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Archive for July, 2009

Pearlman gift honors family’s support of education »

SoJ Web Report | July 29, 2009
Russell Pearlman, BAJ’95, MBA’00, set up a scholarship in his parents’ names.

Guback supports aspiring journalists »

SoJ Web Report | July 29, 2009
Along with his wife, Renie, who passed away in March, Steve Guback had made a gift through the Matching the Promise campaign to the IU School of Journalism.

Feldman gift supports travel »

SoJ Web Report | July 29, 2009
Jessica Feldman, BA’54, made the first charitable gift annuity to benefit the School of Journalism’s Journalism Experiences program, which supports travel and other outside-the-classroom activities.

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar list includes three journalism student-athletes »

Gena Asher | July 27, 2009
Three journalism students are among 40 student-athletes at IU who are on the inaugural Big Ten Distinguished Scholar list, which honors those with a GPA of 3.7 of higher. Sigrid Fischer and Myriam Sopel of the women’s tennis team and Lucy Ireland of the field hockey team are the journalism majors who have earned this [...]

Golf outing raises more than $2,500 for scholarship »

Gena Asher | July 24, 2009
Photo by Kurtis Beavers The winning foursome helped raise more than $2,500 for the John M. Jackson Memorial Scholarship. The annual outing honors the memory of Jackson, a journalism student who died during his senior year. RelatedLaw, wine bring St. Louis alumni together (May 15)Take It Easy Open July 28 (May 9)Brinkman inducted into Kansas [...]

Ogan article in social science journal »

Gena Asher | July 23, 2009
Professor emerita Christine Ogan and Muzaffer Ozakca are authors of, "A Bridge Across the Bosphorus: Returned Migrants, Their Internet and Media Use, and Social Capital," in Social Science Computer Review, 2009. You may view the abstract online or access the entire article through IU Libraries. RelatedRoutledge publishes The Global Journalist (May 13)School research group launches survey [...]

Kelly visits Kenya to explore ideas for course proposal »

Jessica Birthisel | July 23, 2009
Associate professor Jim Kelly recently returned from a two-week exploratory trip to Eldoret and Nairobi, Kenya, where he firmed up the details of an HIV/AIDS reporting course he has proposed for next summer. The three-credit course is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students.