MCJR Week

 

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MCJR Week
Experience a week long series of events focusing on careers in media.

MCJR Week Schedule*

Monday, April 4th 

• 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. -- Media Career Skills Session (BMH 106)
  • Dr. Cathy Jackson, Aneesha DuBois & others 
  • Aneesha DuBois, Fashion PR Director/Voiceover Actor/Creative Director // Mahogany Waldon, Public Relations Specialist // Meagan Jones, Senior Manager, Global Marketing Communications, Association of Corporate Counsel, Washington, D.C.  // Jamila Patterson, Senior Technology Specialist, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. // Stanley Donaldson, Director of Media Relations, Norfolk State University // Darnell Mayberry, senior writer at The Athletic // Moderator: Dr. Cathy Jackson
• 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. -- Kickoff for MCJR Week  (in BMH 241 hallway)
  • For current MCJR students and alumni only.  

Tuesday, April 5th

• ​11:00 - 1:00 p.m. -- BK Fulton, Chairman of Soulidifly.com, Soulvision.TV SoulVision Magazine (in SC 149)              
• 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. -- #BOSSGAME Session (in SC 138 A) 

  • Adam Chase, GM, WTKR // Tyra Whitney, Producer // Kym Grinnage, Vice President WWBT NBC 12 // Tiaira Shoultz, News Director, WVEC // Moderator: Chelsea Martin, MCJR graduate student 

• 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. -- Interview with Jawn Murray, Executive Director of Sherri (in SC 138 C)

Wednesday, April 6th

• 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- MCJR Awards Luncheon (in SC 149)
  • By Invitation Only. 
  • Special guest: Michele Ghee, CEO of EBONY and Jet

Michele Ghee

• 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. -- #PIVOT Session (in SC 149) 
  • Alveta Ewell,  VP HDReps, LLC // Toiya Sosa, Chief Diversity Officer Riverside Health Systems // Nikkia McClain, CEO Tene' Nicole Marketing and Public Relations // Aneesha DuBois, Fashion PR Director/Voiceover Actor/Creative Director // Moderator: April Woodard 
• 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. -- #HOT91MASTERMEETUP (in SC 149)
  • Maynard Scales, General Manager, HOT91 // Ambie Rene, 103 Jamz 
  • Speed interview meets Shark Tank

Thursday, April 7th

• 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- #BLACKFLIX with Zeus (in NGE 205) 
  • Presenter: Zeus Campbell
  • Moderator: Dr. Proshot Kalami  

 

• 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. -- A Conversation with Charlamagne tha God (in The Wilder Center)
  • Moderator: April Woodard, Award Winning TV Host
  • Free and open to the public.

 

 

 

Charlamagne tha God

• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. -- MCJR Alumni Mixer (TBA)
  • For MCJR alumni and guests only.

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Friday, April 8th

• 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- #BALLIN (Media & Sports) (in BMH 143)  
  • Leon Carter, Editorial Director for Talent, The Athletic // Carl Francis, Director of Communications NFLPA // Larry Rubama, sports columnist, The Virginian-Pilot // Maia Chaka, NFL referee // Moderator: Siera Jones, NSU athlete and MCJR student

 

* Schedule subject to change.
For more information contact: mcjr@nsu.edu.