from: Victoria Sprang - vsprang@uw.edu
 
Hello,
 
Are you interested in serving with a fantastic and fun group of alumni as
the student representative for the Communication Alumni Board?  The
membership consists of about a dozen alumni and their primary activities
center around two important Department events: Professional Development
Month and the annual spring auction. The group meets six times per year and
the event planning committees schedule additional meetings as needed. The
board meetings are on Monday nights in the Communications building and run
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The student rep. must be able to attend all of the
meetings and must be a junior or senior (with an anticipated 2013 graduation
date).
 
If you are interested, please email your resume to Victoria Sprang:
vsprang@uw.edu no later than June 30, 2012.
 
Victoria Sprang
 
Alumni Relations Manager
 
UW Department of Communication
 
Box 353740 | Seattle, WA 98195
 
206-724-3580
 
twitter.com/v_sprang
 
linkedin.com/in/victoriasprang
 
facebook.com/uwcommunication

The Department of Communication is looking for energetic and enthusiastic
event volunteers to help with our annual Graduation Celebration. Our
departmental graduation is on Thursday, June 7, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in
the Quad, and we need volunteers to help with a wide array of tasks.
 
Those of you who participated in previous years know that this is a great
event. It's a nice time to celebrate the department and our students.
Included is a list of event positions we need to fill. Ideally, all
volunteers will be ready to begin at 10am and will be available throughout
the event, until 3:30pm.
 
1. SET UP (10:00-11:30 a.m.) This includes setting up welcome tables,
balloons, signs, refreshment tables and food, chairs, reserved seating, and
prepping the stage.
 
2. LINE UP DUTIES (11:45-12:30) We need people to help our faculty and
graduating class (includes PhD, MA, MC, MCDM and BA candidates) line up
before the event and move from the holding rooms (CMU126 and 104) to the
Quad to their designated seating area when the event begins.
 
3. GREETING and SEATING DUTIES (12:30-1:00) Greet the family and friends of
our graduating class.This job also includes seating guests, and helping
special guests find reserved seating.
 
5. MARSHALS (1:00-3:00) During the event we will need marshals to help get
students up to the stage and back to their seats.
 
6. CLEAN UP (3:00-3:30)
 
Volunteers will be expected to attend an orientation meeting (date TBA). For
your dedication and enthusiasm you will get the chance to win a $50 gift
card to the U Bookstore!
 
If you are interested, please send a brief description (2-3 sentences) of
your event experience to Erika Samson, Graduation Volunteer Manager, at
samsonej@uw.edu.

We will give COM elective credits for this.  

AUTUMN 2012 Course: FRENCH 224/JSIS A 224 (5 credits; I&S/VLPA)
Culture and Media (SLN 14201; 15614)

The First New Media: The “Printing Revolution”
and its Cultural, Social, and Political Impacts

Prof. Geoffrey Turnovsky
MW 10:30-11:50 (with quiz sections on Fridays) CMU120

An 1894 story in Scribner’s prophesied the “end of books” and their replacement by
“phonography.” If the prediction seems outlandish today, the sentiment that books are becoming obsolete has only gotten stronger. Yet before being threatened with extinction by “new media,” print was new media. Its appearance in 15th-century Europe transformed society in ways equivalent to how digital media is changing our world today.

This course introduces students to the “Printing Revolution,” and its impacts
on politics, society and culture in France and Europe. Topics include:

* The technology of the printing press
* Politics of the press: censorship,
intellectual freedom, and public opinion
* Intellectual property, and evolving ideals
of authorship and originality
* The effects of growing literacy and new
reading habits on society

The concepts forged in the age of print continue to shape our interactions with media today, even as the “old” forms adapt to technological change -- think of how we use terms like “book” and “pages” to organize information in the virtual world. Using a mix of primary and secondary texts from the middle ages to now, and with visits to Special Collections in Suzzallo, we’ll contemplate how familiar notions like the book, the author, originality, freedom of the press, copyright, literacy, etc., first took shape, and how they orient us in the new media environment.

For more information, contact Geoffrey Turnovsky (gt2@uw.edu)

Re: upcoming networking event for those students interested in pursuing a career
in public relations.
  
Announcement:
  
Want to know more about Edelman? Interested in working with clients such as
Microsoft, Xbox and Juniper? 

Join Edelman employees and our recruiters for
happy hour at Rob Roy this Thursday, April 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. This is a
great opportunity for soon-to-be grads and those interested in possible
career at Edelman! To attend, RSVP at eventbrite:http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3215434451?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=e
mail&utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_term=eventurl_text.
 
 (Rob Roy is at 2332 2nd Avenue  Seattle, WA 98121) 

Amanda B. Nguyen
 
Edelman Digital | Seattle
 
T: (206) 505-6550 C: (503) 750- 4844 E: amanda.nguyen@edelman.com
 
www.edelmandigital.com
 

Upcoming Video Workshop Series
 
Part 1: Shooting Video   Friday, April 20th 1-5pm  CMU 302   Register at
http://videoshooting.eventbrite.com
 
Part 2: Editing Video   Friday, April 27th 1-5pm  CMU 302   Register at
http://videoediting.eventbrite.com 
 
What?s the mostly widely spoken language in the world? 
 
Video.
 
Whether you're in PR, business, the nonprofit sector, or journalism (or
you're just dreaming of YouTube fame) skills in shooting, editing and
posting video to the web are increasingly vital.
 
This two part workshop will teach you those skills, whether you've never
picked up a video camera in your life, or you're looking to hone the skills
you already have.
 
In session 1, participants will learn to shoot with prosumer HD cameras.
You?ll find out the secrets of composing and lighting beautiful shots,
anticipating action and recording interviews.
 
In session 2, you?ll learn to edit your video in Abode Premiere Pro, cutting
together compelling sequences and adding visual effects. You?ll also learn to
export your video and upload it to the web.
 
Workshop will include one hour open lab time to try out what you learn.
Targeted toward Communciation and Journalism students, but open to all UW
students, staff and faculty.
 
 
 
 
Alex Stonehill
Program Director
The Common Language Project
University of Washington, Dept of Communication
206.403.3933
www.clpmag.org
www.facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
www.twitter.com/clpAlex

Internship Thursdays are here.
 
 
 
Every quarter the Department of Communication hosts local companies offering
internships to Communication students. This is your chance for a one-on-one
interview with the hiring manager and a guaranteed look at your resume.
 
 
 
Hours of operation are 10: a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in CMU 102E
 
 
 
Sign up here for a 10 minute session: http://bit.ly/InternshipThursdays
 
 
 
Joining us for spring quarter 2012:
 
 
 
4/19  Media Skills Training
 
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to work with Communication alum
Lorraine Howell, an award-winning author and instructor. This is primarily a
marketing internship.
 
 
 
5/3 Abercrombie & Fitch
 
Join Fed Parrera and his team in promoting the Abercrombie & Fitch brand
through PR and marketing efforts. Several Communication students have turned
their internships here into fabulous jobs!
 
 
 
5/10 Weber Shandwick
 
This is a unique chance to talk one-on-one with a representative of one of
the largest and most respected PR houses in Seattle. Many of our Comm grads
got their start at Weber Shandwick and are now superstar PR professionals.
 
 
 
5/17 Comcast Arena
 
Learn event planning from one of the busiest venues in the Pacific
Northwest.  Roller Derby, Hockey, Indoor Football, Concerts, Home Shows ?
you name it and you?ll learn it!
 
 
 
5/24 ACLU
 
Have you ever wondered about communications work in the nonprofit sector?
This is your chance. The ACLU of WA was formed in 1931 by a UW student. You
won?t be looking for things to do in this office. Communication is their
business.
 
 
 
 
 
For questions, contact:
 
Victoria Sprang
 
Alumni Relations Manager
 
UW Department of Communication
 
CMU 102A
 
vsprang@uw.edu
 
206-724-3580
 
twitter.com/v_sprang
 
linkedin.com/in/victoriasprang
 
facebook.com/uwcommunication

The Department of Communication is looking for energetic and enthusiastic
event volunteers to help with our annual spring fundraiser event! On April
26 we will host a silent and live auction to help fund experiences for
students outside the classroom (for example, internships and studying
abroad).
 
The event is on the evening of April 26 and the volunteer shift lasts from
4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (no exceptions).
 
Jobs include:
Set up and clean up
Guest registration
Auction runners
Auction spotters
Photographer of Dubs with guests (this person will ideally have photography
experience)
Gathering information on guests who take pictures with Dubs
Greeting guests
Totaling silent auction items
Bundling auction items
 
Volunteers will be expected to attend an orientation meeting (date TBA) and
to work the event from 4:00 until 9:00 PM on April 26. For your dedication
and enthusiasm we promise you an event t-shirt, free food, lots of fun on
event night, and the chance to win a gift card to the U Bookstore!
 
If you are interested, please send a brief description (2-3 sentences) of
your event experience to Kiera Warren at kwarren008@gmail.com.
 
For more information on the event, visit:
http://com.uw.edu/transforming/

The Daily offers a curriculum for new writers/designers/photographers asprerequisite of employment. 

Come to our information session on Friday March 30, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in CMU104 to ask questions, pick up an application and learn more about thecurriculum.

 If you have any more questions, feel free to email development@dailyuw.com  And RSVP to the facebook event which also has the link to the application:http://www.facebook.com/events/386220124735418/

Joon Yi
Development Editor
The Daily of the University of Washington
Newsroom: (206) 543-2700
Cell: (425) 773-6203 
development@dailyuw.com

 
 
Department of Communication Media Equipment Internship
 
Location: CMU 318G
 
 
 
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.  Students receive credit for this internship.  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, or 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.  No previous experience is
necessary.
 
 
 
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, pelc@uw.edu.
 

Bennett 
 
We are looking for two students to help with coding twitter streams form the
occupy protests.
 
Our research project is looking for media savvy students who want to do
research.  Learn coding skills and help us recognize the different types of
media sites that are linked in tweets by occupy protesters.
 
5 credits - grade or cr/nc
 
Contact Professor Lance Bennett for an interview
 
lbennett@uw.edu
 
Lance Bennett
 
Professor of Political Science and 
Ruddick C. Lawrence Professor of Communication
 
University of Washington, Seattle, USA 
 
Director, Center for Communication & Civic Engagement
  www.engagedcitizen.org
 
http://www.com.washington.edu/faculty/bennett.html  

"Becoming Citizens: Engaging Youth in Politics"

Seminar and Internship Program

Help young citizens engage in their communities. Learn how digital media and positive group experiences can help teens develop effective political voices.

In this seminar/internship, UW student interns will help students in Seattle schools develop civic engagement skills. As a Becoming Citizens intern, you will have the opportunity to help Seattle area middle and high school students implement a hands-on, community issue curriculum. Participants will receive 5 credits and should plan about 15 hours per week for the program. The 15 hours include the weekly seminar meeting (Tuesdays from 4.30 to 6.20 pm). In the seminars, you will be trained and prepared to work with young people and discuss the latest scholarship on youth political engagement.

In the internships, you will be placed in Seattle schools to help facilitate civic engagement projects. Becoming Citizens interns also support Puget Sound Off, a digital youth commons to connect teens and help them take action on events and issues that matter in their communities. Through participation in these initiatives, you will help young people develop better communication skills and raise their public voice.

This program is sponsored by the UW Center for Communication, directed by Prof. Lance Bennett and supervised by Political Science graduate student Caterina Rost. Internships are coordinated and approved by the Seattle Metro YMCA. The internship credits are sponsored by Prof. Bennett, and are offered as cr/nc.

