• Attend lectures by Nick McBride and Steve Fox
• Intern with Spoleto Festival USA
• Do a film & video internship this summer
• Write for the Daily Collegian

• Nick McBride will be delivering a lecture titled "Student as intellectual: A philosophy of education" at the next Pizza & Prof Honors College event to be held at 5:45 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 7, in Goodell 504.
• Steve Fox will be delivering a presentation titled "The media, public opinion and national security policy" between 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Institute for Training and Development at 447 West Street, South Amherst.
• Joe McGinniss, the celebrated author of "The selling of a president, 1968" and "The rogue: Searching for the real Sarah Palin," will be speaking at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 12, in the Cape Cod Lounge. Also, the next day, at the same hour and in the same place, UMass will host Pulitzer Prize writer and journalist Tony Horwitz.
• The 19th annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival begins Wednesday, Feb. 8.
• The UMass Photojournalism Club will hold its first spring meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Bartlett 107. For more details, email Brian McDermott.
• Need photographers? Need a head shot or an architectural shot? The newly founded UMass Photography Club is looking for work. If you have a job for them, shoot them an email.

• Intern with the Spoleto Festival USA this spring in Charleston, South Carolina. Areas of apprenticeship include Box Office, Development, and Media Relations. Application deadline: Feb. 17.
• Do a film and video internship this summer at Hampshire College. Grants are available for selected students.
• If you are a student member of the National Association of Black Journalists, consider applying to the New York Times Student Journalism Institute summer program, to be held between May 13 - 27. Students will have all their expenses paid and will receive a small stipend.
• Like to write, but don't know who to write for? Interested in covering breaking news and campus events? Come join the News Team at the UMass Daily Collegian. Contact the editors for more details.
• The Washington Politics and Journalism Semester offers a $3,000 stipend to selected students to participate in its program this fall. This is a competitive program, but very worthwhile! Students must be nominated by professor BJ Roche. This will be a great time to be in Washington, so if you're interested, please contact professor Roche as soon as possible.

• Need some money? The SBS College gives away thousands of dollars in scholarships each year. (See here for a complete list). For a few hours work, you could get $5,000. You can get tips and advice for how to apply (along with free pizza) at the SBS Scholarship Workshop, to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. (We'll tell you the location next week). In the meantime, get your resume tuned up with the Career Tips handout on the Journalism Launchpad blog. See you there!
• Submit your work to the Five College Student Film & Video Festival to be held on Friday, Feb. 24, in Stoddard Hall at Smith College. Deadline: 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16.
• Submit your work to the Boston Student Film Fest, a month-long online film festival. All genres and subjects are welcome. Deadline: Friday, Feb. 24.

• The following Spring 2012 Journalism courses still have available seats: Journ 201, Introduction to Journalism; Journ 300, Newswriting and Reporting; Journ 301, Introduction to Multimedia Reporting; Journ 310, Press & the Third World; Journ 393B, Philosophy of Journalism; Journ 393N, Reporting for Radio and Podcasting; Journ 397G, Multimedia Journalism; Journ 397MS, Images in Sports; Journ 397R, Business of Media; Journ 460, Journalism Ethics; Journ 491CJ, Community Journalism; Journ 492M, Magazine Writing; Journ 497AP, Advanced Photojournalism; Journ 497AV, Advanced Video Journalism; Journ 497G, Journalism Launchpad; Journ 497M, Art of the Profile; Journ 497P, The Politician and the Journalist; Journ 497TG, Investigative Journalism and the Web.  
• The Journalism Program is offering the following online courses (CPE) during the Spring 2012 session: Journ 295D, Digital Photojournalism in Practice; Journ 300, Newswriting and Reporting; Journ 395J, The Writing Life; Journ FW, International Freelance Writing; Journ 397U, Interviewing Skills for Journalists; Journ 397W, Intro to Online Journalism; Journ 492M, Magazine Writing. Find out how to register for these courses here.
• The Add/Drop period ends at 10 p.m. today, Feb. 6. Make sure you have at least 12 credits in your schedule by tonight. Between today and March 13, you can still drop a class with a "W." (Here's the form you need to turn in to the SBS Advising Center in Thompson 128). After March 13, you can withdraw from a class only by petitioning the Academic Dean.
• If you would like to take a Five College course, you need to turn in the registration paperwork to Goodell 613 before 5:00 p.m. today, Feb. 6.
• The Learning Resource Center is now open to all students. The Center, located on the 10th floor of the library, provides free, face-to-face tutoring in a variety of courses.
• The Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS) is organizing a workshop on Managing Career Stress at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 7, in Campus Center 905-909, and another workshop titled Dress for Success at 6:00 p.m., also tomorrow, in Wilder 201.
• Consider starting a BDIC program with a civic engagement track.
• Need one more credit to graduate? Worried about what happens after you graduate? Consider registering for this 1-credit, one weekend Continuing Education course called "The UMass off-ramp: Making the transition from university to career." The course will be held between 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26.
• The American Institute for Roman Culture is offering a semester in Rome program that includes journalism, social media, communication and film courses. Application deadline: March 15.

V. Student Accomplishments

• Read Rachel Roberts' ('12) Commonwealth Magazine story about the 28-year-old principal of Springfield's High School of Commerce.