 SOJC
to co-sponsor 2005 NW Journalism Conference
The SOJC will co-sponsor the 2005 Northwest
Journalism Conference, coming Sept. 17-18 to the Oregon Convention
Center in Portland. The conference is dedicated to the
advancement of education and knowledge among freelance, staff
and student journalists. SOJC faculty members join award-winning writers and editors (including
Pulitzer-Prize winners Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week and Alex Tizon
of the L.A. Times) to offer sixteen comprehensive courses in this
two-day event, which also includes a media fair, press conferences,
and networking opportunities. Eleanor Clift, panelist for "The
McLaughlin Group," contributing editor for Newsweek, and Washington,
D.C. bureau chief for FOX, will be the keynote speaker.
Conference home page.
The registration deadline is August 26.
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 Lokey
Gift launches SOJC George S. Turnbull Portland Center
A former student of George S. Turnbull has contributed $4.5 million to
the SOJC’s Portland Initiative. Portland native Lorry Lokey, CEO of
Business Wire, has chosen to name the Portland Program for his former
mentor, who served as the dean of the School of Journalism and was a
member of the faculty for thirty-one years. The gift from Lokey, a
Stanford graduate, was announced at a press conference at the UO
Portland Center of July 11.
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 Class
of 2005 is largest ever
SOJC enrollment has been steadily on the rise. In 2002-03, the
school awarded 346 baccalaureate degrees. In 03-04, 371. And this
year, the SOJC expects to award 383 bachelor's degrees completed
during the 2004-05 school year.
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2005 Hall of Achievement announced
The School of Journalism and Communication has named its Hall
of Achievement honorees for 2005. Recognized for exemplifying the
highest levels of career achievement are:
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 Tom
Wheeler's BIG book
Since its release in spring of 2004, Tom Wheeler’s book, The
Stratocaster Chronicles: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fender Strat (Hal
Leonard) has sold more than 35,000 copies, has been published
in German, and later this summer, will be released in Japanese. Recently, Vintage
Guitar magazine named it “Book of the Year” for
2004.
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 Student
wins prestigious Scripps-Howard Fellowship
Hard work and a dedication to journalism have already proved
rewarding for SOJC junior Parker Howell, whose hard work earned
him a coveted spot at the Statesman-Journal as a Snowden
Intern this summer as well as the title of Editor-in-Chief of the
Oregon Daily Emerald for the coming school year.
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Journalism
and Communication in Ghana
Summer
Journalism Workshop in its eleventh year