ADMINISTRATION
Yusuf Kalyango is affiliated with several institutions at Ohio University and other national prestigious programs.
DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM (IIJ)
The Institute for International Journalism is part of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
Mission Statement:
The IIJ prepares students to work as international journalists, supports international internships, conducts international comparative research in communication and media, promotes cross-cultural awareness among media professionals and cooperates with global partners in journalism education.
Goals of the Institute:
• Prepare students with education better suited to the complex global reality they will face
• Implement journalism training workshops for international professionals
• Engage in global awareness communication research among international scholars
DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM (IIJ)
The Institute for International Journalism is part of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
Mission Statement:
The IIJ prepares students to work as international journalists, supports international internships, conducts international comparative research in communication and media, promotes cross-cultural awareness among media professionals and cooperates with global partners in journalism education.
Goals of the Institute:
• Prepare students with education better suited to the complex global reality they will face
• Implement journalism training workshops for international professionals
• Engage in global awareness communication research among international scholars
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Kalyango and the participants
of the 2011 SUSI on Journalism and Media program. |
STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTE (SUSI) ON JOURNALISM AND MEDIA
The U.S. Department of State selected the Institute for International Journalism (IIJ) at Ohio University to run the annual Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Journalism and Media scholars. The IIJ in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism hosted the summer scholar’s program in 2010 and 2011 for journalism educators from more than 30 countries, including Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macedonia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, Vietnam, West Bank and Zambia. The SUSI for Journalism and Media program was funded by a grant from the Department of State’s Study of the U.S. Branch of the Office of Academic Exchange Programs. The next SUSI program will run from July through August, 2012. (For more information about SUSI, visit the Scripps J-school website.)
YALI CONNECT CAMPS
One of the many projects I manage are federal grants and other international academic endeavors, including global training of professionals such as the Young African Leaders' Initiative (YALI) Connect Camps. The purpose of these camps is to invest in the next generation of African leaders through intensive executive leadership training, networking and skills building in order to prepare them to create social change in their respective communities. Connect Camps will be hosted in four different countries in the sub regions of Africa in 2015-2016. The YALI Connect Camps are funded by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the U.S. Department of State.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
The IIJ has sponsored and continues to sponsor many study abroad programs. Some of the most recent programs include:
ZAMBIA, AFRICA (Winter 2011): Zambia: Media, Society and Governance
• This is a journalism study abroad program to Africa offered by the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in conjunction with the IIJ and the Office of Education Abroad. Students will take two classes, get hands-on field experience in the media industry, volunteer in advocacy institutions and work alongside government or service sectors in Zambia.
• In addition, students will embark on several excursions including, but not limited to: two three-day weekend trips to a game-drive wildlife national park, visits to several historical cultural sites and landmarks (including Victoria Falls), and opportunities to experience the rural life of Zambia. Arrangements will be made to meet with traditional chiefs and other important individuals.
LONDON, ENGLAND (Every other summer, starting in summer 2012): International Sports and Global Journalism
• “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn sports journalism on an international stage with hands-on experience finding, reporting and promoting stories from the Games. Participants will work with the AP and USOC to cover Olympic events, and will attend at least two Olympic events as a group. With athletes from across the world gathering in the British capital this is also a great opportunity to expand your understanding of international cultures.”
• Participants will also get to tour Great Britain, potentially visiting Brighton, Oxford and Benheim Palace, and Stonehenge.
•This program will be offered every other summer. It will either cover the Olympics or the World Cup, depending on which one is held during a particular year.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY (Summer 2012): Travel at the Crossroads of Europe: Communicating Culture and Place
• During this program, students are able to “explore travel and tourism while being immersed in a different culture. Leipzig is an ideal setting for this exploration, since it has stood at the crossroads of Europe for many centuries. Students will learn from their own travel experiences and will investigate how various places and cultures are promoted through communication of identity. Students will gain first-hand experience in travel reporting and writing, and will research, write and produce journalistic pieces. Students will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with native German students from the University of Leipzig's student radio station.”
AND MORE!
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
• In order to improve global health and crisis communication in developing nations, the IIJ organizes an annual International Health and Crisis Communication Conference. The conference venue changes every year. The IIJ also holds training workshops and presentations at the annual conference.
