NABJ and the School of Journalism will host a "Prepping for the Pros" workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 19 to help students with resumes and cover letters. The workshop will take place at the Belo Center for New Media at 7 p.m.

Investigative Reporters and Editors is hosting a TV Watchdog Workshop at WFAA in Dallas on September 22. The day-long workshop costs $25 for students ($55 for professionals) and includes a year-long membership, which is normally $70.

News Engagement Day is Tuesday, Oct. 2. This year, use the #NewsEngagementDay in posts about the news, and participate in the event's annual photo contest. News Engagement Day is organized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. It was launched in 2014 and began as an initiative of 2013-2014 AEJMC president Paula Poindexter.

School of Journalism Professor Rosental Alves, described as a "leader in online journalism and connecting Latin America and the United States journalism," was selected to enter the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. He joins Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriquez, the School of Journalism professor who entered the Hall in 2008. Alves and three other honorees were honored during this year's NAHJ conference on July 21 in Miami.

KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR station, and “Texas Standard,” the daily radio news show of Texas, earned a combined 17 awards, including 11 first-place designations, from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB) in recognition of excellence and achievement in journalism. The awards, announced April 21, were earned in the Division A, large-market radio news category.

Ten scholars who have studied in the School of Journalism doctoral program participated in a July conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of agenda-setting research, an event held at the University of Colorado Boulder. The School of Journalism had the largest delegation at the 47-person conference, including Professor Emeritus Maxwell McCombs, who with Donald L. Shaw originated agenda setting theory in 1972.

Make a gift today to help establish a permanent legacy in honor of Wanda “Fluffy” Cash. The endowment will benefit students who otherwise couldn't afford out-of-town internships.

Graham Dickie, a Fall 2017 graduate, received the top student award in the Alexia Foundation Photography grant competition—an international contest for documentary photography. He will use the grant to continue his thesis on southern hip-hop.