Position Announcement--Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism
Position Announcement

Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism

Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University

The Department of Communication anticipates appointing a Visiting Assistant Professor to teach courses in journalism. Depending on expertise, teaching assignments may be made at the graduate as well as undergraduate levels. Department has excellent facilities and strong connections to a regional network of professionals. Required: Teaching expertise complementary to strengths of current faculty members in areas such as print news writing and editing, web-based and integrated journalism reporting and writing, and media convergence and management.

Qualifications: Ph.D. by time of appointment and evidence of effective teaching required.
Salary: Competitive, based on qualifications. Excellent benefits.
Starting Date: Appointment effective August 16, 2005

Review of complete applications will begin January 12, 2005 and continue until the position is filled.

Candidates must submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts or a list of relevant course work, and at least three recent recommendation letters to:

Dr. Lois S. Self, Chair
Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
815-753-7028; e-mail: lself@niu.edu

NIU is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University and member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. The Communication Department, one of twenty-one academic units in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, offers BA and BS degrees in both Journalism and Communication Studies as well as a MA degree. The department serves a diverse student body including approximately 700 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students with 26 tenure-track faculty, 14 full-time instructors, and four supportive professional staff. Faculty are active in academic and professional associations as well as press, broadcast media, public relations, civic and corporate organizations. Main campus is near western suburbs of Chicago, offering advantages of nearby cosmopolitan atmosphere and semi rural setting. http://www.niu.edu

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COMS 426 Documentary Screening
Sunday, December 5, 5:30 PM
Diversions Lounge, Holmes Student Center

http://www.comm.niu.edu/info/f04doc426.html

Position Announcement

The Department of Communication anticipates appointing a Visiting Assistant Professor who is a scholar/teacher of argumentation and rhetorical studies to direct a well-established forensics program, coach competitive policy debate and teach argument. Depending upon expertise, teaching assignments may be made at the graduate as well as undergraduate levels. The university’s forensics program is supported with facilities and graduate assistants. The program enjoys strong student involvement and leadership and student association funding of an adequate travel budget. It offers competitive, parliamentary and public debate activities as well as a highly successful Individual Events component which has existing coaching support. Successful candidates must demonstrate a record of or strong potential for effective program administration, coaching, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and professional public service.

Qualifications: Ph.D. by time of appointment and evidence of leadership skills and effective teaching required.

Salary: Competitive, based on qualifications. Excellent benefits.

Starting Date: Appointment effective August 16, 2005

Review of applications will begin January 12, 2005 and continue until the position is filled.

For more information contact:

Dr. Lois S. Self, Chair
Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
815-753-7028; lself@niu.edu

Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts or a list of relevant course work, and at least three recent letters of recommendation to: Rhetorical Studies/Forensics Search Committee, at the above address.

NIU is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University and member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. The Communication Department, one of twenty-one academic units in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, offers BA and BS degrees in both Communication Studies and Journalism and a MA in Communication Studies. It serves a diverse student body including approximately 700 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students with 26 tenure-track faculty, 14 full-time instructors, and four supportive professional staff. Faculty are active in academic and professional associations as well as press, broadcast media, public relations, civic and corporate organizations. Main campus is near western suburbs of Chicago, offering advantages of nearby cosmopolitan atmosphere and semi rural setting. http://www.niu.edu

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Chicago Brochure for NCA (revised)
If you're attending NCA in Chicago, you may want to check out this brochure in pdf format about things to do and places to eat in the city.

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Please ignore previous post on this topic. That link will not work.

John F. Banzhaf III - "Public Interest Publicity"
At 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center, Banzhaf will hold a presentation titled “Public Interest Publicity,” detailing how he works with the media to gain coverage for his causes. The presentation is sponsored by the Department of Communication.

Banzhaf, professor of law at George Washington University Law School, is NIU College of Law 2004 Scholar in Residence. He is famous for filing class action suits against fast food and tobacco companies. He will deliver the inaugural address of the Marla Dickerson Public Interest Lecture Series at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 in the Francis X. Riley Courtroom in Swen Parson Hall.

