Houston Astros host career fair this Friday, Oct. 1

The Houston Astros 2010 Sports and Entertainment Career Fair is scheduled for this Friday, Oct. 1, at the Union Station Lobby at Minute Maid Park in Houston.  Much more than just a career fair for the Astros, this event will also include representatives from the Houston Texans, the Houston Rockets, the Houston Aeros, Rice University, the University of Texas, the University of Houston, Texas A&M University, Houston Baptist University, the Houston YMCA and others.

The cost of the career fair, $22, also includes admission to Friday night's baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs.  Business attire is suggested. 

To register, visit www.astros.com/careerfair and use the password SECF. 

Moroch agency looking for fall 2010 Dallas intern

Moroch Partners is seeking a fall 2010 (yes, that's this semester) intern for their advertising account service team in Dallas.  This intern will work on the Midas account; Midas is one of the nation's largest automotive repair chains.  Jamie Rogers, a recent graduate of the JMC department, is an account executive at Moroch.  For more information and to apply, visit http://www.moroch.com/Careers_Moroch_Intern.html. 

Hollywood internships for winter, spring 2011

Want to work in the entertainment marketing or film industries? Intern Services International offers internship opportunities in Hollywood, Calif., working with studios or agents. Winter 2011 internships are scheduled for Jan. 17-March 11 and spring 2011 internships are planned for April 4-May 27.

A note of caution for JMC students: These internships would have to be tailored to meet your specific major and our department's internship requirements. Not all internships offered through this organization will meet our criteria.

For more information, visit Intern Services International's website or e-mail director@internsi.com.

Be a Franklin Fellow: Cover state legislatures in this spring semester internship

The Franklin Center for Government and Public Policy is offering paid internships for journalism students during the spring semester giving students experience covering news from state legislatures. Student interns, called Franklin Fellows, will create reports in print, audio and video formats that will be used in newspapers, TV and radio stations. The internships will run from January through June 2011. The deadline to apply is Oct. 7.

For more information, visit the center's website or contact Scott Reeder, national statehouse managing editor and director of journalism education, at scott.reeder@franklincenterhq.org.

Sports media internship opportunity for women

The following announcement is from the Association for Women in Sports regarding their summer 2011 internship program. Please note the Oct. 31 deadline:

The application process for the Association for Women in Sports Media Internship/Scholarship program for the summer of 2011 is officially open. The deadline to apply is October 31. Internships are offered in writing (magazines, newspapers and online), broadcast, editing and media relations.

Full-time female students currently enrolled in college are eligible to apply for the internships. Applicants do not need to be members of AWSM to apply.

This year, AWSM will be expanding its internship program in hopes of offering scholarships to more than a dozen deserving students. The top applicant in public relations, broadcast, writing and copy editing will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship in addition to a paid trip to the 2011 AWSM Convention in Charlotte, which includes hotel stay, $300 reimbursement for travel and free convention registration.

All other students chosen for an AWSM internship will receive a $500 scholarship.

Since 1990, AWSM has placed more than 100 female college students interested in sports media careers in paid internships with employers such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN, USA Track & Field, MLB.com and some of the country’s most respected daily newspapers.

Applications can only be submitted via AWSM's online application system. For more information about the program visit: http://awsmonline.org/intern-scholarship/ or to directly apply, go to: http://www.omnicontests3.com/awsm/omnicontests/login/login.cfm?nil=0&destURL=%2Fawsm%2Fomnicontests%2Fentry%2Fmainmenu%2Ecfm&destQUERY_STRING=

Questions? Contact co-chairs Stacy Hicklin and Lindsay Jones at awsminternship@gmail.com.

New Horizons seeks JMC interns in Abilene

New Horizons, a not-for-profit in Abilene that specializes in psychiatric care of children who have been severely abused, is looking for one or more interns. Larry Fitzgerald, who is vice president and director of public relations and development, said New Horizon needs students who can write news releases and newsletters, help with promotional videos, and work in social media and e-journalism. To learn more about New Horizons, visit their website at www.newhorizonsinc.com. To inquire about internships, contact Fitzgerald at larry.fitzgerald@newhorizonsinc.com or call 437-1852.

Important new rules for JMC interns

With the start of the 2010-2011 school year, the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at ACU has made some key revisions to the required student internship program. All JMC majors will still be required to enroll in JMC 495, the internship seminar class, and complete a pre-approved JMC internship.

The changes go into effect for students taking JMC 495 in the fall of this year (the current semester) and later. Students who took JMC 495 last year and have already begun or completed their internships will not be affected by these changes.

The internship program changes include:

• The minimum required number of hours that a student must work on his or her internship has been reduced from 160 to 120. This will make it easier for students to complete internships during the fall and spring semesters while attending school.
  
• Daily work journals must now be produced in an online format using the "Journals" feature in Blackboard. Students are expected to keep their online journals current at all times during their internships. The completed journals must still be printed and included in the internship portfolio.
  
• After completing their internships, students must write a series of three 1,000 word (minimum) senior essays that cover global diversity, domestic diversity and ethics, respectively. The essays are due at the same time as the internship portfolios.
  
• Students must make an appointment for an oral presentation before a panel of JMC department faculty. Students will be asked to summarize their internship experience and discuss their senior essays during the 30-minute oral presentation.
  
• The internship seminar (JMC 495) will be extended beyond its traditional six or seven week format to include extra sessions to explain the senior essays and give students the opportunity to ask questions. The class will still only meet for one hour each week.
  
• The Intern's Post-Fieldwork Response Form, which is included in the syllabus all students receive when taking JMC 495, has been shortened and will now allow students more flexibility in choosing which questions to answer. As in the past, the answers to these questions are included in the internship portfolio.
• All internship portfolios must be submitted within four weeks of the final day of work on the internship.
  

For questions about these new rules, e-mail me or drop by my office.