Faculty Kudos - Week of July 31, 2006
Sarah Garrecht Gassen has been named an editorial writer, effective Aug. 7, at the Arizona Daily Star. She had been a features writer.
Maggy Zanger spoke July 17 to more than 30 Fulbright Scholars who are attending an orientation at the UA before beginning their M.A. or Ph.D. programs at various American universities. She was invited by the orientation sponsor, the Center for English as a Second Language, to address "Adapting to Change." Student participants hailed from countries such as the Philippines, Nicaragua, South Africa, and Afghanistan. The event was covered by KOLD-TV, Channel 13.
Several members of the faculty presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference in San Francisco Aug. 2-5.
Iris Chyi and George Sylvie (University of Texas) presented "One Product, Two Markets: How Geography Differentiates Online Newspaper Audiences." The paper also won the International Newspaper Marketing Association Award. In addition, Chyi was a paper reviewer for the Communication and Technology Division of the conference.
David Cuillier presented a paper on a panel for the Communication Theory and Methodology Division. The paper was titled "Access attitudes: A measurement tool for gauging support for press access to government records."
Susan Knight was selected to present a Great Idea for Teaching poster. Her teaching module is titled: "No Need to Be So Tense! Or, Do I Have to Draw You a Picture?" While teaching grammar and syntax, Knight has students illustrate bad and good grammar to engage the right sides of their brains. Knight's idea was one of 25 selected out of 85 submitted for the session.
Knight also joined former adjunct instructor Arlene Scadron at the conference to lead a session on teaching reporting skills in the wake of Hurricane Katrina; Knight will emphasize taking the reporting on natural disasters past the breaking news stage to emphasize beat reporting.
Jeannine Relly presented "Policy issue networks and the U.S. Freedom of Information Act: An examination of 50 years of Congressional testimony" to the Law Division Panel at the conference.