He will speak again at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22, in DuSable Hall, room 412, with students and faculty from math, political science, law and related disciplines about what he calls “The Banzhaf Index.” In the presentation, Banzhaf will attack weighted voting and exposes the electoral college.

All of these events are free and open to the public.

Contact: Melody Mitchell, NIU College of Law
(815) 753-9655

Alum in the News
Departmental Alum, Phaedra Malatek (MA, 2003), has been invited by the
National Institute of Health to testify to Secretary Tommy Thompson on
the need to move Senate Bill 1053, also known as the Genetics
Information Non-Discrimination Act to the floor of the House of
Representatives. Congratulations, Phaedra!

The 2004 Unity in Diversity Speech Contest is an unqualified success!
For nearly two decades, the Department of Communication has participated
in the University's Unity in Diversity initiative by conducting a speech
contest. This contest showcases current COMS 100/100P students by
providing a venue for these students to give voice to any aspect of their
cultural identity. The theme of this year's University-wide events is
"Understanding, Acceptance, and Respect."

This year we had 60 student participants and 20 judges! Our largest
preliminary event ever. Of these participants, The Department of
Communication is pleased to announce this year's six finalists.

Nicole Caiafa
Chien Hui Hung
Alyease Hung
Evan Kilgore
Josue Morales
Erin Elizabeth Moran

These students will compete in the final round held on Monday, October
18 at 7 p.m. in the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center. Students,
faculty, staff, family, friends, and the public are all encouraged to
attend. For more information, please contact Elaine L. Davies at
edavies@niu.edu or (815) 753-6995.

NIU Forensics to Host Debate Viewing
On October 13, 2004, NIU Forensics is hosting a viewing of the third and final presidential debate, in the Sandburg Auditorium at the Holmes Student Center. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the debate is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m.  This viewing of the debate is open to all who wish to attend.  This debate between President George W. Bush and presidential candidate John Kerry will be about domestic issues.  A satellite feed will be used to show the debates on a large screen in the auditorium.

     According to Forensics President and NIU debater, Amy Lehuta, “This will be a great chance for people to get together to watch the debates and develop a better understanding of the issues in this campaign.”  Director of Forensics Dr. John Butler, who coaches Northern’s debate program and teaches in the Department of Communication, believes the event will draw more people to the debate.  “We plan only to watch the debate, not to comment on it or to declare a winner,” says Butler.  “So far, the presidential and vice presidential debates have proven to be more crucial to the election than expected.  They have provided opportunities for the American people to see differences in approaches, opinions, and plans between the two parties.”    

( Professors and Instructors: PLEASE ANNOUNCE IN YOUR CLASSES )

Homecoming!
October 16, 2004 :: 11 AM - 12 PM

We want lots of folks to come to the COMS tent between 11:00 and 2:00
before the big game to eat the Selfs' famous Southern BBQ sandwiches and
to socialize and share Huskie spirit with colleagues, students and
alums!

The COMS tent is located on the northwest side of the track, next to the LAS tent.

Spring '05 COMS/JOUR schedule and permits
The Spring 2005 COMS/JOUR schedule is now posted at www.niu.edu/comm/ugrad/courses. Please also note links to instructions and permit forms, which are due Friday, Oct. 22, by 4:30 p.m. in Watson 209. Advisors become very busy as the deadline approaches; students would be wise to see their advisor early in the process.
The complete NIU schedule will be available Oct. 11 at www.courselistings.niu.edu. The university WILL NOT be printing or mailing schedule books.

New major/minor list posted
The list of new COMS majors and minors has been posted on the bulletin board outside Watson 209. New majors are required to attend an orientation session on Oct. 4, 5, 6 or 7. Sign-up sheets are posted inside Watson 209. New minors have an additional form to complete, also available inside Watson 209.

Telematics Film Series in the Star
The Northern Star featured a story in the Thursday, Sept 16 Weekender on the Center for Telematics film series
http://www.northernstar.info/weekender/news/articles/091604-festival.php

The article doesn't mention the time of the showings (4:30ish PM Fridays), and most of the films in actuality are NOT about Vietnam (contrary to the statement attributed to me) but are about politics now OR the Vietnam War era. But the article does well at spreading the word about the film series and offers a "fair and balanced" view. (Just a little bit of OUTFOXED humor there...)