Attendance is required at an orientation for interested students on Friday March 2 at 4 pm Room 126 Communications Building. Please indicate your interest in attending, and direct any questions to Caterina Rost: crost@uw.edu. You can go to the Becoming Citizens website to learn more at: http://ccce.com.washington.edu/projects/becomingCitizens.html.

I hope you can join us on March 2  an Internship Fair featuring local
companies looking for interns. Here is your chance for some face time with
the people who hire!
 
The event is in CMU 126 beginning at 1 p.m.
 
To sign up and see a list of companies, go to: http://bit.ly/InternFair12
 
 
 
Victoria Sprang
Alumni Relations Manager
UW Department of Communication
Box 353740 | Seattle, WA 98195
 
206-724-3580
 
twitter.com/v_sprang
 
linkedin.com/in/victoriasprang
 
facebook.com/uwcommunication
 
vsprang@uw.edu
 
 
 
 

Assoc. for Women in COM - NOT just for women!
 
From: Laila Zayan 
 
AWC are hosting a work- site tour at the Bill and Melinda Gates 
Foundation.
 
On Friday February 24th, AWC will be hosting a Work Site Tour at the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation! This is a great opportunity for anyone
interested in seeing what it is like to work there or is just interested in
seeing how a company this large functions behind closed doors.
 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated
private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is
"driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family".The primary aims
of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme
poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to
information technology.
 
Details:
 
When: Friday 2/24 at 3 p.m. (based on the number of RSVP's, transportation
from UW to the Foundation may be provided)
Where: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 500 5th Ave North, Seattle.
The tour will be approximately one hour long.
 
PLEASE RSVP TO laila1290@gmail.com by 4 p.m. on Wednesday February 22nd with
your full name included in the email.
 
This is a great opportunity so don't miss out!
 
--
Laila Zayan
BA Communication and Near Eastern Studies 
University of Washington 
Boeing BCA Business Process Management
425.442.9687

The Department will be hosting Susan Douglas the week of 13 Feb as this quarter's Stice Lecturer. Dr. Douglas is the Chair of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan and a scholar of many stripes. She is most well-known for her work on gender representations in the media as well as media history and technology.
 
Her visit to campus will involve two large lectures to which everyone is invited. I encourage you to promote both among your undergraduates, and have appended abstracts and attached to this email the posters for her visit.
 
If you would like to have Susan Douglas visit your class or if you'd like some one-on-one time with her (she will have an office here that week), please let me know by this Friday with specifics. We are allocating her time on campus across seven units, and will try to accommodate requests to the best of our ability.
 
Tuesday, 14 Feb, 3:30p in Kane 210
Stice Lecture: "The rise of enlightened sexism: How pop culture took us from girl power to girls gone wild"
 
Today we once again have ?a problem with no name??meaning that millions of young women?the girl power generation?have been told that they can do or be anything, yet they also know their most important task is to be slim, ?hot,? and non-threatening to men. Susan Douglas chronicles the rise of Enlightened Sexism, a new, subtle, sneaky form of sexism that seems to
accept?even celebrate?female achievements on the surface, but is really about repudiating feminism and keeping women, especially young women, in their place. Her book examines the widening gap between the images of women in the media and the everyday lives of girls and women in the United States. NPR called Enlightened Sexism ?brilliant, insightful and funny? and
Publisher?s Weekly described it as ?a sharp-witted polemic against the media?s stereotyping of females and feminism.?
 
Wednesday, 15 Feb, 3:30p in CMU 120
Scheidel Lecture: "Starstruck: The explosion of celebrity journalism and corrosion of the nightly news since 9/11"
 
This lecture will analyze the rise of celebrity culture since the turn of the century and the concomitant decline in international and hard news on television, and place these twin phenomena within the broader context of the aftermath of 9/11. The talk will document these trends, and note especially the gendered and demographic dynamics that have fueled and are reinforced by them. The talk will consider the role of national politics and media consolidation in contributing to this state of affairs, and will also ask whether we are, as a result, experiencing increased ethnocentrism and parochialism in our culture as a result.
 
 
Patricia Moy
 
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Patricia Moy
 
Christy Cressey Professor of Communication
Adjunct Professor of Political Science
 
University of Washington
Department of Communication, Box 353740
Seattle, WA 98195
 
(v) 1 206 543 9676
(f) 1 206 616 3762
(e) pmoy@uw.edu
 
Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Bibliographies Online: Communication
http://aboutobo.com/communication/
 
Associate Editor, Public Opinion Quarterly
http://poq.oxfordjournals.org
 
 

 
Professional Development Month is back on track this week after a snowy setback. Find rescheduled
events at http://www.com.washington.edu/pdm. We are looking forward to this week's PDM events!
Don't miss out on many great opportunities to learn from experienced alums and community members!
 
Monday, January 23, 2012
 
International Opportunities
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
CMU 126 
Join Edgar Gonzalez from UW College of Built Environments, along with Will Weissert, Ansel Hertz,
blogger and editor of Seattle Globalist, Lindsay Scheussier from Microsoft, and Ash Vijaykanthan
for information about international experiences and opportunities you may be eligible to
participate in. 
 
How Media Work
3-4:30 p.m.
CMU 126
Alumnus Lucas Mack, of 4th Avenue Media, will polish your media skills with tips for a
professional presentation.
 
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Experts in the House: Non-Profit
1-2:30 p.m. 
CMU 126
Interested in non-profit work? Visiting UW is Amy Laughtner, Major Gifts Officer, Overlake
Hospital, Keri Kellerman, Director of Advancement for UW World Series at Meany Hall, Anna Fahey,
Senior Communications Strategist at Sightline Institute, and Cathy MacCaul, Director of Community
Affairs and Media Inquiries, YWCA for some expert information on the ins and outs of non-profits. 
 
Mentor Lunch: Stacey Engle
Stacey Engle (B.A., 2008), Director of Marketing at Fierce, Inc. will join us for a mentor lunch.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 12-1 p.m.
CMU 102E
 
Interviewing Skills: Put Your Game Face On
4-5:30 p.m.
CMU 126
Join panelists Liz Talley of Windermere Real Estate, Alisia Tazioli, the Managing Director at law
firm Major, Lindsey, & Africa, Ursula Frank an HR Consultant, formerly Bank of America,Mary Anne
Dorward, the CEO of My Real Voice, and Jacque Coe of the Bellevue School District to hone your
skills and prepare for job and internship interviews.
 
You're Hired: Interview Bootcamp for Seniors
6-8 p.m.
CMU 126
Along the same lines as Put Your Game Face On, Edgar Gonzalez moderates another workshop, this
time focusing on seniors. Join Kristine Cowen, the Program Assistant of the Gates Foundation,
Whitney Curry, Senior Public Relations Specialist, Zillow.com, and Kevin Laverty from Verizon to
prepare yourself for interviews to come. 
 
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
How to Become a More Powerful Speaker
3-4:30 p.m.
CMU 126
Learn the tips and tricks to powerful speaking with Mary Anne Dorward, the CEO of My Real Voice.
 
SPJ Networking Event 
6-8 p.m.
CMU 126
Details TBA.
 
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Meet the Movers and Shakers in PR
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CMU 126
Meet panelists Susan Pierson Brown, Principal of Seven November, and Kirsten Andresen, Senior
Publicist at Green Rubino for helpful hints in the business of public relations.
 
Mentor Lunch: Shanon Burke 
Shanon Burke (B.A., 2002), Seattle Storm Corporate Sponsorship Service Coordinator offers words of
wisdom at this mentor lunch.
Thursday, Jan. 26, 1-2 p.m.
CMU 102E
 
Speed Pitching
4-6 p.m.
CMU 126
Learn the tricks necessary to perfect your elevator speech. Join panelists Jack Broom of
the Seattle Times, Cynthia Flash, the founder of Flash Media Services, and Caitlin Murphy,
a Television host for all the details you'll need to make that perfect pitch.
 
 
Questions?  Contact Amanda Weber at anweber@uw.edu
 
 

Dear students,
 
If you were planning on coming to our third and final info session this afternoon, it is, of
course cancelled (and FYI, the weather in Barbados today is a high of 82, low of 75…Seattle
36/28).  Because of our impending deadline (Feb. 1) and lack of available rooms, we will not be
able to squeeze in another Barbados info session before your applications are due.  HOWEVER, OMA/D
is hosting a Study Abroad info session next Tuesday, January 24 in Condon Hall Rm. 711E from
2:30-4pm.  I will be there for part of the time, and my TA for next summer, Mr. Maurice (Reece)
Dolberry will also be there for part of the time.  We are happy to answer your questions at that
session.  In addition, representatives from IPE will be in attendance to provide you with
information about all other aspects of the process, including applying for scholarships and
financial aid.
 
 
 
Here are some tidbits I was going to share at the info session this afternoon.
 
Tips for a successful application:
 
·         Do not delay in completing your applications.  Today is a gift of free time so use it
well. 
 
·         If you have not yet asked for letters of rec please do so now!  As soon as you have your
recommenders lined up send them an official prompt through the system.  As a reminder, please be
sure to get letters of recommendation from a professor, TA, boss, internship supervisor, etc., who
knows you WELL.  Do NOT get a letter from a peer.
 
·         Spend some quality time crafting your answers for the short answer questions.  Please
proofread!
 
·         Timeline: Applications due Feb. 1.  After we receive your completed application you may
receive an invitation to participate in a group interview, which will take place the week of
February 6.  We will inform you as to your status (accepted, waitlisted, rejected) by February 15,
and we will ask all accepted students to commit to the program and return all necessary paperwork
by March 1.
 
 
 
I am attaching the draft syllabus and a flier.  Feel free to shoot me any questions.
 
 
 
Take care,
Ralina/Prof. Joseph
 
 
 
*********************************************************************
 
Ralina L. Joseph
 
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
 
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departments of American Ethnic Studies and
 
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
 
University of Washington
 
Box 353740
 
Seattle, WA  98195
 
rljoseph@u.washington.edu

Career advice! Prizes! Food! - Dept. of COM's Professional Development Month?
 
What's your New Year resolution?  Ours is to better prepare you for your career with Professional Development Month (PDM).
 
What is PDM?
 
PDM is an opportunity to learn from alumni, top company representatives and other communication professionals about what to expect when you graduate and start your first job. 
 
What can you expect at PDM?
 
Communication professionals will be on hand for an internship fair, networking events, panels and workshops on improving your job search skills, tips on how to land that dream job, and much more.

Some of the people we are bringing in include representatives from The Seattle Times (none other than David Boardman); Zillow.com, the Seattle Storm, Seattle government, a social media agency, top PR companies, local nonprofits, and people with international experience. Wow!   
 
We promised food – we will deliver!
 
We promised prizes – we won’t disappoint you. These aren’t boring prizes either! At the end of the month we will have a drawing to give away a Kindle Fire and two iPod Shuffles. Who wouldn’t want those prizes?! Every time you attend an event during the month you will have the chance to be entered into a drawing for our prizes. The more events you attend, the better your chances of winning so come to as many as you can!
 
Sign up here and get that job hunting edge to help you shine!  http://www.com.washington.edu/pdm/
 
PDM is brought to you by the Communication Alumni Board and the Department of Communication.
 
 
From: 
Amanda N. Weber 
anweber@uw.edu
 

This is a good article for all majors to read:
 
http://moneyland.time.com/2011/12/07/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-an-unpaid-internship/?iid=pf-main-feature
 

Subject: Attend AWC this Thursday, Dec 1st at 6:00 pm to learn about the
basics of public relations
 
Hello fellow COM majors!
 
