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Olympic
Coverage Brought to You by ... Mizzou
By Kevin Carlson
Students from one of the world's most prestigious journalism schools
will have an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience
at the world's most celebrated sporting event next summer as Beijing
hosts the 29th Summer Olympiad. In August, the Missouri School
of Journalism, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games
of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and Renmin University of China (RUC)
signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a student volunteer
project. As part of this project, MU and RUC will cooperate to
select and train journalism students for the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing.
MU is one of 13 international universities
that will recruit and train Olympic News Service volunteers for
BOCOG. Three hundred English-native speakers will be trained in
BOCOG's Olympic News Service International Volunteers Project.
Six elite cooperating Beijing universities will provide housing
for the volunteers, with RUC supplying free accommodations for
MU's students.
"The Beijing Olympics program provides
Missouri students a unique opportunity to gain practical experience
while working at a prestigious event and experiencing a different
culture," said Fritz Cropp, director of international
programs for the School of Journalism. "Our participation
is consistent with the experiential philosophy of the Missouri
School of Journalism and with our continued efforts to provide
global opportunities for students."
Taking part in the signing ceremony at Reynolds
Alumni Center were MU Chancellor Brady Deaton; Margaret Duffy,
acting associate dean of the Missouri School of Journalism; and
Weijia Sun, head of the Media Operations Department for BOCOG.
The agreement reinforces Mizzou's long-standing commitment to
working with journalists in China and the school's increasing
efforts in study
abroad programs.
MU will manage this project similar
to its other study abroad programs, with an MU faculty mentor
in Beijing to oversee the students. Currently, about one in every
four journalism undergraduate students has an international experience
before graduation. There are now 18 programs in 14 countries for
Missouri journalism students.
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November 15, 2007
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