•To help organize that and other conferences, the IIJ helps to set up research topic, create conference websites and administer the submission of abstracts. Universities where the conferences take place assist in planning and booking conference venues, acquiring sponsorships and coordinating logistics.
•Recent conferences have included the International Conference on Global Health and Crisis Communication in Turkey, and the Health and Development Communication Conference in Kenya.
The U.S. Department of State selected the Institute for International Journalism (IIJ) at Ohio University to run the annual Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Journalism and Media scholars. The IIJ in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism hosted the summer scholar’s program in 2010 and 2011 for journalism educators from more than 30 countries, including Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macedonia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, Vietnam, West Bank and Zambia. The SUSI for Journalism and Media program was funded by a grant from the Department of State’s Study of the U.S. Branch of the Office of Academic Exchange Programs. The next SUSI program will run from July through August, 2012. (For more information about SUSI, visit the Scripps J-school website.)
YALI CONNECT CAMPS
One of the many projects I manage are federal grants and other international academic endeavors, including global training of professionals such as the Young African Leaders' Initiative (YALI) Connect Camps. The purpose of these camps is to invest in the next generation of African leaders through intensive executive leadership training, networking and skills building in order to prepare them to create social change in their respective communities. Connect Camps will be hosted in four different countries in the sub regions of Africa in 2015-2016. The YALI Connect Camps are funded by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the U.S. Department of State.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
The IIJ has sponsored and continues to sponsor many study abroad programs. Some of the most recent programs include:
ZAMBIA, AFRICA (Winter 2011): Zambia: Media, Society and Governance
• This is a journalism study abroad program to Africa offered by the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in conjunction with the IIJ and the Office of Education Abroad. Students will take two classes, get hands-on field experience in the media industry, volunteer in advocacy institutions and work alongside government or service sectors in Zambia.
• In addition, students will embark on several excursions including, but not limited to: two three-day weekend trips to a game-drive wildlife national park, visits to several historical cultural sites and landmarks (including Victoria Falls), and opportunities to experience the rural life of Zambia. Arrangements will be made to meet with traditional chiefs and other important individuals.
LONDON, ENGLAND (Every other summer, starting in summer 2012): International Sports and Global Journalism
• “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn sports journalism on an international stage with hands-on experience finding, reporting and promoting stories from the Games. Participants will work with the AP and USOC to cover Olympic events, and will attend at least two Olympic events as a group. With athletes from across the world gathering in the British capital this is also a great opportunity to expand your understanding of international cultures.”
• Participants will also get to tour Great Britain, potentially visiting Brighton, Oxford and Benheim Palace, and Stonehenge.
•This program will be offered every other summer. It will either cover the Olympics or the World Cup, depending on which one is held during a particular year.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY (Summer 2012): Travel at the Crossroads of Europe: Communicating Culture and Place
• During this program, students are able to “explore travel and tourism while being immersed in a different culture. Leipzig is an ideal setting for this exploration, since it has stood at the crossroads of Europe for many centuries. Students will learn from their own travel experiences and will investigate how various places and cultures are promoted through communication of identity. Students will gain first-hand experience in travel reporting and writing, and will research, write and produce journalistic pieces. Students will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with native German students from the University of Leipzig's student radio station.”
AND MORE!
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
• In order to improve global health and crisis communication in developing nations, the IIJ organizes an annual International Health and Crisis Communication Conference. The conference venue changes every year. The IIJ also holds training workshops and presentations at the annual conference.
•To help organize that and other conferences, the IIJ helps to set up research topic, create conference websites and administer the submission of abstracts. Universities where the conferences take place assist in planning and booking conference venues, acquiring sponsorships and coordinating logistics.
•Recent conferences have included the International Conference on Global Health and Crisis Communication in Turkey, and the Health and Development Communication Conference in Kenya.
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Kalyango poses with the students selected to go on the IIJ’s 2011 Zambia study abroad program.
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OTHER ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
JOHN R. WILHELM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE INTERNSHIPS
• The IIJ’s John R. Wilhelm Foreign Correspondence Program funds several internships each year through endowed scholarships. Since 1970, more than 280 journalism majors have received such support, traveling to approximately 35 countries.
• About half a dozen students are selected for support to participate in an international reporting internship each year. The number of interns depends on available scholarship funding.
• To receive funding, students must complete the Foreign Correspondence course, Journalism 467/567, which is offered every Fall Semester.
