Sunday, April 7

• 1 p.m., Board Meeting (Bellisario Media Center)
• 5 p.m., Board-Student Networking Event (Hyatt Place)
• 7 p.m., Reception (Hyatt Lounge)

Monday, April 8

• 9-11:25 a.m. and 1:35-5:15 p.m., Classroom Visits
• 11:45 a.m., Alumni Awards Luncheon (The Graduate Hotel)
• 6 p.m., Alumni Panel (Carnegie Cinema)

An intense, hands-on, multi-day workshop giving Bellisario College students the chance to produce short documentaries while working closely with alumni professionals who return to campus as instructors and mentors.

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State championships in student journalism competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Press Association and hosted by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Students who advanced from regional competitions earlier in the year will compete in a dozen different writing, design or artistic categories on the University Park campus.

Assistant Professor Martin Marinos will give a brief talk and then take questions. His book, "Free to Hate" (University of Illinois Press), reveals where structural changes in media intersect with right-wing populism.

Free public session featuring Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin. The lecture and related events are organized by the College of the Liberal Arts and sponsored by numerous units at the University. More details and RSVP info HERE.

Register here.

The eighth annual Page Center Awards will recognize Ursula Burns, chairwoman of Teneo Holdings LLC and former chief executive officer of the Xerox Corporation; Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent for CNN; and Kelly McGinnis, chief communications officer of Levi Strauss & Co. The event is free, online and open to the public. Recording available immediately after the program.

Reshaping Media Narratives teaches the power of personal storytelling both inside and outside prison walls. Students in the class will spend the fall semester in a transformative and inclusive mixed modal setting, bringing traditional college students and incarcerated student to learn together inside a local county jail.

WPSU-TV takes a closer look at media literacy. Host Bill Hallman, a lecturer in the Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, will be joined by Matt Jordan, an associate professor and head of the Department of Film Production and Media Studies, as well as Kelley Cotter, an assistant professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, as they discuss what constitutes quality journalism, choosing legitimate news sites, the role of social media on news, the potential impacts of AI on news and media, and other related topics. Questions may be emailed in advance to connect@wpsu.org to, or people may call in during the live show.