2019 Carolina Photojournalism Workshop (CPJW) accepting applications through March 6

Apply for the 2019 "MEJO 488: Multimedia Storytelling: Carolina Photojournalism Workshop" and accompanying Visual Storytellers Community Fund by this Wednesday, March 6, at 5 p.m.

The Visual Storytellers Community Fund was established in 2013 by Jessey Dearing and Lauren Frohne, and is entirely funded by alumni and friends of the program. The scholarship is awarded based on both financial need and merit.

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DEADLINES

UPDATES

UNC-Chapel Hill awards Associate Professor Spencer Barnes the 2019 Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Fundamental campaign courses prepare MJ-school students for National Student Advertising Competition

Start Here / Never Stop Podcast: Stefan Prelog '96 (M.A.)

Telling high-altitude stories with on-the-ground insights: storytelling from the world view of Pulitizer Prize-winning alumna Helene Cooper ’87

EVENTS

MJ-school

BY APPOINTMENT | Peer-to-Peer Advising with the MJ-school Ambassadors
Feb. 25 | Holding Power Accountable with Helene Cooper '87
March 4 | Holding Power Accountable with Jane Stancill '89 (M.A.)
March 6 | “How We Talk About Silent Sam: The Roles of Journalism and Public Relations in Framing Conversations about a Confederate Monument”
March 7 | Health Communication Research Colloquium with Jon-Patrick Allem
March 8 | Meet the Pros — David Tinson '96 * NEW *
March 8 | Usage & Grammar Test #4
March 10-13 | Spring 2019 networking trip to San Francisco / Silicon Valley
March 21 | New Student Orientation #1
March 22 | Free professional headshots for new MEJO majors
March 22 | New Student Orientation #2
March 22 | Next World Media Symposium 2019
March 22 | Usage & Grammar Test #5
March 29 | Usage & Grammar Test #6
April 5 | Usage & Grammar Test #7
April 5 | Usage & Grammar Test #8
April 11 | "Hacks, Trolls, and Fake News: What's Russia Got to Do With It?"
April 12 | 2019 NC Media and Journalism Hall of Fame gala
April 12 | Junck Research Colloquium with Erica Scharrer
April 12 | Usage & Grammar Test #9
April 12 | Usage & Grammar Test #10
April 17 | Scholarships & Awards Pizza Party
April 24 | Online info session: M.A. in Digital Communication
April 26 | 2018-19 MJAA Mentorship Program Wrap-Up
May 11 | MJ-school Spring Commencement
May 13-17 | 2019 Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity Program (UNC School of Media and Journalism)
June 3-6 | 2019 Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity Program (UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism)
June 26-29 | 2019 Carolina Sports Journalism Camp
July 7-11 | 2019 Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media

UNC

Jan. 9 - July 12 | 2019 Carolina Global Photography Exhibition
March 4 | University Career Services presents "Ace the Interview- Small Group Chat"
March 5 | HAVEN Training for students
March 6 | LEAD Workshop Series: Emotional Intelligence
March 6 | UNC Campus Y and Innovate Carolina present "How to Create a Movement that Drives Inspirational Change" * NEW *
March 6 | University Career Services presents "Identify, Articulate and Apply Your Strengths"
March 7 | UNC Office of Technology Commercialization presents "The Entrepreneur, or There and Back Again"
March 10 | Documentary screening of "Strange Fruit"
March 13 | Chapel Hill Economic Development presents Pints & Pitches Chapel Hill
March 13 | Safe Zone Training
March 19 | LEAD Workshop Series: Inclusive Language
March 21 | University Career Services presents "Life After Carolina- College to Career and Navigating What’s Next"
March 23 | The Humanities and Public Life: Celebrating 40 Years of Carolina Public Humanities
March 28 | University Career Services presents "One & Two-Year Opportunities" workshop
March 30 | GO! Global Orientation on Culture + Ethics
April 8 | Safe Zone Training
April 8 | University Career Services presents "Using the Summer to Prepare for Grad School Applications- Small Group Chat"
April 9 | University Career Services presents "Ace the Interview- Small Group Chat "
April 10 | Chapel Hill Economic Development presents Pints & Pitches Chapel Hill
April 11 | 2019 UNC Innovation Showcase
April 15 | University Career Services presents "Using the Summer to Prepare for Law School Applications- Small Group Chat"
April 26 | UNC School of Information and Library Science presents the 2019 OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture with Meredith Clark '14 (Ph.D.) * NEW *
April 27 | Cities of Cinema: Hollywood and Bollywood
May 12 | UNC Spring Commencement

Other

March 14 | The Muster RDU
March 28-29 | Triangle East Asia Colloquium's 2019 Transnational Korean Cinema & Media Conference * NEW *
April 5-7 | ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival
June 17-20 | 2019 N.C. Scholastic Media Institute
July 7-13 | 2019 NCSMA Journalism Teaching Fellowship Program

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Academic Advising is available to admitted MJ-school students from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Student Services area on the first floor of Carroll Hall via walk-in hours or by appointment. Additional walk-in hours are available with Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Charlie Tuggle; Director of Journalism Laura Ruel; and Director of Advertising and Public Relations John Sweeney.

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GLOBAL PROGRAMS

Want to find out what global opportunities are available to you at UNC and the MJ-school? Book an appointment to discuss study abroad programs, global MEJO courses, international opportunities available at UNC and funding.

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CAREER SERVICES

MJ Career Services assists MJ-school students with every aspect of career preparation. Get started by booking an appointment; stopping by for walk-in hours on Mondays from 1-3 p.m.; following @UNCMJcareers on Twitter; or subscribing to the weekly career email digest. Director of Career Services Jay Eubank and Assistant Director of Career Services Jennifer Trice are located in 162 and 161 Carroll Hall, respectively.

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PARK LIBRARY

The Park Library on the second floor of Carroll Hall offers “space, stuff and support” for all your research needs. Follow @UNCParkLib on Twitter and Instagram. Not sure how to find the library? Check out our maps of Carroll Hall.

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