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C&J
sponsors its first job and internship fair
First proposed by the C&J
chapter of Society of Professional Journalists, the idea of a job
and internship fair for C&J students drew the support and participation
of other student groups and the administration, culminating in the
first such event for the department on March 4, 2008. More than 200
students attended the fair, which featured exhibits by 25 employers.
C&J
prof's documentary wins two awards
The documentary titled
"The Long Road to Decatur" by Asssociate Professor Glenda
Balas won first place for documentary at the New Mexico Press Women
Competition and will represent the state of New Mexico at the National
Federation of Press Women Competition in September. The documentary
also won a "Gold Award" for educational video at the International
AVA Awards, sponsored by the Association of Marketing and Communication
Professionals.
C&J
students awarded 2008 scholarships
Rebecca Warin and Jerra
Gonzales have been awarded $500 scholarships from the New Mexico Public
Relations Society of America. They were honored at the Cumbre Awards
banquet April 10, 2008. One of two statewide scholarships of $850
from the New Mexico Press Women was awarded to Christina Isabel Lovato,
a broadcast major at UNM.
C&J
named 'Best Department'; lecturer also honored
For two years in a row, UNM students named the Department of Communication
and Journalism as the "Best Department" at the university and C&J
Lecturer II Karolyn Cannata Winge as one of three educators named
"Best Teacher at UNM." The honors came in the 2006 and 2007
Lo Mejor polling conducted by the Daily Lobo and published in November
of each year.
In addition, the
UNM Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color awarded two certificates
of appreciation to the C&J Department in recognition of the department’s
commitment to diversity in graduate and professional education at
UNM. The certificates were received at a reception on Oct. 30.
Adjunct
professor wins peace prize
Dr. Stephen Littlejohn,
adjunct professor of communication and journalism, received the UNM
Paul Bartlett Peace Prize during an award ceremony at the UNM Art
Museum in January 2008. The prize is awarded to a UNM student, faculty,
staff person, or retiree who has demonstrated notable achievements
in promoting world peace and understanding. Littlejohn was recognized
for his work in mediation.
Student
film project wins regional Emmy
A public interest documentary
and live television program that C&J Department students, staff
and gear helped create won a 2007 regional Emmy award. "Girls:
Challenges/Choices" won a Rocky Mountain Emmy in Phoenix in the
category: Public/Current/Community Affairs Program or Special.
Advertising
students work with the mayor
Several C&J advertising
students teamed with Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez to film
public service announcements for the New Mexico Recycling Coalition.
Details here.
Faculty
news notes in 2007
C&J Assistant
Professor Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik received an award for "The 2007
Outstanding Scholarly Journal Article in Applied Communication."
It was awarded for the following article: "Tracy, S. J., Lutgen-Sandvik,
P., & Alberts, J. K. (2006). Nightmares, demons and slaves: Exploring
the painful metaphors of workplace bullying. Management Communication
Quarterly, 20(2), 148-185. The award came from the Applied Communication
Division of the National Communication Association. This division
focuses on the practical uses of communication research to assess
social issues/needs and solve social problems.
C&J Assistant Professor Patricia
Covarrubias was appointed to the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute
(SHRI), which promotes multidisciplinary research on the Latino/Hispanic
populations of the United States and fosters public service regarding
the hispano and mexicano communities of New Mexico.
APHA
honors C&J graduate student
Lissa Knudsen, MPH,
CHES, has been awarded the 2007 Trong D. Nguyen Memorial Award for
Student Leadership by the Student Assembly of the American Public
Health Association. Lissa is a doctoral student at the University
of New Mexico studying communication. Lissa’s advocacy efforts
through the New Mexico Breast Feeding Task Force (NMBFTF) led to the
Southwest region’s first law on breastpump use in the workplace,
providing women with a clean, private space to breast pump at work
and ensuring that their employers provide flexible break times to
accommodate their pumping. The award waspresented at the 135th annual
meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C.,
on Nov. 5, 2007.
2007
new faculty members
Three new full-time faculty members joined the department in Fall
2007. They are Assistant Professor Tema Milstein,
a 2007 Ph.D. recipient from the University of Washington who is teaching
both communication and journalism classes; Assistant Professor Judith
White,
who received her Ph.D. in 2007 from Texas A&M and is teaching
public relations; and Lecturer II Janet Shiver,
owner of The Shiver Group who is director of all of C&J's scores
of public speaking classes from across the university. Also appointed
was an visiting assistant professor, John
Carr.
C&J
students participate in class in Mexico
Dr. Richard Schaefer
of the C&J faculty led a group of UNM students to Cuernavaca,
Mexico, in July 2007 to work with studdents from Universidad Fray
Luca Paccioli in producing radio reports on immigration. Details are
available here.
C&J
faculty members are promoted
Three faculty members—Dr.
