NSC eUpdate April 24, 2017

Deanna Sellnow, Ph.D., has been chosen as the next human communication program coordinator. To ensure a smooth transition, Sellnow and the program's current coordinator, James Katt, Ph.D., will meet over the summer to discuss the role and its responsibilities.

Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP) is recruiting UCF Big Sisters for next year's mentoring program. Big Sisters will be given the responsibility to mentor a 7th grade girl every Wednesday from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters. Applications are now being accepted. Please direct interested students to apply at the Young Women Leaders Program link below.

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs (EOAA) is conducting a survey to compile information on how the University is responding to requests for language interpreters. The goal is to provide an overall framework and basic protocol to guide staff on providing such services. Please take this survey by Friday, April 28 for your response to be counted.

The Society of Professional Journalists is having its final meeting of the semester at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 in NSC 154. Elections for new officers will be held and graduation chords will be handed out. All are welcome to attend.

The intern will gain a practical understanding of the multi-platform approach to producing a national news analysis program and the importance of working on a daily deadline through meetings with the entire staff including the managing editor, producers (TV and web), editors, directors, and production staff. 

For a full job description or to apply through our online application please click here. To confirm that a WETA or PBS NewsHour job posting is under recruitment, please visit our websites for our current job postings list: www.weta.org and www.pbsnewshour.org.

Do you have a passion for journalism, new media and public television?  The Washington Week Fellowship for emerging journalists is a six-month, paid position where you can gain hands-on, real-world experience working on "Washington Week," the longest running news analysis program on PBS.  The program is seeking news junkies who are creative and have strong attention to detail. Journalism and political science graduates are preferred but not required.

For consideration, please include a cover letter, resume, contact information for three professional references, and a sample of your work (writing, video production, or web-content). For a full job description or to apply through our online application please click here. Application deadline is Monday, May 8, 2017 (11:59 pm EST). In-person or Skype interviews will be conducted the week of May 22nd with a final interview round to be held the week of May 29th. Notifications will be made the week of June 5. For more information, view current job postings list: www.weta.org and www.pbsnewshour.org.

Each year, the Florida Outdoor Writers awards up to three scholarships of $1,000 to college students as a way to encourage them to consider careers in writing, photography or video media related to the outdoors. Preference is given to journalism and communications majors, but in recent years, a number of winners have come from science majors as well.

Julia Anderson will leave her position in the UCF College of Sciences for an exciting opportunity as the Community Outreach Coordinator at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. COS will be hosting a happy hour gathering at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 4 at Bar Louie located at Plaza on University, 4100 N Alafaya, Suite 167 & 173, Orlando, FL. Everyone who has worked with Julia and would like to wish her luck in her new opportunity is welcome to attend.

Direct deposit banking information is now accessible and may be updated again via Employee Self Service. There are new requirements for accessing the information, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), as outlined by the UCF Information Security Office in a previous Campus News email. It is recommended that all employees quickly log into Employee Self Service and attempt to access the direct deposit page to set up the required token.  The Multi-Factor Authentication self-enrollment is an important step in acquiring better security of sensitive information.

Jerry Sublette celebrates on April 24

David Gamradt celebrates on April 26

Jennifer Sandoval celebrates on April 28

Andrea Scott Celebrates on April 29