Capture this moment!

The School held an alumni get-together on Wednesday, Nov. 17, that included a complimentary viewing of "Capture the Moment: the Pulitzer Prize Photographs," a special exhibit at the Colorado History Museum in Denver. The School held an SJMC alumni reception in Seattle in September and in Los Angeles in October. So keep an eye out: We hope to be coming to your area soon!

Competition to enter School stiff

For spring 2005 admission to the School, 250 pre-journalism students applied and 96 or 38 percent were accepted.

J-Board hosts Nov. 10 network event

The Journalism Board is planning a career networking event for students Nov. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the University Memorial Center.

CEJ awarded $903,863 Scripps grant

The Scripps Howard Foundation has awarded a three-year grant of $903,863 to the Center for Environmental Journalism for renewal of the Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism. CPA editors visit School Editors representing the Colorado Press Association visited the School in October. They were Samantha Johnston, Craig Daily Press;Andy Stone, publisher, Colorado Mountain News Media; Chris Cobler, editor, Greeley Tribune; Michael Limon, executive editor, Fort Collins Coloradoan; George Garties, Denver bureau chief, The Associated Press; Sue Deans, editor, Boulder Daily Camera; and Ed Otte, CPA executive director. Photo by Beth Gaeddert Students attending the Sept. 17 reception at KUSA-Channel 9 include, from left, Jessica Stouder, Jessica Bralish, Cheau-Ru Tzou and Tachara Maraya Salazar.

KUSA rolls out the welcome mat

KUSA-Channel 9 in Denver hosted a reception Sept. 17 to welcome students of color to the School. More than 50 SJMC students attended the reception at Channel 9 organized by the School’s Dave Martinez. Channel 9 anchor Kimberly Christiansen (’84)chatted with students, as did Roger Odgen, president and general manager of the station.

SJMC graduates’salaries slightly above national average

Graduates of the class of 2002 who were working full time eight months after graduation reported an average salary of $26,103. Fifty-six percent of the respondents were working full-time in a journalism related job. Both are slightly higher than the national average. SJMC undergraduates said they searched for about 8 weeks before they found jobs. They rated their happiness with their positions at 5.2 on a 7-point scale. They rated preparation by the School at 4.7 on the 7point scale. The 84 respondents said they completed an average of 2.4 internships. The survey had a 30 percent response rate. News-Editorial graduates reported an average salary of $27,353. The average job search took 6weeks. Advertising students who responded reported an average salary of $27,134. They searched for jobs for an average of 6.8 weeks. Broadcast News and Production students reported an average salary of $24,294, and they searched an average of 12 weeks for their first jobs. In the last three years rates of happiness with first jobs and satisfaction with preparation by the School has remained stable. In 1993, the first year the survey was conducted, the average salary for CU journalism graduates working full-time in journalism was $18,121.