-Jobs & Internships-

  Jobs and internships posted this week on the jobs board and in the Reading Room include:

·        Space Reporter-Central Florida News 13, Orlando

·        Account Executive - WESH TV, Orlando

·        Managing Editor/Editor - Fair Magazine

·        GM of Production and Distribution and/or Consultant - Perro Blanco Films

·        PR Specialist – UPS Latin America

·        Intern at ByStudents, a forthcoming series of guidebooks and a website

·        Director of Photography at The Record (Bergen County, NJ) and Herald News (West Paterson, NJ)

·        Year-long internship with the Tampa Sports Authority

·        Art & Production Assistant – Coral Living Magazine

·        PA/Production Assitant – Buena Onda Productions

·        Web Editor- Miami New Times

 

-Casting-

  Casting Calls posted this week in the Reading Room include:

·        UMTV Musical Expression looking for all types of production help. They will be meeting on the 25^th. Please see full description in the reading room binder.

 

-Events & Meetings-

·         The Knight Center for International Media invites you to an Opening Reception for the World Press Photo on February 25, 2008 from 7:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Common Ground Courtyard.  Please RSVP to socevents@miami.edu or call (305) 284-2539.

 

• The School of Communication welcomes The World Press Photo Exhibit again this year in the Common Ground Courtyard. The exhibit is an impressive collection of the organization’s 2007 award-winning photographs.  The winning photographs of the traveling photo exhibit were selected from 4,460 professional photographers from 124 countries.  The exhibit will be on display from February 26 – March 5. This event is free and open to the public.  Click here for more info.: www.worldpressphoto.org

 

• We Media Forum comes to UM; webcast available
  The 2008 We Media Forum and Festival, hosted by the School of Communication, will take place on campus Tuesday, February 26 through Thursday, February 28. The event is bringing more than 200 thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, and media pioneers to activities held at numerous facilities on campus. An opportunity to view live broadcast content is being made available at the Cosford Cinema and through the Web. Some of the activities include: panel discussions, workshops, demonstrations, mentoring sessions, and a pitch session for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas.

For a complete schedule of live-streamed Web events, click here. For more information on the forum, click here.

 

-Notes-

·        The  Program in Women’s and Gender Studies, the American Studies Program, the History Department, and the Office of the President will be hosting DREW GILPIN FAUST, Professor of History and President, Harvard University  on “Women, Death, and Mourning in the American Civil War”. The event will be FEBRUARY 27 at 3:30-5:00; Miller Center Auditorium

 

• The Jean Monnet Chair, in cooperation with the Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, a partnership with Florida International University, cordially invites you to a guest talk: “ The European Union Economic Policies: what Americans should know¨ held Wednesday, February 27, 10-11am in  LC 160

 

• Looking for a Workstudy Job? The Office of Community Relations needs one! Job description and duties includes: provide support for Community Relations staff including assisting with community events, working with community organizations, maintaining community lists in Access database, coordinating mass mailings, tracking job files and making follow-up calls. Referring calls to appropriate office staff, processing business expenses, check requests, interdepartmental requisitions and purchase orders. Other duties will be assigned. If interested please contact Vivian Miller at  305.284.4094 

 

• Be part of the Pepsi Música studio audience!  Pepsi Música is a bilingual, interactive video countdown show featuring a live DJ,  musical performances and artists such as Juanes, Wisin y Yandel, Alicia Keys, Voltio, RBD, Chris Brown, Xtreme, Timbaland, Angel y Khriz, Enrique Iglesias and many more. Everyone is invited but only the first 40 people to confirm will be guaranteed seats!  The live show will begin at exactly 5pm  on Fridays and all guests must be at Telemundo between 3-4pm. To get in on all the fun and be a part of this amazing new show, sign up on our website at www.holamun2.com/miami  or contact Jennifer Fajardo, Production Coordinator for mun2, at Jennifer.Fajardo@nbcuni.com if you have any questions.
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-Scholarships & Competitions -

  Scholarships and Competitions posted this week in the reading room include:

·         "Film your issue" Competition

·        Food & Water Watch Student Video Contest

·        Blog4Reel Competition

 

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