This is just a reminder that we have the monthly Association for Women in
Communications meeting this Thursday, December 1st, from 6:00 ? 7:00 pm in COM
126. This month we have two young women, Amy Graham and Kelly Knickerbocker,
who are from two Public Relations firms in the Seattle area. They will be
talking about how they got to where they are today and what tips they have
for all of us as we try to break into the business. So if Public Relations
sounds like a possible career path for you, this would be the meeting to
attend!
 
Our tutorial for this month will be the UW's Career Center and Husky Jobs
website!
 
For questions about the meeting, AWC at UW or how to become a member, please
email our Membership Coordinator Katie Melton at AWCUofW@gmail.com. And like
us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/s1jgvx
 
Looking forward to seeing you all Thursday
 
Almeera
 
---
 
Almeera Anwar
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Journalism and Anthropology
almeerama@hotmail.com

Part 2 of the Video Bootcamp Workshop is coming up this Friday from 1-4pm in
CMU 302. There are still a few slots left!
 
In this session, you'll learn to edit your video in Abode Premiere Pro,
cutting together compelling sequences and adding visual effects. You?ll also
learn to export your video and upload it to the web.
 
Targeted toward Communication and Journalism students, but open to all UW
students, staff and faculty. Taught by professional multimedia journalists
from the Common Language Project.
 
Registration: VideoBootcamp2.eventbrite.com
 
(You don't need to have done the first one to do this one.)
 
Alex Stonehill
Program Director
The Common Language Project
University of Washington, Dept of Communication
206.403.3933
www.clpmag.org
www.facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
www.twitter.com/clpAlex
 
Pt 2: Editing with Adobe Premiere November 4th 1-4pm in CMU 302
 
Whether you're in PR, business, or journalism (or just dreaming of
YouTube fame), skills in shooting, editing and posting video to the
web are increasingly vital.
 
Workshop includes an hour of open lab time to practice your video
skills. Targeted toward Communication and Journalism students, but
open to all UW students, staff and faculty. Taught by professional
multimedia journalists from the Common Language Project.
 
Registration: VideoBootcamp1.eventbrite.com and
VideoBootcamp2.eventbrite.com
 
 
Alex Stonehill
Program Director
The Common Language Project
University of Washington, Dept of Communication
206.403.3933
www.clpmag.org
www.facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
www.twitter.com/clpAlex

This organization is not just for women.  Men are invited, too!
 
Subject: Three outstanding professional women at AWC this week; Thursday at
6:30 pm in COM 126
 
 
Hello everyone!
 
We had a great turn out for our first meeting and we are excited to see all
of you again this Thursday, November 3rd, from 6:00 ? 7:00 pm in COM 126. This
month we have three women from the Professional Chapter coming and we will
be doing a quick tutorial on LinkedIn, the social media site that many say
is the key to landing a good job!
 
The women we will be having Tina Christiansen, Jeannine Lupton, and Cathy
Stevens; all of which are members of the AWC Seattle?s Professional Chapter.
They have years of experience in the field and are coming to share their
advice on networking, career paths and how they got to where they were
today. They will also be talking a bit about benefits of being a member in
AWC and how you can get involved as a student!
 
For questions about the meeting or AWC in general, please email our
Membership Coordinator Katie Melton at AWCUofW@gmail.com.
 
We also have a Facebook page now: http://on.fb.me/s1jgvx
 
Hope to see you on Thursday!
 
Almeera Anwar
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Journalism and Anthropology
 

Reminder: Free Video Shooting Workshop this Friday! Make sure to register in
advance:
 
Boost Your Video Skills
 
Pt 1: Shooting Great Video October 21st 1-4pm in CMU 302
Pt 2: Editing with Adobe Premiere November 4th 1-4pm in CMU 302
 
What?s the mostly widely spoken language in the world? Video.
 
Whether you're in PR, business, or journalism (or just dreaming of YouTube
fame), skills in shooting, editing and posting video to the web are
increasingly vital.
 
This two-part workshop will teach you those skills--whether you're looking
to hone the skills you already have or you've never picked up a video camera
in your life.
 
In Session 1, you?ll learn to shoot with high-quality HD cameras. We?ll share
the secrets of composing and lighting beautiful shots, anticipating action
and recording interviews.
 
In Session 2, you?ll learn to edit your video in Abode Premiere Pro, cutting
together compelling sequences and adding visual effects. You?ll also learn to
export your video and upload it to the web.
 
Workshop includes an hour of open lab time to practice your video skills.
Targeted toward Communication and Journalism students, but open to all UW
students, staff and faculty. Taught by professional multimedia journalists
from the Common Language Project.
 
Registration: VideoBootcamp1.eventbrite.com and VideoBootcamp2.eventbrite.c
om
 
 
 
Alex Stonehill
Program Director
The Common Language Project
University of Washington, Dept of Communication
206.403.3933
www.clpmag.org
www.facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
www.twitter.com/clpAlex

Come check out Ad Club UW's Fall Kick-off with DNA Seattle!
 
Hear from this year's officers about how Ad Club UW can help you while
enjoying some free food, then hear DNA Seattle share some of the work
they've done as an advertising agency! Remember the Pemco Insurance
campaigns featuring "Northwest Profiles"? That was DNA Seattle.
 
In addition to hearing about how Ad Club can help you through real-world
campaign work, DNA Seattle will be talking about an internship they have
that can help you learn right in the heart of the Advertising Industry!
 
With great info, great experiences, and great food, be sure to not miss out!
 
Wednesday October 12th
6:30-7:30 PM Savery 130
 
Please contact Adclub@uw.edu with any questions!

 
Kate Gruver
Senior, Communication and Business Marketing
Dept. of Communication | Foster School of Business
University of Washington, Seattle
kgruver@uw.edu | 253-219-7462
 
 

If you're looking for research credits this quarter, Prof. Harold could use 
some help.  Mainly pulling things from the library, maybe writing some article 
summaries, etc.
 
Email her if you're interested: charold@u.washington.edu.
 
Christine Harold
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
University of Washington
229 Communications Bldg
Seattle, WA 98195-3740
 
 

Boost Your Video Skills
 
Pt 1: Shooting Great Video October 21st 1-4pm in CMU 302
Pt 2: Editing with Adobe Premiere November 4th 1-4pm in CMU 302
 
What?s the mostly widely spoken language in the world? Video.
 
Whether you're in PR, business, or journalism (or just dreaming of YouTube
fame), skills in shooting, editing and posting video to the web are
increasingly vital.
 
This two-part workshop will teach you those skills--whether you're looking
to hone the skills you already have or you've never picked up a video camera
in your life.
 
In Session 1, you?ll learn to shoot with high-quality HD cameras. We?ll share
the secrets of composing and lighting beautiful shots, anticipating action
and recording interviews.
 
In Session 2, you?ll learn to edit your video in Abode Premiere Pro, cutting
together compelling sequences and adding visual effects. You?ll also learn to
export your video and upload it to the web.
 
Workshop includes an hour of open lab time to practice your video skills.
Targeted toward Communication and Journalism students, but open to all UW
students, staff and faculty. Taught by professional multimedia journalists
from the Common Language Project.
 
Registration: VideoBootcamp1.eventbrite.com and
VideoBootcamp2.eventbrite.com
 
 
Alex Stonehill
Program Director
The Common Language Project
University of Washington, Dept of Communication
206.403.3933
www.clpmag.org
www.facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
www.twitter.com/clpAlex

alex@clpmag.org

Don't miss the AWC meeting, Thursday at 6:30 pm in COM 126
 
Hello everyone!
 
For all those interested in Communications, Journalism, Event Planning, 
Public Relations, Business or Marketing, AWC is the club for you!
 
To learn more join us this Thursday, October 6th, from 6:30 ? 7:30 pm in 
COM 126. We will have snacks to share and it?s a great opportunity for 
networking and to get more connected with the field of Communications. All 
majors, ages and genders are more than welcome!
 
This week we will be hearing from Pam Love about how she started her 
successful event planning company. She also has worked in Marketing and 
was a Communications Specialist at Harborview for a number of years. This 
is definitely a speaker you don't want to miss!
 
More about us: The Association for Women in Communication promotes the 
advancement in all fields of communication. We engage in professional 
networking throughout the Seattle area in order to obtain successful 
internships and job careers. Our club is very relaxed and requires minimum 
commitment, in fact; it's just a meeting once a month.  We strive to make 
the meetings dynamic, engaging and quick for all.   For questions about 
the meeting or AWC in general, please email our Membership Coordinator 
Katie Melton at AWCUofW@gmail.com.
 
Hope to see you on Thursday!
 
Almeera
 
--
 
Almeera Anwar
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Journalism and Anthropology

Joseph Kahn, deputy foreign editor of The New York Times, is speaking
on campus on Wednesday, Oct. 12.  We've set up a special session for
communication students and faculty from 2-3 p.m. in Room 317 Thomson.
Kahn was a correspondent in China.  He's also worked as a Washington
reporter and business writer.
 
Randal A. Beam
Professor and Journalism Program Coordinator
Department of Communication
Box 353740
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
rabeam@uw.edu

In case you haven't noticed there is a movie filming on UW campus this
month. It's called 21&Over and it's by the makers of The Hangover and The
Change Up. The filmmakers need a huge, enthusiastic crowd of extras to
volunteer for a big college pep rally scene that began filming last night
and continues tonight at 8pm.
 
If you want to be on the set for this movie, just be ready to show up before
8pm and stay about 6 hours, wear red, gray, or maroon if possible, and
enthusiastically pretend to support your imaginary football team, The
Buffalos! When you sign up you'll be sent directions to set and more
information about parking, costuming, and the process of being an extra in a
movie.
 
Sign up here:
http://eepurl.com/fSap1
 
Checkin for the movie is E5 Parking at Huskies Stadium (take Clark Road off
the N 45th/Mary Gates intersection and follow the road to E5). You'll need
to fill out a release form to be in the movie. 
 

 
Department of Communication Media Equipment Internship
Location: CMU 318G
 
Students can take between 1-2 internship credits. 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, or 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.  No previous
experience is necessary.
 
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, pelc@uw.edu.
 
 
 

Intern with the Common Language Project this Fall!
 
CLP Internship in the Department of Communication
 
The CLP is a nonprofit new media and experimental journalism organization
that covers underreported local and international issues.
  
A CLP internship gives you the opportunity to work with a small
entrepreneurial journalism organization, and to expand your skills on the
business side of the journalism and nonprofit worlds. 
 
The CLP is based in the UW Department of Communication (CMU 331). 
 
Interns spend approximately half of their time supporting the CLP?s
administration and operations and half of their time assisting in multimedia
production or reporting projects, depending on production and administrative
needs.
  
CLP interns contribute to our online presence through Facebook, Twitter,
Google+, Google AdWords, and e-newsletters, and for working on print design projects.  Our internship positions are flexible, and can be a great fit for students interested in nonprofit management, design, marketing, event
planning or entrepreneurial journalism.
  
Qualifications:
 
*Familiarity with social networking sites
 
*Comfort speaking in front of a classroom
 
*Strong organizational skills
 
*Demonstrated skill in or commitment to learning graphic design
 
*Experience with or interest in learning social marketing techniques
 
*The ideal candidate will be interested in working on a wide range of
projects
 
 Details:
 
0-2 credits available
 
10 hours/week
 
To apply:
 
Send a resume, cover letter and design sample (including class work or
personal projects) to Jessica Partnow at jpartnow@uw.edu
 
 
--
Jessica Partnow
Executive Director/Audio Producer
The Common Language Project
 
Lecturer
University of Washington
Dept. of Communication
Box 353740, Rm 331
Seattle, WA 98195
 
206.685.7177 office
206.403.3932 cell
206.616.3762 fax
 
clpmag.org
@clp_mag
gplus.to/clp
facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
 

Opportunity to meet with filmmaker Ken Burns - Tuesday August 2nd at MOHAI
How does civility and dissent shape our democracy? Join KCTS 9, Humanities
Washington and the Museum of History & Industry for a private daytime
discussion forum with acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and
author Daniel Okrent (Last Call) on Tuesday, August 2 at MOHAI from 11:00
a.m. ? 2:30 p.m.
 
