hen enrolling in Becky Nor-dyke’s Teamwork, Leadership and Group Communication class, bring your competi-tive spirit and creative ideas. Both will be necessary.

In order to teach teamwork and com-munication in groups, Nordyke divides the class into small groups and has them work on a variety of projects during the semester. The projects are also contests, giving each team an incentive to put their best work forward. The first contest the four small groups worked on was to design a t-shirt for the Wichita Public Library’s summer reading program. “There’s always a summer reading program at city libraries,” said Nordyke. “I called the librarian downtown and asked if my class could design t-shirts for the program as a class project.” Though the library board usually uti-lizes a national illustrator for their t-shirt design, they indicated they would use an idea if they liked it. For several weeks, Nordyke’s small groups worked on developing their de-signs for the 2010 summer program theme of “Make a Splash @ your library.” Each group then presented their idea to repre-sentatives from the library, who then took

NEWSElliott School

UpcomingMarch 16-20—Spring Break.

March 25—Communication Connection Fair, 1-4 p.m., RSC Ballroom.

Mar. 28— Comprehensive exams for graduate students.

Mar. 28— Kansas Chapter SPJ scholarship applications due.

Mar. 29—Wichita Professional Communi-cator scholarship applications due.

April 6—KAB Student Broadcast Seminar, Topeka, Kan.

April 17-18—Kansas Professional Com-municators conference.

ABOUT THE NEWSLETTERThe Elliott School of Communication newsletter is published during the fall and spring semesters.

Melanie Haspels, editor

If you have story ideas, announcements or job openings, contact Melanie Haspels at: melanie.haspels@wichita.edu or 316.978.5465.

Competitive spirit, creative ideas drive ESC classW the designs back to the library board. The

board selected the design done by Kylie Snelling, Katie Niggemeyer, Rachel Viner, Mark Vernacchia, Kylie Brinkman and Melissa Granville as the winning t-shirt design. While everyone contributed their ideas to the winning t-shirt design, Niggemeyer was the artist who drew the final idea. “We all worked really hard together and had fun,” said Brinkman. Other groups have given their own twist to the class as well. One group has dubbed themselves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so named because they have four members in their group said Jonna Shotton. The contests will continue for the rest of the semester. Other projects include a Web design project for two different busi-nesses and a survey research project on knowledge of culture and geography. “The projects are designed to give the students work for their portfolios, to submit for Elliott School awards and to put on their resume to show they can work in a team,” said Nordyke.

By Melanie Haspels

Photos on page 3

ast October, Mrs. Farha called me from Wichita’s Price-Harris Communication Magnet School to ask about the possibility of planning a field trip to the Elliott

School of Communication for the fourth grade classes at her school. She not only wanted to re-establish a relationship with the Elliott School and allow her students to see on a college campus, she had a much bigger goal in mind. As we talked, she told me she had already heard her fourth grade students—kids generally around 10 years old—say they weren’t going to go to college because they weren’t smart enough or because they didn’t have enough money. That in itself was enough to make her act. She wanted to get her students onto the Wichita State University campus to plant the idea in their minds that college was something for them. That was a cause I could get behind. I wasn’t so surprised that fourth graders had already formed opinions about their future college endeavors, but I knew it wasn’t too late to do something about it. So, I began planning a day on the WSU campus for the Price-Harris fourth grade classes. The number of students I needed to accommodate: 70. Big places were necessary, as well as places that were used to hosting school-aged groups. In addition, I wanted to expose them to com-munication activities in the Elliott School and give them hands-on experience in college classrooms. On Friday, Feb. 27, two school buses pulled up to Koch Arena for the group’s first tour of the day. As they unloaded, I was slightly nervous. I realized I had been in the college setting since I began my undergraduate collegiate experience; 70 fourth graders were an entirely different story. However, as I led the group across campus for their second tour in the Ulrich Museum of Art, I had the kids walking with me at the front of the group read the signs on the buildings. As we passed Jardine Hall, one student read the sign for financial aid.

