FYI... Cherished Colleagues: I write to seek your help to spread the word about the Best Practices in the Teaching of Diversity Competition. Please consider submitting an entry to the competition. Entries should be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The AEJMC Teaching Committee will select winning entries for publication in an AEJMC booklet. We will invite winners to present their ideas at the 2009 AEJMC convention in Boston, Massachusetts (The Sheraton Boston Hotel), August 5-8, 2009. Showcase your best ideas and win a cash prize! First prize: $300 and certificate, Second prize: $200 and certificate, Third prize: $100 and certificate. Can you please share the attached competition call with your colleagues? Thanks for your help. I appreciate it no end. Best wishes, Deb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debashis 'Deb' Aikat, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Media Futurist School of Journalism and Mass Communication CB # 3365, Carroll Hall 374 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Phone: 919 962 4090 (office) Fax: 919 962 0620 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.jomc.unc.edu/faculty/debashis_aikat.html Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR Gaylord Endowed Family Professor & Associate Professor University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication 395 W. Lindsey Blvd Room 3510C Norman, OK 73071