Legislating Morality: Prohibition?s Historical Lesson
will feature an advance preview of Burn?s and Novick?s PBS series, Prohibition.
Immediately following the film preview, Washington civics luminary Eric Liu
will moderate a panel discussion on the political and social upheaval that
surrounded the constitutional ban on alcohol and explore what lessons it
holds for today?s contentious political climate. The panel will include Ryan
Blethen of The Seattle Times to provide a local perspective. Lunch and
break-out sessions with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Daniel Okrent follow the
panel.  To register, please visithttp://conta.cc/kt6rbE by July 25.
 
--
Jessica Partnow
Executive Director/Audio Producer
The Common Language Project
 
Lecturer
University of Washington
Communications Building
Box 353740, Rm 121
Seattle, WA 98195
 
206.685.7177 office
206.403.3932 cell
206.616.3762 fax
 
clpmag.org
twitter: @clp_mag
facebook.com/commonlanguageproject

The Department of Communication is asking for at least two volunteers to
film roundtable sessions for the Political Communication APSA Pre-Conference
2011, on Wednesday, August 31st.
 
The first session will be from 10:30-11:50am. The second session is from
4:20-5:40pm. Both are located in CMU120.
 
The volunteers will be responsible for reserving necessary equipment. Mini
DV tapes will be provided. Please arrive to set up at least 20 minutes
before the session begins.
 
If you are interested in this volunteer position, please contact Amanda
Weber, Public Information Specialist, at anweber@uw.edu, or 206-543-2661.

Amanda Weber
Public Information Specialist
Department of Communication, University of Washington
Box: 353740
Seattle, WA 98195
Office: (206) 543-2661
Cell: (425) 691-6994

Department of Communication Media Equipment Internship
   Location: CMU 318G
  
   Students can take between 2-5 credits. The online application form can be
   found here, https://www.com.washington.edu/undergraduates/index.html.
   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, or 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.  No previous experience is necessary.
  
   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, pelc@uw.edu.
  

It's that time again...the last AWC meeting of the school year. We will be
having the meeting tomorrow- Wednesday May 25th at 6:00pm in COM 126. This meeting is especially great because we have asked previous graduates to come back and share how they got a job, tips and tricks they found in the
process, what worked and what didn't work and more. Marsha Olson now works for the successful Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Nicole has found success in the Sales Department of King 5.

We will be having drinks, food and fun so you don't want to miss out!
 

Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish
 
tessaweber2@gmail.com
 

Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship - information sessions

Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10
one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and
individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are
selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges.
Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's
senior associates. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year
(salary was $35,000 last year with full benefits). Those who have begun
graduate studies are not eligible for consideration.
 
Junior Fellows apply to work on specific research projects. The 2012-13
projects have not yet been released. Last year's projects included:
Democracy/Rule of Law
Middle East Studies
Nonproliferation
South Asian Studies
Energy and Climate
Asia Studies
Russian/Eurasian Studies
 
Information sessions will be held:
 
  *  Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 3:30-4:20pm, Thompson 317
  *  Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 4:30-5:20pm, MGH 258
 
RSVP to attend at:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/scholarq/127286

Robin Chang
Assistant Director
Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning
University of Washington
120 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803
Seattle, WA 98195-2803
206-543-2603   FAX:  206-616-4389
http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/

Our departmental graduation celebration is on Thursday, June 9, from 1:00 to
3:00 p.m. in the Quad, and we need volunteers to help with a wide array of
tasks. Those of you who participated in previous years know that this is a
great event. It's a nice time to celebrate the department and our students.I
am including a list of jobs. If you can help out, please let me know your
job preference and I will do my best to assign you to your requested area.
 
RSVP to Amanda Weber at anweber@uw.edu
 
PLEASE ATTEND THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING SESSION: June 7 at 3:00 p.m. in CMU
126.
 
1. SET UP (10:00-11:30 a.m.) This includes setting up welcome tables,
balloons, signs, refreshment tables, chairs, reserved seating, and prepping
the stage.
 
2. LINE UP DUTIES (11:45-12:30) We need people to help our faculty,
graduating class (includes PhD, MA, MC, MCDM and BA candidates) line up
before the event and move from the holding rooms (CMU126 and 104) to the
Quad and to their designated seating area when the event begins.
 
3. GREETING (12:30-1:00) Greet the family and friends of our graduating
class.
 
4. SEATING DUTIES (12:30 start, could run through entire event) This job
includes seating guests and the graduating seniors, plus helping special
guests find reserved seating and helping with the overflow.
 
5. MARSHALS (1:00-3:00) During the event, we will need marshals to help get
students up to the stage and back to their seats.
 
6. CLEAN UP (3:00-3:30)
 
7. VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION (3:30 to 4:30 start) Join us in CMU 126 for pizza
and a huge thanks for all your hard work.
 
I look forward to hearing from you. This will be an exciting event ?
especially being in the Quad this year!
 
--
Amanda Weber
Public Information Specialist
Department of Communication, University of Washington
Box: 353740
Seattle, WA 98195
Office: (206) 543-2717
Cell: (425) 691-6994
 
anweber@uw.edu

Practicum in Applied Research: SOC 494C
 
Improving Homeless Services
 
5 Credits
 
M/W 10:50am-1:00pm
 
SLN 14047 A
 
This summer, students will work to design and pilot an evaluation tool for
Noel House Programs, the largest women-only shelter service provider in King
County. The purpose of the evaluation tool is to help Noel House in their
mission to continue to offer safe and stable shelter for a diverse community
of homeless women.
 
 
 
The course format combines a seminar with field work outside the classroom.
Research methodology is tailored by students to serve the research question
proposed by the partner organization. This project will prepare students to
conduct key informant interviews, lead focus groups, take site observations,
investigate data sources, write and test survey questions, and develop a
codebook for use with a database tool.   Students will also prepare and
present a report based on preliminary findings and current research.
 Previous Methods coursework is strongly recommended but not required.
 
 
 
Any questions about this, just let me know!
 
 
 
Gretchen Ludwig
 
Experiential Learning Coordinator
 
gludwig@u.washington.edu
 
Office hours: Tues-Fri, 8am-12pm
 
http://depts.washington.edu/socprac
 
http://asksoc.wordpress.com
 
 
 
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.

We are having our second to last AWC meeting of the year! Join the
Association for Women in Communication this Wednesday, May 4th in COM 126 at
6:30.
 
The Association for Women in Communication promotes the advancement in all
fields of communication. We engage in professional networking throughout the
Seattle area in order to obtain successful internships and job careers.
 
You don't want to miss out!
 
 
--
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish

Teaching and Learning Symposium
 
Tuesday April 19, 2011
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall
 
We hope that you will join us for the 7th Annual UW Teaching and Learning symposium, where you
will have the opportunity to hear from and interact with UW instructors who are actively engaged in examining teaching and learning in their disciplines.  The Symposium will open with a keynote address by Matt McGarrity, Department of Communication.  The poster session to follow
will feature 33 poster presentations on the innovative teaching work of UW faculty, staff and graduate students.
 
2:00 - 2:45 Keynote in Kane 210:  "Teaching to the in-between times: Helping students study and
practice the course material"
2:45 - 4:30 Poster session in Walker-Ames
 
The full program, as well as video clips from past symposia, can be viewed online at:  http://depts.washington.edu/sotl/symposium/2011/
 
No registration or RSVP is required.
 
Sponsored by:
The Center for Teaching and Learning
Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning Center at UW Bothell
Teaching and Learning Center at UW Tacoma
 
======================
To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at: 
206.543.6450
(voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY), 206.685.7264 (fax), or email 
at dso@u.washington.edu. The
University of Washington makes every effort to honor disability accommodation 
requests.

to film the Solomon lecture Wednesday, April 27, from 7-9:30pm in Kane Hall, 110

Amanda N. Weber 
anweber@uw.edu

 Multimedia Open Lab hours will be on Tuesdays during spring quarter beginning next week: 
 
April 12-May   31 
2:30 – 4   p.m.
CMU 302
 
Students (or faculty!) can get help on multimedia projects or just learn more about digital and social media in general. Please share with your students.
 
Thanks,
Kristina
 
------------  -----------------------
Kristina Courtnage Bowman
Program Operations Specialist
UW Department of Communication
www.com.washington.edu
(206)   543-6526
Facebook: www.facebook.com/uwcommunication
Twitt  er: twitter.com/UWComm
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid 1825461

*Got It Covered? Meet Seattle's New Wave of International Journalism *

*Thursday April 7, 2011*
*6:00--8:00 PM*
Communications Building 120

*Amanda Koster, Ethan Casey, Jim Simon, and Jessica Partnow*

*The Center for Global Studies *

*Keith Snodgrass, snodgras@u.washington.edu*

International reporting is a challenge in today's scaled-back media climate
.
But as an international city known for innovation, Seattle is taking new approaches to global coverage.

Join the Jackson School of International Studies, the University of
Washington's Department of Communication and the Common Language Project as we invite local journalists, media-makers and news outlets to share the new ways they are bringing international stories home.

Speakers include:

*Amanda Koster*, founder of SalaamGarage

SalaamGarage turns curious travelers into citizen journalists, mentoring them as they visit NGOs in developing communities and learn to tell people's stories through writing, photography and social media. SalaamGarage works in
Guatemala, India and Ethiopia, to name a few.

*Ethan Casey*, author of "Alive and Well in Pakistan"

A self-described "recovering journalist," Ethan has traveled the world and written two books about Pakistan. His work has appeared in the South China Morning Post, the Boston Globe, The Guardian and The Times of India. His next book, "Bearing the Bruise: A Lifetime in Haiti," is due out this spring.

*Jim Simon*, assistant managing editor of The Seattle Times

During his 25 years as an editor and reporter for The Seattle Times, Jim has covered global issues in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. He's trained journalists in Indonesia and worked with an NGO to help rebuild the media in Aceh following the 2005 tsunami. As editor of the Sunday paper, he's helped oversee several of the Times' international reporting projects and worked
with freelancers like the CLP to produce global stories.

*Jessica Partnow*, executive director of the Common Language Project

Jessica is a radio journalist whose work has been published by NPR, KUOW, The World and the World Vision Report. Her reporting has led her to countries including Cambodia, Ethiopia, India and Pakistan, and her radio series Life on the Duwamish received the 2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Series.

If you're interested in how Seattle-based media outlets cover international stories in this new media climate and want to know what makes our region such a unique base for new models for global reporting, you won't want to miss this event!

Light refreshments will be served. 

Study in Rome Winter 2012

Roman Communication and Culture

Location:			Rome, Italy
Department:		Communication
Credits:			15 (COM 486, 12 credits; COM 499, 3 credits)

Winter Quarter 2012: 	January 3 – March 12
Program Director: 		Dr. Lisa Coutu

Information Sessions: 	Wed, April 13, 5-6pm, Communications 126 OR
Thurs, April 14, 4:30-5:30pm, Communications 126

Application Deadline:	May 1, 2011

Come study Communication and Culture in Rome! 
Using ethnographic methods, students will explore Rome and its surroundings, focusing specifically on the interplay between history, culture, communication, and contemporary life.  Half of the class time will be spent learning foundational theoretical and methodological tools; the other half will be spent carefully observing life in and around Rome. Students will write ethnographic reports based on extensive observations of one assigned site. 

