AEJMC attendees invited to apply for all-expenses-paid Business Journalism Professors Seminar
Pam Luecke, Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at Washington and Lee University, teaches Fellow Buck Ryan from the University of Kentucky in the 2010 Business Journalism Professors Seminar at Arizona State University. Photo by Molly Smith.
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism invites AEJMC attendees to apply for an all-expenses-paid, four-day seminar on how to teach a college course in business journalism.
The fourth annual Business Journalism Professors Seminar will be held Jan. 4-7, 2011, at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.
Limited to 12 prospective professors, the fellowships, valued at $2,000, cover the full cost of training, lodging, materials and most meals. In addition, fellows receive a $500 stipend to help offset travel and other costs. Application deadline is Nov. 1.
This seminar will cover the essentials of teaching a hands-on course, including financial, economic and writing aspects. It is an opportunity for prospective business journalism professors to learn from experienced instructors and journalism professionals, with follow-up after the seminar ends as well.
A 2008 participant, Roger Desmond, professor of communication at the University of Hartford, won a university award for innovation in teaching for starting a business journalism course. The award “came with some extra money for research and travel, and of course, I owe it all to you!” he wrote.
The sessions will be led by award-winning professors and journalists, including James Gentry, journalism professor at the University of Kansas. Gentry received the Barry Sherman Teaching Award from AEJMC.
A highlight of the week will be a panel discussion with the legendary investigative-reporting duo of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, along with the 2010 winners of the Reynolds Center’s Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism.
The selection process is highly competitive, and applicants must supply the following at BusinessJournalism.org:
- Contact information
- A 500-word statement explaining how the seminar will improve their instruction and why they should be chosen
- A resume
- A one-paragraph bio
- A letter of support from their dean or department head recommending the applicant and outlining the program’s commitment to offering a course in business journalism.
For more information, e-mail Andrew Leckey, president of the Reynolds Center and Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at ASU, or call him at 602-496-9186.
The call for entries will be announced at AEJMC’s 2010 Denver Convention Aug. 4-7.
