Lecturer Sherry Berghefer reports: Members of her JL MC 316 Digital Publishing class took on Waukee Cub Scout Pack 183 as a client, designing different logo options for t-shirts. Out of the four designs presented, one was selected by the pack for use. She will be serving as an AEJMC Vis Com Division Best of … Continue reading Berghefer Reports on Teaching and Service
Director Michael Bugeja has been elected as representative on the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, the agency responsible for the evaluation of professional journalism and mass communications programs in colleges and universities. With Bugeja’s election to the Accrediting Council, the Greenlee School now has three faculty members on national committees. [Raluca … Continue reading Director Elected to Accrediting Council
Lecturer Lisa Munger Oakes participated in an "All-Star Panel" for the Association for Women in Communications Des Moines Professional Chapter. In addition to Munger Oakes, the panel included Lynn Melling, Channel 13 News Anchor; Amalie Nash, Executive Editor, Des Moines Register; and Katherine Perkins, Iowa Public Radio News Director. “We will be discussing ‘Modern Communication … Continue reading Munger Oakes Participates in AWC Panel, Recognized as Outstanding Faculty Member
Senior Lecturer Erin Wilgenbusch has a slate of activities to report, underscoring her commitment to students and the Greenlee School, writes Director Michael Bugeja. They include Wilgenbusch: Representing Greenlee as a judge for the university’s annual “Varieties” program hosted by Student Union Board. Conducting mock job interviews with student-athletes in the U St 303X class. … Continue reading Wilgenbusch Busy With Service, Teaching Commitments
Assistant Professor Dara Wald reports the following: Research: Her second-authored manuscript, “Network governance for large-scale natural resource conservation and the challenge of capture,” was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (IF 8.41).The manuscript was co-authored with Patrick Bixler (Texas A&M), Laura Ogden (Dartmouth College), Kirsten Leong (National Park Service), Erik Johnston (Arizona State … Continue reading Wald Reports Published Work; Teaching, Service Updates
Assistant Professor Andrew Pritchard has a peer-reviewed article in the current number of Historical Methods. The study quantifies changes in the contents of colonial Australian newspapers after the end of censorship in 1824. Pritchard also submitted three papers to the AEJMC conference (two co-authored with M.A. candidate Sisi Hu and one with honors undergraduate Elaina … Continue reading Pritchard has Article Published, Submits Three Papers to AEJMC
Associate Professor Jay Newell reports the highlight of his Ad Principles course this month was a Wednesday Wake Up Call Skype with Jamie Lauten, a media planner with the digital agency Razorfish in Seattle who works on the Hulu and Nike accounts. “Jamie credits getting her job to following up on a years-ago Wednesday Wake … Continue reading Newell Reports Teaching Updates
Assistant Professor Tracy Lucht wrote a feature article about women and journalism for the most recent issue of A Different Point of View, the quarterly newsletter of the National Women’s History Museum. She is reviewing AEJMC papers for the History Division and the Commission on the Status of Women. Also she is reviewing National Endowment … Continue reading Lucht Publishes Feature Article, Reviewing Papers, Grant Applications
Assistant Professor Su Jung Kim reports the following: Research: Her co-authored manuscript, "This must be good because everyone says so! An empirical analysis of the effect of online product reviews on purchase behavior" has been accepted for presentation at the 2016 Global Marketing Conference. Teaching: Doug Jeske, Greenlee Advisory Council member, visited Su Jung’s Strategic … Continue reading Kim Reports Research, Service, Teaching Updates
Academic Adviser Jessica Hansen’s proposal was accepted for the National NACADA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. NACADA is the National Academic Advising Association. She will be presenting to other advisers on how to incorporate positive psychology into daily academic advising.