Meeting this Wednesday (3/2)!

Marian Higgins will be giving a résumé building workshop in room 482 in the Tate Center at 6 pm! *note the slight change in time and location (it's not in the MLC at the usual 7pm).
We had to do this to work for Ms. Higgins' schedule. Here's a link for a little info on her :) She's the career consultant for the Grady College.


Everyone please remember how important attendance is! We want to show that we are appreciative of them and their time. 


Can't wait to see everyone there!

November 10th, meeting with Kelly Simmons

our next meeting is NOV 10th, aka this Wednesday at 7 p.m. in MLC ROOM
269 !!

Everyone please come if you can make it, Kelly Simmons, editor of
Georgia Magazine has been a wonderful speaker in the past and if you
are interested in future internships she would be a great person to
listen to/introduce yourself to. Hope to see lots and lots of people
there!

Email me if you have any questions as usual!

Club Spotlight in NABJ's Showcase

Hey Mag Clubbers,

Just wanted to post a link to NABJ's latest issue of The Showcase where Mag Club is featured!

Meeting this Wednesday!

Our next meeting will be this Wednesday (Sept. 29) with the music editor of Flagpole Magazine, Michelle Gilzenrat, at 7 p.m. in MLC room 207! Hope to see everyone there!


If you haven't paid your dues, please bring them to this meeting. Remember, it is $10 for the entire year. These funds will cover the cost of food at each meeting and will allow you all to receive reimbursement for gas when we go on Field Trips!!


Here's a list of people who I have received dues from:
Michael Prochasko
Nina Kamber
Brittany Biddy
Audrey Perdue
Roxanne Luhr
Ellen Barnes
Maggie Siu
Allison Kwan
Caroline Ariail

Last minute change of plans!

Unfortunately, Mrs. Simmons had a last minute emergency and will no
longer be able to join us this week for the meeting.

However, we will still be meeting to collect dues and to discuss some
of the plans for the year!

You definitely want to come to this meeting, we will discuss what dues
are used for, discuss the availability of everyone's schedules, any
ideas for the upcoming year.. etc.

Can't wait to see everyone there same place same time, ROOM 247 IN THE
MLC. 7 PM !!

-- Sarah

Next meeting and Dues!!

Hey everyone! I think the first meeting was overall a success and I am
very excited about the turn out!

Our next meeting will be with Kelly Simmons the editor of georgia
magazine. It will be on Wednesday Sept. 15th, at 7 PM. It will be in
ROOM 247 in the SLC (or MLC I guess for you younger kids)

Please bring $10 for the club dues. This will cover your dues for the
entire year, and is a very reasonable price considering you will get
food at every meeting!

Everyone get excited for our next meeting and let me know if you have
any suggestions!

- Sarah

First meeting of the year!

Our first meeting of the year will be this Wednesday, September 1st. Andrew Tucker and Rick O'Quinn will be speaking. They are both journalists and photojournalists at Georgia Magazine. Our meeting will be in room 510 in the Journalism building. Can't wait to see everyone there!

Contact information

I am posting Maggie and I's contact information for the upcoming year, in case any members have any questions! Members can always reach me through the google group which I check all the time. Maggie and I can answer any question so don't hesitate to email us.

Sarah Osbourne

Sarahkoz2@gmail.com

Maggie Siu

msiu11@uga.edu

Possible internship in Athens

Hey Everyone! I am posting an email from Mrs. Kelly Simmons who is the editor of Georgia Magazine about a possible internship opportunity for the fall. If you want to apply please send the information she requests below to simmonsk@uga.edu. Stay tuned for information about our first meeting of the semester.

Sarah,
I am unexpectedly in need of a second intern for the 2010/11 academic year. The job requires that interns be here 10 hours a week (time spent reporting outside the office is counted against those 10 hours) and applicants must have proven writing skills and a good grasp of AP style. The pay is $7.50 an hour. If you would pass along my contact info to members of the club, I would appreciate it.
Have them send me a current resume and clips/writing samples.
Thanks.
Kelly

Resigning my Post

Hi Mag Clubbers!

We had our last meeting of the semester last week, and as graduating seniors, Jordan and I are both thrilled to present you all with the new officers for the 2010-2011 school year: Maggie Siu and Sarah Osbourne! Congratulations, girls!

Also, I have been receiving a lot of emails from people who no longer wish to be on the list-serv. If you are one of those people, please feel free to unsubscribe yourself from the list-serv by visiting this link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=magclub-l&A=1. Please do not email me to remove you from the list-serv.

Thanks for a great last two years. I wish all of you the best of luck in your time at UGA and thereafter. Stay in touch!