Rebel Frontier: A documentary by Des Bell

Rebel Frontier: A documentary by Des Bell
Holmes Student Center
Heritage Room,
Thursday, Sept. 16
3:30 PM

This latest film from prize-winning documentary filmmaker, Desmond Bell, deals with Irish and Finnish opposition to U.S. involvement in the WWI. The story is told through the eyes of a Dashiell Hammett type Pinkerton Agent spying on the miners of Butte, Montana who strike in order to halt copper munitions production. It draws on eye witness testimony, reminiscence and interpretative comment interwoven with a rich seam of archival images both moving and still, in order to graphically document the traumatic events taking place in Butte, Montana during 1917.

This film is made in the style of Bell's previous prize winning film Hard Road to the Klondike, a creative documentary making extensive use of archive material. The voice-over narration is by celebrated Hollywood actor, Martin Sheen.

Desmond Bell Professor of film and photography at Queen's University, Belfast, will attend the screening and answer questions afterwards.

Sponsored by Phi Kappa Phi and the Department of Communication.

Join COMM-SAC!
The Communication Student Advisory Council (COMM-SAC) is welcoming new members. Have a voice in your department and enjoy social activities with your peers. Two meetings are being held: Thursday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. in DuSable 248 and Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. in Watson 233. If you are unable to attend either session, contact Christopher Boughton (cboughto@niu.edu).

Program of Courses-Application to Graduate Deadline
DECEMBER GRADS: Friday, September 24 is the deadline for Program of Courses and Applications to Graduate (fee paid) to reach the Graduate School.

Now accepting applications for COMS majors and minors
The Communication Department is now accepting applications for COMS major emphases and minors. Application forms are available in the hall outside Watson 209. Forms are due Sept. 24.

Mark Amerika colloquium September 30
On September 30, 2004, the Department of Communication is proud to sponsor Mark Amerika, premiere digital media artist/professor of digital media, as its first colloquium of the semester.  Mr. Amerika, the author of scores of articles on hypertext, interactive media, narrative, video games, and the digital revolution, will speak about writing and how the Internet and digital media expand that concept, as well as digital narrative and net art.  He is among the most well-respected and admired figures in New Media internationally, and it is an honor to host his talk.

Mr. Amerika has been a professor of digital media at the University of Colorado, Boulder for five years, where he explores the relationship between art, technology, and literature.  Earning his MFA from Brown University, he has also worked as an artist, a novelist, and a scholar.  His exploration of digital art and Internet art led to a number of international grants and fellowships, allowing him to create such Internet art projects as Filmtext 2.0 (www.markamerika.com/filmtext) and the Grammatron (www.grammatron.com).  Currently, Mr. Amerika is working on and promoting his new Society of Spectacle DVD. 

The wide variety of experiences and applications of Mr. Amerika’s work and lecture make it relevant to a span of fields, ranging from English to Art, from Computer Science to Media, from Education to Informational Technology.  The Department of Communication would like to get the word out to as many departments as possible, inviting faculty and students to his lecture.  In the field of Digital Media, few people are as prominent, well-renowned, and far thinking as Mark Amerika.

His lecture, entitled “Expanding the Concept of Writing”, will be held in DuSable Hall room 204 at 8:00 pm on September 30, 2004.  It will last approximately an hour, and will include multi-media presentations.  Curious adventurers are invited to explore his website at www.markamerika.com.

Al Golin to speak on campus
The Department of Communication and Department of Marketing are working together again to bring Al Golin to campus 7:30 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2004. His topic is "The Value of Trust in the Contemporary Public Relations World" and it is free and open to the public. He will speak in Barsema Hall Auditorium. Mr. Golin 's career in PR spans more than 40 years, and he is the founder of Chicago-based Golin/Harris International. Excerpts from Golin's 2003 book Trust or Consequences: Build Trust Today or Lose Your Market Tomorrow is being used in courses taught this semester in the Dept of Communication.

