Media College News

Are you interested in being published in an award-winning literary magazine?

Calliope, WVU’s undergraduate literary magazine, is now accepting submissions for the 2013 edition.

College Lifestyles ™ (http://collegelifestyles.org) is an online magazine for classy co-eds featuring articles on nutrition, health, style, DIY, campus life, professionalism and etiquette.

College Lifestyles ™ is currently seeking classy young women and gentlemen to join our Editorial, Social Media, and Campus Representative Teams for the Spring 2013 semester.

Position Description

As the largest voluntary health organization, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is passionately committed to saving lives from cancer. They are working to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays – a world where cancer never steals another year from anyone’s life. The ACS combines relentless passion with the wisdom of nearly a century of experience to make this vision a reality, and they get results. The ACS saves lives by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and fighting back. Thanks in part to this work; nearly 12 million cancer survivors and countless others who have avoided the disease will celebrate a birthday this year.

The SOJ’s Alison Bass will participate in a panel discussion on scientific information and the media. 
The event, “Communicating Science and Medicine: A Panel Discussion on How and Why” will be held Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:00 p.m. in White Hall G06.

This National Science Foundation sponsored Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program features two authors who have used different approaches to write books about science and medicine targeted to lay audiences.

Applications are currently being accepted for a Morgantown-area Community Manager with the American Cancer Society. Interested applicants should visit www.cancer.org and click Opportunities. This position is listed under WV-Morgantown (Job ID# 11416). 
This position will work with specific communities in West Virginia to execute Mission programs and execute fundraising events (Relay For Life community events). View the full job description.

For more information, contact: 
Leandra Hickman, community manager, South Atlantic Division 
American Cancer Society, Inc.
leandra.hickman@cancer.org
122 South High Street, Morgantown, WV 26501 
cancer.org
304.296.8155

Are you interested in learning more about the IMC graduate program at West Virginia University? If so, you will find our comprehensive one-hour information session extremely helpful in answering your questions about our program.

Upcoming sessions

West Virginia University is pleased to announce the 2013 May Commencement schedule. Candidates for graduation should visit http://graduation.wvu.edu/ for general event information.

The School of Journalism will release additional details as they are available. Students should watch their MIX email, SOJ eNews and the SOJ website for specifics around the May Commencement.

The Martin Hall Agency is working with WVU Wishmakers on Campus to promote its rake-a-thon fundraising event this Sunday, October 28 from 2pm to 6pm. Proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Students will rake yards for area families in exchange for a donation to Make-a-Wish. For more information, view the press release or contact Celina Welbers at (802) 309-9167 or cwelbers@mix.wvu.edu.

As part of its “Power Up Your Professional Network” event series, the Martin Hall Agency is proud to host speaker Jason Bender, executive creative director for Rockfish Interactive, on October 25 at 6 p.m. in G21 Ming Hsieh Hall

Bender is the Digital Pioneer and is an expert with everything digital, so he perfects that aspect of advertising for Walmart, Sams Club, Pringles, P.F. Changs, EA Sports, Cisco, etc.

Background:
The West Virginia Grantmakers is the statewide network of private, family, corporate, and community foundations and other grantmaking institutions in West Virginia. We are committed to our mission of Strengthening Philanthropy in the Mountain State.

Position Overview:
This internship with WV Grantmakers will allow in-depth exposure to the dynamic work of the organization. The internship is devoted to assisting the president in the research and development of programs, creating special initiatives and platforms to better serve the different sectors of grantmakers, working with committees and volunteers, and assisting with public policy outreach/advocacy work. The intern will report to the president and have an interest in the WV Grantmakers’ mission. The opportunity is a full-time or part-time position (2 to 3 days a week) and must be a minimum period of one semester or 4 months. Please note this is an unpaid position.