Seventy fourth graders visit WSU and the Elliott School of Communication

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Quinn Addis, a junior IMC student, assists a Price-Harris student with the creation of his !ier in Adobe InDesign during one of the communication activity sessions on Feb. 27.

Photo by Amy DeVault

“Do you know what financial aid is?” I asked several boys. They indicated they didn’t. I told them that particular office helped students get money for college. “Is college fun?” asked one boy. I indicated it was. He would have plenty of time later to realize it was a lot of hard work too. “Then I’m going to come here,” he said. Aha! We were making progress al-ready. After touring the art museum and lunch, the kids were divided into three groups for their communication activities in Elliott Hall. Each group would par-ticipate in a broadcast journalism, print journalism and public relations/advertising activity. And they would complete each activity in approximately 35 minutes. With the help of ESC faculty member Kevin Hager and ESC students Quinn

Addis, Chandra Stauffer, Janay Tos and Diana Weixelman, we got all 70 students through all the activities by the time they loaded their bus at 2:50 p.m. In approxi-mately two hours they had each read a 25-second news story for the camera, written a print story about their class’s field trip to WSU and put together a flier for their school in Adobe InDesign. As they left and I closed things down, my feet hurt more than they had in a long time, but the day had been fun. I don’t often get to experience life from the perspective of a 10 year old, but on that Friday, I got to see that sometimes it’s just the opportunity to stand on the basketball court in Koch Arena or change the fonts and colors on a flier that can really make a day something special.

By Melanie Haspels

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Recent ESC life in photosThe Elliott School has been full of activity in the last month. From t-shirt design con-tests to high school journalism contests to field trip visits from elementary school kids, there’s plenty to be involved with, both in and out of class.

Clockwise from top right: Print journalism student Chandra Stau"er helps two Price-Harris students with their print news story on Feb. 27. ESC students Janay Tos (bottom) and Quinn Addis assist Price-Harris students with creating !iers in Adobe InDesign on Feb. 27. On Thursday, Feb. 19, students from 26 high schools competed in a high school journalism contest at Wichita State University. Price-Harris students get a look in the WSU men’s basketball locker-room during a tour of Koch Arena. A Price-Harris student drafts her print news story on Feb. 27. The winning t-shirt design group in Becky Nordyke’s Comm 328 class consisted of Kylie Snelling, Katie Niggemeyer, Rachel Viner, Mark Vernacchia, Kylie Brinkman and Melissa Granville. Representatives from the other Comm 328 design groups model their shirts: Matt Zogleman, Jimmy Sharp and Brittany Burnett. Lou Heldman, Suzannne Tobias, Dan Close and Lisa Parcell were four of 45 professionals who judged 630 journalism entries during the journalism contest on Feb. 19.

Photos by Amy DeVault, Melanie Haspels and Pam O’Neal.

ESC grad students and faculty present on conference panels (see story at right)

The following panel sessions were presented at the 30th Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The conference was held Feb. 25-28.

• Ashley Archiopoli - Life in Rent: Not Dying from Disease.

• Dr. Deborah Ballard-Reisch - Explor-ing the Culture of the 2008 Kansas State Fair: A Participant Observation Approach to Popular culture.

• Ozi Utah - Exploring teen and pre-teen relationships at the Kansas State Fair: Influences of location, peer group, and parental involvement on behavior.

• Zach Brown and Krystal Cole - Hyp-nosis on the Midway: Exploring the communication behavior of the hypno-tist, participants, the Kansas State Fair.

• Jeff Pyle - Food talk: Discussion about what to eat, when to eat, and why to eat it at the Kansas State Fair.

• Bobby Rozzell - Wichita “Twitters” about the 2008 Presidential Election: Fantasy Theme Analysis of Messages dur-ing Three Election Night Time Phases.

• Pamela K. O’Neal - Transparency and Readability Assessments of Childhood Obesity Web sites.

• Jelena Petrovic - Clicking Through American Newspapers: Cybergenre Classification of the Web-based Dailies.

Elliott takes its place in popular culture

n late February, a group of professors and graduate students huddled in the Newton train station at 3 a.m., waiting for the train to transport them 13 hours to Albuquerque, N.M.

