The AIG, working in collaboration with Collegian leadership, is pleased to announce two online Roundtable events in April. They are open to all students and Collegian alumni.
Evolve Your Skills, Evolve Your Career: Alumni Interest Group Roundtable
Tuesday, April 7 – 6 pm EST
For the Zoom link email: collegianaig@gmail.com
Chat with Claudia Vargas, a bilingual investigative reporter at NBC10 and Telemundo62 in Philadelphia, who got her start at The Daily Collegian. Claudia has continuously evolved her skills to keep in front of rapid changes in media. At this roundtable she’ll share how she has done this both by mastering new, cross-platform storytelling techniques, and by excelling at what always works: finding the stories that matter and holding the powerful to account.
Claudia’s investigative stories have led to new laws and changes in city, state and federal policy. Her work at NBC10 has garnered several regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and mid-Atlantic Emmys. Her career journey has taken through the Democrat & Chronicle in Rochester, NY, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Moderated by Collegian Editor-in-Chief Mercedes Hamilton, this promises to be an inspiring conversation full of real-world stories and practical advice.
MATH IS AN AWESOME JOURNALISM CAREER PATH: Alumni Interest Group Roundtable
Monday, April 13 – 6 p.m. EST
For the Zoom link email: collegianaig@gmail.com
Join the conversation with Lauren Boyer, head of analytics and business intelligence at National Geographic, who got her start at The Daily Collegian. Lauren began her career as a reporter at places like the Centre Daily Times, The Patriot-News and the York Daily Record, covering municipal and business beats. A switch to social media gave her an introduction to the power of analytics, which she later parlayed into her job at National Geographic. Her team’s insights now inform all parts of the brand.
“Math helps you tell all kinds of stories,” Lauren says. Moderated by Collegian Business Manager Amy Schafer, this will be a wide-ranging conversation. Whether you are on the business side and looking for ways to understand growth drivers, or on the editorial side figuring out how math can make you more powerful, Lauren will have lots of ideas to share.
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