KATHERINE SHURLDS

ACADEMIC AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 Academic

Juris Doctor, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1994

Emphasis: media law, constitutional law

Licensed attorney, State of Arkansas

Master of Arts, University of Mississippi, 1986

Major: Journalism Minor: Sociology

Thesis: "A comparison of viewing patterns of public access television and

public television in two cities"

Bachelor of Science, Arkansas State University, 1969

Major: Journalism Minor: English

Teaching

Adjunct Instructor, University of Arkansas, Fall 1994 - present

Part-time appointment.

Courses taught:

Media Law (JOUR 3633) -- Developed approach based on case studies that requires high-level thinking, not just memorization of facts.

Ethics in Journalism (JOUR 3333) -- Using debates and online discussion groups to encourage analysis of ethical situations facing journalists.

Editing (JOUR 3013) -- Taught for one semester.

Fundamentals of Journalism (JOUR 1033) -- (formerly Journalistic Style & Usage) Revised curriculum to focus more on preparing students for writing across the media; train and supervise graduate assistant instructors for 1033. Prepare all class materials and maintain class materials on WebCT and Web page.

Departmental Public Relations and Communication:

Organize or coordinate with organizers for departmental events, visitors, speakers, recruitment. Produce and distribute press releases and other materials to publicize events and faculty accomplishments.

Began and continue to administer departmental listserv; coordinate with UA Data Warehouse to update list every semester

Recruitment and Student Involvement:

Coordinated visit by Al Lopez and the Rogers High School Multicultural Club, November 2000, sponsored by SPJ. Led to proposal for the Lemke Journalism Project, a project with financial support of the Chancellor's Office, which trained 18 area Latino high school students to produce a newspaper, Cultural Latin News.

Faculty adviser for Society of Professional Journalists since Fall 2000.

Instructor, Teaching and Faculty Support Center, 1998 - present

Taught sessions in copyright, academic honesty and use of class Web pages. Taught session on group work for incoming graduate assistants, Fall 2000. Served on steering committee to plan teaching retreats, 2000-2001.

 Consultant, Arkansas Press Association, Summer 1998

Course taught: "Everyday Newspaper Law." Developed and presented a continuing legal education seminar to groups of newspaper writers and editors.

Adjunct Instructor, Chattanooga State Community College, 1996

Distance Learning appointment

Developed course in media law to be offered online

Consultant, Fulbright School for Public Affairs, AEGIS program, 1994-95

 Taught video production and supervised the legal simulation.

Adjunct Instructor, University of Arkansas, Fall 1990-Spring 1991

Full-time appointment

Courses taught: Photojournalism, Television Documentary, Journalistic Style & Usage, Editing, Communications Law

Instructor, Access 4 Fayetteville and Fayetteville Open Channel, 1985-1992

Courses taught: Studio Production, Field Production, Editing, On-Camera Techniques, Creative Use of Switcher, Program Funding and Promotion

Adjunct Instructor, University of Arkansas, Fall 1989

Taught one course while employed full-time elsewhere.

Course taught: Public Relations Campaigns

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University Of Mississippi, 1980-81

Courses taught: Grammar for Journalists and review sessions for Communication Law

CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Newspaper Editing

• Northwest Arkansas Morning News, Section Editor,

1981-83, Community section and front photo spread.

• The Weekly Vista, editor, 1978-80, weekly newspaper, editing, writing and

production, staff management.

Newspaper Reporting & Photography

• Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, May-September 1999, reporter, county beat and general assignment.
• Northwest Arkansas Morning News, Benton County Democrat, Paragould Daily Press, Maryville (Mo.) Daily Forum, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 1970-1983.

Public Relations

• University of Arkansas Division of Information, 1985-86, news editor, writer, photographer, radio and television scriptwriter and producer.
• Fayetteville Open Channel, 1986-90. Managed public access television and staff of two full-time, several part-time workers and about 50 volunteers; responsible for all operations including management of finances, purchases, television production, employee and volunteer training, publicity, programming, membership and relations with governing board.
• Arkansas Images, Inc., 1984-86, production of promotional materials.

Radio Commentaries and Production

• Personal commentaries for KUAF, "Ozarks At Large," 1991-present
• Minnesota Public Radio, "The Splendid Table," 1996
• British Broadcasting Corp., "American Graffiti," 1996
• National Public Radio, "Morning Edition," 1996
• Radio production, "Offbeat," local radio satire, KUAF, 1998-1999.

Television Production

• Fayetteville Open Channel, 1986-90, Managed public access, produced more than 50 video programs on contract. Accomplished at all aspects of production including studio directing, field photography, editing, character generation, cablecasting, talent.
• Arkansas Images, Inc., 1984-86, video producer of television sports, television commercials and documentary. Edited documentary script about the Trail of Tears, funded by Arkansas Humanities Council, 1985.
• Vista 2, 1977, manager of community cable station in Bella Vista. Daily live talk show and news shows. Scheduled taping sessions with regular commentators, interviewed guests live on air, wrote and presented newscasts, programmed cablecasting equipment.