The group was heading west to present papers at the 30th Annual Southwest Texas Popular Culture Convention on a variety of topics. Dr. L. Keith Williamson, professor emeritus, served as travel guide, both on the train and in N.M. for the group. Travel-ers included fellow ESC faculty members Dr. Pat Dooley and Dr. Deborah Ballard-Reisch, and graduate students Ashley Archiopoli, Zach Brown, Jeffery Pyle, Ozi Utah, Bobby Rozzell, Pamela O’Neal, Jelena Petrovic and Krystal Cole Over the course of three days, present-ers from the Elliott School of Communica-tion participated in a total of four panels (a complete list of presentations is at left). While in Albuquerque, the group balanced their time between preparing and giving presentations with attending various conference panels. The popular culture conference offered panels from zombies to Sex and the City. There was something offered for every interest. When not at the conference, the group spent time exploring the city and sur-rounding area. Several from the WSU contingent took a day trip to nearby Santa Fe, which was guided by Dr. Williamson and was complete with historical and

cultural stops. Another group made an ex-cursion to the University of New Mexico to look at their communication Ph.D. pro-gram. On the last night in Albuquerque, the crew from the ESC had a celebratory dinner at Tucanos Brazilian Grill. “This was my first time at an academic conference, and the experience opened me up to the possibilities of academia,” said Jeff Pyle, graduate student. “I look forward to future conferences.” The Southwest Texas Popular Culture conference has been attended for many years by Elliott School professors and students, many of whom plan to return in upcoming years.

By Ashley Archiopoli

ESC graduate student

Top: Ozi Utah and Krystal Cole show their enthusiasm for one of the authors of their communication theory book. Bottom: Ashley Archiopoli, Jelena Petrovic and Ozi Utah enjoy the train back to Wichita. Photos provided.

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Faculty and Student NotesKevin Hager won Best of Competition in the Hard News Reporting Category in the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts competition for his report titled “Yingling Fire: 40 years later.” He will honored during the BEA Best of Festi-val convention in Las Vegas in April.

Les Anderson’s Greensburg Rebirth class was featured on “Wichita State & The World,” a television series hosted by WSU Provost Gary Miller on WSU TV, Channel 13 on Cox Cable. The show will repeat on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 26, at 8 p.m., and Sun-day, March 29, at 7 p.m.

Associate Professor Dan Close will teach a session called “Killing The Babies: Edit-ing Your Work and Others” at the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press conference April 19-20 in Hutchinson. His talk will challenge students to think about an important aspect of writing: What readers don’t read.

ESC graduate student Jelena Petrovic was recently accepted into the communica-tion doctoral programs at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

The WSU Debate teams of Eric Robinson and Matt Coleman and Patrick Rinker

and Brian Box and Matt Munday and Creighton Coleman will compete at the Cross Examination Debate Association tournament at Idaho State University March 20-24.

The WSU Debate teams of Eric Robinson and Matt Coleman and Patrick Rinker

and Brian Box will compete at the Na-tional Debate Tournament at the Univer-sity of Texas March 26-30. The 2009 NDT is important in two respects. First, it has been roughly ten years since WSU has qualified two teams to the NDT and only the third time WSU has qualified two teams. Second, Matt Coleman will make his fourth appearance at the tournament. Only a few students from across the country attend the NDT four times.

U.N. spokeswoman visits the Elliott School

don’t find my work depressing even though I go to a lot of the world’s hellholes. But I find the refugees very inspiring. I find their have a huge amount of dignity. I

think it takes a huge amount of courage to leave your country not knowing where you’re going or what hardships you’re go-ing to face.” Kitty McKinsey can conduct interviews in German, French and Russian, knows enough Italian to order shoes and food, and has a knowledge of taxi Thai. For 30 years she worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent before making a career change. While interviewing refugees during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, McKinsey realized that if she ever wanted to leave reporting, she would want to help refu-gees. Impressed with the people at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees—the U.N. Refugee Agency—she contacted them and offered them her skills. In 2002, she found herself at her first U.N. placement in Africa, working with, among others, Somali refugees in Ethiopia and black African refugees from Darfur. During her time in Darfur, she and other U.N. workers often endured 132-degree heat, sleeping in tents, poor roads and a lack of drinking water. But that was minimal compared to the conditions the

