Almeera Anwar (L) and KC Cowen (R) with Department Chair David Domke. Photo by Victoria Sprang.

Over a dozen Communication students joined recent grads KC Cowen (B.A., 2008) and Almeera Anwar (B.A., 2012) for a career chat over lunch. Cowen and Anwar met through the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) during their days as students…

Career Kickstart: Resume and Networking Bootcamp

Last Thursday was the Career Kickstart event for resume building, networking, and interviewing skills. Twenty-two graduating seniors of the Communication Department came dressed to impress with resumes in hand and their two minute elevator speech prepared. With the students’ dream…

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University of West Florida: Deborah Bassett’s alma mater before earning a doctorate in communication from the UW, and the location of her first public lecture delivered on February 25. With an official title of the 2013 Jerry Maygarden Distinguished Lecture,…

Jennifer with CCFA walk manager Deborah Jacoby at the Vegas Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon, as part of Team Challenge for Crohn’s and Colitis. CCFA is the official charity of the event. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Simmons O’Connor.

Jennifer Simmons O’Connor (B.A., 2001) never saw herself living back in Issaquah, the town she grew up in, or having a long career working for nonprofits, but she has found a lifestyle. “I didn’t choose this career at all,” Simmons…

Getting to know Urban League CEO Pamela Banks

In December 2011, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle was going through turmoil. Having suffered 18 months without a CEO, leadership was needed to right the course for the organization. Enter Pamela Banks (B.A., ’81). Banks heard about the opening for…

Mike Peringer

Mike Peringer (B.A., 1957) has a long list of impressive accomplishments to back up his well-deserved retirement fan fest at the Safeco Diamond Club next Thursday afternoon. The event includes a buffet luncheon, an all-star “roaster” (featuring dignitaries, colleagues, family…

Jillian Stampher (bottom row, second from right) with the other 2013 Olympia Program interns.

As the 4th annual Spring Fundraiser quickly approaches, we wanted to share a few stories about how the money raised at past auctions has helped students and their endeavors: The Olympia Legislative Reporting Internship Program gives practical training to students…

Fifteen years of research culminates in McChesney’s (’86 and ’89) new book

Alumnus Bob McChesney (B.A., 1986 and Ph.D., 1989), who was also inducted into the UW Communication Hall of Fame in 2010, has a new book out that is receiving national attention from scholars, tech-savvy individuals, and anyone concerned with the…

Jim Riswold (B.A., 1983) joins legendary advertising geniuses in The One Club Creative Hall of Fame

As highlighted in the Perspectives Newsletter from the College of Arts and Sciences, alum Jim Riswold (BA, philosophy, communication, history, 1983) was inducted into The One Club Creative Hall of Fame in January that honors outstanding contributors to the field…

Make yourself more marketable: Land your dream job

Wednesday, March 6, 2013: Make yourself more marketable: Land your dream job 5-6:30 p.m. CMU 126 RSVP: vsprang@uw.edu Companies look at your individual experiences as only one part of the whole package. Are you sharing the right information? Join to…