Apply for fellowships to attend Business Journalism Professors Seminar 2014

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering fellowships worth $1,500 for four days of intensive study in how to teach an undergraduate course in business journalism Jan. 2-5, 2014 in Phoenix.

Limited to 12 prospective professors, the eighth annual Business Journalism Professors Seminar will take place during Reynolds Business Journalism Week at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Fellowships cover the full cost of training, lodging, materials and most meals. Fellows have to cover just their transportation costs.

Dianne Finch of Elon University attended the 2013 Business Journalism Professors Seminar. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky.

This seminar will cover the essentials of teaching a hands-on course, including deciding what to teach, organizing your course, keeping students interested, plus how to teach financial statements and the use of data. It is an opportunity for prospective business journalism professors to learn from experienced instructors and journalism professionals.

WHAT PAST FELLOWS SAY

A 2013 participant, Melita Garza of Texas Christian University, said, “This is an outstanding program: It offers constructive ideas that I can immediately apply, and important resources, including colleagues to network with in the future.”Former SABEW President Rob Reuteman was a 2012 participant and participated in the Reynolds Center’s inaugural Visiting Professors Program at Colorado State University in spring 2012. He said, “It’s an intensive workshop. I don’t think there was a wasted minute. Every aspect was valuable to me in important ways.”

HOW TO APPLY

The selection process is highly competitive, and applicants must supply the following by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Nov. 1, 2013, at BusinessJournalism.org:

Contact informationA 500-word statement explaining why they should be chosen and how the seminar will improve their instructionA resumeA one-paragraph bioA letter of support from their dean or department head recommending the applicant and outlining the program’s commitment to offering a course in business journalism.

WHAT TO EXPECT

To give you an idea of what to expect, here’s the agenda for the 2013 Business Journalism Professors Seminar.

And here are video recordings, slides and handouts from each day of the 2013 seminar:

Day 1: Business Journalists as Investigators, Deciding What to Teach, Organizing Your Class, Keeping Students InterestedDay 2: Designing Assignments, Teaching the Business Narrative, Teaching the Use of Data, Preparing Students for InternshipsDay 3: Teaching Financial Statements and SEC FilingsDay 4: Using Multimedia in Your Class, What Do Editors Expect, Jump-starting Your Program When You Return Home

Business journalists from around the country, who are attending a concurrent seminar called Strictly Financials, will attend some classes with the professors.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Andrew Leckey, Reynolds Center president, at Andrew.Leckey@businessjournalism.org or 602-496-9186.

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