Interactive Computer-Video

• Arkansas Images, Inc., 1984-86, integral part of design team for an interactive computer-video project on Crowley's Ridge, a prominent geological feature in northeast Arkansas. Designed interactive branching; wrote scripts, interviewed consultants on subject matter; scheduled rehearsals, videotaping and location; set and costume design; videography; video editing; program authoring using Apple Pilot, a Pascal&emdash;based authoring software; graphic design; production of promotional materials; demonstration; and debugging.

Free-lance Writing and Editing, 1983-present.

• Writing: More than 100 articles published in Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas Business, Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas Democrat, Springdale News, Benton County Daily Democrat, Oak Leaves, Arkansas Times (magazine), Northwest Magazine and Travel Host.
• Copyediting: Professional archeological reports, Mid-Continental Research Associates; agriculture journals published by the University of Arkansas; "This is Arkansas," a public services directory; and Arkansas Discovery Practice by Professor Carlton Bailey, 1992-93.
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Free-lance Video Producer, 1982 - present.

• "Special Needs Adoption," an on-going series on families who have adopted children through the Department of Human Services. Part of the series revisits two adoption families every five years. 1988 - present.
• "An Arkansas Legacy: Interviews with Dr. Robert A. Leflar," 1992. Researcher, video producer, editor. Four studio interviews by Bob Douglas, Roy Reed, Jake Looney and Claudia Driver.
• Video documentaries, commercials or public service announcements produced under contract: Arkansas Work Release, Single Parent Scholarship Fund, City of Fayetteville (sewage treatment plant referendum), Rogers Historic Museum, Jerry Hunton for State Representative, City of Fayetteville Video Annual Report, Fulbright School for Public Affairs.

  PRESENTATIONS

Law and Ethics

• "New Problems in Journalism Ethics," 2001, Arkansas Press Association Summer Convention, Eureka Springs.
• "College Newspaper Boot Camp," 2001, Arkansas College Media Association, University of Arkansas.
• FOIArkansas Project, 1999, surveyor and writer for the project, a collaborative effort of Donrey Media Little Rock Bureau, the Log Cabin Democrat of Conway, the Pine Bluff Commercial, the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, The Jonesboro Sun and The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas. Wrote comparison of Arkansas Freedom of Information Act with other states' sunshine laws.
• "Everyday Newspaper Law," 1998. a series of workshops for newspaper reporters and editors. Developed workshop materials and presented five workshops throughout the state. Four of the workshops were sponsored by the Arkansas Press Association.
• "Writing Great Syllabi, a Blueprint for Learning," Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 1995, invited to present Communications Law syllabus, Washington D.C.
    

Writing and reporting

• "Hit List for Bad Writing," 2001, Arkansas Press Women Professional Improvement Conference, Fayetteville.
• "Get on the Road to the Internet," 1995, Arkansas Press Women Professional Improvement Conference, Fayetteville.

Master's Thesis

"A comparison of viewing patterns of public access television and public television in two cities," 1986. Found in Mullins Library, MAIN HE8700.72.U6 S4. The results of a random telephone survey of public television and public access television viewers in Fayetteville, as compared to those in Atlanta, Ga.

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

Legal Aid of Arkansas, treasurer, 2001- present; Ozark Legal Services, 1999 - 2001, board of directors.

The Deane's List, founder of local professional journalists group, 1999 - present.

Washington County Bar Association, 1997 - present, newsletter editor.

Fayetteville Cable Television Advisory Board, 1997 - 1999; Chairman, 1998 - 1999, appointed position to oversee cable franchise agreement between cable provider and City of Fayetteville.

City of Fayetteville Cable Needs and Interests Assessment, 1996, chaired committee to study needs for 2000 cable franchise agreement negotiation.

Board of Advocates, chairman, Negotiation Competition, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1993.

Ozark Stageworks,1988-1991, board of directors.

Northwest Arkansas Gridiron, 1979-1990, part of committee to write and produce show. Also performed.

Arkansas Press Women Scholarship Selection, director, 1980-85.

Arkansas Press Women Communication Contest, director, 1976-79.

National Press Photographer's Association, Flying Short Course, 1975

J.C. Penney-Missouri Newspaper Workshop, 1975

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

National Federation of Press Women, 1974 - 1999, 13 national awards for writing, editing, photography, layout and design, radio, commentary and video production.

Arkansas Press Women, "Woman of Achievement" 1978; more than 150 state journalism awards, 1976 - 1999.

National Federation of Local Cable Programmers, 1989, finalist, documentary,

Hometown USA Video Festival.

Northwest Arkansas Advertising Federation, 1985, two Addy Awards, for PSAs

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association, 1994-present

Washington County Bar Association, 1997 - present

Society of Professional Journalists, 1969 - 1980, 2000 - present

Northwest Arkansas Chapter, SPJ, founded in 2001

Supreme Court of Arkansas, licensed attorney since 1994

Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1995-1998

Arkansas Press Women, 1974-1999.

National Federation of Press Women, 1973 - 1999.

National Federation of Local Cable Programmers, 1985-1990

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