James Wins Frye Scholaship

SPJ treasurer and graduating senior Amber James won a $2,000 Florida Capitol Press Corps Barbara L. Frye Scholarship recently -congratulations to Amber for receiving this honor based on merit and dedication to a journalism career!

Barbara L. Frye was the Tallahassee bureau chief for United Press International for 38 years, and the first woman to work full time in the Florida Capitol Press Corps. She was also a member of the inaugural 1990 class of the Florida Press Association Hall of Fame.



Graduating seniors who intend to pursue a career in journalism are eligible to apply for the Barbara L. Frye Scholarship.

Preparing for Internships, Jobs

The 2011 Resume Workshop drew a crowd of around 30 students who had the choice of having their resumes critiqued by professors Tracy Halcomb, Rosemary Tutt, Kristine Warrenburg and/or Matthew Wysocki. Many of the attendees said the critiques were useful, and they were surprised by how many things they need to change and/or improve on about their resumes.
Professor Wysocki advises Eliza Jordan on her resume.




















Professor Warrenburg advises Jaime Greco on her resume.

Another Sweet Meet and Greet

Another Sweet Meet and Greet -Angela Biggs and Danielle Ruckert selling baked goods by Eliza Jordan!

Panelists Say Internships Help Gain Confidence

The third annual internship panel was a success, with around 40 attendees. The panel speakers (from left) Eliza Jordan, Andrew McDaniel, Amber James, Angela Daidone and Jillian Unitas spoke about how to obtain an internship, how to get the most out of an internship and how to network during an internship. They also emphasized that internships are a great way to gain confidence in one's abilities and test one's limits. All the panelists felt that the grew personally during their internships as well.After the panelists spoke for about an hour, the audience had a chance to ask questions.

Biggs Prepares to Lead in the Fall

Angela Biggs, our incoming president, was accepted into the national SPJ Ted Scripps Leadership Institute in Indianapolis from June 3 to June 5. This invitation-only program brings together 50 student and professional SPJ chapter presidents from around the United States, and it covers the participants' travel, lodging and meals. The Ted Scripps Leadership Institute was founded in 1996 and it is funded through a generous grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation.

This is the fourth time that Flagler College's incoming SPJ president has been accepted to the Ted Scripps Leadership Institute -the previous attendees were Andrew Bernius, Haley Walker and Caroline Young.

Professional Panel Well Attended

In March, SPJ hosted a panel of local professionals, with around 35 students in attendance.From left, WFCF Station Manager Dan McCook, Ponte Vedra Recorder Executive Editor Mark Pettus and St. Augustine Record Senior Writer Peter Guinta.What a group of beautiful young journalists!

Biggest Mark of Excellence Success to Date

Flagler College students were again successful in SPJ Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards -SPJ president and vice president, Caroline Young and Cal Colgan, placed second and third in the Online Feature Reporting/4-Year College/University category, respectively, losing only to Flagler alumnus Jill Houser, whose article "St. Augustine Couple Finds Love, Chaos with International Adoption" advanced to the national Mark of Excellence Awards. In addition, Colgan won the Online Opinion & Commentary/4-year College/University category, therefore advancing to the national competition as well.Cal Colgan and Caroline Young.

This is the third year in a row for Flagler to advance to the national competition -Haley Walker and Ryan Day did so in 2010 and 2009, respectively. This year, Flagler alumnus Kristina Haumschild also won her category in television sports reporting, advancing Flagler to the national stage for the first time on the broadcast side, and Flagler also won third and second place finishes in online news reporting and in independent online student publication.