
2:30 -- 3:30 pm 		Pia S.		(piaks)
Wednesday Evening (In Advising Office - CMU 118):
5:30-6:30 pm 			Katie K.	(krknobl)
Thursday Daytime (Mostly In Writing Center - CMU 222):
9:30 – 10:30 am**		Katie K.	(krknobl) [**In Advising CMU 118]
10:30 – 11:15 am 		Sheetal A.	(sda25)
11:30 – 12:30 pm		Laura B.	(lbusch)
12:30 – 2:30 pm		Rebecca C.	(rebecc2)
2:30 –  3:30 pm**		Lindsey M.    	(meekslm ) [**In Advising CMU 118]
3:30 – 4:30 pm		Justin R.	(jreedy)
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Questions? Concerns? Contact the CWC managing director: Rebecca Clark (rebecc2@u.washington.edu).
Communication Writing Center FAQ
Our communication writing center is currently a volunteer-based center staffed by Communication graduate students, teaching assistants, and research assistants.  We welcome drop-in sessions during the hours posted. 
Where is the Writing Center?  CMU 222 
We share this space with the Speaking Center and various other activities. This quarter, we are offering a few sessions in the Advising office as well (CMU 118). See the schedule for specific times.
Who can use center? 
The center is designed to help students taking communication courses and/or prospective and current communication majors. 
What kinds of projects can the tutors help with?
We can read drafts of essays and papers for class, as well as application essays, statements of purpose etc. Think of us not as “writing experts” but rather as interested and informed readers. We’ll provide another pair of eyes on your work in a low-pressure environment.  
While we’re happy to help you at any stage of the writing process, you will probably get the most out of a session if you bring a draft of what you are working on. 
What to expect?
We generally think of sessions to last about 20 minutes. As such, we may not be able to address all of your concerns or the issues in your writing. Instead, we will focus on a few key areas for improvement per session.
Because this is drop-in, we are never entirely sure if there will be a wait or not.  The best advice we can offer is come early, come often.




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Questions? Concerns? Contact the CWC managing director: Rebecca Clark (rebecc2@u.washington.edu).

We are looking for students for Fall, Winter & Spring.  3-5 Credits and times are
flexible.
 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA EQUIPMENT INTERNSHIP
 
The internship program is a great experience for students to learn about the
tools available to help disseminate news and information to the media and
target audiences.
 
An intern develops basic technical knowledge in audio, video, and lighting
equipment and procedures, through readings and independent research. The
intern gains instructional, organizational and teamwork skills by providing
workshops, tutorials, and technical support of equipment. The intern learns
to interpret and enforce policies, train other student workers, becomes
proficient at using the online reservation system to check-in/out equipment
and manage equipment inventory, carry out general maintenance and minor
repair of equipment, and may perform related duties as required. We strongly
value the addition of new ideas and perspectives and we encourage each
intern to take the initiative to seek these opportunities.
 
A variety of equipment is available for checkout:
Video Cameras
Digital Cameras
Tripods
Lighting Kits
Fishpoles
Microphone Kits
Sound Kits
Sound Recorder
 
If interested, please contact Nika Pelc, pelcdv@u.washington.edu, 543-4763,
in CMU 318A.

COM 499
1 credit
taught by Florangela Davila & Jerry Baldasty

Communication career preparing majors for the real world.  Learn how to leverage your skills & land an internship, produce an online portfolio, deliver an effective elevator speech.  You'll network with weekly guest speakers working in journalism/communication.  You'll get your own business card.

1:30-3:20 pm Wednesdays
CMU 302

Come to class the first day to sign up.

fdavila@u.washington.edu

Multimedia internship in Department of Communication
 
The Department of Communication is looking for a multimedia intern for fall
2009 to help create content for the department web site. Candidates should
be interested in learning more about multimedia and about the department,
and have strong writing skills. Hours are flexible and credit is available.
This is a nonpaid internship.
 
The projects you work on for this internship can be tailored to suit your
interests, and you will work closely with an editor to improve your skills.
 
Requirements:
- Ability to write cleanly and create engaging, informative stories,
captions, web teases and headlines
- Basic Photoshop skills preferred, but not required
- Some experience with multimedia preferred, but not required
 
Must be willing to learn:
- Basic HTML and Dreamweaver
- video-editing program
- audio-editing program
- Soundslides
- Photo, video and audio content gathering and editing skills
- Applications for social media
 
Send a cover letter, a resume and three samples of your work (print or
digital) to Department of Communication, c/o Kristina Bowman, Program
Operations Specialist, Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195 or drop off in the
Communication Department main office (CMU 102). The deadline to apply is
Sept. 28. Contact Kristina Bowman (kriscb@u.washington.edu or 206-543-6526)
for more information.
 
---------------------------------
Kristina Courtnage Bowman
Program Operations Specialist
Department of Communication
University of Washington
http://www.com.washington.edu
kriscb@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-6526

kriscb@u.washington.edu

 
We have a new practicum class coming up that is currently open to
non-Sociology majors. It may be of interest to students who:
 
a) Have an internship and would like to get credit for it (as part of a
5-credit, graded class);
 
b) Are not interested or able to pursue the ?Independent Fieldwork? option
(i.e. Gen Studies 350);
 
c) Have an affinity for the Social Sciences
 
   
Gretchen Ludwig
 
Experiential Learning Coordinator
 
UW Department of Sociology
 
223J Condon Hall - Box 353340
 
Seattle, WA  98195-3340
 
206-685-6794
 
gludwig@u.washington.edu
 
http://depts.washington.edu/socprac
 
 
  
 
Have an internship lined up for fall? Want credit for it?
 
  
Our Sociology Practicum in Work and Organizations (SOC 494D, SLN 18364) may
be the class for you.
  
 
This seminar is designed to combine experiential learning in the workplace
with critical reflection about practical and theoretical issues of work and
organizations.  As part of this practicum, each student will participate in
an internship in a local agency, business or organization. Students can come
in with an internship already in place, or can apply to intern at
specialized internships (when available) through the Sociology Department.
Faculty sponsorship is not required.
 
In addition to interning, students attend one 2-hour seminar each week.
Through readings, projects, papers, discussions and/or presentations,
students will consider how sociology can inform and enrich their internship
experience. More information and the application can be found here:http://www.soc.washington.edu/academics/undergrad_program/experientiallearn
ing/documents/Soc_of_Org_Application_Fall_09.pdf
 
 
 
 
 
SOC 494 Practicum courses immerse students in real-world projects with local
organizations. Practicum projects address real issues, and their outcomes
have a direct impact on the organizations and the communities they serve.
Students leave each practicum with new skill sets, connections in the
community, and a deepened understanding of scientific inquiry and study.
 

UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITY: DIRECTED RESEARCH

Description: Undergraduate Researchers needed for a project on Seattle’s grassroots, community newspapers

Hours: 9 per week (90 hours/quarter)*

Credits: 3 credits directed research (COM 499; credit/no credit)*

Details: Do you like newspapers, history, and research? This project might be the one for you! We will address the historically and politically intertwined relationships of a specific group of communication producers, media, and audiences. By looking at independent community newspapers in the Pacific Northwest, we examine how a particular form of grassroots activism changed over time. This is an opportunity to learn research skills, including transcribing audio recordings of interviews with people who worked at two Seattle newspapers from 1970s–present, finding archived newspaper articles, and analyzing text. Must be detail oriented, reliable, and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of newspapers, Seattle, race/ethnicity/gender issues, Pacific Northwest history, and social movements is a plus, as is your curiosity about inner workings of grassroots organizations and area newspapers! Interested? Send a cover letter with a resume and unofficial transcript via email.

Deadline: Noon on Friday, Sept. 18

Contact name: Kristin Gustafson, Ph.C., Department of Communication

Contact email: gustaf13@u.washington.edu

Overseeing faculty member: Dr. Gerald J. Baldasty

* There is an option of doing 4 credits (12 hours per week and 120 hours/quarter) or 5 credits (15 hours per week and 150 hours per quarter). If you are interested in this option, please indicate it on your application. We would adjust your hours and final project accordingly.


contact: Kristin Gustafson
gustaf13@u.washington.edu

The Department of Communication is looking for students who would like to
get COM Internship credit, from 3-5 credits, this Fall or Winter, who are
willing to learn about and help out with our large assortment of media
equipment.  The Department has equipment like cameras from digital to HD
camcorders, digital sound recorders, lighting and sound kits.  The student
would be responsible for inventory and tracking, tutorials, basic training,
equipment reviews and sample projects.  We would provide training and the
student would have the ability to learn a lot of this equipment.  If you are
interested, please email Nika Pelc pelcdv@u.washington.edu.
 
 
 
Nika Pelc
 pelcdv@u.washington.edu

A new 2-credit (CR/NC) seminar course offered by the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center - for freshmen & sophomores.


 
GEN ST 344: "Answering America's Call to Service - Introduction to
Volunteering as a UW Student"
Autumn 2009, 2-credits (CR/NC), Tuesdays 4:30pm - 6:00pm, MGH 284
SLN #: 20312
Email enage@uw.edu for an Add-Code or call 206-685-0604.
 
Designed to help first and second year students ask themselves how they fit
into America's call to service, this course will explore different
definitions of service, the meaning of reciprocal partnerships, and the
various resources available on campus to support continued involvement in
the community. Students will have the opportunity to work with a community
organization for 3-5 hours per week, tour the University District meeting
local community leaders, participate in hands-on activities related to
service, leadership & social change, engage in group discussions, and
connect with others who are interested in service. (No textbook will be
required for this course).
 
Hosted by the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center, this course can
help you develop a strong resume of community experiences to support your
academic transcript and serve as a great step toward becoming a civic
leader.
 
Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center
Center for Experiential Learning
120 Mary Gates Hall
University of Washington
phone: (206) 685-0604
engage@uw.edu 
http://depts.washington.edu/leader

I have a wonderful unpaid internship opportunity suitable for an
undergraduate who already has a high level of
computer/digital-audio-editing/web-design experience.
 
Cindy Simmons and I have friends at KUOW who have been doing a nifty
not-for-profit arts project for a few years called A Guide to Visitors
(http://www.agtv.org/). It's like a poetry-slam, sort of, but with real
stories being told live. They've recorded tons of stories over the years but
never moved it to an online digital archive, which is something they're
interested in doing.
 
They've contacted us to ask if this is a project that one of our students
might want to take on as an independent study project. If you would like to
invite our undergrads to take advantage of this opportunity, you could
inform them that interested applicants must be willing to commit to a
5-credit independent study this Autumn quarter or Winter 2010, and
they should send a resume and brief note directly to me with "Digital Audio
Internship" in the subject line. If I get more than one qualified applicant,
I'll pass those along and we'll see what can be arranged.

-----------
John Gastil, Professor
Department of Communication
University of Washington
Box 353740
Seattle, WA 98195-3740
jgastil@u.washington.edu
http://faculty.washington.edu/jgastil

Fall 2009
Ocean 506 A
Writing about Science & Technology for General Audiences
 
Schedule: M W, 2:30-3:50
Location: OTB 205
Credits: 3
SLN 16759
Qualifies for W credit
 
Instructor:  Dr. Deborah Illman
616-4826
illman@u.washington.edu
 
Course Description:
 
This course is designed to introduce upper-division undergraduate and graduate 
students to science and technology news writing. We explore the science news 
publishing process and key issues involved in communicating about science and 
technology with general audiences. Students learn the structure of science news 
articles and press releases; they examine issues of balance and accuracy; and 
they study the interaction between technical sources, public information 
officers, reporters, and readers.
 
Using case studies taken from the print and broadcast media, we examine ways to 
treat some of the most difficult problems in communicating technical content to 
general readers, including issues in experimental design; correlation vs. 
causation; and evaluating risk.
 
Students have the opportunity to build their writing portfolios through 
assignments that treat the news brief, news article, and press release. 
Articles may be considered for publication in Northwest Science & Technology 
(www.nwst.org). Students completing this class should possess the conceptual 
understanding as well as the practical experience needed for a position as a 
science reporter, writer, or editor for a major publication; as a freelance 
writer; as a communication officer, writer, or editor for a high-technology 
organization; or as a scientist or engineer who is prepared to interact with 
members of the media and general public.
 
 
Add code required--email the instructor at illman@u.washington.edu 
--------------------------------------------------------------
Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, National Science Foundation Discovery Corps 2006-2009
http://faculty.washington.edu/illman
Editor, Northwest Science & Technology  http://www.nwst.org
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7940
206-616-4826

Harborview Medical Center is seeking a journalism student with experience
with video to assist in creation of web documentaries about food, diet and
cooking aimed at ethnic communities.  The first project will focus on the
Somali community.  You will collaborate with a physician and a global-health
student in designing and producing an educational video. The project is
beginning this summer and will continue over fall quarter. Independent study
credits can be arranged.  

If you want to be considered, please see Prof.
Roger Simpson, 129 Communications, or e-mail him at
newsboy@u.washington.edu.
******************************************
Roger Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication
Dart Professor of Journalism and Trauma
University of Washington
Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195-3740
206-543-0405
newsboy@u.washington.edu
******************************************

UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITY: DIRECTED RESEARCH

Description: Undergraduate Researchers needed for a project on Seattle’s grassroots, community newspapers

Hours: 9 hours per week (90 hours/quarter)*

Credits: 3 credits directed research (COM 499; credit/no credit)*

Details: Do you like newspapers, history, and research? This project might be the one for you! We will address the historically and politically intertwined relationships of a specific group of communication producers, media, and audiences. By looking at independent community newspapers in the Pacific Northwest, we examine how a particular form of grassroots activism changed over time. This is an opportunity to learn research skills, including transcribing audio recordings of interviews with people who worked at two Seattle newspapers from 1970s–present, finding archived newspaper articles, and analyzing text. Must be detail oriented, reliable, and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of newspapers, Seattle, race/ethnicity/gender issues, Pacific Northwest history, and social movements is a plus, as is your curiosity about inner workings of grassroots organizations and area newspapers! Interested? Send a cover letter with a resume and unofficial transcript via email.

Deadline: Noon on Tuesday, Mar. 26

Contact name: Kristin Gustafson, Ph.C., Department of Communication

Contact email: gustaf13@u.washington.edu

Overseeing faculty member: Dr. Gerald J. Baldasty

* There is an option of doing 4 credits or 5 credits. If you are interested in this option, please indicate it on your application. We would adjust your hours and final project accordingly.

Kristin Gustafson 

The Department of Communications Alumni Board is excited to invite you to
attend the 2nd annual "You're Hired" seminar.
 
What: You're Hired! Interview Boot Camp
When: Thursday, May 21st
Where: UW Alumni Association, Fireplace Room
 
Time: 4pm  (2 hours)
 
RSVP: To respond, send your resume to event host Jenni Hogan at
jhogan@kirotv.com by Friday May 15th with "I want to get hired" in the
subject line.
 
This is an invitation only event. You need to reserve your space. The resume
will be examined by the hiring decision makers and when you arrive at the
seminar you'll get it back with some added suggestions and sparkle.
 
What to expect:
 
This will be an intimate seminar where you will be encouraged to ask
questions and try different interviewing techniques. You don't need to be a
great interviewee when you arrive, but be ready to absorb information and
leave with new found skills. The goal is to get you ready to shine for each
interview experience you have. All speakers are in charge of hiring interns
and entry level positions for their companies, they have been told to be
brutally honest to you. Please dress as you would for an interview so they
can give you their opinion on how they would feel if you wore that to see
them.
 

What does hope mean to you?

Let us know and you can WIN $300 and have your film shown at the Communication department graduation ceremony!! 

WANT MORE INFO?
Please become a friend of ours on Facebook and check out more information about the contest! Search for our page under the group name: “A New Hope Film Contest”
or email us at: anewhope@u.washington.edu   

Attention COM seniors! Congratulations! You're invited to find out secrets from real hiring decision makers.?


The Department of Communications Alumni Board is excited to invite you to 
attend the 2nd annual "You're Hired" seminar.
 
What: You're Hired! Interview Boot Camp
When: Thursday, May 21st
Where: UW Alumni Association, Fireplace Room
 
Time: 4pm  (2 hours)
 
RSVP: To respond, send your resume to event host Jenni Hogan at 
jhogan@kirotv.com by Friday May 15th with "I want to get hired" in the subject 
line.
 
This is an invitation only event. You need to reserve your space. The resume 
will be examined by the hiring decision makers and when you arrive at the 
seminar you'll get it back with some added suggestions and sparkle.
 
What to expect:
 
This will be an intimate seminar where you will be encouraged to ask questions 
and try different interviewing techniques. You don't need to be a great 
interviewee when you arrive, but be ready to absorb information and leave with 
new found skills. The goal is to get you ready to shine for each interview 
experience you have. All speakers are in charge of hiring interns and entry 
level positions for their companies, they have been told to be brutally honest 
to you. Please dress as you would for an interview so they can give you their 
opinion on how they would feel if you wore that to see them.
 

We are looking for students for Summer and Fall.  2-5 Credits and times are
flexible.

The internship program is a great experience for students to learn about the
tools available to help disseminate news and information to the media and
target audiences.
 
An intern develops basic technical knowledge in audio, video, and lighting
equipment and procedures, through readings and independent research. The
intern gains instructional, organizational and teamwork skills by providing
workshops, tutorials, and technical support of equipment. The intern learns
to interpret and enforce policies, train other student workers, becomes
proficient at using the online reservation system to check-in/out equipment
and manage equipment inventory, carry out general maintenance and minor
repair of equipment, and may perform related duties as required. We strongly
value the addition of new ideas and perspectives and we encourage each
intern to take the initiative to seek these opportunities.
 
A variety of equipment is available for checkout:
 
  *  Video Cameras
  *  Digital Cameras
  *  Tripods
  *  Lighting Kits
  *  Fishpoles
  *  Microphone Kits
  *  Sound Kits
  *  Sound Recorder
 
If interested, please contact Nika Pelc, pelcdv@u.washington.edu, 543-4763,
in CMU 318A.
 
 

Dave Cullen's decade-long study of the Columbine High School shootings has
received exceptional attention for its narrative quality, for its
painstaking attention to the detail, and for the answers it provides to
lingering questions. He addresses the numerous media missteps, but more
impressively tracks the incident and the aftermath for the agencies
involved, the victims and shooters, and the many groups that tried to
address such impacts as the extraordinary community anger.
 
Cullen has agreed to discuss his investigative work on the new book,
"Columbine," at 3:30 Monday, April 27, in 104 Communications. 

 
 
"The 2009 UW POCKETMEDIA FILM FESTIVAL: ?What do U do at the UW??
 
A competition of videos shot on cameras that fit in your pocket! The
competition runs from April 17 to May 13, 2009. It?s free and open to all UW
faculty, staff, students and alumni. Winners will be screened in a final
celebration in late May 2009 (date TBD), at the University of Washington.
 
Want to learn more about competing in the festival?
Visit http://uwpocketmedia.org.
 
For Submission Rules and How to Submit your film,
visit http://uwpocketmedia.org/submission-page/
 
To view 2009 submissions and vote on your favorites, visit the contest page
at Zooppa.com, http://www.zooppa.com/contests/uw-pocket-media-film-festival.
 
*This festival is open to all UW students, faculty, staff, and alumni to
compete in, but anyone and everyone is allowed to vote on their favorite
videos at Zooppa.com.*
 
Questions? Email help@uwpocketmedia.org."
 
THEN, post this video to the wall:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=163470670386&oid=88396041128
 
LASTLY, post this event to the wall:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=88396041128
 
 
 
Filiz Efe
 
Graduate Student, Master of Communication in Digital Media
 
Electronic Media Assistant, UW Media Relations and Communications
 
426 Gerberding Hall Box 351210 Seattle, WA 98195-1210  Office Tel:
206.616.2334
 
filizefe@u.washington.edu  -  filizefe.wordpress.com  -  my LinkedIn profile
 
 

Please see attachment.  Deadline is now April 27.

On behalf of ComGSA, I will be giving a workshop on developing time
management skills on Thursday, April 23rd, in CMU 126 from 12-1:30pm. While
originally intended for graduate students, I wanted to open it up for
undergrads as well. I assume it will only really appeal to serious students
or to seniors who want to get a jump on developing these skills for the
workplace, or want to add it to their resumes.
 
The workshop will cover:
 
1) Time management self-assessment
2) Time management tips & tricks
3) Identifying why you procrastinate
4) Tips on overcoming procrastination
5) Making a schedule that works for you
6) To-Do lists vs. Action Plans
7) Improving your ability to focus
8) General discussion on tools that people have been successful with
 

Teresa Whitney
Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
University of Washington
CMU 340T

teresa.whitney@gmail.com

2009 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION VIDEO CONTEST
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 
 

What does hope mean to you?

The Department of Communication at the University of Washington invites undergraduate students and Communication department seniors to create a short video that encapsulates the theme of hope. This theme can be interpreted in any way by the filmmaker(s). We are looking for videos that are inspiring, thought-provoking, and creative. The top three videos will receive awards and will be shown at the Department of Communication’s graduation ceremony on June 12, 2009.  Even if you have never made a video before, this is your chance to voice your opinion, your thoughts, and your interpretation of what hope means to you. In an effort to conserve paper, we are striving to make this contest “green”, so please check out information about the video contest and download forms on our Facebook page! 


GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA

Topic:      		“Hope”

Producers:		You can create and submit your video as an individual producer or a group of producers. The only criterion for producers is that one individual must be a 				graduating senior in the Department of Communication.

Content: 		The ability to convey the topic of hope will be considered more important than the technical aspects of the video. Therefore, the video can be created on 			any type of video camera (e.g. your phone, a mini-camera, a video camera, etc.). The video can be live footage, animation, or any other platform to convey 				the theme of hope.

Length:		Your video must be no longer than 3 minutes, including credits.

Recognition:  	The three top entries will be shown at the Department of Communication graduation ceremony.   
                          		- Top three winners will receive a certificate of recognition
				- First place winner will receive a cash prize of $300.  
	- The second and third place winners will receive prizes
                          	
Judging:		A panel of four undergraduate students and one graduate student in the Communication department will choose the top three videos that will be shown 				at the 	Communication department graduation ceremony. Communication department graduating seniors will determine the top video at the 						Communication department graduation ceremony

Deadline:  		Entries must be submitted no later than 4pm on May 18, 2008
Please submit your entries to Victoria Sprang in the Communication department main office, CMU 102A

Format:	Entries may be created in any video format but MUST be submitted on a standard DVD-R format disc playable on a home DVD player
	Each entry must be submitted on a DVD-R disc and labeled with the title, student producer’s name, and contact email address
	A COMPLETED Entry Form MUST be emailed to the following address once you have submitted your film: anewhope@u.washington.edu

Copyright:  	Due to copyright laws, all videos must contain original soundtrack or music, unless producers receive legal permission from artists.  For more information on copyright guidelines, please refer to A New Hope Film Contest’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51601165781 

Questions:	Feel free to post any questions that you may have about the contest on our Facebook page!
	For further information email the contest committee at anewhope@u.washington.edu   

*Note:   All entered DVDs become the property of the Department of Communication at the University of Washington and may be used for educational or promotional purposes.	  
			
Jessica Harvey
 jessharv@

AWC, Association for Women in Communication is looking for undergrad
women with ambition and passion for the field of communication!
 
 
The Association is the one organization that recognizes the complex
relationships that exist across communications disciplines. Modern
communicators must demonstrate competence in varied disciplines and be
able to network and make career moves across the broad spectrum of
communications fields.
 
 
AWC was started in 1909 by seven UW female students when they entered
the college's new journalism program, the second of its kind in the
country.  They went on to publish The Pacific Daily Wave, or what we
know as the Daily.
 
We meet the first Thursday of every month.  We have professional women
speak with us.  They speak on their journey in the commutation world,
tips for us and ways to advance ourselves in the field.  It is a great
place to network!
 
AWC would like to extend membership to all women that are interested.
 
If interested, please contact Rachel Hollcraft at
rah87@u.washington.edu for more info!
 
 

Undergraduate Responsibilities
Anti-poverty and homelessness organizing in Seattle
COM 499 Internship, Fall 2008

Project Summary:
As an undergraduate researcher, you will assist with a research team engaged in social science research in the field of communication. This research project is working with local street paper, Real Change, and their coalition partners in documenting the organizing dynamics involved in homeless and antipoverty organizing in Seattle. This includes the Stop the Sweeps campaign, the No New Jail campaign and Nickelsville. As a research intern, your primary role will be to help in developing the research database for the project by collecting news texts and transcribing recordings of interviews with coalition members. 

Opportunities related to the undergraduate researcher experience:
•	Introduce you to aspects of conducting qualitative communication research 
•	Help you develop useful skills in the transcription of spoken word, online data collection, data management, organization
•	Provide you with mentorship and references for your academic goals

General duties of the undergraduate researcher:
•	Contribute as a team member (individually, other assistants, graduate researchers)
•	Search online databases for linguistic data related to poverty homelessness (websites, blogs and news pages)
•	Archive and organize digital data corpus (news texts, website texts, interview transcripts)
•	Transcribe interview audio into written text (using transcription software) 

Expectations of the undergraduate researcher:
•	Attention to detail: punctuality, organization, communication
•	Professionalism: ethical behavior, confidentiality, openness when facing difficulties
•	Attend one weekly meeting (time TBD)
•	Contribute a minimum 9 hours per week to the project and maintain a weekly time log
•	Write a final reflection paper (2–3 pages; due week 10 of Fall quarter) 

Your work will be acknowledged in official reports or research papers, but all data and information from the project remains with the research team. 

You will receive 3 credits (graded on a credit/no credit basis) for completed work done during the quarter (minimum 90 hours/quarter). 

Amoshaun Toft
amoshaun@spamcop.net

Undergraduate Responsibilities
Democracy Now, Independent Media and Social Movement Communication
COM 499B Directed Research, Winter 2008

Project Summary:
As an undergraduate researcher, you will assist with a research team engaged in social science research in the field of communication. This research project is an analysis of the nationally syndicated radio, TV and web program, Democracy Now, and its role in tying social issues and news organizations together. News organizations will include community and micro- radio and public access TV stations in the Pacific Northwest as well as online news and blog sites. As a research intern, your primary role will be to help in developing the research database for the project by compiling online texts and transcribing recordings of interviews with journalists, editors, producers, station managers and news directors. 

Opportunities related to the undergraduate researcher experience:
•	Introduce you to aspects of conducting qualitative communication research 
•	Help you develop useful skills in the transcription of spoken word, online data collection, data management, organization
•	Provide you with mentorship and references for your academic goals

General duties of the undergraduate researcher:
•	Contribute as a team member (individually, other assistants, graduate researchers)
•	Search online databases for linguistic data related to poverty homelessness (websites, blogs and news pages)
•	Archive and organize digital data corpus (news texts, website texts, interview transcripts)
•	Transcribe interview audio into written text (using transcription software) 

Expectations of the undergraduate researcher:
•	Attention to detail: punctuality, organization, communication
•	Professionalism: ethical behavior, confidentiality, openness when facing difficulties
•	Attend one weekly meeting (time TBD)
•	Contribute a minimum 9 hours per week to the project and maintain a weekly time log
•	Write a final reflection paper (2–3 pages; due week 10 of Fall quarter) 

Your work will be acknowledged in official reports or research papers, but all data and information from the project remains with the research team. 

You will receive 3 credits (graded on a credit/no credit basis) for completed work done during the quarter (minimum 90 hours/quarter). 

Amoshaun Toft 
amoshaun@spamcop.net

Undergraduate Responsibilities
Democracy Now, Independent Media and Social Movement Communication
COM 499 Directed Research, Winter 2008

Project Summary:
As an undergraduate researcher, you will assist with a research team engaged in social science research in the field of communication. This research project is an analysis of the nationally syndicated radio, TV and web program, Democracy Now, and its role in tying social issues and news organizations together. News organizations will include community and micro- radio and public access TV stations in the Pacific Northwest as well as online news and blog sites. As a research intern, your primary role will be to help in developing the research database for the project by compiling online texts and transcribing recordings of interviews with journalists, editors, producers, station managers and news directors. 

Opportunities related to the undergraduate researcher experience:
•	Introduce you to aspects of conducting qualitative communication research 
•	Help you develop useful skills in the transcription of spoken word, online data collection, data management, organization
•	Provide you with mentorship and references for your academic goals

General duties of the undergraduate researcher:
•	Contribute as a team member (individually, other assistants, graduate researchers)
•	Search online databases for linguistic data related to poverty homelessness (websites, blogs and news pages)
•	Archive and organize digital data corpus (news texts, website texts, interview transcripts)
•	Transcribe interview audio into written text (using transcription software) 

Expectations of the undergraduate researcher:
•	Attention to detail: punctuality, organization, communication
•	Professionalism: ethical behavior, confidentiality, openness when facing difficulties
•	Attend one weekly meeting (time TBD)
•	Contribute a minimum 9 hours per week to the project and maintain a weekly time log
•	Write a final reflection paper (2–3 pages; due week 10 of Fall quarter) 

Your work will be acknowledged in official reports or research papers, but all data and information from the project remains with the research team. 

You will receive 3 credits (graded on a credit/no credit basis) for completed work done during the quarter. 

If you're interested in this opportunity, contact Amoshaun Toft - atoft@u.washington.edu.

Multimedia internship in Department of Communication
 
The Department of Communication is looking for a multimedia intern for winter 2009 to help create content for the department web site. Candidates should be interested in learning more about multimedia and about the department, and have strong writing skills. Hours are flexible and credit is available.
 
 
Requirements:
- Ability to write cleanly and create engaging, informative stories, captions, web teases and headlines
- Basic Photoshop skills preferred
- Some experience with multimedia is preferred, but not required
 
Must be willing to learn:
- Dreamweaver
- Windows Movie Maker
- Audacity
- Soundslides
- Photo, video and audio content gathering and editing skills
 
Send a cover letter, a resume and three samples of your work (print or digital) to Department of Communication, c/o Kristina Bowman, Program Operations Specialist, Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195 or drop off in the Communication Department main office (CMU 102). The deadline to apply is Dec. 5. Contact Kristina Bowman (kriscb@u.washington.edu or 206-543-6526) for more information.
 
**************************************
Kristina Courtnage Bowman
Program Operations Specialist
Department of Communication
University of Washington
kriscb@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-6526

Diversity Community Kick Off 

The Communication Diversity Community met for the first time on Oct. 16 to begin drafting a mission statement. Read the minutes from the meeting and sign up for the e-mail list. The next meeting is Thursday, Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in CMU 126. All Com majors and those interested in Com are welcome.   


!Kristy Hogue 
hoguek@u.washington.edu

The Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy,
Philanthropy Northwest and Social Venture Partners invite you to:

    Reflections on Philanthropy
            from Today’s Leaders:

             Part One featuring David Domke

Talking American:  Values and Social Change

People and organizations interested in promoting social change too often fail to speak a language that connects with everyday Americans, choosing instead to emphasize policy-speak.  It doesn’t work.  Many people don’t have the interest or time to sift through the array of issues and agendas in today’s 24/7 culture. As a result, individuals look for ways to simplify their intake and evaluation of information. The bottom line is this:  People who wish to impact the public arena must become effective in identifying and communicating their core values in ways that are culturally resonant.


Wednesday, December 3, 2008
12:00 -1:30pm 
Parrington Hall Forum, 3rd Floor
University of Washington – Seattle Campus


David Domke is a Professor and Acting Chair of the Communications Department at the University of Washington, author of The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America and winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award, the university’s highest teaching honor.

Tim Cormier
Research Assistant 
Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
University of Washington
203 Parrington Hall, Box 353055
Seattle, WA  98195-3055
206.221.4629 phone
206.685.9044 fax
www.evans.washington.edu/nbec 

To all journalism majors: 

Students are encouraged to come to the National Press Club panel discussion Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 in room 226 of our building. Gil Klein, president of the club, will lead a discussion about the state of news media. 

Panelists are Professor Randy Beam, Lori Matsukawa (KING-TV), Ryan Blethen (Seattle Times associate publisher) and Knute Berger (columnist, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Crosscut.com). 

The event should last about 90 minutes. My 360 and 464 students will be there as part of writing assignments for their classes. There should be space for another 30 or 40 students.  

To celebrate the launch of our new website that promotes political, civic, and social engagement of Seattle area teens, pugetsoundoff.org, we're giving away laptops flip cameras, and ipod shuffles for the best blogs, videos, and songs uploaded to the site by October 17th. There will also be a "Sound Off For Action" forum on October 30th, that will bring together local youth and some of our finest professors in a discussion of new media and what it means for democracy. The winners of the contest will also be announced at the forum on the 30th in Kane Hall 6:30-8pm.

Area teens have a new local gathering spot where they can share their art and digital media, find teen events, and speak out on issues they care about. PugetSoundOff.org, an online web portal, blends cultural expression with leadership development, digital media education and civic engagement. It was created by youth and offers photo posting, videos, groups, blogs, polls, and other interactive tools.
 
"Puget Sound Off is a great opportunity for elected officials and others to learn what youth care about, ask for feedback, and debate ideas without anyone having to catch the bus or drive to a meeting," said Mayor Greg Nickels. "This is going to be a model for public engagement."
 
A Youth Council team at the Metrocenter YMCA serves as editors, bloggers, design and idea makers. The project will expand to include regional hubs of youth teams. Horn of Africa Services, Neighborhood House, Youth Media Institute and the Dale Turner YMCA have already signed up to serve as hubs.
 
The site will kick off with a Sound Off for Action competition for best blog, video and song meant to inspire others to take action. Entries need to be submitted on the Pugetsoundoff.org site by October 17th. The competition is co-sponsored by the Seattle Times Newspapers in Education Program. Awards will be presented at a forum at UW Kane Hall on October 30th from 6:30-8pm.
 
Puget Sound Off sponsors include the City of Seattle Department of Information Technology, the YMCA of Greater Seattle-Metrocenter Branch, and the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at the University of Washington (UW-CCCE). Additional support has been contributed by the MacArthur Foundation and One Economy
 
Savannah Peterson
Undergraduate Advisor to the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement
Senior; Political Science/Communication

 
Professor Thurlow is looking for a dedicated team of three to five COM majors to work with him and two graduate students in planning an international conference in September 2009. You will earn academic credit for your work in the form of either COM 499 Directed Research or COM 495 Special Topics.
 
To be eligible for this project you must be available for limited meetings through this academic year and then ready to work more fully (not full-time) during summer quarter 2009 in the run-up to the conference which is set for Thursday 3rd September to Sunday 6th September, 2009.
 
You will be working with the rest of the conference planning committee on the following types of things:
 
- advertising and promoting the conference
- looking for sponsorship for key events
- planning social and other touristic activities for delegates
- designing and producing the conference brochure
- meeting and greeting delegates as they arrive from around the world
- staffing an information desk during the conference
- etc.
 
Here's what Professor Thurlow had to say about his own experience as a conference organizer: "When I was a graduate student I co-organized a major international conference with two faculty colleagues - it was one of the best things I ever did. I got to meet some of the world's leading experts in Language and Communication Research, I attended the conference for free and even presented some of my own work. It was a totally enjoyable experience - hard work but really good fun."
 
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity please send an email to this address (NOT Prof Thurlow):
 
lim2009@u.washington.edu
 
In your email, please say who you are (name, student number, year of study) and confirm that you will be available in August 2009 and during the conference. Then tell us something about yourself - any related team and/or organizing experience. Any experience with event planning (it's not necessary) and so on.
 
 
Dr Crispin Thurlow
Department of Communication
Department of Linguistics (Adjunct)
University of Washington
Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Tel: +1-206-5432747 / Fax: +1-206-6163762
Web: http://faculty.washington.edu/thurlow/
Blog: http://www.i-needle.net
 
Office hours (Aut 08): http://faculty.washington.edu/thurlow/office-hours.pdf

The Odegaard Writing & Research Center is a freeinterdisciplinary writing center that provides writing and research assistancefrom trained writing tutors and librarians during all stages of the writingprocess. Open Sunday-Thursday from 12:00-9:00 p.m.. Appointments and walk-inswelcome. Please visit http://www.depts.washington.edu/owrc for moreinformation.

Emily Clark
Director
The Odegaard Writing & Research Center

emilyjc@u.washington.edu

http://depts.washington.edu/owrc/

*The Daily* of the University of Washington is looking for students
interested in learning about news design. News design plays a prominent role
in the day-to-day production of the UW's student-run paper. Experience is
not necessary, but enthusiasm is a must. For more information, contact
Colleen Kirsten at design@dailyuw.com.
 
  
Vicky Yan
Development Editor
The Daily of the University of Washington
Autumn 2008

Did you take COM 202 with Professor Thurlow? Did you get a good grade?
 
If yes, Professor Thurlow is looking for someone like you to be an
undergraduate TA for his COM 202 class this next quarter. You
would primarily be responsible for running the CLUE evening review
sessions:
 
http://depts.washington.edu/clue/
 
These will be twice-weekly sessions at Mary Gates Hall - Mondays and
Wednesdays between 6.30pm and 8.00pm. The CLUE tutor position is a paid
one - paid by the Office of Undergraduate Education.
 
In addition to running the CLUE tutoring service, the 202 undergrad TA
would be able to organize directed research credits with Professor
Thurlow for additional service to the course organization. This is not
required but could be arranged according to your time/credit needs.
 
Please get in touch with Professor Thurlow directly
(thurlow@u.washington.edu). Please say when you took 202 with him and
what your final grade for the course was.
 
 
 

I am writing this to give you a unique chance this Fall to be a “judge” at
King County polling stations during the historic November 4th Presidential
Election.  This volunteer opportunity offers you significant benefits as a
citizen, student as well as in helping your career development and contributing
to your resume.

As Director of the Athens Study-Abroad Programs in the Department of
Communication, I am collaborating with the King County Elections Office to offer
this “Partnership in Democracy” opportunity to Comm majors to gain firsthand
knowledge of how elections actually work, yet also to insure that the election
is run fairy and honestly.  This is significant, given that some of our recent
elections in the U.S. have been fraught with problems.

By volunteering to help monitor and “judge” the Nov. 4th election, you are
providing an invaluable service to the community.  And as the “New York Times” reported on Monday, July 21st 2008 in a front-page article, new optical scanners will be used in polling stations that are more reliable than previous
vote-counting machines. However, many voters will be unfamiliar with how to use the new scanners. Your presence at the polls will help citizens do exactly that.

As a volunteer you will work in teams of three – so you and two other
classmates or friends may be at the same polling station.  There is a 3-hour
training to be completed prior to Nov. 4th, but no other preparation is
necessary.   On Election Day, your shift is from 7am to 8pm, with any possible
set-up or break-down time added.

I, as well as Assistant Program Director Stacey Engle, will personally be going
to all the polling stations to visit volunteers to distribute snacks and water.
Each volunteer will also receive a commemorative lapel pin, an individual
thank-you letter and perhaps the important of all – the priceless gift that
you give yourself for giving back to your community.

The website for the “Partnership in Democracy” can be accessed via:

http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/partnership/roles.asp

This may be the last opportunity for this volunteer effort of its kind;
beginning in February 2009, elections in King County will be all mail-in
ballots.  You do not have to be a King County resident to participate, nor a
registered voter.   Lastly, your volunteer effort contributes to building a
scholarship fund for disadvantaged students to participate in study-abroad
programs.

Please contact me for more information –taso@u.washington.edu


Taso G. Lagos

Attached is a flyer for the final Communication Student Diversity
Committee meeting of the year, which will take place next Friday, June 6
at 2pm in CMU 126. 

Ralina L. Joseph
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of American Ethnic Studies
and Women Studies
University of Washington
Box 353740
Seattle WA 98195-3740

*/ENGL 474: Writing/**/ Center/**/ Theory and Practice/*

What lies at the heart of teaching students to write or to improve their
writing?  Is it as simple as showing them how to impose order on their
ideas by explaining the mainstays of expository writing, or do we delve
into the genesis of those ideas themselves, unraveling the draft’s
fabric and upending what seemed settled in search of deeper, more
defined insights?   Or both?  If writing evolves from an interior
dialogue of question and response, can writers profit from revisiting
that process with an interested and probing conversation partner?

The method of writing center tutoring known as “non-directive” answers
/yes /to the last two questions.   Over the past 40 years, scholars of
Writing Center Theory have wrestled with issues of authority, agency,
and collaboration as they are played out in writing center work.   ENGL
474, /Writing// Center// Theory and Practice/, is at once a hands-on
practicum of how to best tutor writing and a survey of landmark essays
through which this method evolved.   Required of all tutors who work at
the English Department Writing Center, the course is open to all
students interested in the dynamics of writing instruction and peer
tutoring.

ENGL 474 runs fall quarter only, M/W 2:30 – 4:30.  Enrollment requires
an add code from the instructor, Louisa Peck.  Contact at:
peckl@u.washington.edu

* *

*Topics Covered *



Ø      *Conference dynamics*

o  goals and benefits of tutoring

o  methods of engaging with and responding to students

o  basics of non-directive tutoring

o  questioning, observing, assessing and diagnosing

o  directive vs non-directive input – continuums and tutor choices



Ø      *The experience of tutoring*

o  contrasted with teaching and editing

o  anxiety, ego, and self-assessment

o  observing, critiquing, and reviewing sessions

o  initial tutoring experiences: debriefing and discussion



Ø      *Defining the Writing Center: history and purpose*

o  Steven North: /The Idea of a Writing Center/ – defining the writing
center’s role historically in the academic community

o  writing as internalized dialogue externalized; tutoring as an
extension of the writing process; knowledge as a social artifact (among
knowledgeable peers)

o  minimalist tutoring: keeping the onus on the writer

o  collaborative tutoring: modeling and acquisition in the zone of
proximal development

o  evolving models of knowledge (external and individually held vs
contextual and socially constructed) and their implications for writing
centers (storehouse and garret models vs Burkean Parlor)



Ø      *Focus areas*

o  reading and writing: assessing and modeling reading skills

o  identifying and developing writers’ strategies/analyses/metacognitive
skills

o  Toulmin’s components of argument: claim, evidence, warrant, and
qualifications

o  ESL writers: global versus local error, continuums of directiveness

o  ESL language acquisition theories: behaviorist, innatist,
cognitivist, and interactionist

o  Significance and usefulness of error in beginning writer's texts



Ø      *Power, authority, hegemony, and the Writing Center*

o  peer tutoring: contradiction or complement?

o  power dynamics: stepping back, keeping the session alive

o  appropriate applications of tutor knowledge/authority

o  social models of literacy, tapping cultural conflicts

o  respecting student voices, intentions, and texts

o  critiquing the academic establishment: writing centers as
intellectual loci of change

o  knowledge vs acculturation: toward a post-colonial writing center



/Toward the end of the quarter, teams of students present review jams on
parts of speech, common grammatical errors, and punctuation.   We also
review such style issues as conciseness, strong verbs, and sentence
variety./

****************************************
Louisa Peck
Administrative Director
English Department Writing Center
Padelford B-12    Box # 354330
206-685-2876
http://depts.washington.edu/wcenter
****************************************

The Department of Communication is looking for a student who would
like to get COM Internship credit (2-5) this summer, who is willing to
learn about and help out with our large assortment of media equipment. The
Department has equipment like cameras from digital to HD camcorders,
digital sound recorders, lighting and sound kits.  The student would
be responsible for inventory and tracking, tutorials, basic training,
equipment reviews and sample projects.  We would provide training and
the student would have the ability to learn a lot of this equipment.

If you are interested, please email Nika Pelc pelcdv@u.washington.edu.



 

Sponsored by the UW Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM).
 
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Navigating Seattle as a Digital Media Professional
Waterfront Activities Center, UW | Wednesday, June 4, 2008 6-8pm | Free |
Refreshments Provided

This panel will explore how digital media professionals can launch or
advance their careers within the rapidly evolving Seattle entrepreneurial
ecosystem.  From school to startup, from independent content creator to
established media giants -- the discussion will focus on the career
opportunities and challenges that face today's dynamic workforce.   
Reception to follow for face-to-face social networking.

Our panel includes:

Larry W. Satterwhite, Real Networks / Independent HR Consultant
Dave Chappell, Founder, Teachstreet.com
Barry Devenney, Founder, Barry & Greg Modern Media
Jyotsna Natarajan, MCDM Graduate, Project Manager @ Amazon

Moderator: Hanson Hosein, Director, UW Digital Media Masters in
Communication
 
RSVP - Sign up on Brown Paper Tickets
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34439!
 
[Attached Image]
 
Corliss Harmer, M.A.
Counseling Services Coordinator
Master of Communication in Digital Media
University of Washington Box 353740
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-543-6745  Fax: 206-616-3762
charmer@u.washington.edu
 

  TOMORROW Gary Younge will talk on 'Generation Obama: What the new
   cohort of black politicians owe their elders and why they'd rather not
   talk about it'.

   Thomson 125, 3.30pm, Tuesday May 20
   
   Gary Younge is one of the most incisive political commentators working
   in the US today, one who examines race in the US, Europe and South
   Africa with a rare wit and complexity.  His most recent book is
   /*Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the Disunited States*/; he
   is also the author of /*No Place Like Home*.//* A Black Briton's Journey
   through the American South*/, published in 1999. New York based, he is a
   columnist and feature writer for /*The */UK's  /*Guardian*/ newspaper
   and /*The Nation*/.
   