John Oetzel, Dr. Gill Woodall, and Dr. Glenda Balas—were promoted
in the summer of 2007. Dr. Oetzel, who is chair of the department
and heading the effort to have the journalism side accredited in 2008,
was promoted from associate professor to full professor. Dr. Woodall
also went from associate professor to full professor. He divides his
time between the C&J Department and the Center on Alcoholism,
Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA), a comprehensive research center
focused on all aspects of addiction science at UNM. Dr. Balas, the
associate chair of the C&J Department, came to UNM after a career
in public television. She was promoted from assistant professor to
associate professor.
C&J
faculty member cited for productivity
Sooyoung Cho identified
the most productive authors and programs in public relations literature
from 1996 to 2003 in a paper at the 2007 ICA conference. She found
that Dr. Dirk Gibson was the 10th most productive PR scholar and that
UNM was the 15th ranked PR program.
Renovated
C&J
building is reopened
The C&J Department
celebrated the grand opening of the $5.81 million renovation of the
Communication and Journalism Building on Aug. 19, 2007. The new building
has 11 classrooms with state-of-the-art instructional technology including
two computer pods. There is Wi-Fi in the building, public use computers,
and office space for 80-plus instructors and four student organizations.
The new resources provide the department an opportunity to reach the
core goals of its strategic plan that include enhancing undergraduate
education and graduation rates, research reputation, diversity, and
community and interdisciplinary relations.
C&J
building renovation completed
After being closed for the 2006-07 academic year for renovation, C&J
staff and faculty moved back into a new, enlarged and improved C&J
building in August 2007. The move began in May and the "Grand
Reopening" was held Aug. 19, the day before fall classes begin.
The e-mail
addresses for both staff and faculty can be found on the directory
page. See coverage of the construction kick-off celebration here.
C&J
administrator recognized for accomplishments
Shirley-Rey Lovato was one of only three university employees awarded
the 2007 Provost's Staff Award for her accomplishments and performance
as administrator of the C&J Department. Provost Reed Dasenbrock
presented the award in a ceremony April 27. Another honoree was former
C&J administrator Amy Jameson, now administrator of the English
Department.
C&J
graduate student wins teaching awards
 Chris
Brown, a Ph.D. candidate in communication, won the department's 2007
teaching award, and he has received information he is a recipient
of one of the year's UNM outstanding graduate teaching associate awards
from the Department of Arts and Sciences. Earlier in 2007, he won
the Rocky Mountain conference outstanding graduate teaching associate
award.
C&J
faculty member named chair of Women Studies Program
Associate Professor Janet Cramer, a member of the journalism faculty
in the C&J Department, will take over in Autumn 2007 as chair
of the Women Studies Program while also continuing to teach C&J
classes.
Six
students are winners in Mercer Speech Tournament
Mrs. Joann Mercer was the special guest at the finalists round of
the 4th Annual Mercer Speech Tournament April 27, 2007. The tournament
awarded nearly $3,000 in scholarship funds to six finalist students
from across the university in competition hosted by the C&J Department.
Shayai
Lucero of the Ácoma and Laguna pueblos won a scholarship of
$1,000 for the next academic year for her speech about the personal
effects of DWI. Her speech focused on the loss of her 19-year-old
brother because of a drunk driver. The speech emphasized the impact
of DWI and the need for everyone to take a personal stance against
drinking and driving. The remaining finalists included: 2nd place,
$750—Albert Guillen; 3rd place, $500, Andrew Tennison; Finalists,
each $200—Nicole Achenbach, M. Jay Platt and Daniel Martinez.
The tournament is sponsored by Joann Mercer and named in honor of
her late husband and son, Joe and Steve Mercer. They were politicians
and lawyers who believed in the power of speech and debate, and Mrs.
Mercer created this scholarship to honor their commitments and memory.
C&J
faculty member awarded research grant
Assistant Professor Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik has received a $20,000 summer
(2007) research grant to complete a book on "The Destructive
Side of Organizational Communication."
Advertising
students honored
2007 Clauve Award Winner
 Dohnia W.
Dorman, an advertising student in C&J and a Spanish double major, will
receive a 2007 Clauve Outstanding Senior Award. The award is usually
presented to six to eight UNM seniors with outstanding academics, community
and campus involvement and leadership. UNM Dean of Students G. Randy
Boeglin will present the award at the UNM Recognition Reception on
April 12.
2006
Silver ADDY Winner
 Shane
Harris, an advertising student in C&J received a 2006 Silver ADDY
in the New Mexico Advertising Federation's local ADDY competition
in the Student Category for a series of magazine ads designed for
"Under Armour Camouflage." The NMAF ADDYs recognize the
best in advertising creative in print, broadcast and interactive.
Local winners advance to district competition, then to the national
competition. Shane was honored at the annual ADDY ceremony March 23.
Lecturer
is awarded business fellowship
C&J Lecturer II Dennis F. Herrick has been named as a fellow to the
first Business Journalism Professor Seminar Jan. 8-11, 2007, at the
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona
State University. The fellowship, valued at $2,500, is intended to
improve education in journalism schools on business perspectives and
issues. Herrick is one of only 15 international educators awarded
the fellowship.
