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Greenlee School Achievements - March 2009David Bulla Secures Another Book ContractAssistant Professor David Bulla received a contract for a book titled Journalism in the Civil War Era from Peter Lang Publishing. David is the primary author. The secondary author is Gregory A. Borchard, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. The book will be part of Peter Lang’s “Mediating American History” series, edited by David Copeland of Elon University (Elon, North Carolina). David’s first book, Lincoln’s Censor, was published last year by Purdue University Press, which is considering another Civil War-era book submitted by him, titled The Peace Press. In addition to his new contract, David placed a chapter titled “Journalism in Civil War Indiana: The Party Press and Free Expression” in the book Words at War: The Civil War and American Journalism, edited by David B. Sachsman and S. Kittrell Rushing of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. David’s research Web site is: http://www.davidbulla.com/. Contact: David W. Bulla, Assistant Professor dbulla@iastate.edu Here are other contributions and achievements by Greenlee School faculty and staff: Other Good News Concerning:
Eric AbbottEric Abbott notes that two sessions he proposed for the 2009 Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) convention in Des Moines in June were approved:
Eric also was invited to the Iowa State Student and Scholars Recognition Ceremony next month. He was named as a positive influence by an ISU student being honored. Names of faculty appear with those of honorees in the printed program for the ceremony. Contact: Eric Abbott, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies eabbott@iastate.edu Michael BugejaMichael Bugeja was a candidate for AEJMC’s Professional Freedom and Responsibility Committee. He also received word of two publications:
Contact: Michael Bugeja, Director bugeja@iastate.edu Jeff BlevinsJeff Blevins reports that he’s agreed to review a manuscript under consideration at Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. He also notes a publication, media contacts and a speaking engagement: Blevins, J. L. (2009. Feb. 19). Just whose interest is being served by digital conversion? The Des Moines Register (p. 11). Guest column for the opinion-editorial page. Available here. Media contacts
Guest SpeakingJournalism Law & Ethics: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities. Presented to Boy Scout Troop 101, Story City, IA as part of its Journalism Merit Badge requirement, February 2, 2009. Contact: Jeff Blevins, Assistant Professor blevins@iastate.edu Daniela DimitrovaDaniela Dimitrova reports the following contributions: ResearchDaniela reports two upcoming publications with Michael Bugeja:
Also, Daniela‘s panel proposal on Women, Media and International Politics was slotted for presentation at AEJMC. The panel is co-sponsored by the International division and the Commission on the Status of Women. TeachingDaniela is supervising an honors project focusing on the use of new media technologies by the Obama campaign. ServiceDaniela served as an article reviewer for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. She also reviewed nominated articles as a member of the Outstanding Article Award committee, ICA 2009. Contact: Daniela Dimitrova, Assistant Professor danielad@iastate.edu Lindsay GilbertLindsay Gilbert reports that she and Marcia Prior-Miller were recommended for the University Academic Advising Council's mentoring program. Both attended an informational session on Friday, Feb. 27. The goal of the program is to provide a mentor to newly hired professional and faculty advisers. Also, David Bulla and Lindsay attended the IHSPA's winter thaw on Saturday, Feb. 14. The pair met with nearly 10 high school advisers to discuss the Greenlee School's annual First Amendment Day. Contact: Lindsay Gilbert, Academic Adviser lsg@iastate.edu Jacob GroshekJacob Groshek has been invited to chair a panel, "News user evaluations of professional journalism," at ICA this year. Panelists include Wolfgang Donsbach and Dhavan Shah, among others. He also is reviewing papers for two other conferences: The Association of Internet Researchers and the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Contact: Jacob Groshek, Assistant Professor jgroshek@gmail.com Beth HaagBeth Haag reports these guest speakers in Jl MC 390C (Online Writing and Content Management for the Mass Communicator):
Contact: Beth Haag, Lecturer bhaag@iastate.edu Barbara MackBarbara Mack was invited to the Iowa State Student and Scholars Recognition Ceremony next month. She was named as a positive influence by an ISU student being honored. Names of faculty appear with those of honorees in the printed program for the ceremony. Contact: Barbara Mack, Associate Professor bmmack@iastate.edu Jay NewellJay Newell has been chairing the AEJMC's Ad Division Special Projects paper competition. Additionally, his media saturation research was featured in a recent issue of the ISU alumni magazine, Visions, and he did an interview on how advertising responds to an economic downtown on WHO Radio. In teaching, he appeared as a panelist at a recent CELT seminar on student engagement. His presentation, "The Disuse and Use of Technology in the Classroom," reviewed data from advertising students on the benefits of no-laptop classes, and demonstrated how the strategic use of technnology can bring engaging ideas into the classroom. Also in teaching, he was asked to rejoin CELT's Large Class Faculty Learning Community as a facilitator of their 2009 program. Jay also wanted to note some outstanding performances from advertising students. Jacob Bofferding, an ad student on internship with Strategic America, won a gold AAF Addy Award and a "best of category" award for his work on the Kum'n'Go campaign. Also, Melissa Retman won one of two AAF scholarships awarded by AAF Des Moines. Contact: Jay Newell, Assistant Professor newelljj@iastate.edu Erin WilgenbuschErin Wilgenbusch notes that PRSSA is again having an active semester, working hard to provide quality pre-professional activities for its membership. Here are events that occurred or are scheduled:
Erin also notes that PRSSA has just "hired" (for no pay) a director for the student-run p.r. firm the chapter hopes to get off the ground next year. GSJC junior, Jordan Lampe, will work closely with Erin and our professional advisor, Jill Spiekerman-Carrothers, APR, on getting the firm organized and running. Finally, the award-winning student organization held small fundraisers and had Jamie Pollard as a guest speaker for one of its meetings. Contact: Erin Wilgenbusch, Lecturer eew@iastate.edu 2009-03-05 |
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