Rachel (Weber) Haugo, ‘07, keeps a binder of her work as an editorial apprentice at “Kitchen + Bath Makeovers” in her former supervisor’s cubicle at Meredith Corporation’s headquarters in Des Moines. Seven years and four other positions later at Meredith, Haugo is now editor of “Kitchen + Bath Makeovers,” a position her former supervisor Marie … Continue reading The Meredith Experience
Walking through Hamilton Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 29, it was difficult to distinguish Greenlee students from the school’s faculty and staff. In addition to the nine new professionals who joined Greenlee in 2014, students were dressed to impress the 34 company representatives who were on campus for the first Greenlee School Jump-Start Internship Fair. There … Continue reading New Series Jump-Starts Students’ Careers
The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication has seen enrollment numbers skyrocket the past three years. According to Greenlee School Director Michael Bugeja, undergraduate enrollment has increased from 550 to about 800 in only three academic years. In fall 2014, Greenlee had 840 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled. Bugeja believes this increase is caused mostly … Continue reading Setting an Enrollment Record
Hamilton Hall 171 used to be lined with shelves of newspapers, books and magazines and anchored by chairs with matching iPads. It was quiet, punctuated only by the clicking of an iMac keyboard and the occasional sigh of a befuddled student. Now, the room’s vibes shake. “Jeff, where’s the package?” a student barks. “We’re on … Continue reading Building a Multimedia Newsroom
Click to view a profile on each new hire: Alyssa Rutt Andrew Pritchard Bret Voorhees Jan Lauren Boyles Lisa Munger Oakes Juli Probasco-Sowers Loran Lewis Matt Wettengel Su Jung Kim Alyssa Rutt, program coordinator By Bailey McGrath From volunteering as a “welcome wolf” in elementary school to working as a Cyclone Aide in college, Alyssa … Continue reading School Welcomes New Faculty and Staff in 2014
Greenlee lecturer John Thomas has taught students how to use their creative minds and build what they saw in their heads for the past nine years. But for the past nine years, John Thomas also has had a two-and-a-half-hour commute – each way. Thomas and his wife moved to Iowa City from Newton in 2004 … Continue reading A Fond Farewell to Thomas and Doak
If he could talk as fast as he thinks, nobody would be able to understand Mark Witherspoon. The fast-talking Texan not only personifies the First Amendment, but has taught it and its importance to Iowa State students since 1999, when he became the editorial adviser of the Iowa State Daily. Spoon, as he’s affectionately known … Continue reading Witherspoon Recognized for First Amendment Dedication
Rick Green, president and publisher of The Des Moines Register, gave the eighth annual Chamberlin Lecture on Sept. 16, titled, “Yes, Iowa, there is a Future for Newspapers.” Green’s lecture focused on his optimism for the future of the print industry. Green shared his belief that, although the media world is constantly evolving, there will … Continue reading Register Publisher Shares Optimism for Print Editions
The first time Jiahong “Ceci” Du found herself in Ames was just a couple of days before the start of her freshman year at Iowa State. Like many international students, Du had only seen pictures of Iowa State and Ames online before deciding to move half a world away, from Shenyang, China. Though she spoke … Continue reading Greenlee Students Create Bilingual Guide
The tone of our 2014-15 academic year was set on August 6 at the Montreal convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Communication: We stole the show. How? We had a story to tell about our decade-long efforts to promote equity and diversity. The Greenlee School not only is considered one of the … Continue reading Director’s Letter: Telling Our Story