“The faculty members are very close with each other, and we try to develop close relationships with the students as well.” -- Sue Novak

“The faculty’s willingness to work directly with the students, with only the personal and professional gain of the students in mind, sets our J-School apart,” said Sue Novak, coordinator for the Bremner Editing Center.

“Our faculty’s broad range of experiences in journalism gives our students support and insight to almost every avenue of the field,” she said.

Novak’s personal expertise comes from 25 years of editing, primarily in journals and magazines.  This experience is invaluable in implementing her mission at the Bremner Editing Center.

“We want [our students’ future employers] to say, ‘Wow. This person has excellent grammar and word usage skills. He or she must have come from KU,’” she said of her primary goal at the Center.

Novak is also a monthly columnist for the Lawrence Journal-World and is studying to earn her Ph. D. in communication studies from KU.

She is the treasurer of the Education Fund for the National Federation of Press Women and is the president of the Lawrence Humane Society board. She participates in breast cancer walks and recycling efforts and has been a “Big” in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program in Lawrence because she believes “it is important for everyone to give back a little bit” to the community.