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UNO NBS Members Host Fundraiser

National Broadcasting Society members are currently hosting a raffle to raise money in order to attend the Regional Convention in Bloomington, Min.

The tickets are $5 and $1 of each ticket will be donated to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

Prizes that will be raffled include

  • 6-foot Spruce Tree from A Better View    

  • Oil Change from Tranny Shop and American Auto Repair

  • One-hour massage from certified massage therapist Ashley Plambeck

  • Three months of lawn service from Special T Lawn Services

  • Satin Care body set from Mary Kay

  • Gift Certificates to: Famous Dave's, Jackson's Pub, No Frills Supermarket,
    Rod Kush's Furniture, and Spiker's Volleyball

The prizes will be raffled off on October 14.

UNO NBS Going to Regional Convention

The National Broadcasting Society chapter of the University of Nebraska-Omaha will be attending the NBS Heartland Regional Convention in Bloomington, Min., October 21 and 22. 

The convention will be held at Days Inn Mall of America. 

Students will be entering broadcasting projects from classes and other student media organizations.  At the convention students will be able to communicate with professional broadcasters as well as fellow NBS student members.

Proceeds from the September-October raffle will help fund the trip to the convention.

Monthly Report for September

The past couple of months have been a process of reviving the chapter here at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The last couple of years our chapter has been dormant. We had a student, Chris Smith, who was involved with the chapter in 2002 and decided to revive the organization on campus. I have taken the reigns over as president. When I accepted the opportunity, I did realize the scope of work that was ahead of me. I started in the middle of July attempting to recruit members and researching our roles as members of NBS. We have had two meetings with a decent turnout, with eight members who are serious and five to ten who are interested, but just need some more persuading.

Our communication program changed from being a college to its own school this year.  Integrated in one school as The School of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media, the college includes our television station (KYNE-TV) and our classical radio station (KVNO-FM). The faculty and students view the new college with many aspirations. This goes to show how much the communication field is growing and getting the recognition that it deserves. I believe it is an ideal time for the NBS to take off on our campus. With the increasing importance rising, the NBS will soon be flourishing.

Until then, we have been taking steps to get the organization in full swing. We had a booth set up at our Student Organization Fair and received names of students who show some interest. Our biggest recruitment goal is to get underclassmen involved with the chapter. As of right now, most of our members are seniors who will be graduating this semester or by next May. We are planning on going to some broadcasting, journalism and other communication classes to get freshmen and sophomores enrolled. We could have an extremely productive year, but if we do not have anyone below us to take over, then we will not be able to go any further.

We are also planning to attend our regional conference next month and are doing a fundraiser right now to help us get there. We just started a raffle yesterday and hope to get enough money together to cover the costs of a van rental and our hotel fees. We have several great prizes we are raffling and $1.00 of every $5.00 ticket we sell goes to the Katrina Hurricane Relief Fund. We hope to contribute to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and help ourselves get to Minnesota at the same time. So far, we are meeting our goals. This leads me to believe that we have the capability to raise enough for Minnesota and maybe even the National Convention.

We have several goals set such as, recruiting new student and professional members, visiting broadcasting facilities, having guest speakers, conducting social events, community service work, completing student projects together, and improving our website. We have a long road ahead of us, but I believe if we do most of the paving, then the future student members will have a smoother ride. With our hard work, future members will be able to be an even more productive chapter.

Thank You,

Renee Harvey, President

 

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