Vol. 38, No. 7 STUDENT SUCCESS College of Journalism and Communications March 6, 2006 MOVING ON Beaulieu-Dishman heads to Foundation Marlene Beaulieu-Dishman leaves the College Thursday to serve as administrative assistant to UF Foundation Vice President Carter Boydstun. “She is an ideal choice,” Dean Terry Hynes said. “She has demonstrated Beaulieu-Dishman during her 10+ years in the College her competence in every assigned responsibility, her ability to take initiative in carrying out her assignments, her willingness to take on new projects, and her general service orientation, among many other strengths.” NEW HIRE Telecom hires Online News lecturer Lauren Hertel, who plans to receive her master’s in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, in May, will join the Department of Telecommunication faculty as Online News lecturer. “The search committee did an College enters final Hearst round outstanding job in identifying The College is in fourth place entering the Hearst photojournalism competition’s Picture Story round, for which John Kaplan chose entries by candidates and selling our program to Lauren,” Dave Ostroff said. photojournalism students Emily Harris and Doug Bell. “Congratulations and thanks to Above is one of Harris’ submissions. She recently took this portrait of Sandy Dickson, Cara Pilson, Mark Veronica Garcia and her children in Seine Bight, Belize, as part of Leeps, Johanna Cleary, and Mindy Kaplan’s FlyIns program. See one of Bell’s submissions on P. 2. McAdams.” 2 the open line March 6, 2006 Photojournalism student Doug Bell submitted this picture of Vietnam War veteran William Welch III, as part of his Hearst Picture Story entry. MCKEEN MENTION HIGHER GROUND Treise can teach flying If you want to learn how to fly, check with Debbie Treise. She earned her flight instructor certification last week. “I’ve been a pilot for several years, earning lots Treise of ratings and licenses,” she said, “but this was the pinnacle for me – to teach flying.” CORRECTION Rock Doc trips out on Thompson in Portuguese William McKeen is quoted in an article on Hunter Thompson by Edmundo Clairefont in Trip, a Brazilian magazine. Check it out at http://revistatrip.uol.com.br//141/hunter/home.htm “Public Relations’ Influence on Socially Responsible Corporations,” was written by Mary Ann Ferguson, doctoral student Cristina Popescu and public relations senior Kate Collins. 3 the open line March 6, 2006 PAPER TRAIL SPEAK EASY Cleary clearly communicative Sachs speaks to students The current issue of Mass Communication & Society features “The Parity Paradox: Reader Response to Minority Newsroom Staffing,” by Terry Adams of the University of Miami and Johanna Cleary. Cleary also published a book review of “NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio,” by Cleary Michael P. McCauley, in the last edition of American Journalism. The St. Petersburg Times recently ran John Marvel’s “War correspondents brave the battlefield to bring us the story” in the opinion section. Janis Teruggi Page will present two chapters from her dissertation at the June ICA Conference in Dresden: “Towards a Theory of Visual Narrative Analysis: What We See on HGTV,” at the Visual Communication Division; and “The History of Home-Makeover TV: A Rhetoric of Consumption, Myth, and Identity,” at the Popular Communication Division. Ron Sachs, JM 1972, who runs a Tallahassee public relations firm, recently spoke in Mike Foley’s Reporting lecture. MAZEL TOV Kaplans welcome Max John Kaplan’s wife Li gave birth to Max Jieming Kaplan Friday morning at 8:31 this morning at North Florida Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces. CALENDAR March 6-8: Telecommunication Advisory Council Meeting March 13-17: Spring Break March 21: Spring Internship & Job Fair March 22: Spring Colloquium March 23-24: Public Relations Advisory Council March 30-April 2: AAA Meeting April 5: Annual Awards Banquet April 26: Classes end May 6: Commencement, 2 pm May 11: Alumni Reception May 16: Summer A begins GET IN LINE the open line seeks submissions the open line is usually published on the Monday following a payday, except during summer and holidays. It can be accessed on the Web at www.jou.ufl.edu/pubs/openline/. Deadline for submitting news is the Wednesday before publication. Boaz Dvir serves as editor, and Olivia Jeffries coordinates production. Please send all news items to bdvir@jou.ufl.edu. Thank you.