Two SUSI scholars instrumental to Zambia study abroad program
by Lindsay Boyle
In early January, two weeks after students who studied abroad in Zambia returned to the U.S., the trip was still receiving regular coverage from outlets including the Athens News, the New Political and the Post.
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January 26, 2012 | comments (0)
Zambia: Learning every step of the way
by Lindsay Boyle
Eighteen Ohio University students embarked on a journey on Nov. 25, 2011 that turned out to be even more life changing than they had anticipated. The students—from various media and communications-related majors—arrived in Zambia, Africa after more than 20 hours of flight, where they began a jam-packed three-week study abroad program.
January 26, 2012 | comments (0)
Alum returns to Athens to discuss covering Olympics
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
Since joining AP Radio in 1978, Jack Briggs has covered almost every major world-wide sporting event for AP.
[Editor’s note added 2/8/12: a podcast of Briggs’ talk is now available.]
January 25, 2012 | comments (0)
Study abroad info sessions coming up
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
Over the next few days, faculty in the JSchool will be hosting information sessions to discuss two upcoming summer study abroad programs.
Information for the London (Olympics) program will be held Jan. 26 (5 p.m. in Singtao 101) and Feb. 13 (7-8 p.m. in Singtao 101).
January 25, 2012 | comments (0)
Zambia trip featured on WOUB radio program
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
This afternoon, WOUB’s Tom Hodson hosted journalism student Rebecca Koch and Prof. Yusuf Kalyango, director of our Institute for International Journalism, for an in-studio interview to discuss a recent trip to Zambia.
Listen to the 30 minute program.
January 20, 2012 | comments (0)
Seniors, don’t miss your (free!) ‘Senior Saturday’
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
If you are a senior in the JSchool, by now you should (1) have heard (a LOT) about Senior Saturday, and (2) registered to attend.
This (free!) annual event is sponsored by our Society of Alumni & Friends. Its purpose is simple and direct: help graduating journalism students get a job! What could be better than that? (Did I mention that it is free?)
January 18, 2012 | comments (0)
Faculty advisers prepare for transition advising
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
This snowy morning, the faculty took a Big Step toward preparing for the Big Switch to semesters.
Prof. Ellen Gerl, designated by the JSchool as the “leader of the pack” on Q2S, led us through an advising workshop to get us all ready to complete so-called “TDCP”* forms with our students over the course of the next few weeks.
January 13, 2012 | comments (0)
JSchool alum’s documentary airs on PBS tonight
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
PBS’ Frontline program will air Tom Jennings’ (MSJ ’93) documentary “A Perfect Terrorist” tonight at 10 p.m.
The documentary, produced in cooperation with ProPublica, details the plot by an American (David Coleman Headley) who confessed to helping plan the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.
January 10, 2012 | comments (0)
Hell on Wheels, and more
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
Last quarter’s issue of Southeast Ohio Magazine featured a story about “A Sisterhood of Skaters,” otherwise known as roller derby.
The story, written by Audrey Rabalais, caught my attention because my daughter, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin, took up roller derby last year and very much delights in telling me of this recent “bout” or that. For Christmas this year she gave me a T-shirt with her number (594) and derby nickname (“Maul’s Dolls”) on the back.
