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Joy Harjo, 2024 Lumine Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
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Gaylord College Announces 2024 Lumine Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Joy Harjo

February 07, 2024

The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to announce Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and a revered member of the Mvskoke Nation, as the recipient of the 2024 Lumine Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lumine Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony is an annual event hosted by Gaylord College honoring exceptional women professionals who have made significant and sustained contributions to the media industry.

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Since 2018, it has provided deeply reported, award-winning coverage of issues of importance to Oklahoma.  With bureaus in Norman, Lawton and Washington supervised by professional journalists with decades of experience, the media service delivers news via dozens of partner news organizations serving 3.4 million Oklahomans.

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Exiled to Indian Country

They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828. The Indian Removal Act was among his defining pieces of legislation. Jackson argued that moving tribes west of the Mississippi River would guarantee their survival.  Instead it launched an era of genocide. Thousands died during the forced marches to land designated as Indian Territory. For members of the 39 tribes in Oklahoma, the removal stories have not been forgotten. Neither has the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, intended to assimilate Native Americans into white society by stripping them of their cultural and social traditions. The ramifications persist today.

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Recurring Events

Brown Bag Lunches are held from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in room 2025 Gaylord Hall. Registration is requested. Email Jensen Moore, jensenmoore@ou.edu, to register or if you have questions.

Fall 2023 Lunches:

Friday, September 8
Robert Kerr
An OG Research Perspective

Friday, September 29
Melanie Wilderman
Textual Analysis For Media Research

Friday, October 13
Scott Hodgson
Finding Creative Ways to do the Big Projects

Friday, November 10
David Craig
Moving into the Media World: The Moral Growth of New Graduates Entering Media-Related Fields

Tuesday, December 12
Meta Carstarphen

Women in Gaylord events take place at 6 p.m. in Gaylord Hall. Questions? Contact Lee Anne Stone, lstone@ou.edu.
 

Spring 2024 WIG Events:

Monday, January 23rd - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Gaylord Hall of Fame Room - GH 1005
Topic: Lunch With Your Major - Public Relations

Monday, February 5th - 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Location TBD
Topic: Mentorship Matchup at the Treasure (Leadership Team)

Tuesday, February 13th - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Graduate Conference Room - GH 3130
Topic: Lunch With Your Major - Professional Writing

Sunday, February 18th - 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Gaylord Hall Auditorium
Topic: Short Film & Panel 

Wednesday, March 6th - 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Studio D, Gaylord Hall
Topic: What Is Your Purpose? Guest Speaker: Jessica Rimmer

Tuesday, April 9th - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Graduate Conference Room - GH 3130
Topic: Lunch & Panel

May 13-17th 
Graduate Conference Room & Lee Anne's Office
Topic: Finals Week Pop Ups