To facilitate the transition to Rome, students will take a 3-week intensive Italian language course to learn some basic tools for day-to-day interaction in Rome.

The program includes excursions to many sites – museums, excavations, gardens, etc. – in and around Rome. Through all of these experiences, students will experience the multiple layers of Rome and its environs while simultaneously discovering their own role in shaping and perceiving intercultural exchanges.

Contact Lisa Coutu at coutu@uw.edu with any questions.

The Sales Career Fair is this coming Wednesday, April the 6th. It will be in PACCAR Hall from 12:30-5 and there are a lot of great companies coming. They are hiring for internships and full time employment, and it is also a great way to network for future employment opportunities. A full list of the companies are on the sales club website:
 
http://salesclub.weebly.com/student-career-fair-info.html
 
Any questions? Contact Nicole Breitenstein at nbreit@uw.edu

Next week, we will be heading down to Worktank. They will be talking to us
about digital marketing. Worktank specializes in webcast events, digital
video, and event services. Their extensive client list includes AT&T,
Deloitte, HTC, Kraft Foods, and Microsoft. This is an excellent opportunity
to learn how Worktank works to give their customers peace of mind, how they
implement webcasts, and what their workplace culture is like. 
 
As usual, we will meet in the Paccar Commons next Wednesday (4/6) at
5:30pm and take off from there. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP.
Transportation is available, so please let me know if you need a ride. We
also need drivers. If you can provide transportation, please let me know how
many people you can bring! Thank you!
 
That's all, I hope everyone is enjoying the first week of the quarter so
far.
 
Jamie Yang, Vice President, Ad Club UW
adclub@uw.edu

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING
The Association for Women in Communication (AWC) is having its first Spring meeting next week on Thursday April 7th at 6:30pm in COM 126. We will be speaking with Maile Martinez who has accomplished so many exciting things in her career. She was able to attend Oxford University in England for Grad
School and now is working at the number 1 non profit multimedia school for young girls in the nation. Don't miss out as we will also be discussing next years board and how you can join!
 
 
WORK SITE TOUR NEXT WEEK
We also will be having our first work site tour of the quarter on the same day on Thursday April 7th. We will be going to KUOW Radio and taking an in depth look into the radio broadcasting world. This is a great chance to go behind the scenes and make some great connections in the radio world.  Email nbreit@u.washington.edu if you are interested in attending this work site tour!
 
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish
 
tessaweber2@gmail.com
 

SFS continues to offer workshops for U.S. Resident Students (and international students filing taxes as U.S. Residents).
 
Tax 101 workshops for U.S Resident Students:
You've received your 1098T tax form! Are you confused about the information it contains? Student Fiscal Services offers workshops to help students understand the 1098T tax form, the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credits, and student account or scholarship issues in relation to taxes. This class is offered free of charge.
 
(All sections contain identical information)
 
March 29, 2011
Section 1: 12pm - 1pm
Section 2: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Odegaard 220
 
April 6, 2011
Section 1: 12pm - 1pm
Section 2: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Odegaard 220

Multimedia internship in Department of Communication
 
The Department of Communication is looking for a multimedia intern for spring 2011 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 March 14. 
 
Contact Kristina Bowman (kriscb@uw.edu or 206-543-6526) for more information.
 
-----------------------------------
 
Kristina Courtnage Bowman
Program Operations Specialist
UW Department of Communication
www.com.washington.edu
(206) 543-6526
 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/uwcommunication
Twitter: twitter.com/UWComm
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=1825461
 

Calling all Communication students!
The Department of Communication is in need of volunteers for our inaugural event:

SEAchange 2011
From Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon:
Tales of Environmental Disaster, Justice, and Recovery
with Lessons for Puget Sound

Saturday, April 2, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

SEAchange is a new Department of Communication event intended to spark and seed conversations on topics that are both timely and resonant in the media landscape. This year, we are hosting a day-long event taking place in the Research Commons of Allen Library with nationally known speakers who will share ideas and compare the many ramifications of the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 20 years ago to last year’s Deepwater Horizon spill, while at the same time use Puget Sound as a backdrop for the conversation. 

The event will feature a main stage of speakers as well as simultaneous small discussions and multimedia presentations on a variety of topics from how the media covered these spills to how to visualize data or find out if your seafood is safe to eat. At the heart of these conversations is the way that people and organizations tell stories, in person and through media channels. For example, Deepwater Horizon emerged as a “YouTube disaster” -- people could view the spill without the lens of the media. What does this mean for how the story was later told and understood? In addition, this conference will be a test run for a new virtual summit site called Social27 -- to allow people to leverage social media to interact before, during, and after the conference and also to “attend” the conference remotely. 

Because this will be a non-traditional style conference, with main stage presentations and breakout sessions all going on at once in different areas of the Research Commons -- and with information flow and content creation and curation needed on the back end of the Social27 site --  we need your help to stay organized and on top of it all. All volunteers will have the opportunity to attend the conference when not working. Meals and refreshments will be provided.

Volunteers will be on rotation, so no one person will be filling a position for the duration of the event (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Here are the positions we need to fill:

-Event set-up the previous night (Friday, April 1, 6pm): Students needed to help position signage, tables, sponsor banners, bring and test-run all equipment, and make sure every aspect of the event is in place for the next morning. (4 students needed)
-Registration table: 2 students at all times, checking in attendees via iPad, handing out programs and information sheets, directing guests to where they want to go, and helping event planner with other small tasks. (2-3 hour rotations: 6 students needed)
-Videographer: One student needed at all times to film the 6 main stage presentations in the Research Commons which will be on a live feed to Allen Auditorium, and to make sure technology (microphone/audio) is working correctly before each main stage session. (3 hour rotations: at least 2 students needed)
-Allen Auditorium Tech Monitor: One student needed to make sure the live feed from Research Commons is coming through clearly at all times. (3 hour rotations: at least 2 students needed)
-Breakout Session Monitors for the 4 rooms; 1 student per room per session: One student in each room to make sure technology is working when necessary. (3 hour rotations: at least 8 students needed)
-Writers/Scribes/Tweeters -- We need students to send tweets and short feeds from the Social27 website about the discussions occurring at the conference and to be able to take questions that come in to the site from participants to the speakers. (3 hour rotations, 1 student per presentation - breakout and main stage: at least 15 students)

It is possible for volunteers to fill more than one position if they choose to do so. For example, you could help with event setup on Friday night, and be a videographer as well. Once we have our volunteers, we will hold a run-through pizza lunch-meeting the week before the event to make sure everyone is aware of and prepared for their roles for SEAchange.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please send an E-mail to Amanda Weber, event coordinator, at anweber@uw.edu. As an f.y.i., Amanda is a former COM undergrad who worked with the Department on activities in her time as a student.

Amanda Weber
anweber@uw.edu

AWC Networking Night 2011
Speed Dating Turned Professional
 
Join the Association for Women in Communication (AWC) on March 3rd at 6:00pm
for a night of speed networking
 
 
 
This will be an exciting "speed dating" type event of communicating with
students and professionals on communication tools for the future. 
 
Email Tessaweber2@gmail.com or lew24@u.washington.edu 
NOW to register
Limited space so don't wait
 
 
--
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President

AWC is having our second meeting of the Quarter! We will be having a Resume
Building Workshop with Kathleen Miller, Karen Hirsch, and Lisa Kelly. These
women have an incredible amount of experience working with resumes and have
some tips specifically for YOU!
 
We will be meeting at 6:30 (Feb.3) in COM 226!
 
 
The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is a professional
organization that champions the advancement of women across all
communications disciplines in order to help YOU network and communication in
the professional world.
 
Email Tessaweber2@gmail.com or lew24@u.washington.edu for any questions!
 
--
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish
 

AWC has some exciting events in the near future so save the date and mark your calenders!
 
February 3rd- Our AWC meeting with Karen Hirsch, Kathleen Miller, and Lisa Kelly to work on resume building and cover letters! Make sure you bring your resume and cover letter along with questions to work on yours specifically!
 
February 7th- Work Site Tour at FROUSE.
This is our first work site tour of the year! Frouse is a full spectrum communication firm with a variety of disciplines from public relations and marketing research design. Let me know ASAP if you are interested in attending so I can make sure you have a spot.  It will be between 1-4pm, and I will let you know on the exact time soon.
 
We are also planning our board for next year. So all you Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors, let me know if you are interested in becoming more involved with AWC and being a part of the Board Members.
 
Contact me at Tessaweber2@gmail.com
 
 
--
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish
 
 

Questions? Send them to vsprang@uw.edu (Victoria Sprang)
 
We promised you a big winter quarter beginning and here it is - 
Professional Development Week begins on January 25th and registration is now open:
 
http://www.com.washington.edu/pdw/
 
What can you expect?
 
**Mentor lunches with alumni and friends ready to talk to you about career strategies.
**Workshops on job hunting, using online tools, and more.
**Discussions with recent grads (both undergraduate and graduate).
**An investigative journalism workshop.
**Networking with representatives from Microsoft, Seattle Weekly, Weber Shandwick, Abercrombie & Fitch and many more.
 
We are adding companies and speakers daily so register early and stay tuned for exciting updates.
 
Don't forget to register! http://www.com.washington.edu/pdw/
 
Questions? Send them to vsprang@uw.edu

The Association for Women in Communication is having our First Winter 
Meeting on Thursday January 6th in COM 126 at 6:30. We will be meeting 
with some of the women from the Professional Chapter of AWC to discuss how 
the association has helped them in their professional careers, along with 
internships opportunities, and how they have gotten from where they were 
to where they are now.
 
The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is a professional 
organization that champions the advancement of women across all 
communications disciplines in order to help YOU network and communication 
in the professional world.
 
Dates this Quarter:
 
AWC meetings in COM 126:
January 6- 6:30
February 3- 6:30
March 3- 630
 
Cant wait to see you all there!
 
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish

Tessaw2@uw.edu

Storytelling with Sound
 
Friday, November 19th, 2010  1-5pm  CMU 304
 
Any successful filmmaker will tell you good audio is the key to a strong video.  Photojournalists are increasingly expected to gather their own audio to create dynamic slideshows. And radio journalism is an often overlooked
but thriving field, with opportunities for graduating students.
 
This workshop will teach you the basics of audio reporting: how to collect good sound in the field, interview for audio, write and structure a strong audio script (including many techniques that carry over directly to video and multimedia), and how to edit and mix audio tracks using professional software.
 
You'll also meet successful public radio reporters and find out about career paths in radio.
 
Reserve your spot now -- only a few slots remain:
http://sound.eventbrite.com
 
 
Alex Stonehill
Program Director
The Common Language Project
University of Washington, Dept of Communication
206.403.3933
www.clpmag.org
www.facebook.com/commonlanguageproject
www.twitter.com/commonlanguage
 
alex@clpmag.org

If you are interested in integrated media communications -- such as public relations, advertising, global communications, and social media -- we have a great visit upcoming. See below for information. The Department will provide some light snacks.  There will be plenty of time for Q and A.

Sara Tatchio, Manager of Global Integrated Communications for Ford Motor 
Company
 
Friday, November 12, 2010
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Communications, room 104
 
Sara Tatchio's expertise is in employee and integrated communications; she specializes in both internal and external communications.
 
Sara is Manager of Global Integrated Communications for Ford Motor Company, a position she has held since December 2007. She is responsible for two broad 
areas: Global Employee Communications and a new area called the Global Content Factory.
 
Content Factory is an area where the company's media assets such as press releases, video and photography are created and utilized throughout Communications to tell Ford's stories to various audiences. Content Factories 
exist in Dearborn, Bangkok and Cologne.
 
