As we see every day, the pandemic has interrupted all facets of American life, and higher education hardly is immune. We at Gaylord College and OU have spent considerable time preparing as best we can for reopening the Norman campus for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 24.
To be able to do so successfully has taken much more preparation than in any recent summer.
Two lucky Gaylord students had the opportunity to experience a taste of their dream jobs thanks to generous funding from the McMahon Foundation.
Tevis Hillis and Abby Foster, both recent broadcast journalism graduates, interned last semester at the KSWO news station in Lawton, where they learned how to be up and coming multimedia journalists and producers.
A group of Gaylord College graduates have a direct hand in recruiting the next generation of Sooners to the University of Oklahoma.
OU’s Office of Admissions and Recruitment (OAR), which is part of the Division of Enrollment Management, is responsible for working with high school students, their parents, prospective transfer students and high school counselors as they navigate the college admissions process.
Students at Gaylord College endeavor to fulfill versatile roles as storytellers, persuaders, entrepreneurs and more, but as many continue to endure the obstacles surrounding loss of employment due to the COVID-19 outbreak, their educational pursuits are at risk. Our priority is to find ways to help them overcome the financial challenges they face and to ensure they are able to enroll for the next semester and continue their academic careers.
Gifts of any size will combine to impact our students and their ability to pursue their dreams. If you are able, please consider supporting our students through the Gaylord College Student Support Fund and click here to give online.
We appreciate your continued partnership and your consideration of helping our students in need. If you have any questions, please contact Lee Reynolds, Director of Development and Alumni Relations at leereynolds@ou.edu or call (203) 216-6518.
In the last few months, the world has needed stories and truth more than ever. In a time where many can’t leave their homes for anything except essentials, the things that have brought us together have been information and entertainment.
Whether you binge-watched all of "Tiger King" in a weekend or have been staying updated through local and national news, there’s no denying the importance of journalism in our daily lives. While many Gaylord students and alumni look toward an uncertain future, one thing is certain: our current students are equipped to handle these new changes with passion, thoughtfulness, and tenacity. (The same goes for our current media professionals.)
Gaylord will always be a special place for anyone who walks through its halls. And while those halls may look a little different right now, our faculty, staff and students have been up to many wonderful things, further proving that there’s nothing better than a Gaylord education, especially during a pandemic.
I hope you enjoy reading about their successes as much as I did!
Have a wonderful summer; stay safe and be well!
Carleigh Foutch
Class of 2017
Saxum is a public relations, digital and advertising agency located in Oklahoma City. We sat down with alumni Nick Buscemi, Houda Elyazgi and Madison Malget to hear about their experience working at Saxum and how they use their Gaylord degree every day.
In Memorium for two amazing alumni, Yvette Walker and Al Eschbach named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame as part of the hall’s 50th anniversary and a recap of the 2020 Evening of Celebration.
OU alumnus John Admire, a major general, United States Marine Corps (Retired), shares how his degree has benefited him throughout his 43-year marine career.
First, join JayMac and become a part of an outstanding alumni network that goes above and beyond to give back. By joining JayMac, you can introduce Gaylord to prospective students, take a tour of the Gaylord building if you haven’t been home in a while, help current students find internships or jobs and so much more.
Then, visit the JayMac website and social media pages for more information on how to get involved! We can’t wait to hear from you.
Tell us about your accomplishments since graduating from Gaylord College so we can compile them into Class Notes. Whether it's job changes, marriages, children or career advancements, we want to know everything.
Email your stories to gaylordalumni@ou.edu.
CONTACT
Lee Reynolds
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
leereynolds@ou.edu
Katy Koontz
President, JayMac
katykoontz@ou.edu
General Contact
gaylordalumni@ou.edu
DEAN, GAYLORD COLLEGE
Ed Kelley
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS, GAYLORD COLLEGE
Lee Reynolds
PRESIDENT, JAYMAC
Katy Koontz
EDITOR, JAYMAC NEWSLETTER
Carleigh Foutch
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