Dr. Kopenhaver and Anne Vasquez to Appear on TV’s Focus on South Florida

Watch Dr. Kopenhaver this Sunday, May 24, 2015 on My TV 33's Focus on South Florida with Irika Sargent at 10 a.m., as she promotes the center's own Leadership Fellows Program to the greater public. Our executive director will be joined on air by Anne Vasquez, the managing editor of the Sun Sentinel, to discuss the [...]

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Henry Luce Foundation Awards Special Grant to FIU’s Kopenhaver Center for New Mentorship Initiative

Leadership Fellows Program to ignite the careers of female Hispanic/Latina media professionals NORTH MIAMI, FL – The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University (FIU) today announced it has received a $30,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to fund its Leadership Fellows Program to advance Hispanic women [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:00-04:00March 26th, 2015|General, News|Comments Off on Henry Luce Foundation Awards Special Grant to FIU’s Kopenhaver Center for New Mentorship Initiative

Communications Week at FIU!

As part of Communications Week at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus, the Kopenhaver Center, in conjunction with the School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SJMC), will be hosting the Leadership Webinar, "Moving Women Forward: A Call for Leadership Training in Communication Education." Kathy R. Fitzpatrick of FIU's SJMC and Carolyn Bronstein of DePaul University's [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:00-04:00March 23rd, 2015|General, News, Webinars|Comments Off on Communications Week at FIU!

Professor Segev named associate director

Congratulations to professor Sigal Segev, who was recently named associate director for programming and research at the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Biscayne Bay campus. The main goal at the center is to empower both women professionals and academics in all the fields of communication. “We, at the [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:00-04:00March 9th, 2015|General, News|Comments Off on Professor Segev named associate director

FIU Professor Named Associate Director of Kopenhaver Center

Dr. Sigal Segev to help lead the center toward greater engagement and opportunities for women  NORTH MIAMI, FL – Dr. Sigal Segev, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SJMC) at Florida International University (FIU), has been named Associate Director for Programming and Research at the school’s Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:05-04:00November 19th, 2014|General, News|Comments Off on FIU Professor Named Associate Director of Kopenhaver Center

Kopenhaver Center Hosts Free Webinar on Women Leadership in Building Brands

Marketing strategist Gabriela Alcantara-Diaz will discuss cultivating long-term consumer relationships on Oct. 21 NORTH MIAMI, FL – The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication invites professional women to attend the “How to Build Meaningful Consumer Brand Relationships in Today’s Diversified Marketplace” webinar. The free event will take place on Oct. 21 [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:05-04:00October 8th, 2014|News, Webinars|Comments Off on Kopenhaver Center Hosts Free Webinar on Women Leadership in Building Brands

Kopenhaver Center Hosts Free, Career-Boosting Webinar

 Dr. Susan Jacobson to discuss technology skills for professional women on Sept. 23 NORTH MIAMI, FL – The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication invites professional women to attend the “How to Boost Your Tech Savvy and Enrich Your Career” webinar on Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. The free lecture by [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:05-04:00September 11th, 2014|News, Webinars|Comments Off on Kopenhaver Center Hosts Free, Career-Boosting Webinar

Duffy Awarded Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Outstanding Junior Scholar Award

Brooke Erin Duffy, an assistant professor at Temple University’s School of Media and Communication, is the winner of the 2014 Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Outstanding Junior Scholar Award. Kopenhaver, dean emeritus and professor at Florida International University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will present the award on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the 2014 AEJMC Conference [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:05-04:00July 30th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Duffy Awarded Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Outstanding Junior Scholar Award

Kopenhaver Center to Host Webinar and Workshop on Professional Career Development

Students and community invited to learn what it takes to make a great impression on employers NORTH MIAMI, FL – Florida International University’s (FIU) Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication will continue its Leadership Webinar Series of lectures with a presentation by professional search consultant and sales trainer, Joann Seiling, titled, [...]

By |2017-01-12T19:17:05-04:00April 14th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Kopenhaver Center to Host Webinar and Workshop on Professional Career Development

‘Chicas Poderosas’ at FIU’s Kopenhaver Center

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at FIU and the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center hosted a special in-depth discussion with journalist and tech enthusiast,  Mariana Santos. Santos is the founder of Chicas Poderosas, a group whose mission it is to get female journalists tech savvy, so they may become [...]

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