   This promises to be a stimulating talk on an important topic, from a
   popular speaker. Don't miss it! 

I need some people to work on digital storaging and archiving.

Prof. Tony Chan
chanant@

Please join the Communication Student Diversity Committee (CSDC) for our
final two meetings of the school year.  If you were unable to come to our
first meeting, no worries.  There is still room for you!  Here are our
meeting times:
 
Friday, May 16 at 2pm in CMU 126
Friday, June 6 at 2pm in CMU 126
 
Hope to see you there!
Prof. Joseph



Ralina L. Joseph
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of American Ethnic Studies and
Women Studies
University of Washington
Box 353740
Seattle WA 98195-3740
 
 

Hello everyone,

For those of you who haven't met me, I am Amber Benson, a producer at UWTV.  I
am producing the video that will play at this year's commencement ceremony and
I'm hoping to get your help with the project.

I am in need of seniors who are willing to be interviewed and give me a couple
of quick statements about their experience at the U over the last four years.
It will be fast, it will be easy.

The goal is to shoot the interviews sometime next week - perhaps Wed. & Thur. or
Fri.  I'm hoping with the difference in class lengths on MWF & TThr that we will
be able to rope people in for even just 10 minutes.

So here is what I need from you.  1.) please let me know if you are interested
and what your availability is  2.)regardless if you are willing to be
interviewed, do you have any picture from the last four years that you would be
willing to share for possible use in the video?  3.) and do you have any friends
you think may want to participate?  If so, please forward them this email and
have them contact me.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for your help!!


Amber Benson
Associate Producer
UWTV
206-543-9925 (w)
207-409-6660 (c)

  It's time to start thinking about the Olympia Legislative Reporting
  internship.
    
  Students selected for this premier political reporting internship will cover
  Washington's 2009 legislative session, including Gov. Chris Gregoire's state
  of the state address, bill hearings, press conferences and sessions of the
  House and Senate. Most interns write 2-5 stories per week.
    
  This year, the work of Olympia interns appeared on the front page of The
  Seattle Times, the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in the
  Lewiston Tribune, the Everett Herald and on the blogs of The Oregonian and the
  Kitsap Sun. One student's work was picked up by national pundits. Last year
  one student worked for public radio.
    
  Applications will be due the fourth week in October. But to be competitive,
  students should be polishing their writing and interviewing skills now and
  lining up work at The Daily or freelancing so they will have clips for their
  applications. Students who will not have taken Mass Media Law or First
  Amendment by the end of Autumn Quarter should contact Cindy Simmons (616-3274,
  simmonsc@u.washington.edu) to see if they can sit in on classes on libel law.
  
  The internship is a full-time job for all of winter quarter. Up to 12 credits
  are available. Students are required to live in Olympia, but no car is
  required. Limited scholarship aid will be available for those with financial
  need and all interns will receive a $250 per week stipend.  
  
  Watch your UW e-mail for updates. An information session (with pizza) will be
  held at 3:30 on Tuesday, May 6 in Communications 302.  
  
  If you have questions before then, e-mail Cindy Simmons,
  simmonsc@u.washington.edu.

The Department of Communication is looking for volunteers to help with our open
house event on Saturday, April 26th.  This event is part of Washington Weekend,
and alumni will be visiting the department to participate in panel discussions
and listen to Communication professors talk about their most recent books.

As a volunteer, you will enjoy free food and receive a free t-shirt.  This is a
great opportunity for Communication majors to get to know the department, as
well as meet our amazing and accomplished alumni.

Volunteers will be needed to help set up the event, as well as help throughout
the entire day. Volunteer shifts start at 9:00am and end at 3:30 pm. Volunteers
can sign up to work from 9:00-12:30 or from 12:30-3:30. Those volunteers who
help for the entire day will receive a fabulous prize!

Please contact Jeni Ayers at ayersj@u.washington.edu with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering



 

Registration for Summer begins April 21

Registration for Autumn begins May 9

Add code requests for both Summer and Autumn for Journalism classes due by April 16.  Advising Office will close April 17 to prioritize.  Codes will be available on the 18th.

Hello Communications Students!

Would you like to volunteer and network with professional journalists and
leaders in the realm of global health? Well check out the Covering Global
Health conference put on by UW's Department of Global Health and
Department of Communication.

There are various 2 hour shifts on May 2nd and 3rd. You can get a free
t-shirt and free lunch, as well meet representatives from Seattle
Biomedical Research Institute, PATH, Fred Hutch, International Reporting
Project at Johns Hopkins, and many others. If you are interested please
send an e-mail to ekatet@u.washington.edu after selecting a shift from
the attached document. The conference's website
is: http://cgh.washington.edu/index.html. Thank you!!!


Katerina Tsybouleva
Covering Global Health Intern
UW Department of Communications
ekatet@u.washington.edu

Crispin Thurlow
“Pedants, Prudes and Perjurers:
The Misrepresentation of Language in the Media”

Wednesday, April 16, 3:30-5:00
Communications Building Room 126
Refreshments

This presentation is organized around my long-standing interest in metalanguage and, more recently, media commentary in which language, languages and language-related issues are thematized.  From the perspective of Critical Discourse Studies, everyday metalanguage reveals both the performative enactment of language in people’s beliefs about language, as well as the discursive production of difference/inequality through the policing of the speakers of language/s.  In the case of the media, metalinguistic analyses also expose the fabrication of “news” by journalists who, as professional language workers,  are unusually invested in the deployment and regulation of words.  I will draw together for the first time thereof my studied that examine “language
ideology” at play: research exploring the devaluing of local languages in
television holiday programs; the print media’s negative portrayal of young
people’s new media discourse; and the typographic, linguistic and ideological
choices made by news story tellers in their efforts to describe the supposedly
unmentionable – specifically, taboo words and taboo body parts.

Professor Thurlow received his Ph.D. in Language and Communication from the
University of Wales.  He is co-author of “Computer Mediated Communication:
Social Interaction and the Internet” (2004), “Tourism Discourse: The
Language of Global Mobility” (2008), and co-editor of “Talking Adolescence:
Perspectives on Communication in the Teenage Years” (2005).

Dear Students,

This quarter (Spring) I will start working on a research project about the
conception, evolution and cultural/economic/political significance of the
Starbucks brand and logo. In the long-term, I plan to combine a formal/semiotic
analysis of the brand/logo with ethnographic interviews with designers and
corporate brand managers as well as research about different manifestations and
uses of the logo in the city and consumer/popular culture (e.g. in social
movements that oppose corporate globalism).

If you are interested in helping me set up this study, I can offer independent
study credit through Communication (through Prof. Thurlow) together with the
opportunity for you to become part of an original research project and be fully
acknowledged for your contribution upon presentation/
publication.

If you sign up (for at least 2 credits and up to 5 credits), you will learn
about:

- visual semiotics literature and research/analysis methods
- the relationship between cultural/visual production and globalization
- fieldwork methods for critical cultural research
- how to 'use' the city and everyday material culture as sites for social
research

I also think that you will have fun :-).

I will only be able to accommodate two students for this study and Spring
quarter is going to be my very last quarter at the UW, so please let me know
asap if you are interested in participating.

Best,
giorgia

Giorgia Aiello
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communication
Teaching/Research Assistant, Comparative History of Ideas
2006 - 2007 Graduate School Dissertation Fellow in the Humanities and Social
Sciences
University of Washington
Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Web: http://students.washington.edu/giorgia

giorgia@u.washington.edu

Launch meeting
COMMUNICATION STUDENT DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Wednesday 23 April, 2008

Communications Building 126

5:15 pm to 7:00 pm (pizza and refreshments)

The Department of Communication would like to work with undergraduate and
graduate students to create a student-driven, student-oriented committee
which addresses the particular needs and concerns of our students who may
be marginalized by institutional systems (like the university) because of
their race/ethnicity, their sexuality, their age, their disability, their
nationality, their class status or their gender. If you are a
Communication student who knows first-hand what this feels like, please
come and join the faculty Diversity Committee (Professors Ceccarelli,
Fearn-Banks, Joseph and Thurlow) to help us launch the Communication
Student Diversity Committee and to discuss the kinds of issues and
experiences which this committee should engage with and help support.


********************************************************************************

Ralina L. Joseph
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of American Ethnic Studies and
Women Studies
University of Washington
Box 353740
Seattle WA 98195-3740
rljoseph@

We will be taking add code requests for both Summer & Autumn beginning April 7.  Forms will be due back in 118 on April 16.  We will close on April 17th to prioritize.  

Add codes will be for Journalism classes only.  All other classes are first-come, first served.  If you want any of Kathleen Fearn-Banks' 359, you will need to contact her (not now - during the add code time).  Her class is strictly for students interested in PR.

Mike Henderson’s is the regular class which incorporates many different facets of writing – news writing, PR, interviews, magazine articles, advertising, TV news stories, resumes, etc.  There are no add codes for this class.

359 is for COM majors only (NOT open to Journalism majors)


Summer registration begins on April 21.

Autumn registration begins on May 9.

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We will be doing add code requests for BOTH quarters beginning April 7; forms are due back by April 16.  We will close the office on the 17th to prioritize.  