refugees were dealing with. “They’re living the most basic life you can possibly imagine,” said McKinsey. Concerned first of all with safety, then wa-ter, food, shelter and clothing, the needs of refugees are very basic and immediate. However, the children still enjoy making or finding a toy to play with, whether it’s a pink shoe on a string, a water bottle on wheels or a soccer ball made out of com-pressed leaves. “Sometimes I think we don’t even realize how fortunate we are in America,” said McKinsey. Now the U.N. Refugee Agency’s spokesperson in Asia, she lives in Bang-kok, Thailand, and still uses her journal-ism roots to tell the stories of refugees. Though some refugee camps have been established for decades, McKinsey finds a commonality among them all. “Any refugee I’ve ever talked to any-where in the world, their number one pas-sion is to get back to their home country. The greatest reward in my job is meeting the refugees,” said McKinsey. McKinsey visited WSU and the Elliott School March 10-12, where she spoke to three ESC classes. Lou Heldman, ESC’s distinguished senior fellow in media man-agement and journalism, brought McKin-sey to campus. Heldman first met McKin-sey in the early 1980s when he hired her to work at the Detroit Free Press, where he was the business editor.

By Melanie Haspels

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Kitty McKinsey speaks to L. Kelly’s Comm 301 class, Writing for the Mass Audience, during her visit to WSU. Follow-ing her presentation, students engaged in a press confer-ence activity and asked questions of McKinsey for a news story. Photo by Melanie Haspels.

Wichita State University2009 Elliott School of Communication Outstanding Alumni Award

We need your nomination for the WSU Elliott School of Communication Outstanding Alumni Award. This award is open to graduates from WSU’s Elliott School of Communication or the former departments of speech or journalism and includes the following: Print Journalism, Speech Communication, Integrated Marketing Communications (Advertising & PR), Broadcast Journalism, Strategic Com-munication (formerly Applied Communication), Electronic Media.

The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2009. The award will be presented during the fall 2009 semester. For more information, contact Kevin Hager at 316-978-6071 or kevin.hager@wichita.edu.

Criteria for nominations: • WSU communication graduate • Outstanding achievement in the field of communication • Professional reference list submitted with nomination • Vitae/resume of nominee submitted with nomination • Additional letters of support are welcome

Nominee

First Name _______________________________________Last Name ______________________________________

Class Year _________________Degree _________________________ Major ________________________________

Street Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________________ State _______________Zip ______________________

Home Phone _____________________________________Work Phone _____________________________________

E-mail Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

Employer ________________________________________Title ____________________________________________

Person Submitting Nomination

First Name _______________________________________Last Name ______________________________________

Street Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________________ State _______________Zip ______________________

Home Phone _____________________________________Work Phone _____________________________________

E-mail Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

Date Nomination Submitted ________________________________________________________________________

On a separate piece of paper, tell us why you think this person is an outstanding ESC alumna/nus.

Previous winners:2001 - Alan Schroeder2002 - Dr. Quincalee Brown2003 - Al Higdon2004 - Cliff Tarpy2005 - Cathy Henkel2006 - Vaughn Sink2007 - Orin Friesen2008 - Ralph Vautravers

