News & Events

Student News

Congratulations!

The School of Journalism and Mass Media (JAMM) wishes to extend our congratulations to the six JAMM seniors chosen to receive an Alumni Award of Excellence. They are: Britt Kiser (public relations, adding journalism), Meredith Metsker (journalism), Shelby Owens (broadcasting and digital media), Kelsie Saxe (public relations), Lana Barg Schwartz (advertising) and Avery Worrell (public relations).

 

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Faculty and Staff News

Jim Clark was one of three nominees for Professor of the Year from the UI Athletic Department.  He was nominated for a 2012 Silver and Goldspys Award, an annual awards show to celebrate the achievements of Vandal athletes in the 2011-2012 academic year.

Congratulations to Denise Bennett and Rebecca Tallent, who were awarded tenure in the spring semester.

Glenn Mosley was recognized with a 2012 Faculty Award from the UI- WSU Naval ROTC

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School News

JAMM students had the opportunity to talk about the advertising industry with visiting alums Brett Craig and Victor Carmozzi, who were on campus at the end of April. Craig spoke at the Jamm graduating senior event.

JAMM co- hosted a visit from Jac Venza, one of the founders of fine arts programming on PBS. Venza spoke to students and held a campus- wide event on April 18th.

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Scholarship Honors Sandra Haarsager

The School of Journalism and Mass Media has established a scholarship to honor the memory of Sandra Haarsager, a long-time University of Idaho administrator and JAMM faculty member who died October, 2007.

The scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates Sandra’s intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary interests and strong writing abilities.
Contributions may be sent to the Trust and Investments Office, PO Box 3143, Moscow, ID 83844-3143. Checks should be made payable to the University of Idaho Foundation; the memo line should indicate “Sandra Haarsager Scholarship, designation code DE630.” Contributions also may be made through the University’s secure Web site: www.sites.uidaho.edu/giving/

For more information, contact JAMM Director Kenton Bird at kbird@uidaho.edu