"The Apprentice" - Marketing & Communication Team Up on MAC
Dr. Laura Vazquez and several students in the Dept of Communication are working hand in hand with the Marketing Apprentice Course for the first six weeks of the Fall 2004 semester. In the course, 16 students work competitively to make it to the final round in a process similar to the television program The Apprentice. Graduate students Neal Cervone and Kristie Woodin are directing the project. Graduate Students Chris McPherson and Matt Holdren, and undergraduates Craig Cowan, Keri Hofer, Adam Amidei, Brian Rich, Chaz Wilke, and Dave Della Terza make up the production team. The Marketing students will work with Dr. Carol DeMoranville and Dr. Elisa Fredericks, and will face "Trumps" Myron Siegel, Joe Cullinane, and Dean DeBiase. The project is sponsored by Millward Brown; Joe Cullinane, Inc.; Forest Financial Group, Inc.; Lower Electric; and Myron Siegel.

To watch the teaser trailer and for more information, visit http://www3.niu.edu/~tm0lrv1/MAC/. You may need to download the Quicktime Plug-in.

Dr. Powers
Dr. Angela Powers left the NIU Department of Communication at the end
of the summer to become the Director of the A.Q. Miller School of
Journalism and Mass Communication at Kansas State University.

Accepting Applications: Full-time Visiting Assistant or Associate Professor
Northern Illinois University
Department of Communication

Invites applications for full-time Visiting Assistant or Associate
Professor for appointment effective August 16, 2004 - May 15, 2005.
Competitive salary/excellent benefits. Women and minorities are strongly
encouraged to apply.

Journalism. Teach three courses each semester in journalism, primarily
at the undergraduate and possibly graduate level including Introduction
to Mass Communication and Media Management. Dependent on expertise,
opportunity to teach in related areas such as electronic journalism,
news reporting and writing, broadcast theory, and media criticism in a
comprehensive department offering degrees in journalism and
communication studies. Limited expectations to assist with advising and
related departmental activities. For appointment at assistant or
associate level, Ph.D. in journalism or related field by time of
appointment and evidence of teaching effectiveness required.
Professional experience in journalism and familiarity with various
communication media preferred. Applications from those near completion
of Ph.D. accepted. However, appointment would be at rank of instructor.


Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
positions filled.

Send letter of application, vita, transcript or list of course work,
and three recent letters of recommendation to Dr. Lois S. Self, Chair,
Department of Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb,
Illinois 60115.

NIU is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University and member of
the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.
The Communication Department, one of twenty-one academic units in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, offers BA and BS degrees in both
Communication Studies and Journalism and a MA in Communication Studies.
It serves a diverse student body including approximately 600
undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students with 26 tenure-track
faculty, 12 full-time instructors, and four supportive professional
staff. Faculty are active in academic and professional associations as
well as press, broadcast media, public relations, civic and corporate
organizations. Main campus is near western suburbs of Chicago, offering
advantages of nearby cosmopolitan atmosphere and semi rural setting.
http://www.niu.edu

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COMS 426 Screening
Relax before the pressure of final exams begins
Sunday May 2
COMS 426 students will show their recently completed documentary shorts.
The event is free and open to the public.
Diversions Lounge
Holmes Student Center, 6 PM
Everyone is welcome!
Schedule and synopses
Featuring

• EMUsing (trt: 17 min) by Kristie Woodin and PJ
• Beneath the Shadows (trt: 15 min) by Keri Hofer and Eric Pound
• Double happiness: The Ping Pong Lifestyle (trt: 20 min) by Chaz Willke and Matt Ziemer
• In Their Footsteps: Walking The Paths Of Our Countries Heroes (trt: 15 min)
• Remember The Blackhawks? (trt 20 min) by Brian Rich and Joe Hodder
• Weatherman (trt: 15 min.) by Axel Hazelrig, Lynette Kleisner, John Lisowski
• Not What It Used To Be (trt: 17 min) by Jeff Berger and Rob Stern
• Put It In Your Mouth (trt: 15 min) by John Ugolini and Nicole Wolfgram
  

Dr. Robert Miller's Essay Selected for DVD Inclusion
Robert Miller's essay "But What If She Kisses a White Man: Anna May
Wong, E.A. DuPont, and the Sexual Subversions of British International's
PICCADILLY (1929)" has been selected to appear as an "extra" in the
forthcoming DVD release of the film by Milestone Film and Video. The
essay was originally delivered at the 2003 MCLLM conference.