Jobs and internshipsCOMMUNICATION OFFICERThe Kansas Health Foundation

!e Kansas Health Foundation is currently seeking a candidate for a communication o"cer position. !e communication o"cer will be responsible for the writ-ing and design of the Foundation’s major publications and for updating and maintaining the Foundation’s digital presence. Typical duties and responsibilities: write and/or edit copy for Foundation publications, e-mails and Web site; design the Foundation’s annual publications which include four quarterly e-Newslet-ters, semi-annual print newsletters and several special publications; update and maintain the Foundation’s Web site and digital presence. Education and experi-ence desired: bachelor’s degree in communication or marketing; three to #ve years experience working in the communication #eld; comfortable leading and taking direction; pro#cient editor and exceptional proofreader; knowledge of AP style required; graphic design experience; digital photography experience preferred, including the use of Photoshop; light Web development experience, some knowledge of social media/Web 2.0 preferred; strong knowledge of Mi-croso$ O"ce suite; well-organized; great attention to detail. To apply, send your resume (including current salary level), three writing samples, design and layout samples, and the URLs of any Web sites contain-ing your online work to Marsha Newell, Human Resources Representative, Kansas Health Foundation, 309 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202, (316) 491-8437, mnewell@khf.org.

WEB DESIGNERBiggest Little City Media

Biggest Little City Media is looking for a student that wants to help build a Web project. !is student will have an opportunity to learn and apply skills into the construction and development of the project. !e candidate must be self motivated with entrepreneur-ial drive. !e successful candidate should be current in Adobe so$ware. Macintosh Skills are required. If interested, contact Craig Sooter at 316-204-3556 or casooter@halsteadkansas.com.

INTERNSHIPKansas Career Pipeline

Kansas Career Pipeline is looking for a communica-tion/marketing intern to assist with organization com-munication and customer/client service, the planning and implementation of a social media campaign, the design and creation of communication pieces, and the maintenance and updating of their Web site. Required skills include pro#ciency with Microso$ O"ce; excel-lent writing, proofreading and editing skills; experi-ence with Internet research; familiarity with Web site structure, design and management; and pro#ciency with Adobe CS3 programs. !e internship is %exible and consists of 10-20 hours per week. It is unpaid. For more information, contact Jake Fisher, manager of communication and training, at j#sher@careerpipe-line.org. For more information, check out their Web site at www.kansascareerpipeline.org.

NONPROFIT TRAININGCharles Koch Associate Program

Interested in the nonpro#t sector? Get on-the-job training while earning a very liveable income through the Charles Koch Associate Program. !is program is a selective, year-long career opportunity for promising leaders and entrepreneurs interested in a nonpro#t career. !ose involved in the program work in a full-time, nonpro#t role four days each week. !ey then come together one day each week at the Foundation for further training and development. Students can work in various #elds, including policy research, measurement and analysis, marketing and commu-nications, grassroots education and donor relations. Wichita’s Nonpro#t Chamber of Service and four other local nonpro#ts have been selected to be part of the program, so students can participate with local orga-nizations. For more information or to apply for the 2009-10 Koch Associate Program, visit cgkfoundation.org. Applications are due by Mar. 16, 2009.

VIDEOGRAPHERS WANTEDWichita State University Foundation

Do you want to gain more professional video ex-perience or add some variety to your portfolio? We’re looking for volunteer videographers to shoot and edit videos to be used on the Wichita State University Foundation’s Web site and other marketing materials. Must project a professional image, have video experi-ence and be able to meet deadlines. Please provide work samples. Call Nate Goold at 978-6903 or e-mail nathaniel.goold@wichita.edu to apply.

FREELANCE WRITERKansas Pregame magazine

Kansas Pregame is looking for freelance writers to complete features focused on high school and college football in the state of Kansas. Kansas Pregame will publish its #rst ever Winter Edition in early March and the fourth annual fall preview issue goes to print in late July. E-mail clips and references to john@kansaspre-game.com.

PART!TIME ASSIGNMENT EDITORKAKE-TV Channel 10

KAKE-TV has an immediate opening for a part-time assignment editor. !e primary responsibilities are to coordinate news coverage for evening and weekend newscasts and keep kake.com up to date with the latest information, including breaking news and events. !at includes writing Web stories, posting pho-tos and other content as needed. Strong organizational skills are vital. Applicant must possess good writing skills in order to produce scripts for the Web site and newscasts. A good foundation in Windows-based computers and their programs is also a plus, as well as the ability to listen to several police scanners at once while performing other tasks under varying circum-stances and deadlines. For more information, contact Ben Bradley, assignment manager, at 316.946.1331 or 316.946.1392.

