The Student Experience Fund enables and supports student professional and educational opportunities including travel for internships, conferences, JMC courses, competition and award entry fees and banquet attendance.
Keith White found journalism at a young age -- or, rather, it found him. Raised in a newspaper publishing family in Grandfield, OK, White was immersed in journalism from an early age. There, he learned skills that would propel him into the ranks of Gaylord College, the OU Daily and a 47-year-long career in journalism, earning his way to editor positions at prestigious publications such as the National Journal Group, The Hill and Congressional Quarterly (CQ). For his past experiences, White attributes a significant part of his success to the opportunities granted to him by what would become the Student Experience Fund.
The fashion world descended upon New York from Feb. 9-14, and Oklahoma was well represented. That's right. Oklahoma. Gaylord News reporters Lisa Maslovskaya and Analyse Jester went to the Big Apple to introduce us to three Oklahomans who are there to help cover the big event.
Empathy must be earned, so seek the unknown. We live in a bubble. All of us. Our safety net. Our personalized networks of people who lift us up and reinforce our actions, beliefs and opinions, regardless of their true impact on others. We shun and ostracize those who are different from us.
This past summer I had the honor to join the RIAS program in Berlin to learn about German journalism, politics and history. We toured German news stations, met with German politicians and visited several historical sites. I even had the chance to stay longer and travel through Austria and France.
Gaylord College is sending students to Washington, D.C., to be Oklahoma’s new Capitol correspondents, covering national news for an Oklahoma audience. Professors Mike Boettcher and John Schmeltzer created the immersive reporting program, Gaylord News in Washington, D.C., a year ago. It was evident that the journalism model had changed as many media outlets stopped covering Washington and the last full-time reporter from an Oklahoma media outlet had retired.
Gaylord alum Liz Blunt recently donated to her alma mater to support the Student Experience Fund, scholarships and internship support for current students. As an impassioned journalist herself, Blunt said that giving back was a no-brainer. “I believe in freedom of the press. I believe in the public’s right to know. I believe in a democracy where information must be accessible to all. I believe in the next generation of journalists and I want to help them advance their education, embrace opportunities and launch their careers,” she said.
The Journalism Second Century Scholarship directly benefits Gaylord students by awarding scholarships to sophomores, juniors and seniors.
The word “accomplished” is an understatement when describing OU alumna Barbara Sessions. Graduating in 1968 with a B.A. in Public Relations, Sessions furthered her education with an M.A. in history of science and European history. Her deep connection to OU is rooted in the experiences that defined her time at the university, notably her role at the Oklahoma Daily (now OU Daily).
For alumnus Chris Brown (1971), the journey and transformation of OU’s journalism school from H.H. Herbert to Gaylord College is something to behold. “It’s a tremendous step forward from when I was in school and the strides they’ve made with mass media,” Brown said. As someone who worked in recruiting for the university for almost 13 years after graduating, seeing Gaylord College in person and donating to his new “home” gives Brown the same sense of pride as if he’d attended Gaylord himself.
The Lindsey + Asp Next Decade Fund provides expenses that help run Gaylord’s in-house advertising and public relations agency, including cost associated with the physical space of the agency and professional training programs for student talent.
Students at Lindsey + Asp, Gaylord's student-led PR and Advertising agency, have launched social media campaigns to support mental health awareness. Starting in Fall 2022, Lindsey + Asp decided to team up with The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) to help support students with mental health. Continuing their partnership through the 2023 school year, Lindsey + Asp conducted research to find the best ways to reach out to Gen Z.
While Gaylord College itself is a gem (although we're partial), Lindsey + Asp has a certain sparkle that can't be denied. This article unearths this gem through an interview with Armand McCoy.
The Broadcast Programming Fund supports student professional and educational opportunities and experiences related to OU Nightly, GameDay U, SoonerSportsPad, broadcast programming coverage, set expenditures and other special projects.
Will Cornelius, Gaylord graduate of 2018, eagerly embraced every opportunity during his undergraduate years. Cornelius’s journey to Gaylord was unconventional. Starting as a Price College of Business student, Cornelius realized he wanted to pursue a career that better fit his skills and passions. Encouraged by a fraternity brother in Gaylord College, he decided to look into broadcast journalism.
Thirty-five students and three faculty members within the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma received honors from the Broadcast Education Association during the Festival of Media Arts. BEA received 1,900 entries from over 300 schools for the awards this year. Last year, 28 Gaylord College students received recognition.
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma is thrilled to announce its partnership with Cheyenne and Arapaho Television (CATV). Through this collaboration, OU Nightly, Gaylord College’s student-led daily newscast, broadens its reach across western Oklahoma, serving regions previously underserved by traditional cable news outlets.
In May 2022, it was announced that SoonerVision would be partnering with ESPN+ to air 100 annual live events, including men's and women's basketball and varsity Olympic sport competitions, as well as studio programming and archival content.
Gaylord College's brand new, state-of-the-art podcasting studio is officially open to the public as of March 28. Located on the first floor, the podcast studio is named after the donor who made it possible: John Bonnar McBreen, a journalism major who graduated from OU in 1971 and passed away at age 68 in 2018. McBreen utilized his journalism degree to biome a radio legend known as “Mr. Gallup” in Gallup, New Mexico.
The Green Light Creative Productions Fund provides funding for aspiring Gaylord student filmmakers through this student-led production company.
Oklahoma University joined us to discuss their first feature film "Neon." OU Creative Media Production Professor, Traci Williams, and students stopped by Living Oklahoma to talk about the prestigious award and how the community can support the film.
At Greenlight Creative Productions, our mission is to provide resources to aspiring student filmmakers at the University of Oklahoma by empowering them with hands-on experience and fostering a collaborative environment where creativity thrives. As a student-led production company, we are dedicated to providing a low-stakes yet high-quality environment where students can work together to create projects from start to finish. We believe in the power of learning by doing, and our commitment lies in offering opportunities for students to learn about the entire filmmaking process, acquire practical skills on set, and build lasting connections within the OU filmmaking community and the industry beyond.
Meet Gaylord's Director of Development:
Breann Miller
When Breann Miller graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in education, she had no idea her career would take a major shift. It was only by chance that she stepped into the world of fundraising.
