Courses

First-day Survey - Use for WebCT homepage

General Class Policies -  Sitton's expectations

Public Speaking - learn the basics

Intro to Media Writing (2203) - learn the basics

Publications Lab (2211) - practical experience

Intro to Mass Comm (2223) - Using media or being used?

Reporting (3013) - in-depth info for media writers

Public Relations Writing (3023) - in-depth info for business writers

Feature Writing (3043) - in-depth info for freelancer

Sr. Writing Project (3979)

News Editing (4033) - improving the product

Seminar: Comm Law & Ethics (4243) - learn accountability

Seminar: Literature of Journalism (4243) - The Greats

Seminar: Newspaper & Magazine Design (4243) - better communication through design

Internships (425V) - Real-world experience

Independent Study (479V)
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Welcome to the redesigned Comm-Stop!

   The site gathers links for student communicators at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The Course Meister links under the banner provide the current week's class schedule. Visit the whole thing or go directly to your course.

   You'll notice a list of Sitton's courses on the left; links go directly to the syllabi. In the right column, you can check your e-mail, catch up on student pubs, get prepared for the coming semester or even for a national conference.

   Images and articles used here under Educational Fair Use as Sitton uses current events to explain media phenomena. Links at the bottom of this page should help communicators young and old. Check here for more about Sitton.

Dashboard
News Outlets

Arkansas - Check your favorite state papers

Louisiana - Check news from South of the border

Mississippi - Check news from East of the border

National - Prestige press and regional offerings

International - Get a different perspective

News Quizzes

New York Times' Who's Who & What's What Quiz

NewsMania - Another useful quiz site		 Writing Help

Sentenceworks - automated grammar tutor

AP Stylebook - "The Journalist's Bible" — online subscription

AP Cheat Sheet - subject index

Quick AP Style - more

Fog Index - Use it to K.I.S.S.

Reference Shelf

Punctuation - Without it, you don't have a point.

Active Voice - Use it to punch up your articles.

Appositives - Also covers split infinitives.

Attribution - Why we use "said.

-30- Journalist's end-mark

 		Reporting Help

News Values - Find news based on these.

Interviewing Guide - beginner's help

Beats - covering the campus

Beat Sources - contentious issues

Federal Government - authoritative sources

Twitter Search - real-time news breaks, trust but verify

Twello - Twitter-based service for Enterprise series contacts

Journalism Quotables

Research - Useful for background info.

Search Engines - Choose the correct one to use		 The Voice

 Handbook - learn about the Voice

ning - Voice editors

Voice Stylebook - campus help

The Morgue - Background info from archives of The Voice

SharePoint - submit stories

Lab Hours - when can you use it?

facebook - tell your friends

vozMe - Text-to-Speech app

Web Design

Special HTML codes

Greek HTML codes		 Arkansas-Monticello

Student Handbook - Know your expectations

The Writing Center - Find help with writing problems

Campus Connect - Check grades, financial aid

Assembly - meeting minutes

Faculty/Staff directory - Contact professors and more

Emergency Manual - What to do when the unexpected occurs

InfoTech - Work orders

American Democracy Project @ UAM /ADP-South

Wandering Weevil Wheels - bike across campus

Patio Café - Grab a bite to eat
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Fac/Staff e-mail

Student e-mail

WebCT

(WebCT Tutorial)  - Learn if needed!

Student Pubs

The Voice - Covering the campus community

Foliate Oak - The best in campus poetry and literature

Calendars

Campus Calendar - check conflicts

Academic Calendar - know relevant dates

Final Exams - never miss one!

Advising

Class schedules
 - when does it meet?

Journalism major
 - (thru 2011, returning through Comm major)

Learning outcomes
 - what  to expect

Catalogs
 - when did you start?

 College Media

Arkansas College Media Assoc.
 - track events

ACMA Advisers - listserv

ACP/CMA National Convention - when will you go?

College Media Advisers

Mid-America Press Institute - scholarships for NewsTrain