EVENT PLANNER INTERNWichita Chamber of Commerce

!e Wichita Chamber of Commerce is looking for an event planning intern to assist with pre-and-post-event administrative duties, process and respond to requests for information as attendees arrive, prepare and distribute surveys to event attendees, assist and help manage focus group activities, set up and schedule meetings with regards to our focus groups, assist with event preparation and execution. Quali#ed candidates should be self-motivated with superior time management and organization skills, tech savvy with high computer/technological capabilities, superior written and oral communication and customer service skills. !e internship is unpaid with a minimum work schedule of 15 hours per week. !e start date is immediate once the candidate is selected. If interested, contact Sara Muzzy in the WSU Coop Education Of-#ce at sara.muzzy@wichita.edu or 978-6986.

MARKETING INTERN Investment Company

An investment company has an opening for a marketing intern. Duties would include maintain-ing mailing lists, writing economic reports, creating marketing materials for prospective clients, redesign-ing and updating the Web site, creating new marketing strategies and procedures, and creating promotional strategies for seminars. !e position is 20 hours/week and pays $9/hour. For more information, contact Sara Muzzy in the Coop Education O"ce at 978-6986 or sara.muzzy@wichita.edu.

SUMMER PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERNSHIPCox Communications

Cox Communications invites applicants for their summer public relations internship. !e internship would consist of assisting in public service announce-ment scheduling and writing/shooting/editing; assist-ing with monitoring media clips and in the creation of advertisements; assisting with the composition and distribution of legal letters; planning and implement-ing community events; and assisting with writing news releases and internal communication tactics. Applicants must be of junior or senior status in an undergraduate program with pro#ciency in Microso$ Word and Excel and basic knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign. Strong writing and interpersonal skills with the ability to multi-task desired. A 3.25 gpa or greater in major course of study required. !e intern-ship is 35-40 hours a week, located in Wichita, Kan., and pays $11 an hour. To apply, go to www.cox.com/CoxCareer/career_intern.asp.

FREELANCE WRITINGWellington Daily News

!e lifestyles editor at the Wellington Daily News is looking for students who might be interested in doing some freelance writing. If interested, contact Teresa Lee at lifestyles@wellingtondailynews.com

BROADCAST JOURNALISM INTERNGreat Plains Television Network

Great Plains Television Network is looking for a highly-motivated journalism intern to report on local Wichita lifestyle features. !e roving reporter position will provide a great opportunity for aspiring reporters to break into the business. !e position includes ac-quiring stories to report on for our new show, Wichita 411. !is Great Plains Television Network production airs on 49.1 on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Send your letter of application, resume and any sample projects to Ann Hoskinson, marketing director, at ann@kgpt49.com.

FOCUS GROUP/EVENT PLANNING INTERNSHIPWichita Metro Chamber of Commerce

!e Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce has an internship opening for the Spring 2009 semester. !e internship consists of assisting with the planning and execution of focus groups with small business owners and leaders, as well as assisting with small business events planning and execution. !e start date is im-mediately with 15-30 hours a week available.

SPORTS REPORTING INTERNSHIPSVYPE High School Sports Magazine

VYPE High School Sports magazine has an internship available in the areas of sports reporting. Responsibilities would include writing stories for the monthly publication, writing online content and assist-ing with layout and design. !e internship is unpaid but academic credit could be received. For more information, or to apply, contact Mike Cooper, CEO/Publisher, 4031 East Harry, Wichita, KS 67218, call 316-218-3579 or e-mail mike.cooper@vype.com. More information about the site is available at www.vype.com/centralkansas.

