ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE FORM
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
Stations in Station Employment Unit:
WGVU-DT, WGVK-DT, WGVU-AM, WGVU-FM,
WGVS-AM, WGVS-FM
EEO OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DURING REPORTING PERIOD
(In this Memo, “WGVU” refers to all 6 Stations licensed to Grand Valley State University)
SUPPLEMENTAL RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES
UNDERTAKEN BY THE STATION
1. Broadcast Media Career and Networking Fair
Date: October 20, 2015 – 3 hours in length
Participating Employees: Kishen Newton
Host/Sponsor of Activity: Michigan Association of Broadcasters co-sponsored by WMU's School of Communication andWMU Career and Student Employment Services
Brief Description of Activity: An open Career fair at Western Michigan University for Communications Majors to seek employment and internships in Media.
2. Grand Valley State University Winter Career Fair
Date: 2/25/2016
Host/Sponsor of Activity: Grand Valley State University
Brief Description of Activity:This high profile eventtypically attractsover 1,300 students and alumni from all colleges and majors, and over 220 regional and nationalemployers with thousands of jobs, internships and clinical opportunities.
3. WGVU Digital Story Telling Workshops
Date: January 26, 2016; March 29, 2016; April 21, 2016
Participating Employees: Steve Chappell, Phil Lane, Rick Bierling, Shelley Irwin,
Patrick Center, Zach Liniewski
Host/Sponsor of Activity: WGVU Public Media
Brief Description of Activity: A two part digital workshop and the first of three digital story telling workshops in partnership with 12 students from seven local schools. Two Television and one Radio workshop were held.
4. Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference Career and Networking Fair
Date: 5/3/2016
Participating Employees: Kishen Newton, Michael Walenta, Bob Lumbert, Kelly Berendsen
Host/Sponsor of Activity: Michigan Association of Broadcasters
Brief Description of Activity and Station Participation: State wide Career Fair for broadcast organizations to network with potential candidates for employment and internships.
5. Grand Valley State University Scholarship Program
Brief Description: Students apply for this scholarship if they are interested in majoring in Communications. A panel of station employees decides who will receive the scholarship. Three students per year are awarded half tuition for her/his studies.
6. LZ Michigan Scholarship Program
Brief Description: Students who are Veteran or Veteran dependents apply for this scholarship. A panel of station employees decides who will receive the scholarship. Three students per year are awarded a partial tuition scholarship to attend Grand Valley State University.
7. Internship Program
Brief Description: WGVU has an active internship program for students at Grand Valley State University, students of other universities or high school, and members of the community. The number of slots and types of internship positions vary each year. The availability of these internships is advertised on WGVU’s website.