Kate Parham
www.getsmartblog.com
www.kateparham.com
770.842.3567
katemparham@gmail.com

Officers for Next Year

Hi All--

As school is coming to a close, we're going to start looking at candidates that are interested in being a Mag Club officer next year. There are going to be 2 positions next year, so if you are interested please send me (katemparham@gmail.com) your resume with a brief decription of why you want to be whatever the position you're applying for is. Nothing fancy/formal, just a few sentences describing what you'd like do as an officer. Here are the 2 positions you can apply for:

1. President: The president is responsible for coordinating all meetings. There is no list of people that you can get to come speak, so your primary job as president is brainstorming ideas for meetings, researching who in the GA area could speak on that topic, and contacting said person to schedule a meeting. This is a lot more work than it sounds, and it requires a BIG time commitment. You will also have to contact Campus Reservations to request rooms for each meeting. In addition to all of that, the president oversees everything else that goes on with the club, is responsible for updating the website and getting the word out about meetings, sending out information over the listserv, and responding to emails. It's a great way to make some good connections in the magazine industry, not to mention a HUGE RESUME BUILDER!

2. Secretary/Treasurer: This person is responsible for handling all of the finances for Magazine Club. Basically, this position is the President's wingman. They buy the food for each meeting, collect dues, and keep track of all the paperwork. This person will also help the president in times of need.

OK... so, if you have any questions about the positions you can email the current president (yours truly at katemparham@gmail.com) or the current secretary, Jordan Biasetti.

Applications are due by APRIL 14TH @ 7PM. New officers will be announced at the final Mag Club meeting of the semester, on April 21 @ 7 pm. Good luck!

Spring Semester Meetings

Hello All! Hope everyone had a great holiday! Here are some updates for the spring semester, so be sure to mark your calendars!

Jan 20, 2010: FreelancerMary Jessica Hammes inSLC Room 251 at 7 pm

Feb 3, 2010: Resume and Cover letter Workshop with Cecil Bentley in SLC Rm 277at 7 pm

Feb 10, 2010: Paste Field Trip

Feb 17, 2010: Hands on Training: Writing tips with Diane Miller/ JOINT NABJ Meeting at 7 pm in Journalism 504

March 3, 2010: Freelancer Emily Foley a t 7 pm in SLC Room 277

March 25, 2010:Freelancer Amelia Sandersin SLC Room 277 at 7 pm

March 31, 2010: Cynthia Ng, Director of Marketing, Print Media at Boxercraft, and Jessica Levine in SLC Room 277

April 21, 2010: Kelly Simmons, Editor at Georgia Magazine at 7pm

Meeting Cancelled

Hello All-

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday! Unfortunately, our last meeting of the semester, scheduled for Dec. 2nd, has been cancelled.

NO MORE MEETINGS THIS SEMESTER!

Everyone have a great holiday and good luck with finals! Be checking back to see the new schedule for Spring semester. Thanks for a great Fall everyone!

Budget Updates

Hi Everyone.

Jordan and I attended a budget meeting for the year this morning and I've got several updates for everyone.

1. Unfortunately, we are going to have to charge dues this year. On the plus side, all of the other Grady clubs' dues are above $40 and we're just going to charge $10 each for the entire year. While anyone can still come to the meetings, there are several things that the club will do such as field trips, workshops, etc. that you will only be able to attend if you have paid your dues. If everyone could please bring $10, cash or check, to the next meeting, that'd be swell! We're going to be keeping a lot closer track of who has paid and who hasn't, so please don't try to skip this. In order for the club to have food at the meetings, get the speakers here and go on field trips, etc. we have to have money to do all of those things. I'm sorry that we're having to charge dues, but that's just the way it is...

2. For those interested in attending the MAGS Conference: The good news is we can still go on our field trips and the admission ($10) to attend the conference will be paid for you! The bad news is, unless we want our meetings to be food and speaker free, we're going to have to foot the bill for the gas. Right now, we have two volunteers (myself and Marianne) to drive. If nobody volunteers, we can't get there. I need 3 more drivers! If we put 5 people to a car, it will be less than $8/person to attend the MAGS Conference. This is well worth it. However, if you cannot afford to attend the trip anymore, I need to know ASAP.

So, to review.. I need 3 people to volunteer to drive. It's going to cost about $8 to attend this conference. If you can't go anymore, please let me know.

3. For those interested in attend the Paste Field Trip: Right now, we have one volunteer (myself) to drive. I need 4 more drivers! If we put 5 people to a car, it will be less than $8/person to attend the field trip at Paste. Considering the experience we'll get at the magazine's office, this is well worth it. However, if you cannot afford to attend the trip anymore, I need to know ASAP.

So, to review.. I need 4 people to volunteer to drive. It's going to cost about $8 to attend this field trip. If you can't go anymore, please let me know.

Have a great weekend!

Master Calendar

Get out your red pens, open up iCal, do whatever it is you do to mark your calendar... here is the current schedule for Magazine Club's Fall Meetings:

Sept. 2, 2009: Freelancers Lori Johnston and Melissa Diskin in SLC Room 245 at 7 pm

Sept. 10, 2009: MAGS Conference in Atlanta

Sept. 16, 2009: Kali Justus, Editor at Lakelife Magazine in SLC Room 245 at 7 pm

Sept. 21, 2009: Paste Field Trip

Sept. 30, 2009: Ramsey Nix, Editor at Oconee Living in SLC Room 247 at 7 pm

Oct. 7, 2009: Kelly Simmons, Editor at Georgia Magazine in SLC Room 247 at 7 pm

Oct. 14, 2009: Tayyibah Taylor, Editor at Azizah Magazine in SLC Room 247 at 7 pm