The only class that requires an add codes for Summer is: 362 (for Journalism majors who have finished 360 & 361)

The classes that require add codes for Autumn are: 360, 361, 362, 460, 463

All these courses are for Journalism majors only.  360, 361 & 362 have to be taken sequentially; you have to have finished 361 to be eligible for 460 or 463.

*****The ONLY (repeat ONLY) way you get into these classes is with an add code, which you request in CMU 118 during the appropriate time period.  We will close the office Oct. 31 & the morning of Nov. 1 to prioritize & the codes will be available to pick up whenever the door opens, either on Nov. 1 in the afternoon or on the morning of the 2nd.

We prioritize by senior majors.  That means that those with the greatest number of credits will be at the top of the list.

If you fill out a form requesting a code, the way you find out if you got one is you come back in here & pick up your form.  The code will be written on the form. 

If you don't get a code, you go on a wait list in case someone relinquishes a code.  Then I start at the top of the list & work my way down.  I will contact you by email.  We don't overload these classes.

For the internship (395) & 498 or 499, you come in here & get the forms & fill them out & I will give you an add code. 

See: http://www.washington.edu/students/
for your registration date.

University of Washington Libraries Research Awards for Undergraduates 2008

Now in its fifth year, the University of Washington Libraries Undergraduate
Research Awards program enables students to submit research papers to a
faculty/librarian review panel for the opportunity to win over $11,000 in prize
money. Papers will be grouped in various categories:  Senior Thesis/Honors
Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis, and Non-Senior.

Last year almost 80 papers were judged, a significant increase over 2006.
Entries to the UW Libraries Undergraduate Awards have grown each year since its
inception. Interest has also mounted among faculty. Basia Belza, UW Professor of
Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems observed: "There is a phenomenal amount
of stellar work that is crafted by our students and they each deserve
recognition."

This innovative program has grown so much that other universities have begun to
take notice, making inquiries to the UW Libraries in order to start their own
undergraduate awards competitions.

The Friends of the UW Libraries and the Allen Foundation generously furnished
the funding for the 2008 University of Washington Libraries Research Awards for
Undergraduates.

For more information write: libaward@u.washington.edu  or see:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/researchAward/

The Department of Communication is looking for a student who would like toget COM Internship credit, from 2-5 credits, this spring, summer, or fall,who is willing to learn about and help out with our large assortment ofmedia equipment. The Department has equipment like cameras from digital toHD camcorders, digital sound recorders, lighting and sound kits. Thestudent would be responsible for inventory and tracking, tutorials, basictraining, equipment reviews and sample projects. We would provide trainingand the student would have the ability to learn a lot of this equipment. 

If you are interested, please email Nika Pelc pelcdv@u.washington.edu.

(TC courses count for COM electives.)


TC is teaching a summer course that quite interdisciplinary. So, I thought I
would encourage all of you to inform your students about this opportunity. The
course is emergent functions in metaphor, as they apply to issues like rhetoric,
human-computer interaction, usability, etc. Please see the course flyer
attached.

Gian Bruno
Academic Adviser
Dept. of Technical Communication, UW
Phone: 206.543.1798
Email: gbruno@u.washington.edu
14B Loew Hall

deadline April 21

University of Washington -  Department Of Communication
 
Application for Rome Program
Winter Quarter 2009

UW Department of Communication
Study Abroad Program in Rome, Italy
Winter Quarter 2009

Applications are invited for the Communication Rome Program during Winter Quarter 2009, which will be based at the UW Rome Center for the sixth consecutive year. Students will earn a total of 15 UW credits, 10 of them in Communication. 

Participants will gain significant skills through living in a different culture, speaking a foreign language, and experiencing firsthand the excitement of Rome, wellspring of Western civilization and culture. There will be excursions to relevant sites in Rome and other parts of Italy. Students often make their own travel plans to other parts of Europe over weekends.

Professor Anthony Giffard, the Program Director, will teach a five-credit course (COM 425/EURO 425). This course will examine communications media and information society policy in the context of changing cultural, economic, political and technological developments in the European Union. 

Dr. Lisa Coutu will teach a five-credit course (COM 478), in which you will learn key concepts and theories in the field of intercultural communication and improve your intercultural interaction skills to benefit both work and travel. 
Dr. Susan Sanders, a Rome-based instructor, will teach the course on Roman Civilization. Her lectures will take place on-site at important museums, art galleries, churches, and architectural and archeological locations.   That course, together with lessons in Italian from a language school, Italiaidea, will count for five credits of European Studies (EURO 490) that can be used for distribution requirements.

The UW Rome Center provides a scholarly workplace in the city's historic district, offering outstanding facilities for academic programs from a wide variety of departments. The Center is located in the Palazzo Pio, a 17th Century palace built on the ruins of the ancient Theater of Pompey. It overlooks the lively, colorful Campo dei Fiori, site of Rome's largest daily flower and produce market, and is within easy walking distance of the most important monuments in Rome, such as the Vatican and the Roman Forum. Students have accommodations in completely furnished apartments in the vicinity. 

Participants pay their regular UW tuition fees that cover the 10 Communication credits, plus a program fee that pays for the Roman Civilization and the Italian language courses,   their accommodations, excursions, and admission to sites we visit. They also pay their own airfare to Rome and back, and their food and entertainment expenses. The program fee likely will be about $4,500, but may change as a result of the dollar/euro exchange rate. (The UW calculates that it costs an undergraduate student a total of about $5,000 a quarter to study on the Seattle campus.)

Any UW student may apply, with Communication majors getting priority.  
Contacts: 
Prof. Anthony Giffard, Program Director (giffard@u.washington.edu)
Dr. Lisa Coutu (coutu@u.washington.edu)
Diana Smith, Program Coordinator (monet@u.washington.edu)

For more information about the UW Rome center see this Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/roma/about/index.html
 
 To be considered for the program, you must submit a complete application consisting of:

•	This program application form.
•	Two letters of recommendation from UW faculty or instructors familiar with your academic work. Recommendations should be picked up from the recommenders and delivered to the program director or program instructor with your complete application packet.  The letter should arrive in a sealed envelope with the signature of the recommender on the envelope's back seal. Guidelines for recommenders can be found at the end of this document.
•	An official and current UW transcript, and transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended. 
•	Statement of Purpose  (Please attach).
In no more than two pages, typed and double-spaced, please write a statement indicating your background and qualifications for study and living abroad, your reasons for choosing this program or exchange, and the projected benefits of this experience to your course of study and long-term plans. Include any other information you feel is relevant to your application. 
•	A brief statement in your own words of how you plan to finance your foreign study experience.


 
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
 International Programs and Exchanges


  	
	  								
						
				
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The University of Washington provides equal opportunity in education without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University of Washington policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulation.

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I certify that this information is correct and complete. I understand that should I be accepted to a UW sponsored study abroad program or exchange, I am subject to the UW Student Code of Conduct while abroad and the conduct rules of the program or host institution I am attending. Code of Conduct information is available at: http://www.washington.edu/students/handbook/conduct.html

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 These documents must be submitted together by April 21 to one of the following:

Prof. Anthony Giffard		Dr. Lisa Coutu			Diana Smith
Program Director			Program Instructor 		Program Coordinator
Dept. of Communication 		Dept. of Communication 		Dept. of Communication
Box 353740				Box 353740				Box 353740
giffard@u.washington.edu		coutu@u.washington.edu		monet@u.washington.edu	
 

RECOMMENDATION GUIDELINES


To the recommender:

The student requesting an application from you is an applicant to an international program sponsored by the University of Washington, which involves a full schedule of academic work while abroad. Participants must be highly motivated, emotionally mature, and able to adapt easily to people with different social and cultural backgrounds. Your candid appraisal of this student is greatly appreciated enabling us to determine the applicant's suitability for this program or exchange. The following are guidelines to assist you in composing your recommendation letter. We thank you in advance for your cooperation, time, and honest evaluation.

1.	In what capacity and for how long have you known the applicant?
2.	Please assess the quality and level of the student’s academic work. List strengths and/or weaknesses as appropriate.
3.	Please comment on how the student relates to other people such as faculty members and peers indicating his or her interpersonal maturity.
4.	If possible, how would you judge this student’s ability to adjust easily to new or changing situations/environments?
5.	Note: If you are this student’s foreign language instructor, please evaluate his or her foreign language ability.
6.	Please include any other comments as necessary.

Your recommendation must be submitted in a sealed envelope directly to the student.  Please sign the back seal. 

You are invited:

 Please join us at Microsoft Studios for a demonstration and
hands-on-time with the Iconix, the  world’s smallest High Def
camera.

If you have seen Ocean’s 13 or Dr. Doolittle or CSI, you have
seen the work of this amazing camera.

When:                  Thursday, March 13th     
                    2:30-3:30 Presentation, followed by open house
until 5:30 P.M.


