The Reed College of Media and College of Creative Arts will merge to form the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media as of July 1, 2024. Get details.
The Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) is pleased to announce its summer media programs for 2011. IeiMedia will once again take students to Urbino, Italy, and Perpignan, France; in addition, a new international reporting program will be offered in Istanbul, Turkey. The 3-credit programs are open to North American college students and recent graduates. English-speaking students from other countries are welcome to apply.
Perpignan, France (June 23-July 23, 2011) Perpignan lies in the Languedoc region of southwestern France, just a few miles west of the Mediterranean Sea and 19 miles north of the Spanish border, within sight of the Pyrenees. The city features a charming, pedestrian-friendly historic quarter; a daily market; numerous summer festivals and lively nightlife. Many attractions in France and Spain are only a short train ride away. Students will study various aspects of multimedia storytelling and produce a multimedia website about the community (see the 2010 project at http://inperpignan.net). Faculty include top journalism educators and professionals from leading publications. Students will study French (Beginning or Intermediate) at the respected ALFMED language school and report with interpreters. Accommodations are provided in a modern apartment-hotel (two students to a room with private bath and small kitchenette). Students will earn 3 transferable units of upper-division undergraduate credit (JOUR 667 International Reporting) through the San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning.
The Big East Career Consortium is pleased to announce its fall Virtual Career Fair for employers, students, and alumni interested in exploring jobs and internships. The Big East Virtual Career Fair is open to the students and alumni of the 16 “Big East” Conference schools. The live online event will take place November 10, 2010 with extended dates on November 11, 12, 15, 16, and 17.
Students from West Virginia University’s P.I. Reed School of Journalism will honor veterans this month by recording their stories to preserve for generations to come.
The recording sessions are part of the Take a Veteran to School Day program supported by Sen. Jay Rockefeller. The third annual event, which runs from Nov. 8-17, links veterans and students in high schools throughout the state and gives veterans a chance to share their experiences with a younger generation.
In its latest celebration of veterans and the sacrifices they have made, West Virginia University will hold a WVU Veterans Appreciation Breakfast, Thursday, Nov. 11 from 8-9:30 a.m. at the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The theme is “West Virginia’s Veterans: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
During the event, keynote speaker, Kenneth Busz, president of the Morgantown Chamber Commerce, will address the steps the Morgantown community is taking to support veterans. Ken Gray, WVU’s vice president for Student Affairs, will describe WVU’s role in supporting veterans. The University was again honored by G.I.Jobs by being designated as a “Military Friendly School,” for its many services and activities that are offered to veterans.
The Dow Jones News Fund has extended the application deadline to Nov. 8 for juniors, seniors and graduate students who wish to apply for its paid 2011 summer reporting and editing internship programs.
DJNF offers business reporting, sports, news and multimedia editing internships at newspapers, wire services and websites. Additionally, applicants have until Nov. 8 to take the editing exam. Business reporting tests must be postmarked by Dec. 1.