Andrea Broomfield’s Creative NonFiction Publication

Posted on 03/29/2018 by jmcward

Andrea Broomfield, professor of English, has published her first piece of creative nonfiction.  Her piece, “Dorothy’s Chili,” was chosen as the essay of the month for March by The Inquisitive Eater, a publication by The New School University in New York City.  FYI: Sometimes odd things can end up in a pot of chili.

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Active Student Learning in Journalism

Posted on 03/20/2018 by jmcward

Recently, Gretchen Thum, assistant professor of Journalism and Media Communications, took several journalism students with her to the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)  Summit, which is the largest public relations conference in Kansas City.  The conference was held on March 8 at the KU Edwards campus.

The photo shows three JCCC students who were awarded scholarships to attend.  From left to right in the front row: Emily Donnell, Lady Yepes, and Leslie Escareno.  From left to right in the back row: Kathryn Lorenzen, annual presenter at the JCCC People in Promotion and recruiter and career coach at Landajob Marketing and Creative Talent; Eric Morgenstern, JCCC 2016 Headline Award recipient and CEO of Morningstar Communications; and Gretchen Thum.

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Steve Gerson’s literary publications

Posted on 03/12/2018 by jmcward

Steve Gerson, professor emeritus of English, reports that he has been making the most of his retirement.  In addition to devoting his days to assisting in the care of his three grandchildren and being a consulting faculty member for the Health Management Department at KU Med, he has unleashed his inner poet with five recent publications.   “Empty,” “Path,” and “Once Planed Straight” were published in Panoply. “Moored” and “As Air” were published in Volume 1, Issue 3 of The Hungry Chimera.  He has four more poems set for publication next month.

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Journalism News

Posted on 02/27/2018 by jmcward

Gretchen Thum, assistant professor of Journalism, and Mark Raduziner, professor of Journalism, have partnered with KCPT to work on an education and industry project with advanced advertising and advanced reporting students in the department.

Thum was also recently interviewed by KBOR marketing because of her participation in the KBOR Kansas Innovative Tech Internship program.  The interview, which is available on YouTube, focused on her faculty internship at VML advertising during the summer of 2016. 

Finally, Thum is helping to bring the film Big Sonia to JCCC in March as part of the Policy Practical Enrichment Series.  Big Sonia is a documentary about Sonia Warshawski, a local Holocaust survivor.  The film will be shown from noon to 1:30 pm and 7-9 pm on March 21, and 2-3:30 pm on March 22.  Each showing will be followed by a Q&A session.  All showings will be in Yardley Hall.

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Craig Workman Awarded Charlotte Street Foundation Writer-In-Residence

Posted on 02/23/2018 by jmcward

Craig Workman, assistant adjunct professor of English, is a Writer-In-Residence for Charlotte Street Foundation, which is a local, non-profit arts collective.  As a 2017-2018 recipient of this competitive, refereed application process, he is given his own studio space and will participate in several events scheduled throughout the year. In addition, he will be one of the featured artists in the March/April issue of KC Studio Magazine, out in print and online on March 1, 2018.   More information about Workman and his studio residency can be found on Charlotte Street’s website here and here.

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