Intellectual Property In the Classroom

Protecting your own intellectual property as well as paying respect to others' intellectual property is an important piece of professional writing. The article "Intellectual Property in the Information Age: A Classroom Guide to Copyright" explains the law of copyright, how to use it in the classroom, and more information on art, graphics, and video files.

Marketing/Advertising Summer Internship Opportunity

Anderson Trucking Service, Inc is looking for a summer internship. Use Mustang Jobs or Career Services to ask for more information. Even though the position says marketing and advertising, this would be still be a great position for a PWC major who has some graphic design experience. The following paragraphs are taken from an email sent to SMSU students and faculty.

Anderson Trucking Service, Inc has an exciting and creative summer internship opportunity at their corporate headquarters in St. Cloud, MN. The Ideal candidate must be a dependable, multi-tasking, creative, positive individual with a "can do" attitude. Marketing, Graphic Design, and Creative Writing abilities are a must. Required skills include the ability to create and execute: brochures, flyers, newsletters, web, and other miscellaneous design pieces. Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are required. Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite is preferred but not required. This is a paid internship with a duration of approximately 12 weeks ranging from mid May to August 2012 with the possibility of a long term position. Candidates should be prepared to provide marketing, advertising, and creative writing samples with their résumé and application.

The position (ID #23492) and application process are posted on Mustangjobs.com.
If you have any questions, contact Career Services at 507-537-6221 or stop by BA 156.

2012 Norman Mailer College Writing Awards

From Cari Rich at the National Council of Teachers of English:

The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and the National Council of Teachers of English are pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 2012 Norman Mailer College Writing Awards. This year's category is Fiction. There are three competitions open to college students: The Two-Year College Writing Award Competition is open to first and second-year full-time students enrolled in community colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Maximum length of entry is 15 single-spaced pages. Winner will receive the following: • Cash award of $5,000 • Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony The Four-Year College Writing Award Competition is open to current full-time undergraduate students. Maximum length of entry is 15 single-spaced pages. Winner will receive the following: • Cash award of $10,000 • Scholarship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony during the summer of 2013 • Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony Students may submit one or more stories (within the page limits) or a self-contained section of a longer work (for example, from a novel). Submissions may be “conventional” or “experimental” and may represent any fiction tradition. However, the best work will demonstrate compelling literary merit. NEW! The Poetry Award is open to full-time students enrolled in four-year colleges, two-year colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Students may submit one or more poems, to a maximum of 10 pages. The winner will receive: • Cash award of $5,000 • Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony Entries for all three awards will be accepted until April 30, 2012, Noon CDT. For more information, or to enter, visit: http://www.ncte.org/awards/student/nmwa Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students who might be interested in this exciting award. If you have questions, please email nmw@ncte.org. Best, Cari Cari Rich National Council of Teachers of English *Funding for travel is limited to the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Canadian and other foreign students are eligible to enter. Outside of the US a $500.00 USD payment toward travel will be allowed. Hotel will be paid as for students in the US.