A Message from Dr. Phalen, SMPA & Career Services Town Hall & More!
A Message from Dr. Phalen, SMPA & Career Services Town Hall & More!

SMPA WEEKLY RUNDOWN

March 29, 2020
SMPA Weekly Rundown Archive
A MESSAGE FROM DR. PHALEN 
To all our great SMPA majors,

We’ve heard from some of you that your planned internships have been canceled.  Please don’t let this add to your stress level! Your SMPA staff and faculty have been working hard to find or develop new opportunities for you.  We will do our best to help you and make sure you get the internship experience. 

The Rundown and Above the Fold will continue to be a resource to help in your search for an internship or job. 

Wishing you and your families all the best during this unprecedented time.  Remember: This too shall pass...
Dr. Patricia Phalen
Assistant Director, SMPA

INTERNSHIPS & JOBS
SMPA & Career Services Town Hall. Friday, 4/10, 4pm ET Career Coach Ben Cerny
JOIN US FOR A TOWNHALL 
Curious about how to conduct a normal job search when things are not normal? Worried about finding a job or internship in this new economy?
These are all valid questions and SMPA & Career Services want you to know that we are here to help answer these questions and many more that you might have. 
Join us next Friday, April 10th at 4 pm ET with Career Coach Ben Cerny for a Town Hall. 
Have a question you don't want to forget to ask? Send us questions ahead of time to smpacomms@gwu.edu. 
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GW CENTER FOR CAREER SERVICES  
GW Center for Career Services is available to you exclusively via phone and email during regular operating hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm). They have virtual job fairs, virtual resources (how to practice for virtual interviews via Interview Stream or GW career Connect), and LinkedIn Learning classes (ie how to be a successful remote worker- free via handshake). And you can schedule a one-on-one virtual appointment with a career coach!
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STUDENT SUPPORT & RESOURCES
PASS/NO PASS REQUEST FORM
For the Spring 2020 semester, CCAS students will have the option to take each of their undergraduate courses as pass/no pass for this semester only. 
We encourage you to consult with CCAS academic advisors if you wish to use the pass/no pass option in any of your classes.
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Students writing
GW's WRITING CENTER
GW's Writing Center is offering 50-minute zoom tutoring sessions. CCAS POD advisers are also holding office hours.
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GW COLONIAL HEALTH CENTER
It is imperative to remember that your physical and mental health is important. Remember to take walks, exercise, start a new project, connect with friends and family on Facetime or Zoom. 
GW Colonial Health Center is available should you need it at 202-994-8951 or by email at students@gwu.edu
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SMPA has a wonderful group of people who are here to help should you run into any technical questions or issues during this online learning period.
Linda Lashendock lindalashendock@gwu.edu, Tomi Ogunjulugbe tomi@gwu.edu or Doug Zimmerman dzimmerman@gwu.edu.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Cheryl W. Thompson was asked— and agreed—to be a founding member of the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit organization that will focus on cross-border and cross-discipline investigations. She also judged the investigative entries for the Alaska Press Club Contest and the Society of Advanced Business Editors and Writers annual award and screened the entries for the investigative Reporters and Editors FOI award. 

Silvio Waisbord gave a virtual talk on mob censorship and online harassment of journalists at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, where he is a visiting scholar this semester. He also published "Fake health news in the new regime of truth and (mis)information" in RECIIS, "Interrogating the analytical value of "media system" for comparative political communication" in Comunicazione Politica, and "Evitar la ilusión autoritaria en la pandemia" ("Avoid the authoritarian illusion in the pandemic") in Argentina's daily Clarin

Peter Loge was mentioned in WJLA in the article Campaigning in the age of the coronavirus. 
PLANET FORWARD STORYFEST 2020
Planet Forward announced the grand-prize winners for their 2020 Storyfest competition. With over 200 entries there were 6 winners and 3 of them were from GW - Cate Twining-Ward, Sarah Sem, and Deepti Bansal Gage. Congratulations to all the winners!
GW'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19
The health and safety of the GW community is a top priority for the University. The School of Media and Public Affairs encourages all students, parents, faculty, and staff to please read and follow the updates coming out of the George Washington University. 
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