Oct. 21, 2009: Query Letter Workshop with Janice Hume in SLC Room 147 at 7 pm

Oct. 28, 2009: Freelancer Susan Hunter in SLC Room 247 at 7 pm

Nov. 4, 2009: Freelancer Jennifer Escalona in SLC Room 247 at 7 pm

Nov. 11, 2009: Randy Shearing of B2B Magazine France Publications in SLC Room 247 at 7pm

Nov. 18, 2009: Medical Journalist Pat Thomas in SLC Room 268 at 7 pm

Dec. 2, 2009: LAST MEETING OF THE SEMESTER! NABJ Co-meeting in SLC Room 247 at 7 pm

First Meeting

Magazine Club will hold our first meeting tonight in SLC Room 251 at 7pm. It is just going to be an informational meeting where we will talk about the upcoming year, get RSVP's for our two upcoming field trips, get everyone's feedback and of course, eat some FREE FOOD! You don't have to be a journalism major... in fact you don't have to do anything except show up. So come and bring some friends! Hope to see everyone there!

Field Trip INFO

Hey Everybody!

Hope everyone's first day of classes went well. I just wanted to give you all some updates about the field trips and our first meeting.

The Paste Field Trip will be from 9:30-11:00 am on Sept. 21. PLEASE RSVP ASAP! We're going to try to get a carpool together also, so I definitely need to know how many people will be attending. I would imagine we would probably leave Athens around 8 am that morning in order to get to ATL by 9:30. This is going to be a great learning opportunity! You don't want to miss it!

Same thing goes for the MAGS conference that is in ATL on Sept. 10th. Again, PLEASE RSVP ASAP!

Our first meeting is going to be held in SLC Room 251 at 7pm on August 26th. It is just going to be an informational meeting where we will talk about the upcoming year, get everyone's feedback and of course, eat some FREE FOOD! Hope to see everyone there!

Back to School

Hello All,

I can't believe summer is nearly over and in just a few days, we'll be back at school. How did this happen? I hope you all had a great summer and although, I'm dreading classes starting again, I'm super excited about Magazine Club this year. I've already got a lot of speakers lined up for the fall, a field trip to Paste scheduled, and another field trip for a conference in Atlanta. I wanted to write to clue you guys in on a few things and to ask you a few questions. So, let's get started:

1. Our first meeting will be August 26th. This is just going to be an introductory meeting where we will discuss what we have planned for the school year and see where we can fill in some holes to really get the most out of the club this year. If you have any ideas, suggestions, comments, etc. that you'd like to get off your chest now, PLEASE email me (katemparham@gmail.com) and let me know. I'd love to hear your suggestions.

2. I'm interested in attending a MAGS conference in Atlanta this fall. Here is a link to the site with some information about the event: https://s08.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?PG=1522881182300&P=1522881191159137300&Info=. DON'T REGISTER YET! If you think you'd like to attend this event, which you definitely should :), PLEASE EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW. We're going to have to give them a heads up and make a reservation. And hopefully, they'll be able to give us a discounted rate, if we bring enough people. I think the event should be great and we'll likely try to organize some type of carpool to get us all down there. Please RSVP at katemparham@gmail.com

3. We're also planning a field trip to Paste Magazine on Sept. 21. If you'd be interested in going on this field trip, again, Please RSVP at katemparham@gmail.com.

OK I think that's it for now. Please keep checking the website for updates and I hope to see everyone on the 26th.

Thanks,

Kate Parham

President of Magazine Club

P.S. I started a blog this summer for college students that you all should definitely check out. It's called Get Smart and you can find it at www.getsmartblog.com. Thanks!

End of the Year Updates

Hello all!

Well, the year is coming to a close, we had our last meeting tonight, and finals are all too quickly approaching.  Thought I'd finally quit bothering you and finish the year with one final update:

• Jordan Biasetti will be the Secretary/Treasurer for the 2009-2010 school year.  Congratulations, Jordan! 
• I will be the President again next year (please try to contain your excitement).  
• If you're new to this site and want to learn more about Magazine Club, please don't hesitate to email me at katemparham@gmail.com
• If you have any ideas, suggestions, complaints, etc., I'd love to hear from you.  I thought that this year was pretty great, but I want next year to be even better and I really want to make that field trip happen.  I've got a lot of great ideas, and now that I've finally got this whole "president" thing down, I think we should have a fabulous year at Mag Club.
• Make sure that you're subscribed to the list-serv and keep checking back for more updates over the summer.  

That's all I've got for now, but knowing me, I'll be back in a couple of days with new information.  I hope everyone enjoyed this year as much as I did and I hope to see some familiar faces in the Fall.  As for all of you lucky graduates that I are leaving us come May, I wish you the best of luck.  Stay in touch and please keep me posted on your job search.  I'd love to hear about everyone's experiences.

Meeting Tonight!

Don't forget about tonight's meeting!!!

Who: Taylor Mallory (PINK Magazine)

When:  7 pm

Where: SLC Room 245

This is the last meeting of the semester, so be sure you don't miss it.  New officers will be announced tonight, and as always, FREE FOOD!

Hope to see everyone there!