Media College News

The premier two-year newspaper fellowship program in the country just got better.

We currently are accepting applications for the next class of Fellows, who will begin in September 2015.

Transformative. Life-changing. Eye-opening. These words describe the experience of young women who participated in a women-and-wearables hackathon this weekend at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media.

Forty-two women from WVU and universities across the country came together to develop innovative concepts for wearable technology and to learn how to overcome barriers in the growing media technology industry.

· Journalism – The Poynter Institute has posted links and application instructions for “37 Great Journalism Internships.” If you’re serious about a big-league summer internship, you should apply for these. Read the article and contact me if you need help with your application. http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/272241/here-are-27-great-journalism-internships-and-fellowships-for-application-season/

· StratComm – The Pittsburgh Steelers are accepting applications for their Spring 2015 Marketing Internship. Unpaid, must earn college credit (JRL 441). 12 hours per week for 12 weeks. It’s intense, but what an opportunity! Apply here: http://footballjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=72657

If you plan to graduate in December, please join us for the WVU Reed College of Media December Graduate Open House.

Date: Friday, December 19, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Place: 205 Martin Hall

· StratComm – Alexandria, VA-based Red Peg Marketing is accepting applications for its Spring Internship Program. “Jpegs,” as they’re called, are assigned real projects and include internships in Brand Planning, Client Service, Account Management, Talent Management, Production, Creative and Graphic Design, Social Media and Digital Marketing, Venues and Sponsorship, Accounting and Finance and HR. They also offer a summer internship program. Learn more and apply here: https://redpeg.hireology.com/careers

· All majors – The Eberly Writing Studio seeks enthusiastic undergraduate students from every major as writing consultant interns. Writing Studio interns provide feedback to writers on their academic writing. We provide training, so you do not have to have prior consulting or tutoring experience. Contact me for more information or apply before Friday, November 7th. Please deliver applications to the English Department in 100 Colson Hall, c/o Dr. Nathalie Singh-Corcoran or The WVU Writing Center (G02 Colson Hall). Material may also be submitted via e-mail as a single PDF.

Oct. 21, 2014
7 pm
205 Martin Hall

“Audience engagement editor” is a fairly new job title in most newsrooms. The role of an audience engagement editor is to build an audience by delivering news on multiple platforms, fostering conversation online among readers and using reader comments and contributions in stories.

“This is one of the most important issues affecting women leaders in tech and media right now,” said Maryanne Reed, dean of the College of Media. “We want to spark a national conversation about the barriers facing women in technology, and we want to inspire young women to push beyond those boundaries by connecting them to women leaders in Silicon Valley.”

“Hack the Gender Gap: A Women’s Hackathon on Wearables” will bring college-age women from around the country to WVU to “hack” solutions for wearable technology and to learn about opportunities in this emerging marketplace, while being mentored by prominent female leaders in the industry.

Attention students! The printer on the 2nd floor by the walk-up stations is now operational.

The four computers at the walk-up stations are ready to use. Each computer has all the software you will likely need for class projects (Adobe Master Suite, iWorks suite, and Office suite), and they can be used to check email or to send items to the printer. We hope these new computers will be very useful for you.