The annual report highlights N.C. State Student Media’s programs, initiatives and staff accomplishments while making recommendations for the future. It will eventually become part of a comprehensive annual report for the Division of Student Affairs.

CLICK HERE for the full report.

SCJ recognizes the top submissions for yearbook, newspaper, broadcasting, magazine and online media along with offering awards for individual writing and imaging and overall excellence.

Agromeck yearbook swept all six categories, taking first place in coverage of the year, concept of the book, reporting in words, photography and display and the overall excellence award for large school yearbook. The 2011 Agromeck, edited by Susannah Brinkley, has already won a number of awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press, College Media Association and North Carolina College Media Association.

WKNC.org, the website for WKNC 88.1 FM, received a first place overall excellence award for companion broadcast website. Technician was also honored with a third place overall excellence award for newspapers published more than weekly.

Six students received eight individual awards. All entries were published in the 2011 calendar year.

Sports columns

• second place, Jeniece Jamison, Technician
• honorable mention, Kate Shefte, Technician

Sports photography

• first place, Luis Zapata, Technician
• second place, Alex Sanchez, Technician
• third place, Brent Kitchen, Technician

News photography

• first place, Luis Zapata, Technician

Feature photography

• second place, Jordan Moore, Technician
• third place, Jordan Moore, Technician

The N.C. State chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists includes 14 active members under adviser Martha Collins.

Technician features editor Mark Herring will take over as editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper on April 28. Herring, a senior in human biology and Spanish language and literature, previously worked as interim editor-in-chief while current leader Laura Wilkinson studied abroad during the summer II semester in 2011. “I want to make Technician a better product than it is now, and I believe with my leadership skills, training, and experience living in this office, I can direct and inspire a production staff to set higher standards,” Herring wrote in his application.

The 111th edition of Agromeck yearbook will produced by Alex Sanchez, a sophomore in communications media. Sanchez is currently the Technician photo editor. Distribution is one of the issues Sanchez addressed in his application. “The key to distributing as many copies of the book as possible is year-round promotion and awareness,” he wrote. “The first is to create an Agromeck promotions listserv that sends students updates on the status of the book, sneak peeks and information about things like senior ads and portraits. … At events like New Student Orientation, tailgate and cap and gown pickups, Agromeck should have a table with books from previous years, a printed copy of the index, a listserv sign up and ordering information.”

The Student Media Board selected Lisa Dickson, a junior in arts applications, as Windhover editor. She served as head of the visual submission committee for the 2012 book edited by Alanna Howard. “I know that I can help to create an innovative and interesting edition of the Windhover through my experience working with other artists in the past, understanding how the inner functioning of a deadline based organization works, as well as my interest and passion for art and design,” Dickson wrote in her application.

Michael Jones, a junior in history, will be the next general manager of WKNC 88.1 FM. Jones is currently an exchange student at University of Leeds where he volunteers for Leeds Student Radio. He has previously held the indie rock music director and assistant music director positions at WKNC. “As general manager one of my top priorities would be creating a community of heavily involved unpaid individuals,” Jones wrote in his application. “Changing the mindset to involvement that focuses more on non-DJ related interaction would put the primary focus of the station on the important behind the scenes jobs that can be done.”

The Business Office Advisory Board named Olivia Pope, a senior in accounting, as the student business office manager. Pope has worked in the business office as an office assistant for three years. To accomplish the business office’s goal of increasing revenue by 5% in 2012-2013, Pope wrote “it would be beneficial to host a catered meeting with campus departments’ public relations and marketing representatives to show how advertising with Student Media can be beneficial for their departments.”

There were no applicants for Nubian Message editor. The position has been re-opened with an application deadline of Thursday, March 29 at noon.

The final step is the full STUDENT MEDIA BOARD MEETING on Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in Witherspoon 201. During the meeting, a member from each individual advisory board will make a recommendation to the Student Media Board. The Board may then accept the recommendation and hire that candidate, reject the recommendation and interview the candidate(s), or choose to hire no candidate and reopen applications.

On Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. all applicants will appear at a public CANDIDATE FORUM to answer questions about their vision for Technician, Nubian Message, Agromeck, Windhover, WKNC 88.1 FM and the Student Media Business Office. The forum, in the Walnut Room in Talley Student Center, is open to anyone who wants to attend.

NEWSPAPER ADVISORY BOARD to interview the candidate for Technician editor: Mark Herring, a senior in Spanish language and literature. There were no applicants for and Nubian Message editor.

Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Witherspoon 356.

Members:

1. Paul Ruddle, doctoral student, crop science, SBP appointed Student Media Board member, paruddle@ncsu.edu
2. Siddharth Gandra, junior, polymer and color chemistry/medical textiles, SBP appointed Student Media Board member, sgandra@ncsu.edu
3. Laura Wilkinson, editor, Technician, editor@technicianonline.com
4. C.J. Guion, editor, Nubian Message, editor@nubian.ncsu.edu
5. Michael Biesecker, reporter, Associated Press, appointed professional Student Media Board member, mbiesecker@ap.org
6. Dick Reavis, associate professor, English department, dick_reavis@ncsu.edu
7. Toni Thorpe, program coordinator, African American Cultural Center, toni_thorpe@ncsu.edu
8. Nancy Wylke, editor, Durham Herald Sun, nwykle@heraldsun.com
9. Ben McNeely, senior web producer, News 14 Carolina, benmcneely@gmail.com
10. Tyler Dukes, managing editor, Reporters’ Lab, tyler@reporterslab.org

Facilitator:  Patrick Neal, director of student media advising, pcneal@ncsu.edu

BROADCAST MEDIA ADVISORY BOARD to interview the candidates for WKNC general manager: Michael Jones, a junior in history, and Mason Morris, a junior in computer science.

Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Witherspoon 201.

Members:

1. Henry Allen, senior, communications media, CHASS appointed Student Media Board member (chair), hkallen@ncsu.edu
2. Molly Matty, general manager, WKNC 88.1 FM, gm@wknc.org
3. Kenny Hertling, station manager, Wolf TV, wolftv@technicianonline.com
4. Jim Rothschild, director of station operations, WRAL, appointed professional Student Media Board member, jrothschild@wral.com
5. Dean Phillips, lecturer, communication department, appointed academic Student Media Board member, deanworks@nc.rr.com
6. Kelly McCullen, producer/reporter/anchor, UNC-TV, former WKNC DJ, kmanchor@yahoo.com
7. Joe Ovies, 99.9 The Fan afternoon radio co-host, former WKNC general manager, jovies@999thefan.com

Facilitator: Jamie Lynn Gilbert, assistant coordinator of student media advising, jamie_gilbert@ncsu.edu

ANNUAL PUBLICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD to interview the candidates for Agromeck and Windhover editor. Alex Sanchez, a sophomore in communications media, is the Agromeck editor applicant. The applicants for Windhover editor are Lisa Dickson, a junior in arts applications, and a joint application from Allison Hale, a senior in graphic design, and Kelley Rathod, a junior in graphic design.

Meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. in Witherspoon 324.

Members:

1. Victoria Melbourne, junior, political science, SPB appointed Student Media Board member, vcmelbou@ncsu.edu
2. Kathryn Glaser, editor, Agromeck, editor@agromeck.ncsu.edu
3. Alanna Howard, editor, Windhover, editor@windhover.ncsu.edu
4. Will Stronach, public relations professional, appointed professional Student Media Board member, wstronach@gmail.com
5. John Cooper Elias, marketing coordinator, Carolina Hurricanes, former Agromeck editor, jcelias2@gmail.com
6. Britt Hayes, senior graphic designer, Gamil Design, former Windhover editor, britt@gamil.com
7. Brandon Wright, director of communications, North Carolina Bankers Association, former Agromeck editor, cbwrigh2@gmail.com

Facilitator: Martha Collins, office manager, martha_collins@ncsu.edu

BUSINESS OFFICE ADVISORY BOARD to interview the candidates for Student Media’s business office manager: Chelsea Perry, a junior in fashion and textile management, and Olivia Pope, a senior in accounting.

Meeting: Monday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Witherspoon 324

Members:

1. Katherine Trapp, junior, business administration, Lonnie Poole College of Management appointed Student Media Board member, ktrapp@ncsu.edu
2. Ronilyn Osborne, business office manager, Student Media, advertising@sma.ncsu.edu
3. Mike Hartel , vice president and general manager, Curtis Media Group
4. Lauren Sundberg, communication coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
5. Kellie Brys, promotions specialist, Time Warner Cable Media
6. Robbie Williams, energy solutions account executive, Schneider Electric
7. Amy Callahan, business to business advertising coordinator, John Deere
8. Chanon Smith, pharmaceutical service specialist, AstraZeneca

Facilitator: Krystal Pittman, business manager, krystal_pittman@ncsu.edu

NOTES:

• Facilitators are ex-officio, non-voting members. Editors do not vote on their successors.
• The advisory board for the business office makes the final decision. No Student Media Board action is required on this position.
• All meetings are open to the public.
• Candidates should not sit in on the statements or interviews of other candidates for the same position.
• The advisory board may move into executive (closed) session for deliberations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The candidate must have been a member of that media for at least two full semesters.*
• The candidate must have at least two semesters remaining as an N.C. State University student.*
• The candidate must have at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average and must maintain a 2.50 semester and cumulative GPA.
• The candidate must be a full-time N.C. State University student.
• The candidate must be free of active disciplinary sanctions, subject to the review of the Office of Student Conduct.
• The candidate must agree to attend all required training.**
• For the University regulation for undergraduate student leadership, consult regulation 11.55.6.

* The board may decide to waive this requirement.
** For the Technician editor, this includes the Management Seminar for College News Editors in Georgia in July as well as retreat the weekend before school starts in the fall and spring. For the Agromeck editor and senior staff, this includes a summer workshop TBD. 

STEP ONE: The position package — due Feb. 23, noon, 305 Witherspoon

The position package (two-page cover letter, one-page resume and transcript) is due by noon to Martha Collins in 305 Witherspoon Student Center. As we are a deadline-driven organization, packages won’t be accepted, copied or distributed late. The position package should consist of a cover letter, a resume and up to five pages (one-sided, black-and-white) and an unofficial copy of your transcript. For more suggestions on what you might include in your position package, visit with any of the Student Media professional staff members or student leaders. CLICK HERE for more on the position package.

STEP TWO: Meet with advisory board — date, time, place TBA

This group will meet at a place and time to be determined to interview the candidates for top leaders and will make a recommendation to the Student Media Board of Directors.

STEP THREE: The forum — Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m., Walnut Room, Talley

Anyone across campus will have opportunity to ask you questions at the Candidate’s Forum. This is a chance for you to make a formal presentation of 3-4 minutes and then to answer questions from the audience in an open forum.

STEP FOUR: The interview — March 13, 7 p.m., 201 Witherspoon

The members of the Board of Directors hire the top editors and managers. Candidates may contact members of the Board and may answer questions prior to the meeting. During the meeting, each candidate will be given time to answer questions, ask questions and/or give a statement. Results will be announced immediately following the Board meeting.