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#slucommweek
September 30 - October 4
Schedule
September 30
8:45-11 AM
Coffee and Donuts, Xavier Courtyard
2:10 PM
Figuring Out Freelancing, XVH 207
6 PM
Strategic Organizing Panel with Tim Huffman, XVH 332
About
CommWeek2019
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Join SLU's Department of Communication as we celebrate our second CommWeek! We've designed great opportunities for learning, discussing, and networking, and we're excited to showcase our program and our students. Keep scrolling to see what we have planned!
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#slucommweek
Schedule
All events are open to all majors! Attendance prizes will be awarded at most events.
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September 30
8:45-11 AM
Coffee and Donuts with Comm professors & students, plus prizes!
Xavier Hall Courtyard between classes
FREE coffee & donuts
Noon
Memorial Service for 2019 Graduate Sam Gaskill
Spring Hall Chapel
2:15 PM
So You Wanna Be Your Own Boss? Figuring Out Freelancing
XVH 207
Panelists Michaela Mitchell, Meg Oliver, and Molly Cruitt
6 PM
Creativity, Organizing and Social Justice
XVH 332
Panelists Drs. Tim Huffman & Amber Johnson, activists Chris Franco & Zach Taylor
October 1
All Day
News Engagement Day social media contest
Follow #slucommweek & #NewsEngagementDay
WIN prizes
1-4 PM
Professional headshots by Ad & PR Club
CMC Studio $10 fee
Reserve your spot--email Prof. Keli Jackson to schedule a time keli.jackson@slu.edu
5:30 PM
October 2
10:30 AM
Visit to STL Public Radio
3651 Olive St. (two blocks from campus)
Newsroom tour and a Q&A with journalists
1:15 PM
News Literacy Challenge
Xavier Hall Second Floor
Test your 'fake news' knowledge & learn about the digital divide in activities designed by Communication students
to be rescheduled
**Event is postponed
Pulitzer Prize Photo exhibit tour at the MO History Museum
5700 Lindell Blvd.
6 PM
Mocktail Hour: How To Network 101
XVH 332
Get tips on how to prepare & connect with others at this happy hour led by professionals from the department's Advisory Board
Dress is business casual
FREE mocktails and snacks
October 3
12 PM
You Really Need an Internship
XVH 332
Find out requirements, get leads and hear advice from other students
FREE pizza
6:30 PM
Outdoor movie 'Mean Girls'
Lawn West of Xavier Hall
Because it's a classic study in the communication strategies of high school archetypes. And because "It's October 3rd."
BRING your own blanket and snacks
October 4
12 PM
Grad school info session
XVH 332
Learn about whether graduate school is the right choice for you
FREE pizza
Highights #slucommweek