Dr. David Henningsen Publishes Article
Henningsen, D. D. (2004). Flirting with Meaning: Examining
Miscommunication in Flirting Interactions. Sex Roles, 50, 481-489.

Men tend to view women's behaviors as more sexual than do women in
cross-sex interactions (e.g., Abbey, 1982). This difference may result
because men view specific behaviors as sexually motivated, whereas women
attribute a different motivation to the behaviors. It is proposed that
people flirt for a variety of different reasons including the desire to
increase sexual interaction. Six flirting motivations derived from the
literature are considered in this study: sex, fun, exploring,
relational, esteem, and instrumental. The motivations attributed to
flirting behaviors by men and women in typical flirting interactions are
explored. Gender differences emerge for several flirting motivations
(i.e., sex, relational, and fun). Men tend to view flirting as more
sexual than women do, and women attribute more relational and fun
motivations to flirting interactions than do men. No gender differences
emerge for esteem, exploring, or instrumental motivations. The
discussion focuses on how miscommunication may occur during flirting
interactions.

April 14 OCCE closed
The final OCCE date this spring * April 14 * is full. No additional registrations will be accepted.

407 Opportunities for Fall 2004
A list of COMS 407 opportunities is available.

Claim Permits!
Permit lists are now posted outside Watson 209. Students must claim their fall seats by completing an authorization form due THIS Friday, April 2. (Forms available frommetal racks outside Watson 209.)

Also, if students are planning to do COMS 495A (Senior Capstone: Thesis) this summer or fall, they should be signing up for those projects NOW. Forms are available in Watson 209.

Interviews On Campus
From Victor eRecruiting:

Several employers have scheduled campus interviews for the week of April 19 - 23 to recruit sales associates, including:

ASAP Software
Federated Insurance Companies
SBC

So check out the postings on Victor eRecruiting! To be considered for these campus interviews, please submit your resume online by
Wednesday, March 31 at midnight.

Reality Bytes Film Festival 2004 Events

Wednesday, March 31, 7 PM
Screening of Festival Entries in DuSable 252 and 256

Thursday, April 1, 7 PM, Diversions Lounge
NIU alums from Los Angeles, CA
Bill Weinman, Independent Producer, Director, Editor & Robert Katz, Executive Vice President of Production Stratus, Bob Yari Productions, El Camino Films & Bull's Eye Entertainment

Friday, April 2, 5 PM
Screening of finalists followed by reception & announcement of 2004 Best of Festival Winner
by David J. Moore, Chariman and CEO of 24.7 Real Media

All events are free and open to the public
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ANTICIPATED NINE-MONTH TEMPORARY INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

ANTICIPATED NINE-MONTH TEMPORARY INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
TO BEGIN AUGUST 16, 2004

M.A. in speech communication required. Experience teaching fundamental
speaking and listening skills to diverse students and students from
educationally disadvantaged backgrounds desirable.

Send letter, vita, transcript or list of course work, and three letters
of recommendation to Ferald Bryan, Department of Communication, NIU,
DeKalb IL 60115. Application review to begin April 23, 2004 and continue
until vacancies are filled.

AA/EEO

Henningsens Publish Article
Professors David and Mary Lynn Henningsen have published an article in Group Dynamics:

Henningsen, D. D., Henningsen, M. L. M., Jakobsen, L., & Borton, I.
(2004). It's Good to be Leader: The Influence of Randomly and
Systematically Selected Leaders on Decision-Making Groups. Group
Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 8, 62-76.