In her Employee Communications role she is responsible for global mass communications channels including @Ford Online, @Ford Magazine and the News to Know E-mail notes.  Employee communications also includes product programs such as the Dearborn Test Track drives, global information cascades and retiree communications.
 
During her 20 years with Ford's Communications team Sara has held a variety of positions, including environmental, safety, and technology communications. She has launched some key products and worked facing off with the Lincoln Mercury marketing team. She led the launch of the company's first employee web site, 
coordinated the media launch of the 2004 F-150 and helped Ford give away a million Booster seats to families in need.
 
Before Ford, Sara was a television news producer. She grew up in Detroit and earned a psychology degree from Johns Hopkins University.
 

Dale Coleman is developing a piece for The Daily about students who've chosen to "unplug" themselves from social media (e.g. Facebook and Twitter). He'd be interested in hearing your reasons and how your decision has affected your life so far. 

If you're willing to share your experiences, please contact Dale
directly at dale253@uw.edu.

Dr Crispin Thurlow
Associate Professor, Communication
Adjunct Associate Professor, Linguistics
and Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
blog: http://www.i-needle.net/

 
Profession Kathleen Fearn-Banks needs a student to help with a public relations 
project for COM 499 credit.  She prefers a student who has had COM 444 PR and 
Society.  The student needs to be a self-starter who will work without being 
prodded.  2-5 credit depending upon how much time is spent per week.
 
Please contact her if you're interested: kfb@uw.edu.
 
Professor Kathleen Fearn-Banks
Department of Communication
University of Washington
Website: www.kathleenfearn-banks.com

Rachel L. Solomon (one of our Journalism majors) is working on producing a student-run radio show/podcast.  It's going to be a monthly production, and each episode will feature one theme with different radio stories relating to that theme. We're looking to
get some other journalism or COM students involved, as it's a really great opportunity for students in the department to learn about radio and documentary journalism! We'd help them out with production, reporting, etc. if they're unfamiliar with radio, since there isn't too much instruction on campus.

Are you addicted to This American Life? Do you love podcasts like Radiolab or The Moth? Do you want to follow in their footsteps and create exciting radio pieces -- right here in college?
 
If you have ever been interested in, or think you may be interested in, radio journalism or radio documentary, now is your chance to get involved with a brand-new student-produced podcast at the UW. Each month, we'll choose a theme and produce stories relating to that theme. The show is
college-focused, so we're mostly talking stories that have some sort of college angle or that students would be most interested in. We're looking for bright and innovative students to report radio pieces on the show -- pieces rich with sound, great interviews, music.
 
No radio experience?  Not a problem. We'll teach you the basics to report, record and produce a radio piece.  No equipment? We'll help you out with that, too. All you need is some ideas and a desire to tell great stories. Some journalism experience is preferred. Time commitment is flexible, and there is specific amount of stories you need to produce or how many hours you have to contribute.
 
We can't offer payment, but we can offer the chance to be part of a new radio show (which would look great on a resume -- employers love self-starters!) and the chance to get some audio clips that you can send to future employers. In the future, we can offer independent study credit.
 
Interested?   

Send an e-mail to Rachel Solomon at solomonr@uw.edu with the following information:
- Name, year, major
- Why you want to be involved
- One idea for a story that you'd love to report for the show
- Your favorite journalistic writing sample (from a journalism class or something published in a paper, magazine or online. Can be an audio sample, if you have one), and a sentence or two about why it's your favorite.

Rachel Solomon
solomonr@uw.edu

The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is having their first meeting of the quarter on Thursday October 7th at 6:30. This is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines.
 
Meetings are held monthly for one hour where you can listen, meet, and network with professional and successful women throughout the Seattle Community.
 
Come join and start your professional networking with us this month!
 
Dates this Quarter:
 
AWC meetings in COM 126:
October 7- 6:30
November 4- 6:30
December 2- 630
 
Who YOU can contact to get involved:
 
Membership: Lindsay Walker- lew24@u.washington.edu
                
President: Tessa Weber- Tessaw2@u.washington.edu
 
Tessa Weber
AWC Student Chapter President
University of Washington
Communication | Spanish
 

Professor Thurlow is looking for an undergrad research assistant to help him collect material/data for a paper he's about to start writing. The paper examines the use of celebrity Twitter feeds in the mainstream news media.
 
Your work (credit load negotiable up to 5 credits) would entail a large amount of desk research, data collection/preparation and some low-level analysis. In particular, Professor Thurlow needs help with three types of data: (a) general news reports about twitter and celebrity tweeting; (b) instances of the news media regularly using celebrity tweets; (c) any banal instances of Twitter feeds (e.g. the Organic Valley milk Professor Thurlow drinks each morning!)
 
If you are interested in apply for this opportunity, please send Professor Thurlow an email (thurlow@uw.edu) with the following information:
 
- your name
- your academic standing (i.e. junior, etc.)
- which classes you have taken with me before (if any - not necessary)
- whether you have any first-hand experience with Twitter
- whether you have any specific research skills (e.g. you've done directed or independent research before - also not a requirement)
 
You would need to be available by the start of the Autumn quarter at the latest - preferably sooner. The workload for this research experience is likely to fall in the first half of the quarter.
 
Professor Thurlow 
thurlow@uw.edu
 

Applications are now being received for the 2011 Communication Switzerland 
Program.
 
http://www.com.washington.edu/undergraduates/studyabroad/switzerland.html
 
Please visit the webpage above for information about the program and about 
the online application process.
 
The program directors will have a stand at the UW's annual Study Abroad 
Fair in Mary Gates Hall on Wed 27th October.
 
Competition for places in this program is always strong with 50 to 60 
students applying each year for only 15 or 16 places.
 
If you have any questions about the program please contact the program 
directors:
 
Professor Crispin Thurlow (thurlow@uw.edu)
Ms Kristine Mroczek (mroczek@uw.edu)

CLP Marketing & Design Internship in the Department of Communication
 
The CLP is a nonprofit new media organization based at the University of Washington (121 Communications).  We cover underreported local and international issues and produce multimedia journalism projects.  A CLP internship gives you the opportunity to work with a small entrepreneurial journalism organization, and to expand your skills on the business side of
the journalism and nonprofit worlds. 
 
The Marketing intern is responsible for contributing to the CLP's online presence through social marketing, Google AdWords, and e-newsletter creation, and for working on print design projects.  Responsibilities may include: designing posters, stickers, t-shirts or other merchandise, web design and maintenance, photo and video editing, general office support.

This position is a great fit for students interested in nonprofit
management, design, marketing, or entrepreneurial journalism.
 
 Requirements:
 
*Demonstrated skill in graphic design
 
*Experience with or interested in learning social marketing techniques
 
*Strong organizational and time management skills
 
*The ideal candidate will be interested in working on a wide range of projects
  
Details:
 
3-5 credits available
 
10-15 hours/week
  
To apply:
 
Send a resume, cover letter and design sample (including class work or personal projects) to Jessica Partnow at jpartnow@uw.edu 
--
Jessica Partnow
Executive Director/Audio Producer
The Common Language Project
 
University of Washington
Communications Building
Box 353740, Rm 121
Seattle, WA 98195
 
206.685.7177 office
206.403.3932 cell
206.616.3762 fax
 
clpmag.org
twitter.com/commonlanguage
facebook.com/commonlanguageproject

CLP Workshop Internship in the Department of Communication
 
The CLP is a nonprofit new media organization based at the University of Washington (121 Communications).  We cover underreported local and international issues and produce multimedia journalism projects.  A CLP internship gives you the opportunity to work with a small entrepreneurial journalism organization, and to expand your skills on the business side of
the journalism and nonprofit worlds.
  
The Workshop intern will work closely with CLP staff to promote and administer two quarterly skill-building workshops for UW students. Responsibilities include: designing and posting workshop flyers, creating online event registration (through Facebook/Eventbrite), making classroom announcements and tracking workshop attendance and evaluations.  This is a
great position for students interested in event planning and multimedia skills.
 
Requirements:
 
*Familiarity with social networking sites and simple graphic design
 
*Comfort speaking in front of a classroom
 
*Strong organizational skills
 
*Interest in event planning 
 
Details:
 
3-5 credits available
 
10-15 hours/week
 
To apply:
 
Send a resume and cover letter to Jessica Partnow at jpartnow@uw.edu
 
Jessica Partnow
Executive Director/Audio Producer
The Common Language Project
 
University of Washington
Communications Building
Box 353740, Rm 121
Seattle, WA 98195
 
206.685.7177 office
206.403.3932 cell
206.616.3762 fax
 
clpmag.org
twitter.com/commonlanguage
facebook.com/commonlanguageproject

Fall 2010
Ocean 506 A
Writing about Science & Technology for General Audiences
 
Schedule: M W, 2:30-3:50
Location: OTB 205
Credits: 3
SLN 17103
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 interactions among 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 magazine(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
 

http://world-affairs.org/event_Ray_Suarez.htm
 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131329476883295&ref=mf
 
 
How I Caught the Global Health Bug: An Evening with Ray Suarez
 
Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
 
Learn About the Topic in Advance! Resources and Readings
 
What are the most pressing and underreported global health issues of our
time? What global health successes are transforming the way people live
today? As we look forward, what are the emerging global health threats? What
are the prospects for vaccines for today's most deadly diseases, such as
HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis? And, why does global health matter as
it relates to global development, security, economic growth, and the
environment?
 
Join the World Affairs Council for a networking reception and lecture with
Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent for The NewsHour on PBS. Suarez has
traveled the globe producing a series of on-the-ground reports exploring the
diseases, conditions, and policies affecting the health of people around the
world.
 
Suarez joined The NewsHour in October 1999 as a Washington-based senior
correspondent, and has more than thirty years of varied experience in the
news business. He came to The NewsHour from National Public Radio where he
had been host of the nationwide, call-in news program "Talk of the Nation"
since 1993. Prior to that, he spent seven years covering local, national,
and international stories for the NBC-owned station, WMAQ-TV in Chicago.
Earlier in his career, Suarez was a Los Angeles correspondent for CNN, a
producer for the ABC Radio Network in New York, a reporter for CBS Radio in
Rome, and a reporter for various American and British news services in
London. Suarez holds a B.A. in African History from New York University and
an M.A. in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. He is a
winner of the Benton Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism at the University of
Chicago.
 
Upon registration, you will be signed up for our bi-weekly newsletter, which
provides updates on upcoming programs. If you do not wish to receive this
newsletter please contact wac@world-affairs.org
 
The World Affairs Council is a non-partisan, non-profit organization which
provides a forum for speakers representing diverse points of view. The
opinions expressed by any and all speakers, presenters and/or guests at
Council events are those of the speaker alone, and do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the World Affairs Council members, staff, Board of
Trustees, or Advisory Council.
 


Lecture:
Register 6:30 PM
Program 7:00 PM

Networking Reception:
6:00 PM


Lecture:
$10 members
$15 non-members
$10 students

Networking Reception:
$25 members
$35 non-members
$25 students
Cost includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, the opportunity to meet Ray Suarez, and VIP seating at the lecture.


Please pre-register online or by calling the Council at (206) 441-5910.


Lecture:
University of Washington,
Kane Hall 130
Seattle, WA 98195

Networking Reception:
University of Washington,
Kane Hall Walker Ames Room 225
Seattle, WA 98195

Re: two summer business sustainability courses designed for non-business majors and with no prerequisites. Note that the instructor will be on sabbatical next year, so these two courses won't be offered again until the 2011-2012 academic year. Will you please forward this email to your students? Thanks.
 
