EVENT: From Newsprint to Network News: A Conversation with Jan Crawford Greenburg

Wednesday, September 23rd
7:30 p.m.
Herg Auditorium, NH 3

ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Sept. 23, as a guest of the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program. The event is free and open to the public.

Greenburg is based in Washington, D.C., where she covers the Supreme Court and provides legal analysis for all ABC News broadcasts. She is the author of “Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court” (Penguin Press, 2007).

Prior to joining ABC, Greenburg was the national legal affairs reporter for the Chicago Tribune, where she covered the Supreme Court and national legal issues, including judicial appointments and confirmation battles. She won the Tribune’s top reporting award in 2001, as part of a team of reporters that covered the 2000 presidential election and the subsequent legal battles over the White House. She won the same award for a 13-part series on the South, a generation after the Civil Rights Movement, in 1996.

Questions? Contact: Roy Gutterman at (315) 443-3523 or rsgutter@syr.edu

EVENT: Diversity at the Dinner Table

Wednesday, September 23
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Sheraton University Hotel & Conference Center

Sit down with an employer over dinner to discuss global trends and diversity issues in the workplace. With employers sponsoring individual tables, you have a chance to network, learn about an organization, and explore career opportunities. This year, WNBC has a table and has room for nine students to join them for dinner. Also, Hallmark has two tables and one is reserved for students in creative majors such as creative writing and graphic design. You can select seating arrangements of your choice; space is limited, so register now.

TO SIGN UP FOR DIVERSITY AT THE DINNER TABLE, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Sign on to OrangeLink (https://syr.csm.symplicity.com/students) . If you do not have an OrangeLink account, please email careers@syr.edu OR call 315-443-9093.
2. Once signed into OrangeLink, select the EVENTS tab on the main screen.
3. On the Events page, select the INFORMATION SESSIONS tab. All sessions will be listed. Click on Info Session Type; select Diversity Business Summit Dinner.
4. To look at a company, click on that company’s session start date/time. (Note which majors, class standing and visa status the employer is looking for)
5. When you find the company that you’d like to sit with, click the RSVP button at the bottom of the page.
6. Select only one employer to sit with. Selecting more than one employer will cancel your dinner reservation with all employers.
7. If you have questions about the DBS Dinner registration process, please contact Jennifer Walters in Career Services at 315-443-9083 or jewalt02@syr.edu.

EVENT: Resume Workshop with the CDC

WICI will be hosting its first event of the year with Dan Klamm, from the SU Career Center. Dan will outline some basics on resume writing, as well as other topics like cover letters and interviewing. Bring your questions and most importantly... your resume!

September 29, 2009
5 P.M.
Location: Schine 228A
Don't miss this event, it will be a great way to spruce up your resume for the year!

FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR

Our first meeting of the year for returning WICI members will also be our general interest meeting for potential new members:

September 22, 2009
6:30 P.M.
Location: NH 1, rm. 212

See you there!

EVENTS: Kicking Off Your Career in Advertising

Friday, April 24th
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Newhouse I rm. 409

Sarah Leahy (’08) of Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco and Brian Stout (’07) of The Richards Group in Dallas will talk about starting your career in Advertising, settling in a new city and will answer any questions you ask.

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Some advice from Ed2010 about landing that interview!

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EVENTS: JOB HUNTING IN A SHAKY CLIMATE: Understanding the Changes in the Media Business

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Newhouse II rm. 273

SIGN-UP REQUIRED IN THE CDC (Newhouse III rm. 313)

Ed Hersh is currently an adjunct at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he is teaching an advanced course on the business of television. He is also the founder and chief creative officer of StoryCentric LLC, a New York-based company that provides insights on storytelling, execution, and media trends to both networks and content creators. Among his most recent projects are the development and launch of Blueprint America, a year-long PBS multi-platform initiative on America’s crumbling infrastructure.

Hersh founded the firm after seven years at Court TV (now truTV), most recently as executive vice president of Current Programming and Specials, where he was the executive in charge of the creative direction, execution and production of the network’s primetime original non-fiction documentaries, series and specials -- including Forensic Files, Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege and Justice, The Investigators and Stories of the Innocence Project -- during a period of unprecedented audience growth. In addition, he was responsible for Court TV Productions, the network’s in-house long-form production unit.

He will share valuable job hunting strategies in a shaky job climate and interview techniques that will make you stand out from the crowd!