Jennifer Ettema Scholarship

1. This scholarship is open to all NIU Communication and Journalism students.


2. Applicants must submit the following:


• The two-page application form that can be obtained from the Communication Department Web site. (pdf format)


• A separate page for the 250-word essay.


3. The Communication Student Advisory Council committee will judge the applications. The recipient will receive an amount of $100.

DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS ARE DUE IN WATSON HALL 209 BY 4:30 P.M. ON THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004

For more information contact Fernie at (773) 895-5611.

Things to Come... : Printing with Swipe Card
Founders Library's computer lab is the test site for a swipe-card system for printing on campus. More at the Northern Star.

Deans' Award Winners
Congratulations to Stephanie Gandsey and Jennifer Sherman for being
named Deans' Award winners for 2004! Stephanie, who was selected by the
journalism faculty, and Jennifer, who was chosen by the communication
faculty, were recognized as top students in the Communication
Department. Both were cited for their outstanding academic efforts,
including Honors coursework, and leadership roles in student
organizations. Stephanie will be honored at the Journalism Banquet on
April 23 and Jennifer will be acknowledged at the O'Connell Reception on
April 25.

Poetry Reading
Matt Duncan and English Professor Michael Day will read at Mr. Crum's Friday, Feb 27, 7 PM. All are invited to attend.
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Mississippi Blues Band
The Mississippi Blues Band plays Saturday, March 6, at 8:30 p.m. at The House, 3rd and Lincoln in downtown DeKalb. Members include: Professor Brian Thornton on guitar; Ellen Thornton, vocals; Mike August harmonica and slide; and Al Wilmoth, second guitar.
The band plays Delta blues from the 1920s on acoustic guitars. A history of the blues is also provided. All are welcome

Dr. Powers Wins Grant
Dr. Angela Powers has won a CIUE software grant for $1,000 to purchase media convergence software for use in teaching.

Jobs for Communication/Journalism Majors
Listing of current openings within the field. Thanks to Alan Farber, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Career Planning & Placement Center

Dr. Gunkel Publishes Article
David Gunkel has just published "Virtual Alterity and the Reformatting
of Ethics" in the most recent edition of the "Journal of Mass Media
Ethics" 18(3/4). The essay was written in collaboration with Debra
Hawhee of the University of Illinois for the 2002 International
Colloquium on Virtual Reality and Communication Ethics and argues, among
other things, that it is unethical to tell the truth and that it is
immoral to love your neighbor as yourself.

Abstract
This article seeks to reconsider how traditional notions of
ethics--ethics that privilege reason, truth, meaning, and a fixed
conception of "the human"--are upended by digital technology,
cybernetics, and virtual reality. We argue that prevailing ethical
systems are incompatible with the way technology refigures the concepts
and practices of identity, meaning, truth, and finally, communication.
The article examines how both ethics and technology repurpose the
liberal humanist subject even as they render such a subject untenable.
Such an impasse reformats the question of ethics by introducing
questions of radical alterity, making it possible for new ethical
systems to emerge.

Advice and Resources for Finding Jobs
From Jody Kirchgessner, Campus Recruiting Coordinator

As part of the interviewing process, some employers organize pre-recruitment meetings the night before their campus interviews. Open only to the candidates scheduled to interview the next day, these informal seminars are "business casual" events.

To find out if your campus interviews include pre-recruitment meetings:

1) Log in to Victor eRecruiting
2) Click Events in the grey toolbar at the top of the screen
3) In the box titled Full Calendar of Events, select Pre-recruitment meeting under Find a Specific Event

Pre-recruitment meetings are important. Employers invest time and money in organizing events to get to know you better, and expect interview candidates to attend.

Absolutely, positively can't make it? Standard business etiquette recommends emailing an apology to the employer contact listed on Victor eRecruiting. The employer is unlikely to cancel your interview because you can't attend the pre-recruitment meeting * but may consider your absence when evaluating candidates. Check your schedule carefully!

Dr. Holt Named Interim Graduate Director
Dr. Rich Holt has agreed to serve as Acting Graduate Director for our department next Fall while Jeff Chown is on sabbatical leave.