ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DAY   January 12, 2017     NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!   Every summer, the Television Academy Foundation offers 50 television industry internships in over 30 disciplines. These eight-week, paid positions at major media companies provide professional experience, career development and networking opportunities to talented students nationwide. Postmark deadline is March 15, 2017 APPLY TODAY CATEGORIES INCLUDE: New for 2017 Business of Physical Production · Motion & Title Design Agency · Animation · Art Direction/ Set Decorating · Broadcast News · Casting · Children’s Programming/ Development · Cinematography · Commercials · Costume Design · Development · Digital Entertainment · Documentary/ Nonfiction Production · Editing · Entertainment News · Episodic Series · Legal & Business Affairs · Live Television Production · Marketing · Media Research · Movies for Television · Music · Post Production · Production Management · Program Planning and Scheduling · Public Relations/ Publicity · Sound · Special Visual Effects · Television Directing · Television Scriptwriting · Unscripted Television

The Buzz (Campus Newspaper) Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 31 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The Buzz (Campus Newspaper) Meeting is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Henkel Hall, Room 228. This will be full staff meetings for the campus newspaper and new members are always welcome. For more information, please contact Michelle Adams at madams144@su.edu. First African-American Disney Animator To Hold Masterclass At Shenandoah University On Feb. 1 Floyd Norman Will Address Those Interested In the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Winchester, Va. (Jan. 26, 2017) – Floyd Norman, Disney’s first African-American animator, will speak at Shenandoah University at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium (1460 University Drive, Winchester, VA 22601). This event is free and open to the public; no registration is required. Norman will share his story about his pioneering work in the world of animation, and this presentation will allow participants to engage in thought dialogue about how they may enter into the field of animation and/or careers related to arts, entertainment, media management, design, film and animation. DON’T FORGET: WRITE TO WIN $250 IN THESE POETRY AND FICTION WRITING CONTESTS The deadline for the annual S. Gordden Link Poetry and Bruce C. Souders Fiction writing contests, sponsored by the English Department, is Monday, March 6. To enter, submit one typed copy of each entry via email to Ms. Jo Strader (jstrader@su.edu), or in person in Gregory Hall, Room 157. Your name should only appear on a cover sheet to ensure anonymity until judging is complete. Participants must be Shenandoah University undergraduate students enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits) during the 2016-2017 school year. Entrants to the poetry contest may submit a maximum of five (5) poems; there is a 5,000 word maximum for short stories submitted to the fiction writing contest. Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished in any other form. Questions? Contact Assistant Professor of English Christin Taylor, Ph.D., at ctaylor4@su.edu or stop by her office in Gregory Hall, Room 107.