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You are receiving this e-newsletter because of your connection to the Journalism Department at UMass Amherst.

I. News and Announcements


• Would you like to be the Journalism speaker at this year's SBS Graduation Celebration? Each department in the College will have a student speaker at the 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, event in the Mullins Center. It's a rock concert venue with video screens, a screaming audience and your parents! If you'd like to represent your fellow Journalism graduates, please write a one-minute (one page) speech that perfectly captures your experience in the coolest major in the College. What has Journalism taught you? Done for you? Meant to you? All in a minute! Please email your submissions to Prof. Karen List by today, April 14. You may be asked to give your speech on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 15, and a winner will be chosen immediately after. Questions? Email Prof. List.

• UMass alum and State Senator Marc Pacheco will be holding a talk on climate change from 3 to 4 p.m. today, April 14, in Morrill Science Center 203. 

• Career Services is hosting a "Commencement fair for seniors" from 12 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, in the Campus Auditorium. Have your senior portrait taken, sign up with the Alumni Association, or purchase a diploma frame.

• The Center for Student Development is hosting the 8th Annual Awards Ceremony "The Sammies" from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, in the Campus Center Auditorium. The awards are meant to acknowledge the work of students, staff, and faculty.

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II. Jobs, Internships and Scholarships


The Recorder of Greenfield, Mass., an award-winning, 13,000-circulation morning newspaper located in the Five College region, is looking for a full-time, entry level general assignment reporter. The paper, privately owned, strives for excellence in community journalism. Reporters share news and feature writing responsibilities. Those interested in quality story telling should contact Tim Braga at 413-772-0261, ext. 250 or by email.

• Tomorrow, April 15, is the deadline for the Thomas Family Scholarship (worth $1,400). Journalism majors who are taking an unpaid or underpaid internship in the field of emergent media and have a minimum of 3.0 GPA and financial need should apply. 

• Also tomorrow, April 15, is the deadline for the Robert Crowley Memorial Prize for Excellence in Collegian Writing (worth $500), which will be awarded to a published Collegian columnist. All submissions must be copies of columns published during the academic year in the Collegian. Students may submit up to three columns for consideration. Hard copies should be submitted to Donna Vanasse in 107 Bartlett.

• This is the last week to apply for an editor's position with AmherstWire. Applications are being sought for multimedia editor, lifestyle editor, travel editor, campus news and issues editor, and opinion editor. Please send a cover letter and resume to Prof. BJ Roche.

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III. Advising Information


• The following Fall 2014 courses are still open: Journ 197A: Journalism Success (1 cr.); Journ 201: Intro to Journalism; Journ 225: Readings in Journalism; Journ 292N: News Literacy; Journ 295J: Film in the Documentary Tradition (1 cr.); Journ 310: Going Global: Changes in International Journalism; Journ 330: Literary Journalism; Journ 332: Sports Journalism; Journ 383: Entrepreneurial Journalism; Journ 393F: Journalists in the Movies; Journ 393N: Reporting for Radio and Podcasting; Journ 397R: Business of Media; Journ 435: Web Design for Journalists; Journ 492M: Magazine Writing; Journ 495BP: Broadcast Performance; Journ 495N: Broadcast News Reporting II; Journ 497B: Diaries, Memoirs & Journals; Journ 497P: The Politician and the Journalist.

• Enrollment for the Summer '14 online Journalism courses is now open. You can enroll in Journ 300: Newswriting and Reporting, Journ 310: Going Global: Changes in International Journalism, Journ 391 J: Food Writing, Journ 391T: Travel Writing, Journ 392P: Writing for Public Relations, Journ 428: Sports in Film, Journalism and Literature, Journ 460: Journalism Ethics, Journ 492M: Magazine Writing. All of these classes can be counted toward the regular Journalism B.A. degree, but they are not covered by tuition. Here's how to register for these courses. 

