Opportunities for Students and Soon-to-be-Graduates
Here are a few opportunities from SPJ:The Working Press is a daily tabloid newspaper that covers the SPJ National Convention -it is looking for student reporters, copy editors, photographers and...
View ArticleMission: Media off to a Great Start
Last Saturday, SPJ members invited children from the Boys and Girls Club of St. Augustine to Flagler College to experience journalism for a day -the inaugural Mission: Media event was fun and...
View ArticleRegion 3 Conference Is Almost Here
The SPJ Region 3 Conference will be at the University of Central Florida in Orlando on March 19-20 -so far, we have a delegation of five attending. Conference participants will attend sessions such as...
View ArticleMark of Excellence Success Again
Flagler College students are in the top three in SPJ Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards again -Phillip Mansfield in Online Feature Reporting (4 Year College/University) and Haley Walker in Online...
View ArticleOrlando Magic
We had a truly great conference experience in Orlando March 19-20 -we attended sessions on "The Future of Journalism," "How to Make Money Blogging" and "Freelancing: Strategies for Paying the Bills."...
View ArticleOn Non-News Jobs
The last SPJ event of the 2009-2010 academic year was a panel on non-news jobs -the speakers were Kelley Lucas, editorial art director at Folio Weekly, and Devon Jeffreys, sports reporter at The...
View ArticleInternship Panel 2010 a Success
The second annual internship panel on Monday was a success, with around 20 attendees. The panel speakers (from left) Mari Pothier, Christina Arzapalo, Caroline Young and Cal Colgan spoke about how to...
View ArticleColgan Wins Two Awards
SPJ vice president Cal Colgan won two awards during the summer -the 2010 John Chamberlin Award for Excellence in Print Journalism from the Institute for Political Journalism, and the 2010 Best...
View ArticlePothier Wins Communication Scholarship
SPJ member Mari Pothier won the Communication Department's Brie Barfield Endowment Scholarship this week -congratulations to Mari for receiving this honor based on GPA and other academic achievements!
View ArticleResume Workshop Well Attended, Useful
Monday's Resume Workshop drew a crowd of around 30 students who had the choice of having their resumes critiqued by professors Tracy Eaton, Mark Huelsbeck, Rosemary Tutt, Kristine Warrenburg and/or...
View ArticleBoyle Gives Career Advise
Matthew Boyle, a Flagler College alumn and contributing reporter for The Daily Caller, addressed around 50 communication students about "How to Make It in a Changing Industry." Boyle graduated in...
View ArticleSweet Meet and Greet
The Sweet Meet and Greet during finals week brought out a good crowd despite the freezing temperatures -probably because of the hot chocolate, candy canes and LuLi's cupcakes!Who could resist these?
View ArticleMission: Media, Take Two
On January 22, SPJ members invited children from the Boys and Girls Club of St. Augustine to Flagler College to experience journalism for a day -the second annual Mission: Media event was fun and...
View ArticleBiggest Mark of Excellence Success to Date
Flagler College students were again successful in SPJ Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards -SPJ president and vice president, Caroline Young and Cal Colgan, placed second and third in the Online Feature...
View ArticleProfessional Panel Well Attended
In March, SPJ hosted a panel of local professionals, with around 35 students in attendance.From left, WFCF Station Manager Dan McCook, Ponte Vedra Recorder Executive Editor Mark Pettus and St....
View ArticleBiggs Prepares to Lead in the Fall
Angela Biggs, our incoming president, was accepted into the national SPJ Ted Scripps Leadership Institute in Indianapolis from June 3 to June 5. This invitation-only program brings together 50 student...
View ArticlePanelists Say Internships Help Gain Confidence
The third annual internship panel was a success, with around 40 attendees. The panel speakers (from left) Eliza Jordan, Andrew McDaniel, Amber James, Angela Daidone and Jillian Unitas spoke about how...
View ArticleAnother Sweet Meet and Greet
Another Sweet Meet and Greet -Angela Biggs and Danielle Ruckert selling baked goods by Eliza Jordan!
View ArticlePreparing for Internships, Jobs
The 2011 Resume Workshop drew a crowd of around 30 students who had the choice of having their resumes critiqued by professors Tracy Halcomb, Rosemary Tutt, Kristine Warrenburg and/or Matthew Wysocki....
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