INTERNSHIP AT BUSH RADIO IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
• Through this internship, students in either journalism or communications are able to work with Bush Radio, a premier grassroots radio organization in South Africa.
THE ENLIGHT FOUNDATION
• The Enlight Foundation will fund multiple fellowships per year that provide master’s or Ph.D. students from China an annual stipend, accompanied by tuition waivers provided by OU.
• Read about the foundation here.
OHIO-LEIPZIG EUROPEAN CENTER (OLEC)
• OLEC is Ohio’s first international center for study abroad students. It provides an exciting opportunity for undergraduate students to receive direct OU credit while living in Germany.
• “The academic goal of OLEC is to provide any undergraduate student, regardless of major, with a solid introduction to the current political, economic, social, cultural and technological systems of the "New Europe" while living and studying abroad. Courses are team-taught in English by faculty from both institutions.”
•Knowledge of a foreign language is not required.
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• “In 1964 the University established the Center for International Studies with the broad belief that an appreciation of others' values and institutions increases mutual understanding, enriches individual lives, and prepares citizens and students for work in the global environment.”
• “The Center's African Studies and Southeast Asian Studies Programs are both designated U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. The Center's nationally known Research in International Studies Monograph Series (RISMS) publishes scholarly works relating to Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. The Center's Executive Director is chair of the Senior International Management Team at Ohio University.”
• Programs hosted by the Center include a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies degree program in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as Master of Arts degree programs in African Studies, Communication and Development Studies, International Development Studies, Latin American Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies.
• Students from 47 countries are currently enrolled.
(From the official Center for International Studies website)
STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL MEDIA AND DIVERSITY (SGMD)
• SGMD promotes awareness of diversity and enhances cross-cultural communication among students at OU. Group members have a primary goal of fostering an appreciation of the trials, tribulations and triumphs of international journalists, their media systems, and the governments within which they operate. Members include both domestic and international undergraduate and graduate students.
JOHN R. WILHELM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE INTERNSHIPS
• The IIJ’s John R. Wilhelm Foreign Correspondence Program funds several internships each year through endowed scholarships. Since 1970, more than 280 journalism majors have received such support, traveling to approximately 35 countries.
• About half a dozen students are selected for support to participate in an international reporting internship each year. The number of interns depends on available scholarship funding.
• To receive funding, students must complete the Foreign Correspondence course, Journalism 467/567, which is offered every Fall Semester.
INTERNSHIP AT BUSH RADIO IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
• Through this internship, students in either journalism or communications are able to work with Bush Radio, a premier grassroots radio organization in South Africa.
THE ENLIGHT FOUNDATION
• The Enlight Foundation will fund multiple fellowships per year that provide master’s or Ph.D. students from China an annual stipend, accompanied by tuition waivers provided by OU.
• Read about the foundation here.
OHIO-LEIPZIG EUROPEAN CENTER (OLEC)
• OLEC is Ohio’s first international center for study abroad students. It provides an exciting opportunity for undergraduate students to receive direct OU credit while living in Germany.
• “The academic goal of OLEC is to provide any undergraduate student, regardless of major, with a solid introduction to the current political, economic, social, cultural and technological systems of the "New Europe" while living and studying abroad. Courses are team-taught in English by faculty from both institutions.”
•Knowledge of a foreign language is not required.
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• “In 1964 the University established the Center for International Studies with the broad belief that an appreciation of others' values and institutions increases mutual understanding, enriches individual lives, and prepares citizens and students for work in the global environment.”
• “The Center's African Studies and Southeast Asian Studies Programs are both designated U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers. The Center's nationally known Research in International Studies Monograph Series (RISMS) publishes scholarly works relating to Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. The Center's Executive Director is chair of the Senior International Management Team at Ohio University.”
• Programs hosted by the Center include a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies degree program in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as Master of Arts degree programs in African Studies, Communication and Development Studies, International Development Studies, Latin American Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies.
• Students from 47 countries are currently enrolled.
(From the official Center for International Studies website)
STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL MEDIA AND DIVERSITY (SGMD)
• SGMD promotes awareness of diversity and enhances cross-cultural communication among students at OU. Group members have a primary goal of fostering an appreciation of the trials, tribulations and triumphs of international journalists, their media systems, and the governments within which they operate. Members include both domestic and international undergraduate and graduate students.