LINE EDITORThe Manhattan Mercury

!e Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, Kan., is seek-ing an energetic professional to work with reporters as line editor for our local news content. !is position reports to the executive editor and has charge over a team of a half dozen reporters. Responsibilities involve development of the local news franchise, as well as design. Candidates should expect to be able to demonstrate inquisitiveness and energy along with the ability to clarify content. It’s a demanding job, so self-starters and motivators only, please. !e Mercury is a 10,000 circ. daily newspaper in a Big 12 university city. Send letter stating quali#cations along with resume to Bill Felber, executive editor, !e Manhattan Mercury, bfelber@themercury.com When applying, mention you saw this opening listed at JournalismJobs.com. To #nd out more about this job, go to:

http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?JobID=882843

ASSOCIATE MANAGERThe American Diabetes Association

!e American Diabetes Association has an opening on their fundraising team for a full-time associate manager. !e position is based in Wichita. !e associ-ate manager is responsible for executing and managing special events and meeting predetermined fundraising goals within an assigned region. !e position works with current volunteer committees to implement established special event action plans for our signature walk events like “Step Out to Fight Diabetes.”

!e Associate Manager will ensure the successful recruitment of participants and volunteers, cultiva-tion of volunteers, logistics for the event, and securing sponsorships for the events. In this capacity, the candi-date must be able to work with each event chair to plan committee meetings, secure marketing for the events, team recruitment and other fundraising initiatives.

!e successful candidate is results oriented, with experience in working with and through groups to achieve desired outcomes. Must have experience work-ing with people of diverse backgrounds. Sales experi-ence, including cold calling and customer relationship building is desirable. Excellent planning, organiza-tional and follow-up skills are required. Must know how to close the deal, con#rm mutual understandings and manage volunteer participation to successful out-comes. Must be self-motivated, pay attention to detail and be able to communicate to volunteers the vision of the ADA to ensure successful events.

Other requirements include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; minimum two years experience with similar voluntary health agencies—familiarity with fund-raising walks and ride events is strongly pre-ferred; previous experience developing relationships that result in large dollar donations from individuals and corporations and success in achieving annual goals; highly organized, detail oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment; excellent interpersonal, communication skills and computer pro#ciency; excellent facilitation and/or presentation skills; and experience in working with diverse volunteer groups from many employment and socio-economic backgrounds. Quali#ed applicants should apply online at http://careers.diabetes.org.

BROCHURE DESIGNHope in the Valley Equine Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc.

Hope in the Valley, a nonpro#t organization that rescues abused, neglected and starved horses in order to rehabilitate them and place in them in adoptive homes, needs a brochure designed about their orga-nization for distribution to the community. !e orga-nization is looking for someone who would be willing to donate their time and talent for the project. If interested, contact Ande Miller, president and founder of the organization, at 316-519-4129. More informa-tion about the organization can be found on their Web site at www.hopeinthevalleyequinerescue.org.

SPORTS EDITORThe Holton Recorder

!e Holton Recorder, a semiweekly newspaper in northeast Kansas, has an immediate opening for a sports editor. !ey are a great sports community located 30 minutes from Topeka and 50 minutes from Lawrence and Manhattan. A competitive sal-ary and bene#ts are o&ered. Contact David Powls at 785-364-3141 (days) or 785-364-3800 (evenings) for more information. Send resumes to holtonrecorder@embarqmail.com.

BEAT REPORTERGreat Bend Tribune

!e Great Bend Tribune is looking for a full-time area beat reporter to cover several colorful small communities and the spaces in between. Must be self starter, energetic, hardworking and able to establish good working relationships with a wide variety of sources. Excellent writing skills a must and photog-raphy skills a plus. !is is a great opportunity for a reporter to cover a wide range stories and meet a wide range of interesting people. If this #ts you, please send letter, clips, resume and references to Dale Hogg, man-aging editor, Great Bend Tribune, P.O. Box 228, Great Bend, Kan., 67530, or to dhogg@gbtribune.com.

PUBLISHERPratt Tribune

!e Pratt Tribune, Pratt, Kan., has an opening for a publisher. Responsibilities include overseeing all operations at the Pratt Tribune, St. John News and Kiowa County Signal. !is is an exceptional opportu-nity for an energetic individual with good journalism and business skills to prove themselves in a growing rural environment. We o&er an outstanding bene#t and compensation program with opportunities for advancement throughout our nationwide company. Contact Gary Mehl, regional manager, GateHouse Me-dia, P.O. Box 926, McPherson, KS 67460. Phone (620) 241-2422 or e-mail macsentinel-pub@sbcglobal.net.

