Over the next few weeks, we'll post short stories and summaries from seminars at the SPJ National Convention Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas. Some members of our executive board attended the conference and brought back new ideas for our chapter. In the meantime, here are some summaries and links from some of the seminars: Journalist's …
Prospective SPJ DePaul Members
Anyone interested in joining SPJ DePaul should contact Mike Reilley at this e-mail address: mreille1 [at] depaul.edu. You can also pick up membership forms in an envelope on Reilley's office door, room 1106 at 14 E. Jackson Blvd. We also will have informational meetings this fall about joining SPJ DePaul and members of our student …
Upcoming Chicago Headline Club Events
Here are some fun summer events with the Chicago Headline Club, the professional SPJ chapter in our area. SPJ DePaul members should feel free to attend, participate and volunteer in any of these events. They are some great networking opportunities: Fundraiser to benefit unemployed, underemployed journalists July 1: Starting at 8 p.m., journalist-musicians will entertain …
News Update
Last weekend SPJ DePaul was recognized as an official chapter by the national board of the Society of Professional Journalists. This is great news for us, as we are now able to receive funding for our events, which will help us defray our expenses. More importantly, members have access to SPJ's job bank, discounts on …
New Student Leaders
You may have seen the signs around campus congratulating our new student leaders, as well as our previous blog post. We have had some new additions to our team since then and would like to congratulate our entire leadership team. President- Nick Tarantino Vice President-Lauren Camplin Secretary- Meredith Gonsalves Event Coordinator- Meghan Bower Membership Coordinator-Katie …
New SPJ DePaul Officers Announced
Congratulations to SPJ DePaul's new student leadership: President: Nick Tarantino Secretary: Meredith Gonsalves Event Coordinator: Meghan Bower Membership Coordinator: Katie Karpowicz Publicity Coordinator: Katie Rosebrock We will update everyone on future meetings and events during spring quarter. Have a great break, everyone!
