Congresswoman Honored by GW IPDGC, Spring 2020 Facutly Office Hours, & More
Congresswoman Honored by GW IPDGC, Spring 2020 Facutly Office Hours, & More

SMPA WEEKLY RUNDOWN

January 19, 2020
SMPA Weekly Rundown Archive
CONGRESSWOMAN HONORED BY GW INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
U.S. Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, received the George Washington University’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication’s (IPDGC) annual Walter Roberts Award for Congressional Leadership in Public Diplomacy at a ceremony on Capitol Hill. To accompany the award, IPDGC announced that it is providing a grant from the Walter Roberts Endowment to New York’s Battery Dance. The grant will be used to support outreach programs at schools in Westchester and Rockland Counties, which Lowey represents in Congress.
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SMPA HIGHLIGHTS
SPRING 2020 FACULTY OFFICE HOURS
The SMPA full-time faculty office hours for the Spring 2020 semester have been announced. If you do not see your professor's office hours on this list, please contact him or her directly via email.
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SMPA DEBUTS FIRST-EVER SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PROFESSORSHIP
The School of Media and Public Affairs is proud to announce the inaugural National Geographic Visiting Professor of Science Communication will be award-winning environmental and science journalist Lisa Palmer.
Ms. Palmer will hold office hours in SMPA to work with and mentor students. She will also work with Planet Forward, participate in SMPA events, and serve as a liaison with National Geographic for student opportunities and institutional engagement.
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DIGITAL DIVE WORKSHOPS
Dive deeper by gaining greater digital knowledge this spring semester. Enrich your camera, digital asset management, Premiere Pro editing, lighting, and framing comprehension beginning Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 4:30 pm. The first workshop will have a cap of 15 students. 
Be surprised each week on what creative experience you will gain by diving deeper into the audio/video workshops with the 5th-floor production team. We are extremely excited to invite you to these FREE workshops.  
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DATES AND DEADLINES

 JANUARY 24, 2020

MEDIAFLIE STAFF INTEREST MEETING  

MediaFile an independent, student-run publication tracking media news is looking for staff reporters, multimedia producers, and more! Join them on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in District House B117 to learn about MediaFile and how to become a staff member! 


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JANUARY 29, 2020
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY NETWORK AND SMPA ALUMNI BREAKFAST (NYC)
The Alumni in Media & Communications Industry Network and the School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA) invite you to join Frank Sesno, Director of SMPA and fellow area alumni working in the media, communications, and journalism fields for professional networking and conversation over breakfast. Registration is $15 and includes a full breakfast, coffee, and tea. Space is limited. Please register your attendance in advance. 
This is event is co-sponsored by GW's Alumni Industry Networks and CCAS Alumni Program and is for Alumni only. 
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MARCH 21, 2020
JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP FOR AMERICAN MUSLIMS
The Islamic Scholarship Fund offers scholarships for American Muslim undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Journalism with the goal of increasing representation in media and politics in order to improve public opinion and public policy.
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AROUND CAMPUS
SUBMIT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
The GW Undergraduate Review, GW’s research journal publication, is searching for students who want to publish their undergraduate research work of paper overviews. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2020.
Email gwur@gwu.edu or visit their website for more information.
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