Where:                 Microsoft Studios (Bld 127)               
4420 148th Avenue N.E.   Redmond, WA 98052   

    Tentatively scheduled for Stage C / confirm at front desk

  
[Copy of Iconix Logo PMS 541 Master Art]
 
 About Iconix

 Iconix Video, Inc. develops high performance, high functionality
and small form factor POV (point-of-view) HD cameras for use in
broadcast, Digital Cinema, 3D productions, tele-teaching,
tele-presence and medical and scientific applications.. The
company’s first product, the HD-RH1 remote head camera system, is
the only 3 CCD camera of its size, weight, versatility, and
performance that rivals ENG, EFP and HD studio level cameras at a
fraction of the cost. Iconix Video was founded in 2003, and is
based in Santa Barbara, Calif

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Iconix utilizes the same capture technology as existing HD camera
systems and interchangeably support all three major formats 720p,
1080i, and 1080p at frame rates of 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60
frames-per-second, in addition to PAL and NTSC.   And the HD-RH1 is
one of the lowest noise HD cameras on the market today.   There are
retractable push knobs on the front panel that allow you to adjust
gain, black and white balance, color as well as three user
assignable presets in files A, B and C.  The back panel has SDI,
DVI-D and analog outputs, along with genlock capability to all HD
and SD bi-level and tri-level synch signals.  Lens and iris control
are also available on the panel and can be controlled by menu along
with programmable gamma functions and electronic shutter
enhancements.

 Who will be presenting:

 Bruce Long
Prior to becoming CEO of Iconix Video in Q4 of 2007, Bruce Long
served as National Lampoon’s COO in a consulting capacity
throughout 2006, and then assumed the position of President and COO
in 2007 continuing to oversee all aspects of National Lampoon's
production, distribution, and network operations.

Long joined National Lampoon from Technicolor Creative Services,
where since 2001, he was Executive Vice President of Strategic
Planning and Business Development. Long oversaw global technology
development, corporate acquisition and integration as he grew the
company from $60M to $500M+. While he was there he also developed
and co-authored a patent for the Viper Camera digital capture
work-flow process and handled the development and integration of
new services for asset management and digital distribution
platforms including mobile, Internet, digital cinema and digital
capture based feature post-production.

Charles Rotbart

Charles Rotbart, Executive VP, has been with Iconix Video since
2004 and is in charge of Business Development.  Charles has
overseen the growth and expansion of Iconix Video since the
introduction of the world’s smallest High Def camera in 2004. 
Iconix Video was the first HD Point of View camera in the world and
continues to lead the market.  The camera has been used in movies
such as Ocean’s 13 and Dr Doolittle; Television dramas like CSI,
Las Vegas; Sports including Super Bowl, World Cup Soccer, NASCAR,
Final Four; Outdoor programs for National Geographic and Discovery
.  These are just a few of a very long list.

Beth Horton
In her 20 years as a Camera Assistant, Beth Horton has worked with
top film makers such as Directors Jonathan Demme, Stephens Frears &
Craig Brewer; Cinematographers Conrad Hall, Steven Goldblatt & Tak
Fujimoto and on movies such as Beloved, The Green Mile, Sister Act
2, That Thing You Do (directed by Tom Hanks) and An Inconvenient
Truth - along with countless commercials and music videos. A
graduate of UW, Seattle in Documentary Production, she started her
career as a technician at Clairmont Camera in Los Angeles.
Beth is excited about the new possibilities HD Video brings to the
world of cinematography and visual production.

 www.IconixVideo.com


For further information about the demonstration day, contact
Virginia Lynn  vlynn@microsoft.com

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Driving Direction To MS Studios From Anywhere
4420 148th Ave NE Redmond, Wa. 98052

From SeaTac Airport:
•	Follow signs to Freeways. This will put you on East 518.
•	Follow signs to I-5 and I-405.
•	Take North I-405 -Renton Exit (center lane).
•	Continue North on I-405 past Renton and Bellevue, approx. 14 miles. 
•	Take East Highway 520-Redmond exit until you come to 148th Ave NE exit, (there are 2 exits for 148th -it will be the second exit under the overpass).
•	Follow 148th Ave NE-North until you come to 40th Street (using 40th street as a landmark only) continue north on 148th about one block. 
•	You will see a Fire Station on your left and a VFW Hall on your right, MS Studios is next to the VFW Hall.

From Seattle:
•	Take I-5 to Highway 520 (Bellevue/Kirkland).
•	Go East on Highway 520 over the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge.
•	Stay on the Highway 520 as it begins to curve North through the Bellevue area. 
•	You will pass the 124th street exit and the pass the first 148th street exit (going south).
•	You will take the second 148th street exit (going north).
•	Turn right at the top of the exit (going north).
•	This will put you on 148th Ave NE.
•	Go North on 148th Ave for about 1-1/2 miles.
•	MS Studios (Bldg. 127) will be on your right hand side across the street from the Fire Station and next door to the VFW building.

From Bellevue And Cities South Of Bellevue:
•	Take Highway 405 North to Highway 520 East (Redmond).
•	You will get off at the 2nd 148th street exit (going north).
•	Turn right at the top of the exit (going north) - this will put you on 148th Ave NE.
•	Go North on 148th Ave for about 1-1/2 miles.
•	MS Studios (Bldg. 127) will be on your right hand side across the street from the Fire Station and next door to the VFW building.

From Everett, Lynwood, Bothell, Woodinville And Cities North Of Bellevue:
•	Take Highway 405 South to the NE 70th Place Exit, Turn right at the light - this will take you up and back over the freeway.
•	Stay on NE 70th (which is also called Old Redmond Road) to 148th Ave NE.
•	Turn right on 148th Ave NE (going south).
•	Go to NE 51st St. and Turn left.
•	Get in the right lane and turn right on 150th Ave NE.
•	You will pass Nintendo, about ½ mile down MS Studios (Bldg. 127) will be on your right hand side.  The building is slightly green in color.
•	Turn right into the parking lot and park near the south side of the building (Lobby side).

Driving Direction To MSStudios From Seatac Airport

?	Follow signs to Freeways. This will put you on East 518.
?	Follow signs to I-5 and I-405.
?	Take North I-405 -Renton Exit (center lane).
?	Continue North on I-405 past Renton and Bellevue, approx. 14 miles then
?	Take East Highway 520-Redmond exit until you come to 148th Ave NE exit, (there are 2 exits for 148th -it will be the second exit under the overpass).
?	Follow 148th Ave NE-North until you come to 40th Street (using 40th street as a landmark only) continue north on 148th about one block. 
?	You will see a Fire Station on your left and a VFW Hall on your right, MSStudios is next to the VFW Hall.

4420 148th Ave NE Redmond, Wa. 98052

The Center for Communication and Civic Engagement is looking for 3-5
undergrads to assist us in analyzing websites aimed at increasing civic and
political participation among young people. Duties will involve assessing
web site features and text according to pre-set criteria which we will
specify. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in gaining
experience in Communication research or Internet research, or who is
considering graduate study in either of these fields. 

Please contact Deen Freelon (dfreelon@u) and Chris Wells (cfwells@gmail.com) if you are interested or would like more info.

 I am doing my book research on Alexander Pantages, the Greek immigrant who
 rose  to great prominence in the movie business in the 1920s. I need some
 research  assistance to look at newspaper accounts from the era and also regard  movie  business practices then.

Dr. Taso Lagos
 taso@

 I am looking for a student who will assist in researching content of
major daily newspapers for the past five years.  A journalism student would
be prepared to do this, but I'd be open to others as well.

******************************************
Roger Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication
Dart Professor of Journalism and Trauma
University of Washington
Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195-3740
206-543-0405; Fax 206-543-9285
newsboy@

 I'd like you to do library research and
 
 1. find articles on Asian cybercrime in S. Korea, Philippines, Malaysia,
 and later on China, HK/Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore,
 
 2. find out how Asian crime and Asian cybercrime impacts on Canada and the
 US.
 
 Send me the articles electronically, especially from proquest, lexis
 nexis,
 newspapers like the  Toronto Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, NY Times,
 Washington Post, etc.).
 
 If books, send me titles with full citations.
 
 If PPts, send me them as well. See attached for an example of PPt.
 
 Cybercrime means internet crime- crime though the internet.
 
contact Prof. Chan - chanant@ 

In order to participate in any of the commencement ceremonies, you will need to sign up for them

The Dept of COM ceremony is June 12 at 6:30 PM in the HUB ballroom.  To sign up for this, either come into 118 & fill out a form or go to:
http://www.com.washington.edu/program/graduation/

To participate in the big graduation in Husky Stadium on June 14, go to: 
http://uwnews.org/Uwnews/Sites/commencement/home.asp?sm=236&1

This site will tell you all about caps, gowns, tickets, everything you need to know!

If you want to walk in commencement (either or both the COM Dept's or the
big one in Husky Stadium), you need to apply to do that.  

For the departmental one, we have forms now in 118 that you can fill out or you can go to the website (www.com.washington.edu) & fill it out online. 

There is no way to apply for the big one yet, but you can see their web site at:
http://uwnews.org/Uwnews/Sites/commencement/home.asp?sm=236&1
(This will give you information on what is involved.)

Our ceremony will be on Thursday evening, June 12, at 6:30 pm in the Hub
ballroom.  The big one will be in Husky stadium on June 14 (Sat.), at noon.

Applying to graduate - if you are graduating this quarter, & you haven't
applied to do so, you need to apply NOW! (If you have GSP, you've done it.)

If you are graduating in June, Aug., or Dec., you can apply now & get GSP
(graduating senior priority) for your last 2 quarters at the UW.  You apply
with David or Sharon, so you need to make an appointment.