____________
 
1) ESRM 321: Finance and Accounting From a Sustainability Perspective (5 credits, SLN 11206, TU/TH 5:30-9 pm,
Term A)
 
We will explore the fundamentals of finance and accounting as well as how financial performance relates to corporate environmental stewardship and social responsibility performance. Below is a sample of topics to be covered:
 
+ an overview of finance and accounting concepts
 
+ corporate environmental and social responsibility (i.e., sustainability) practices and assessment
 
+ stock markets and investing
 
+ financial statements analysis
 
+ making money and counterfeiting deterrence, foreign currencies as they relate to the US dollar, financial institutions (e.g., US Federal Reserve Board and commercial banking)
 
 
2) ESRM 320: Marketing and Management From a Sustainability Perspective (5 credits, SLN  11205, TU/TH 5:30-9 pm, Term B)
 
For-profit companies and non-profit organizations use marketing in order to create and deliver products, services, and ideas that satisfy peoples? wants and needs. We will explore how products, services, and ideas are strategically presented to the right people at the right place and right price using targeted promotion strategies. We'll also explore the role of human resource management and how companies motivate employees and develop their human capital. Below is a sample of topics to be covered:
 
+ an overview of marketing and human resource management
 
+ market orientations and customer satisfaction
 
+ value-added products and services, optimal pricing, distribution strategies, and promotion and publicity campaigns
 
+  leadership skills and motivating employees
 
+ recruiting, interviewing, training, and evaluating employees
 
Dorothy Paun, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor
University of Washington
396 Bloedel Hall, Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195
206.685.9467
 
 dap@u.washington.edu

UW Entrepreneurship Program - Open to all majors!

We are looking for those creative students who are highly entrepreneurial. 
Maybe they’ve already started a company or are working on ideas that could
very well become a company one day.  Maybe they’re just highly motivated to
start something of their own.
 
  
Pam Tufts
 
UW Lavin Entrepreneurship Program ‘ Open to All Majors!
 
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Foster School of Business
 ’Entrepreneurship is a dynamic union of innovation and opportunity,
 passion and vision, risk and reward.’
 
 
 
Want to run your own company one day’
If you’re an incoming student to the University of Washington who is
interested in the world of entrepreneurship, check out the LAVIN
Entrepreneurship Program.
 
As a Lavin student, you’ll gain the experience, skills, knowledge, and the
network that will be the foundation for your future entrepreneurial
ventures, whether at your own start-up or within a larger, established firm.
 We accept up to 25 undergraduates each year - regardless of intended major.
We also co-fund an internship for Lavin students in an early-stage company
so you can see how experienced entrepreneurs grow successful companies.
 
Information Sessions will be held on the University of Washington campus at
various times during the summer.  For a complete listing of dates and times,
please check the website after June 25.
 
The online Lavin application will open mid-August and may be accessed via
the website. LAVIN Entrepreneurship Program
 
Feel free to call or email to make an appointment this summer. We’d love to
talk to you!
For more information: foster.washington.edu/centers/cie/
 
Pam Tufts
 
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington
 
ptufts@uw.edu,  206.685.3813
 
 
 

Fall 2010
Ocean 506 A
Writing about Science & Technology for General Audiences
 
Schedule: M W, 2:30-3:50
Location: OTB 205
Credits: 3
SLN 17103
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 interactions among 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 
magazine(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

Re: a quick survey for students to help us decide what and when
to offer for our spring workshop this quarter -

https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/sepb9/100329


Jessica Partnow
Executive Director/Audio Producer
The Common Language Project

University of Washington
Communications Building
Box 353740, Rm 127
Seattle, WA 98195
206.616.4715 office
206.403.3932 cell

jpartnow@uw.edu

This summer we're teaching 3 different 495s - here are descriptions:


 
495A	SPECIAL TOPICS		MTWTH	9:40-11:50	DAVILA
a TERM  digital storytelling
 
495B	SPECIAL TOPICS		MTWTH	8:30-10:40	PHILIPSEN
b TERM  workshop in social interaction
 
495C	SPECIAL TOPICS		MTWTH 	12:00-2:10	STONEHILL
 	b TERM hyper local reporting for multimedia
 
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Digital Storytelling -- aka "Supraprint."
 
The media landscape is no longer changing. It has changed. New technologies.
New systems of delivery. New content models. And new definitions of what it
means to be a journalist. So we're going to produce stories using a variety
of media -- audio, stills, video, blogs. You will work independently but
also work in teams and experiment with different ways of telling stories.
We'll hear from guest speakers who are working in multimedia and in various
platforms.
 
Anticipated course outcomes: Multimedia production; analysis of media
habits; news presentation skills; sense of what makes/what does not make an
effective website; stronger critical, writing and reporting skills. This
class is appropriate for both journalism and communication majors.
 
--------
 
Summer 2010 - A term
Communication 495B: Workshop in social interaction
 
The course provides an opportunity for students to learn practical skills in
social interaction against a background of theoretical study.
 
The course will emphasize three areas of practical learning:
 
1) From confusion to clarity in interpersonal discourse--how to orient to
language use so as to achieve increased understanding between people
 
2) From frustration with group interaction to high satisfaction and high
productivity in work groups and learning groups
 
3) From angst to achievement in contending with the presence of multiple
cultures in your life world
 
The course will include background readings, lectures, discussions, and
practical and applied activities pertaining to each of the above three areas.
 
Gerry Philipsen
gphil@u.washington.edu
 
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HYPER LOCAL REPORTING FOR MULTIMEDIA
 
 
Learn the skills you need to be a successful journalist in a changing local 
media climate. Develop your own story ideas and pitch them to editors, report 
for multimedia and explore digital storytelling techniques, learn to fund your 
own reporting, maximize your resources and build your own brand as a 
freelancer.
 
Students will produce multimedia content for award-winning Next Door Media 
neighborhood blog network.  Focusing on a specific north Seattle neighborhood, 
they will identify a local story in need of deeper coverage, and learn the 
process of researching, reporting and producing an in-depth multimedia feature, 
for publication on the blog.
 
This class will also explore changes and emerging opportunities in the media 
industry, discussing the increasing popularity of hyperlocal and online media 
outlets.
 
Course will be taught jointly by the core staff of The Common Language Project, 
a new media nonprofit based at the UW, who have reported from over a dozen 
countries and been published by the Seattle Times, PBS, and NPR.
 

The Program on the Environment invites you to join us for a special “Meet,
Greet, Teach” event: Science Communication and the Media - A Panel
Discussion
 

Friday, April 16th

5-7pm

PoE Commons, Academic Computer Center, 3737 Brooklyn Ave NE.

Please RSVP.

 
Why do the cultures of science and journalism sometimes clash? How can
researchers make the most of opportunities to share their work with the
wider world? Join us for a look at how changes sweeping across the media
industry are presenting new challenges for researchers and the scientific
community.

Panelists Include:
 Tom Banse, National Public Radio
 Jeff Burnside, NBC Miami
 Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post
 Michael Todd, MillerMcCune.com
 Dawn Stover, freelance science journalist
 
Please RSVP today!


"Meet, Greet, Teach" offers graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and
staff with an interest in interdisciplinary, environmental education a
chance to interact with faculty from across campus who are willing to share
their enthusiasm and their experience. Over a glass of wine and light
appetizers, attendees have a chance to mix and mingle, before settling down
to a 30-minute "fast panel" of conversation and provoking answers. With time
for both structured and social interaction, MGT presents an opportunity for
everyone to have a say, make a contact, find a shared direction, and learn
something new.


envirmgt@u.washington.edu

WHAT: An Association for Women in Communications Event: Interviewing and
Internships Workshop Panel
 
WHERE: Communications Building, Room 126
 
WHEN: April 1st, from 6:30-9pm
 
WHO: Open to all genders and all majors, AWC membership is NOT required
 
INFO: There will be a panel moderated by Communications Professional, 
Kathleen Miller, to answer questions and give advice about finding 
internships, what companies look for in potential interns, and to provide 
information about interviewing for such internships. There will also be 
opportunities to network with these professionals and to learn more about 
benefits of AWC membership. Dress is business casual.
 
THE PANEL
 
PAT FOOTE:
 
As Assistant Managing Editor/Administration, Patricia Foote oversaw newsroom
hiring and staff development for The Seattle Times
and seattletimes.com before her retirement in 2008. Her Seattle Times career
included managing the features and suburban news departments, and other
features editing and reporting positions. Her journalism career started at
South King County community weeklies and continued as a section editor at
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She is a graduate of the University of
Washington School of Communications, and was a lecturer teaching journalism
there for three years. She continues her association with the Department of
Communication and its students as a member of its alumni board.
 
WHITNEY TYNER: Whitney Tyner is a Public Relations Specialist at Zillow.com.
In this role, she works with national print and broadcast news outlets to
secure placement for the Company in consumer facing real estate stories,
celebrity news magazines, and industry trade publications. Whitney also
leads Zillow?s mobile PR for the Zillow iPhone App, the number one real estate
app in Apple?s iTunes store, and the Zillow Android App.
 
 Zillow launched in February 2006, and based solely on PR and social media
efforts, soon became one of the most popular real estate sites in the
country, with more than 9 million unique visitors each month.        
 
Prior to joining Zillow, Whitney interned at Mercer Human Resource
Consulting and the University of Washington Alumni Association. Whitney
graduated in June 2008 from the University of Washington with a degree in
Communications and a Sales Certificate from the University of Washington
Business School. In her free time, Whitney is on the board of directors for
the YWCA of King County and volunteers with the Inn as a Core group leader.
 
 
ANDY WAPPLER: Andy Wappler is vice president, Corporate Affairs for
Washington-based Puget Sound Energy. He is responsible for the company?s
ongoing efforts to enhance relationships with communities, government
agencies and major customers, as well as the company?s communications. He also is the chairman and president of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation.
  
Since joining PSE in 2008, Wappler has lead communications and engaged
community and customer dialogue on a variety of company initiatives,
including energy efficiency, renewable energy development and energy policy.
            
Wappler has been connecting with communities throughout Washington State for more than two decades. His background includes communications roles with the Washington Roundtable, The Boeing Company and The Fearey Group as well as being a meteorologist and journalist for some of the region?s top television, newspaper and radio outlets.
 
No need to rsvp - just show up!

From: Victoria Sprang 
 
The Department is looking for energetic and enthusiastic event volunteers to
help with our first annual spring fundraiser event. On April 15 we will host
a silent and live auction to help fund experiences for students outside the
classroom (for example internships and studying abroad).
 
The event is on the evening of April 15  and the volunteer shift lasts from
5:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (no exceptions)
 
Jobs include:
Guest registration
Auction runners
Auction spotters
Set up and clean up
 
Volunteers will be expected to attend an orientation meeting( date will
be either April 12 or 13) and to work the event from 5:15 until 9:30 on
April 15. For your dedication and enthusiasm we promise you free pizza at
the orientation, an event t-shirt, and lots of fun on event night.
 
If you are interested, please send a brief description (2-3 sentences) of
your event experience to Victoria Sprang at vsprang@uw.edu
 
For more information on the event, visit:
http://www.com.washington.edu/transforming.html
 
 
 
Victoria Sprang
Alumni and Development Manager
UW Department of Communication
206-543-2717
www.com.washington.edu/alumni/index.html
 
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/victoriasprang
Facebook: www.facebook.com/victoria.sprang

4th Annual Summit on Health Inequality presents GET THE SCOOP: MEDIA &
HEALTH
 
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2010. 10:30 A.M - 3:00 P.M
WHERE: UW FOEGE BUILDING (15th & PACIFIC ST.)
COST: FREE! INCLUDES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
INFO & REGISTRATION: WWW.UWSEH.ORG
 
How is modern media influencing our health? Are the images used to
communicate health ethically portraying the communities they feature?
What determines whether a health issue will be featured in the news? How
can new media tools be used to raise awareness about social issues? What
are some examples of effective public health campaigns? How is the
interface between media and health affecting us?
 
