Student News | Week of Dec. 1, 2014

Enter work in the Hearst Enterprise Reporting Competition by Dec. 5

The second writing competition for the 2014-15 Hearst Journalism Awards Program is enterprise reporting. The competition is open to undergraduate students who are journalism majors. Students who were graduated in spring 2014 or will be graduated in December 2014 can submit work.

Entries must illustrate the student’s ability to handle original reporting – including explanatory and investigative journalism – across any topic. If from a series, one article of the series may be submitted but must be accompanied by not more than one page summarizing the remaining articles and describing resultant actions, if any. Sidebars subordinate in length and content to the article may be included.

Articles must have been published between Dec. 1, 2013, and Dec. 8, 2014. Only single byline articles are allowed. Students may submit more than one story.

Students may submit work that has been published in a campus or professional publication. If the work is from a professional publication, the entry must include a letter from the publication's editor stating that the entry is student work with minimal editing and no editor rewriting.

Students should email their entries to Professor Jan Yopp at jyopp@email.unc.edu by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, so they can be judged by the J-school’s Hearst committee prior to the national contest deadline. Letters from editors also can be emailed to Professor Yopp.

Two students and a single entry from each student will be selected from the school to send to the national competition. School winners will each receive $50.

Students who have questions can call Yopp at (919) 962-8266 or email her.

Visit China in May 2015 and earn elective, immersion credits; attend Dec. 4 Q&A

Do you want to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong? Meet journalists and strategic communication professionals working in China? Explore the culture and people of China? Earn three Immersion or Elective credits?

From May 8-20, 2015, assistant professor Adam Saffer will lead 12 students to China on the first JOMC Global Immersion Program. Students will visit companies such as CCTV, Lenovo and Barson-Marsteller and partner communication schools like the University of Hong Kong. Students will earn three credits of Immersion or Elective credit. This program is open to all specializations.

The school will hold an information session and Q&A Thursday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. in the Halls of Fame room.

For more information, visit go.unc.edu/JOMCGlobalImmersion.

December graduates: Commencement information

The UNC December commencement ceremony is Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. in the Dean E. Smith Center. Graduates should arrive at 1 p.m. and enter the arena through Entry D. Parents and families should enter through Entry A. No tickets are required. For more information about commencement, visit commencement.unc.edu.

The Hussman School of Journalism and Media will not have a December commencement ceremony. If you would like to participate in our spring 2015 commencement ceremony, please contact Sharon Jones at shjones@email.unc.edu, and she will mail information to you in early spring.

CABJ to hold food drive Dec. 1-2

The Carolina Association of Black Journalists will conduct a food drive Monday, Dec. 1, and Tuesday, Dec. 2. Contributions will be given to PORCH that distributes to seven local food pantries in the area. Bins will be located in the Student Records office on the first floor of Carroll Hall. Items of greatest need are cans of vegetables of all kinds (low sodium, if possible); cans of fruits of all kinds (low sugar, if possible); oatmeal and other low-sugar cereals; dried pasta and pasta sauce; bags of rice (white or brown); bags of lentils and beans of all kinds; healthy snack foods for Meals on Wheels (applesauce, peanut butter crackers, Ensure, raisins, peanuts, granola bars); and macaroni & cheese. No glass containers. Please check expiration dates. Help others have food for the upcoming holiday by bringing back an item from your Thanksgiving break. Learn more about PORCH at porchnc.org.

Seniors: Apply to graduate in May and August 2015

J-school applications to graduate in May and August 2015 were due Oct. 15. Please complete and submit your applications to Student Records located in Carroll 158-160. Download the graduation application.

Take advantage of Park Library resources

The Park Library offers all J-school students "space, stuff and support." It has Macs, wifi, books, today's newspapers and more. And now it has CCI Printing. The Park Library also has staff members who can support your work at the school – helping you find articles, data and information for your projects and papers. Utilize what the Park Library has to offer. 

Career Services appointments

Need help with your resume? Not sure about a strategy to land an internship? Want a head start on looking for a job after graduation? Don't hesitate to make an appointment with Jay Eubank, the J-school's full-time career services director.

Career Services office is located in Carroll Hall 161 and 162, next to the Student Records offices on the first floor. Schedule an appointment with Jay.

Walk-in hours for quick meetings with Jay are on Mondays from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

Subscribe to J-school Career Services listserv

Looking for an internship or job? Subscribe to JOMC Career Services' listserv for current internship openings and entry-level jobs in PR, advertising and all areas of journalism.

To subscribe, send "subscribe JOMCCAREERS" in the body of an email to listmanager@listserv.unc.edu. Leave the Subject field blank.

Submit work for the 2015 Hillman Prizes in Journalism by Jan. 30

The Sidney Hillman Foundation is accepting entries for the 2015 Hillman Prizes, which honor investigative journalism and commentary in the public interest. Winners exemplify resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skilled storytelling, social impact and relevance to the ideals of Sidney Hillman.

The received-by deadline for all submissions is Jan. 30, 2015. There is no submission fee. A cover letter and links to/copies of the nominated material are all that are required. View the submission form and application instructions.

Winners will be announced in April 2015. Each winner is awarded travel to New York City to receive a $5,000 prize and a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel at an awards ceremony and cocktail reception Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at the New York Times Center.

Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists, writers and public figures who pursue investigative journalism and public policy for the common good. Sidney Hillman was the founding president of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union of America, a predecessor union of Workers United, SEIU. Sidney Hillman, an architect of the New Deal, fought to build a vibrant union movement extending beyond the shop floor to all aspects of working peoples’ lives.