PHOTOJOURNALISTThe Emporia Gazette

!e Emporia Gazette seeks a photojournalist who wants to shoot sports, hard-news events, creative por-traits and in-depth photo stories. Although experience is helpful, this position is perfect for new or recent col-lege graduates. Knowledge of Photoshop is required. Experience with Photo Mechanic and Portfolio as well as video, Internet and new media is a plus. !e Gazette provides Nikon equipment and o&ers a health plan, 401(k), paid vacation and sick leave. To join our newsroom team, send cover letter, resume, photogra-phy examples and three references to: Gwendolynne Larson, managing editor, larson@emporiagazette.com, !e Emporia Gazette, 517 Merchant St., Emporia, KS 66801.

Jobs and internships

Jobs and internshipsGRAPHIC ARTIST COOPLSI Logic

LSI Logic is looking for a student graphic artist. !e primary responsibility of this position involves conceptualizing and designing icons and graphics to be used in Java and Web-based user interfaces for storage-related management applications. !e candi-date will create and maintain a standard collection of icons and graphics with a common look and theme that can be applied to multiple applications across product lines. Additionally, the graphic designer may be tasked with user interface design assignments depending on the quality of the primary deliverables. !e candidate must have experience with design so$-ware such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and/or icon development applications. !e candidate must be a current student majoring in graphic arts, graphic design, computer art, or a related #eld, and should be able to provide a portfolio of work samples. Candidate must not be graduating prior to December 2009. !e job is 20 hours/week and pays $11/hour. If interested, contact Sara Muzzy in the Coop O"ce at sara.muzzy@wichita.edu.

REPORTERMcPherson Sentinel

Daily newspaper in central Kansas looking for full-time reporter. Candidate must be able and willing to write news and features, layout pages and take some photos. Please send resume and work samples to Katie Stockstill, managing editor, at katie.sentinel@gmail.com or via mail at !e McPherson Sentinel, 301 S. Main St., McPherson, KS 67460, attn: Katie Stockstill.

MANAGING EDITORThe Fort Scott Tribune

!e Fort Scott Tribune, a #ve-day daily in Fort Scott, Kan., is seeking a managing editor to direct the print and online content. Applicants should have three-to-#ve years of experience in writing for print and online, proven skill in news judgment, a strong promoter of community journalism with strong community relations skills, page design skills using Quark, an understanding of the synergy between online and print versions, a desire to lead the team to greater use of multimedia reporting, a proven ability to meet deadlines and a desire to lead the publication to the next level in providing quality local news to the community. We o&er a bene#t package that includes vacation, health insurance, 401K plan and more. For more about us, visit www.fstribune.com. To apply, send a resume, cover letter and at least three work samples (at least one should be an example of a page layout you’ve created) to Julie Righter, publisher, !e Fort Scott Tribune, PO Box 150, Fort Scott, KS 66701, or send via e-mail to jrighter@nevadadailymail.com. When applying, mention you saw this opening listed at JournalismJobs.com. To #nd out more about this job, go to: http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?JobID=1029113.

INTERNSHIPMarketing & Design

A marketing and design internship is available through the Coop O"ce. Applicants must have knowl-edge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe Products, InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop. Must be detail oriented and comfortable working with computers. !e internship is 10-20 hours/week at $7/hour. If inter-ested, contact Sara Muzzy in the Coop O"ce at sara.muzzy@wichita.edu.

WRITER/VIDEO EDITORWLUK-TV

WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wis., has an opening for a full-time writer/video editor. Duties include writing news copy and editing videotape for morning news-casts, and updating station Web site with news stories and video. A college degree is required with previous newsroom experience preferred. To apply, contact Bill Kiefer via e-mail at bill.kiefer@wluk.com, via fax at 920-494-1405, or at WLUK-TV, P.O. BOX 19011, Green Bay, WI 54307.