UNM
names Dr. Karen A. Foss as a Regents Professor
C&J Professor Karen A. Foss has received the prestigious title of Regents Professor
from the UNM Board of Regents, one of the highest honors for a faculty member.
Dr. Foss has taught communication courses at UNM since 1993, and she was C&J
chair from 1997 to 2000. She also teaches in Women's Studies. She is the author
of several books.
C&J
faculty to speak at SIETAR-USA conference
C&J Professor Emeritus Jack Condon and Professor Miguel Gandert
will speak at the SIETAR-USA
national conference Nov. 1-4, 2006, at the Albuquerque Hilton. SIETAR
stands for Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research.
Other speakers will include Susana Rinderle (M.A. 2004) and C&J
grad students.
C&J
student project wins World Bronze Medal; nominated
for Emmy
C&J Assistant Professor Glenda Balas and her students, with the assistance
of Broadcast Engineer Sean Solowiej, produced a film project that
was honored with a Bronze World Medal in New York at the 2006 New
York Festivals, an international competition. The film also was nominated
for a Rocky Mountain Emmy. The film, titled "Not in My Family,"
is in the Documentary-Topical category and was produced by Stephen
Adelsheim and Chris Schueler for SafeTeen
New Mexico.
C&J
faculty member named to Advertising Federation board
C&J Lecturer II Karolyn Cannata-Winge has been named to the board
of the New Mexico Advertising Federation. One of Cannata-Winge's responsibilities
as a NMAF board member will be to serve as co-chair of the 2006-2007
local ADDYS advertising competition.
"Construction
Carnival" marks start of building remodeling
The start of the $4 million renovation of the historic C&J building
was celebrated with ceremonies and refreshments April 21, 2006. Some
work already has started, but the main construction phase was to start
in May. Coverage of the event is available on
C&J Online News.
C&J
faculty member appointed to APME committee
Albuquerque Journal editors invited C&J journalism lecturer Dennis
F. Herrick to serve on a planning committee for NewsTrain, a two-day
training session for newspaper editors sponsored by the Associated
Press Managing Editors. The NewsTrain session for western states editors
will be held in Albuquerque, on June 21-22, 2006.
C&J
student earns "Senior of the Year" award
Maya L. Oliver, a public relations student in Communication &
Journalism, will receive a 2006 Clauve
Outstanding Senior Award at the UNM Recognition Reception on April
20, 2006. UNM Dean of Students G. Randy Boeglin will present the award
to Maya and seven other seniors.
C&J
wins ADDY Award
UNM's Department of Communication & Journalism has received a
2005 New Mexico Advertising Federation President's Award (known as
the ADDY) for its ongoing contributions to the field and to the federation.
The award was presented at the federation's annual banquet March 21,
2006.
Ground-breaking
to be April 21
C&J Chair John Oetzel has announced that the ground-breaking ceremony
for the $4 million renovation of the
C&J building will be 2 to 4 p.m. on April 21, 2006.
Professor
Rodriguez selected for national presentation
The Institute for Educational Inquiry selected UNM Assistant Professor Ilia Rodriguez as
one of 10 educators nationally to present a proposal in 2006. Her
proposal is for local study sessions to be led by a team of five
members, among them a bilingual (English/Spanish)program coordinator,
a school administrator and two journalists from the Spanish-language
media in New Mexico.
New
campus newspaper in 2006
Journalism students at UNM's branch campus in Taos have started
a monthly newspaper, a four-page tabloid titled The Taos Times. The
paper also maintains a Web site at www.taostimes.net. This
is the third UNM campus newspaper, along with The
Daily Lobo on
the main campus and the weekly Campus Voice on the Gallup branch campus..
Conference
speaker
C&J Chair John Oetzel is one of two keynote speakers at
the Sooner Communication Conference at the Department of Communication
at the University of Oklahoma on Feb. 24-26, 2006.
Building
renovation
The C&J building is undergoing extensive renovation in 2006
that will add classrooms, a new computer lab, and other improvements.
The building, designed by famous Southwest architect John Gaw
Meem, was built in 1948. More information on the project is in
the department's 2005 newsletter, which can be downloaded as a pdf or
by going to the building renovation page.
2006
New faculty member
Dr. Mary Jane Collier
started in January 2006 as the department's latest addition to its
faculty. Dr. Collier is a professor of communication and comes to
UNM from the University of Denver, where she was professor and chair
of the Department of Human Communication.
2005
New faculty members
Three new faculty members joined the department in 2005. Lecturer
II Karolyn Cannata-Winge
joined the faculty in January, coming from the Albuquerque Journal.
Joining the faculty in the fall semester are Assistant Professor Patricia
Covarrubias,
who comes from the University of Montana, and Assistant Professor
Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik,
who received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University.
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