SCJ members Kassie Gordon and Laura White hand out candy during Sunshine Week in 2008 as part of an effort to increase awareness of open government.

NCSU chapter of
Society for Collegiate Journalists
inducts five new members

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OFFICERS for 2008-2009
Saja Hindi, president
Kyle Robb, vice-president
Helen Dear, secretary
Chris Allred, treasurer

MISSION

The Society for Collegiate Journalists is a national honor society whose purpose is to

• improve the quality of student media at the college level,
• teach the ethics, techniques and mechanics of such media and encourage student participation,
• and promote the understanding of and the support of freedom of student expression, including freedom of speech and press for all college students.

The NCSU chapter is an honorary, service-oriented organization that promotes journalism on campus and strives to create an environment that will encourage an exchange of ideas among members of the campus community.

The chapter sponsors various activities to increase campus awareness of media-related issues, especially those centered around the First Amendment and the Freedom of Information Act.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Minimum of two semesters in Student Media
• Current, active member of NCSU Student Media

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Submit a 500-word essay on the role of journalism and the journalist on college campuses.
• Submit Letter of recommendation from a peer and/or adviser. Letters of recommendation may come from current members of SCJ.
• Present a brief statement at the SCJ meeting for application review, Q&A, that explains why he/she applied for membership and what qualifications, expertise he/she has that will serve SCJ well.

Applications are accepted at the end of both the fall and spring semesters.

TIMELINE

1996 • NCSU chapter formed; Fran Russ, adviser

2003 • New Student Media adviser Bradley Wilson reactivates charter that had lapsed; Jerry Moore, then editor of the Technician, was selected as the National Collegiate Journalist of the Year by SCJ.

2006 • Martha Collins takes over as chapter’s adviser.

2007 • NCSU SCJ hosts campus-wide panel discussion on war in Iraq: ""Permission to Speak Freely? Media Coverage of the War in Iraq" April 22 featuring guests Mohamed Ali, an Iraqi native; Jay Price, reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer; Major Jeff Robertson, N.C. State Army ROTC; Melanie Sill, editor of the Raleigh News & Observer; and moderator Anna Bigelow, NCSU professor of philosophy and religion. The event was co-sponsored by the University Scholars Program and the Muslim Student Association. CLICK HERE for flier

Spring 2007 Clark Leonard, Katie Graf, Meghann Dominie, Robbie Williams, Channon Smith, Nathan Bullen, Tyler Dukes, Brian Ware, Tanner Kroeger, Kyle Blakely, Kathryn Parker, Yasmin Sadiq, Saja Hindi, Martha Collins

CHAPTER MEMBERS

Fall 2008

• Chris Allred, news editor, Technician
• Susannah Brinkley, design editor, Technician
• Helen Dear, design editor, Technician
• Robert Earle, audio resources manager, WKNC
• John C. Elias, editor, Agromeck yearbook
• Alison Harmon, features editor, Technician
• Ebonie Scott, disc jockey, WKNC

Spring 2008

• Hannah Branigan, promotions director, WKNC
• Kathleen Gordon, reporter, Technician
• Nicole Griffin, asst. promotions director, WKNC
• Erwin Brian Lewis, reporter, Technician
• Morgan McCormick, reporter, Technician
• Zachary Moser-Katz, Viewpoint editor, Technician
• Laura White, managing editor, Technician

Spring 2007

Spring 2006

• Rebecca Heslin, editor, Technician
• Clark Leonard, deputy sports editor, Technician
• Haley Huie, news editor, Technician
• Tyler Dukes, news editor, Technician (historian, spring 2007)
• Greg Behr, features editor, Technician
• Katie Graf, design editor, Technician (vice president, spring 2007)
• Kyle Blakely, deputy news editor, Technician (secretary, spring 2007)
• Meghann Dominie, classifieds manager
• Robbie Williams, advertising manager
• Tanner Kroeger, sports editor, Technician (president, spring 2007)
• Nate Bullen, photographer
• Win Bassett, online producer, Technician
• Lauren Gould, literary editor, Windhover
• Britt Hayes, editor, Windhover
• Manisha Dass, staff writer, Technician
• Martha Collins, adviser

Spring 2003

• Nathaniel Horner, editor, Americana
• Kerry Robinson, Americana
• Dwayne Baker, Student Media business office
• Will Emigh, Americana
• Anna Edens, Technician
• Jerry Moore, editor, Technician
• Doug Hayden, WKNC
• Bradley Wilson, adviser

Spring 1998

• Jason Bostic
• Alan Hart
• Robert Sadler
• Danielle Lorrane Stanfield
• Fran Russ, adviser

For more information:
N.C. State Student Media
Society for Collegiate Journalists

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