We invite you to "get the scoop" about interactions between media and
health this spring at the University of Washington Students for Equal
Health 4th Annual Summit on Health Inequality. The 2010 conference theme
uses media as a fresh, exciting perspective to inspire innovative
conversations about health in our modern world. We are examining the
influence of social media, broadcasting, photography, journalism,
television, documentaries, and other new media tools on the portrayal and
perception of health today. Come and join the conversation!
 
Current list of speakers includes keynote Nancy Lee and: Mary Mapes, Lisa
Cohen, Daniel Hart, Kathy Gill, Anita Crofts, Tom Paulson, and Ansel
Herz.
 
Our speakers have worked or are currently working with: Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, CBS News, Washington Global Health Alliance, Social
Marketing Services, Inc., UW Department of Global Health, Health Alliance
International, PATH, UW Native Voices, I-TECH, UW Masters of
Communication in Digital Media.
 
Co-sponsored by: UW Department of Global Health, UW Department of
Communication, and ASUW.
 
anisak@u.washington.edu

The Com Careers/Internship class is a 2-hour class that meets at 1:30 p.m. 
on Wednesdays in Com Room 304.

Enroll by attending the first class.

This is a good course - they deal with how to find internship & jobs, how to write 
a resume, how to interview, how to do an "elevator" speech, how to network, 
etc.  It's taught by Florangela Davila & Jerry Baldasty.  You could contact 
Prof. Davila to find out more - fdavila@uw.edu or florangela@comcast.net.

Forlangela will be posting the video on the blog this evening.
 
http://uwcareersclass.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/134/
 

Minority sophomores from 50 institutions have applied for the UNCFSP Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship Program so far this year. 

March 15th deadline?
The UNCFSP Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) is one of the nation’s premier fellowship programs in global affairs for underrepresented students.
Our comprehensive education and training elements prepare IIPP Fellows to address the     most pressing international policy problems.
Visit us on the web at  WWW.UNCFSP.ORG/IIPP, watch a recoded webinar, join our Facebook page, & follow us on Twitter.

My name is Meara Hall and I am a graduate student in the Department of
Communication here at UW.  Along with Prof. Malcolm Parks, I am conducting a
study about social support in adult sibling relationships (brothers,
sisters).  In order to complete the survey, you must have either:
 
 
1.  a half sibling and a step-sibling.
 
or?
 
2.  a half sibling and a full biological sibling.
 
  
If either of these conditions are a match for you, we hope you will take
20-25 minutes to fill out the online survey.  Click here when you are ready
to go to the survey:
  
 
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/mhall88/93654
 
 
 
Your answers to the survey will be kept completely confidential. When your
results and those of other participants are combined and entered into a
computer, they will not contain any identifying information that could
connect the data to you. The results of the study will be published, but
only the combined data from all participants will be made public.
  
 
Participation in this study is completely voluntary. You may withdraw from
the study at any time or may decide to skip any part of the questionnaire
that you do not wish to answer. If you have any questions about this study,
you can contact me (Meara Hall) via email, mhall88@uw.edu.

Meara Hall 
 meara.hall@gmail.com

Please see attachment.

The Daily and UWTV are working together on a new show called the Daily's  Double Shot and we need people who have opinions, love to defend them and
aren't afraid to do it on TV  We're recruiting for a segment called The
Good, the Bad and the Rad that features three panelists discussing current
topics and deeming them Good, Bad, or sometimes, totally Rad.

This is a new show coming out this Friday, its a collaboration
between UWTV and The Daily. My co-producer and I work on a segment of the
show which featured unscripted student discussion on various new topics. We
need people who are up-to-date on current events, confident public speakers,
and hopefully entertaining.  I'm hoping some people in the COM department
will be intrigued and come on the show as panelists. It's a great
opportunity to go behind the scenes on a tv production!

Lara O'Neil-Dunne 
laraoneildunne@gmail.com

This course treats advanced forms of science and technology writing for upper division undergraduate and graduate students, and provides an opportunity for students to develop articles that may be considered for publication in Northwest Science & Technology online magazine.

We compare and contrast the structure of the news feature to other
forms of nonfiction articles that are used to present technical content to
diverse audiences.  Specifically, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the
narrative form and examine several award-winning examples. The course provides an overview of other genres, including profile and review.

Students research and write a news feature with narrative lead as well as an article using one of the other forms treated in the class;
drafts are critiqued by classmates in writing clinics.

The ultimate goal is to be able to exercise deliberate selection and control of structure and style in science writing appropriate for the content, context, and communication goal. Students keep a writing journal throughout the quarter as a tool to develop ideas and techniques, and they write a query letter--a specialized form of proposal used to present a story idea to an editor.

Prerequisites: At least upper division standing; preparation to undertake advanced writing and interviewing assignments; and permission of instructor. Email requests for the entry code to the instructor, including a brief statement of current course of study, level, and previous writing/interviewing experience.  illman@u.washington.edu

Schedule Line Number is 16165

Spring Quarter 2010
Ocean 506 A
Science & Technology Creative Nonfiction Writing
M, W 2:30-3:50     Rm 425 OCN
3 credits   Qualifies for W credit
Instructor: Dr. Deborah L. Illman
illman@u.washington.edu

We are looking for students for 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.

The Department of Communication presents:
 
An Evening of Communications Career Development
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Register for this event at: http://www.com.washington.edu/careerday.html
 
Learn about the communication jobs available and the current state of the industry by visiting with company representatives and attending a panel discussion on entrepreneurialism.  This event is free, but advanced registration is encouraged to ensure your spot and help with planning
 
Schedule of events
Company Tables/Meet & Greet
4:30 to 7 p.m.
University of Washington HUB Room 108
 
Open networking will be interspersed with structured networking opportunities from 4:45 to 5:25 and 5:40 to 6:15. (See below for details.)
 
Participating companies
Microsoft
Amazon
Washington Technology Industry Association
MSNBC
comScore
Weber Shandwick
Starbucks (Digital Ventures)
Washington Filmworks
Edelman
 
Networking event
University of Washington HUB Room 108
 
A lively networking opportunity hosted by My Tam Nguyen (?06), a public relations specialist for the City of Seattle, and staffed by the members of the alumni board and other alumni working in print and broadcast journalism, public relations, digital media, strategic communication and other communication-related jobs. Also joining the event will be the representatives from participating companies.
Round 1: 4:45 to 5:25 p.m.
Round 2: 5:40 to 6:15 p.m.
Feedback and closing remarks: 6:15 to 6:45 p.m.
 
Panel discussion on entrepreneurialism
7 to 8:30 p.m.
University of Washington HUB Room 106B
 
The panel discussion will feature:
 
Moderator Kristina Hudson, enterpriseSeattle
Kristina Hudson has 15 years of experience in entertainment and economic development. She joined enterpriseSeattle in early 2006 as Business Development Manager specializing in Interactive and Digital Media Technology. In 2004, Kristina founded the Washington Interactive Network, and brought this program with her to enterpriseSeattle. This was the first economic development program in the United States to be targeted solely at the video game industry. For the last two years, Kristina received the distinction of winning awards from the International Economic Development Association: One for the best Technology-Based Economic Development Program; and the second for the annual Power of Play Event.
 
Fitz Cahall (?02), The Dirtbag Diaries
After graduation, Fitz Cahall worked as a freelance outdoor writer for a variety of publications. His dream was to bring his journalism training to rock climbing and outdoor sports. Over the years, he collected interesting stories about regular people that magazines did not want to publish. I was getting harder and harder to sell his stories, so he jumped into the world of new media with the 2007 launch of his podcast on climbing. He thought he might get a few hundred hits on his site, and instead saw thousands of downloads pretty quickly. Several sponsors later, he now has a radio show and will soon begin a web television show. Read more about Cahall at www.dirtbagdiaries.com.
 
Laura Paulou (?06), WWish
Laura Paulou is founder of the interactive online magazine WWish. While attending Wenatchee Valley College, Paulou founded and served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. Because of her grades and her achievements, she was awarded a full scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, giving her the opportunity to attend the University of Washington. She made the Dean?s list and graduated with a BA in Journalism in 2006. Laura was inspired to create WWISH, with a mission to help women move out of crisis, because of the personal adversity she overcame in her own life. Read more about WWISH and Laura?s personal journey.
 
Lucas Mack (?04), 4th Avenue Media
Starting out in public relations at the University of Washington, Lucas Mack worked side by side with sports columnists and sports broadcasters from around the Northwest. From there he took a job at KOMO TV, as the Audience Coordinator for the live talk show Northwest Afternoon. He moved to eastern Washington as a reporter for the NBC affiliate, where he fell in love with storytelling. His next stop brought him to the Lone Star State reporting for the FOX affiliate in San Antonio as their Feature Reporter, hosting his own live segment. In 2008, Lucas co-founded 4th Avenue Media to give clients the unique opportunity to tell their story by a broadcast journalist.
 
The Common Language Project
The Common Language Project (CLP) is a nonprofit multimedia production house that reports news from around the world about people affected by key social issues. The project is housed in the UW Department of Communication and has a core staff of young journalism and political science graduates from Hunter College and New School University. Also on board are a funding and outreach coordinator (and UW grad) and a CUNY graduate student. Read more about CLP at clpmag.org.

questions? 
Victoria Sprang 
vsprang@u.washington.edu
543-2717

Open lab begin hours next week. Hours will be Tuesdays from 1:30-3 in 302 for anyone who wants extra help on multimedia projects or just wants to be able to work on their project while someone is around to help. Please check
http://www.com.washington.edu/tech/irc/index.html for updates and changes.
 
Workshop handouts are available here, if students need a refresher (in the
right column): http://www.com.washington.edu/tech/irc/prepare.html.

Kristina Courtnage Bowman 
kriscb@uw.edu
 

WINTER QUARTER 2010

Announcing:
**Expansion of the Communication Writing Center!**
 
The CWC is now open over 30 hours a week!
 
Are you studying Rhetoric? Internet Research? Intercultural Comm?
Language? Media? Then we?re just the place for you to bring your
writing assignments for refinement and review! We offer a full service
writing center, with interested, qualified readers, to help you
clarify that thesis, provide feedback on your arguments, brainstorm
your final paper, or even a brief proof-reading.  We operate under the
belief that everyone can benefit from a second pair of eyes,
regardless of your level or skill. So come on in today!
 
What: Writing Center Tutoring. Bring in your written drafts, or an
assignment you need to brainstorm.
Where: CMU 222 (Shares space with the Speaking Center)
When:  Various Hours Mon-Fri, including Evening Hours. Check attached
schedule and website for details.
http://com.washington.edu/rmc/cwc.html
How: We are currently only available by drop-in. We are in the process
of making it possible to schedule appointments with specific tutors.
Stay tuned for updates!
 
Questions? Concerns? Compliments? Feel free to contact me directly:
rebecc2@u.washington.edu
 


Rebecca Clark
Lead Teaching Assistant
Director of Communication Writing Center
Department of Communication
University of Washington.
rebecc2@u.washington.edu

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.

-------------------------------

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


  	
	  								
						
				
APPLICATION for: Communication Rome Program, Winter Quarter, 2009			 	             			


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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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PREVIOUS FOREIGN STUDY AND TRAVEL: Please give location, dates and purpose.









ACADEMIC RECOMMENDATIONS REQUESTED FROM:  

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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

  
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 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.