• Enrollment for the Fall '14 online Journalism courses will open on July 16. You can enroll in Journ 201: Intro to Journalism, Journ 300: Newswriting and Reporting, Journ 391PR: Social Media & Public Relations, Journ 392L: Harnessing Public Opinion, Journ 395T: Science Writing. 

• Monday, April 21, is a holiday (Patriot's Day). On Tuesday, April 22, UMass will follow a Monday schedule.

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IV. Student News


• Steve Sellner's ('14) article, "Derrick Gordon: 'This is the perfect time to do it'" was published in The Boston Globe last week. Nathalie Sczublewski ('14), Erin Wolosz ('15), and Sionan Barrett ('16) produced the video. 

• Check out Stephen Chan ('15) and Liz Strzepa ('14) on WWLP's Mass Appeal as they promoted the April 27 TEDxUMassAmherst day-long conference that will feature 10 well-known speakers.

• Brittney Figueira ('14) and Daniel Rodriguez ('15) recently took part in "Education Shift: Moving journalism education forward," an online discussion about the future of journalism education.
                       
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V. Alumni and Faculty News


 • Prof. Madeleine Blais' essay "The Ratio is Narrowing" appeared in "A story larger than my own: Women writers look back on their lives and careers," published this month by the University of Chicago Press. 


• Read Prof. Steve Fox's latest post from Digital First Media titled "Use your head: Advice for parents and teens on twitter."

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Upcoming Events

Monday, April 14 @ 12:30-1 p.m.
Internship info session in 508 Goodell.

Wednesday, April 16
UMass Football Spring Game at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Time TBA.

Wednesday, April 16 @ 4-4:30 p.m.
Internship info session in 508 Goodell.

Wednesday, April 16 @ 5:30-7:30 p.m.
"Careers in non-profit, healthcare and education" in Wilder 201.

Wednesday, April 16 @ 5:30-7:30 p.m.
"Organizing for Media Justice!" in W-15 Machmer. 

Wednesday, April 16 @ 7:30-10 p.m.
John Ashcroft, former Attorney General, talk in the Student Union Ballroom. Admission to the event is free.

Wednesday, April 16 @ 8 p.m.
Novelist & Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar book reading at Amherst Books.

Friday, April 18
Deadline for The Five College Interchange Pre-Registration Request period for Fall 2014 classes. 

Saturday, April 19 @ 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Annual UMass Powwow at the Curry Hicks Cage.

Monday, April 21
Patriot's Day - No classes.

Tuesday, April 22 @ 7 p.m.
"The Natural" will be showing at Amherst Cinema.
 
Wednesday, April 23 @ 6 p.m.
Writing Placement Test in Bartlett 3. 

Wednesday, April 23 @ 4-4:30 p.m.
Internship Info Session in Goodell 508.

Thursday, April 24 @ 6 p.m.
Writing Placement Test in Bartlett 3. 

Saturday, April 26 @ 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
SuperCuts SoccerFest 2014 at the South Athletic Fields, behind McGuirk Stadium.

Sunday, April 27 @ 9 a.m.
TEDxUMassAmherst day-long conference in Mahar Auditorium. 

Monday, April 28 @ 12:30-1 p.m.
Internship Info Session in Goodell 508.

Monday, April 28
Deadline to apply for the Online News Association's Student Newsroom Fall conference.

Tuesday, April 29 @ 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Founders Day Campus Cookout on the Goodell Lawn.

Wednesday, April 30 @ 4-4:30 p.m.
Last Internship Info Session in Goodell 508.

Thursday, May 1
Applications due for BBA, Sport Management, and HTM majors.

Monday, June 16
Submission deadline for the Take Flight with PR Video Contest.
For more information about the Journalism Program, visit www.umass.edu/journalism. This e-newsletter was produced by Journalism Advisor Razvan Sibii (Raz) and Journalism student Kerry O'Connor, and was sent on April 14, 2014.

Please contribute to the Monday Memo! If you have something to announce to the Journalism community (e.g., internships, jobs, personal projects, awards, workshops, contests), please email the info to Michelle and Raz.
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