Kopenhaver Center presenting at the launch of FIU in Washington DC

FIU IN DC LAUNCH WEEK

JUNE 6-10, 2016

Launching our Next Horizon in the nation’s capital + celebrating our Worlds Ahead solutions

An engaged presence in Washington, D.C. is critical to forging new federal, corporate and international partnerships that help FIU address the challenges of our time. Join us as we inaugurate FIU in Washington, D.C. with a thematic series of relevant discussions, networking events and opportunities to engage with our students, alumni and national thought leaders.

EQUITY AND EQUALITY OF THE SEXES IN COMMUNICATION: ARE WOMEN GETTING THERE?

Tuesday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m.

WEBPAGE LINK – FIU IN WASHINGTON DC LAUNCH

Susan Goldberg, editorial director of National Geographic Partners and the first woman editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine; Dianne Lynch, president of Stephens College, the second oldest women’s college in the U.S.; Judy VanSlyke Turk, research fellow, Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, FIU, and professor emerita, VCU; and Cheryl Carpenter, Washington Bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers. Panelists will analyze the status and role of women in communication, emphasizing their role in leadership positions in the fields of advertising, broadcasting, digital media, magazines, journalism and public relations, and discuss the results of the 2016 national research study on the topic conducted by the Kopenhaver Center.

Presented by: FIU College of Communication, Architecture + the Arts, and the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication

Event Registration: opens at 10:00 AM

Susan Goldberg, editorial director of National Geographic Partners and the first woman editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine; Dianne Lynch, president of Stephens College, the second oldest women’s college in the U.S.; Judy VanSlyke Turk, research fellow, Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, FIU, and professor emerita, VCU; and Cheryl Carpenter, Washington Bureau chief forMcClatchy Newspapers.

Panelists will analyze the status and role of women in communication, emphasizing their role in leadership positions in the fields of advertising, broadcasting, digital media, magazines, journalism and public relations, and discuss the results of the 2016 national research study on the topic conducted by the Kopenhaver Center.

Presented by: FIU College of Communication, Architecture + the Arts, and the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication