SMPA WEEKLY RUNDOWN

September 15, 2019

Exclusive events and opportunites!

SMPA INAUGURAL FRIDAY FUN WORKSHOPS

The workshops are free for undergraduates and graduate students and provide opportunities to learn and practice fundamental camera and Adobe Creative Cloud techniques outside of courses. The next session on Basic Panasonic CX350 4K Camera Workflows will be on September 20 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the 5th floor studio.

SMPA HIGHLIGHTS

GW COLLEGE REPUBLICANS PRESENT: REP. DAN CRENSHAW

Congressman Dan Crenshaw is a former United States Navy SEAL officer and has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019.

September 24 | 7 p.m. | Betts Theatre

SPREAD THE WORD!
SMPA TRANSFER APPLICATION NOW OPEN

Know someone interested in transferring into SMPA? GW sophomores in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) are eligible to apply. An information session will be held on Monday, September 16 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in SMPA 406A.

The Spring 2020 admission deadline is Friday, October 4 at 11:59 pm.

If you have any questions, contact SMPA student services specialist Marisa Mansueto at mjmansueto@gwu.edu.

APPLY NOW »

DATES AND DEADLINES

SEPTEMBER 23

PARIS FOR SPRING BREAK INFORMATION SESSION

Professor Lee Huebner is holding an information session for his course, “Globalization and the Media" (SMPA 3195) and the Spring Break Paris Seminar.

The information session will be held in SMPA 511 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 23. Applications for the class must be submitted by October 15 through the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences. Successful applicants will be enrolled into the course.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY »

SEPTEMBER 29

APPLY FOR GW ALTERNATIVE BREAKS

The student-led program features 11 trips that provide students the opportunity to become active citizen leaders while building lasting connections with people from various communities. Each trip has its own unique service area and pre-trip education meetings allow students to become informed about the community and issue area they will be working with.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY »

OCTOBER 15

APPLY FOR THE MANHEIM-STERLING UNDERGRADUATE RESERACH PRIZE

The Manheim-Sterling Undergraduate Research Prize is designed to support and encourage outstanding mentored undergraduate research and creative work. SMPA awards two prizes each academic year, one for a Political Communication major and one for a Journalism and Mass Communication major. The 2018-19 Manheim-Sterling Prize Recipients were Grant Sobetski and Jack Nassetta. The application deadline is Tuesday, October 15 at 11:59 pm.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY »

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

David Karpf was quoted in the Fast Company article "To help Trump raise even more millions in 2020, the GOP is copying Democratic fundraising tools."

Cheryl W. Thompson sat on the panel “The New New Muckrakers: Investigative Reporting in the Twenty-First Century” at the Indiana University symposium on A New Era for Investigative Journalism.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Justine Coleman, JMC '19, recently joined The Hill as a breaking news reporter. Justine was a 2019 News21 Reporting Fellow and as a senior shared a byline with former SMPA Assistant Professor Debbie Cenziper on the front page of The Washington Post.

AROUND CAMPUS

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HONORS CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG

After two weeks of sailing across the Atlantic, Greta Thunberg who is just 16 will visit GW before speaking at the UN Climate Action Summit later this month. Her fierce advocacy in the fight against climate change has made her Amnesty International’s 2019 Ambassador of Conscience. Greta and fellow youth climate activists will take the stage to share their message at the award ceremony honoring Greta Thunberg and the #FridaysForFuture movement. Special guest speakers will include Sophia Bush and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Tickets are free for the GW community but must be claimed in-person at the Lisner Box Office (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm) using a valid GWID. Limit one ticket per ID.

September 16 | 6 p.m. | Lisner Auditorium | LEARN MORE »

POLITICS AND PROSE & GW PRESENT JOSH CAMPBELL WITH JAMES COMEY

Josh Campbell, has twelve years' experience working on some of the FBI's highest-profile operations and is now a national security expert for CNN, was special assistant to James Comey. Using a combination of firsthand experience and reporting from sources still within the Bureau, his new book Crossfire Hurricane offers an inside perspective into the FBI that will captivate readers struggling to make sense of a news cycle careening out of control.

September 16 | 7 p.m. | Dorothy Betts Theatre | GET TICKETS »

DEBATE & DECISION SERIES: "ARE COLLEGE CAMPUSES ERODING FREE SPEECH?"

The speakers include Samantha Harris (Vice President of Policy Research for FIRE), Robby Soave (Associate Editor, Reason Magazine), Michael Roth (President, Wesleyan University) and Sanford Ungar (Director of The Free Speech Project) with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership moderating.

September 17 | 6 p.m. | Jack Morton Auditorium | LEARN MORE »

OFFICE HOURS WITH PRESIDENT THOMAS LEBLANC

The Office of the President is pleased to announce dates for Office Hours:

Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 31, 2019 from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Interested students are invited to sign up for a fifteen-minute appointment. This is an exciting opportunity to meet with the President and discuss university matters. Students must sign up in person with their GWorld Card with the Division of Student Affairs on the Fifth Floor of the Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, NW.

For more information, please email students@gwu.edu

COLONIALS WEEKEND: POLITICAL DISCOURSE

This panel discussion, hosted by GW's new Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics, delves into the origins, amplification, and effects of disinformation in an attempt to help the public, journalists, and policymakers understand digital media’s influence on national dialogue and to develop sound solutions to disinformation.

This event will be moderated by Professor Steven Livingston, Director of the GW Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics.

September 22 | 11:30 a.m – 1:00 p.m. | Jack Morton Auditorium | LEARN MORE »

GW+EQUINOX EXCLUSIVES

Attend a free signature studio cycling class with Equinox's instructor Kaitlyn!

September 22 | 11:45 a.m – 12:45 p.m. | Equinox Sports Club | Email connie.bermudez@equinox.com to RSVP

You are also invited for a VIP five day trial with a personal training session. GW low monthly rates with $0 to join!

POLITICS AND PROSE & GW PRESENT HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON AND CHELSEA CLINTON: THE BOOK OF GUTSY WOMEN

At this Presidential Distinguished event Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will take the stage to celebrate the women who have inspired them throughout their lives. The Book of Gutsy Women, co-authored by the mother-daughter duo, spotlights the courageous women throughout history who stood up to the status quo, asked hard questions, and got the job done.

This event is free for GW students. Tickets, along with a complimentary copy of The Book of Gutsy Women, will be allocated via lottery, which will remain open until Friday, September 20th at 5:00 pm. The results of the lottery will be communicated to all registrants by Wednesday, September 25th at 5:00 pm. Only current GW students are eligible to enter.

October 4th | 6 p.m. | Lisner Auditorium | REGISTER »

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