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Thursday, October 16th

Building a Career in Media and Advertising

9:35AM-10:50AM

State Farm Hall of Business Room 145

Steve Berger–President, Patriot Media Group

Inside and Outside the Storm: Institution and Agency Perspectives on Crisis Communication

11AM-12:15PM

Fell Hall Room 176

Chelsey Eimer-Mason–Associate Director of Internal and Executive Communication for Residential and Hospitality Services, Michigan State University

Kelly Murphy–Senior Associate, Golin

Young Alums of COM–Mass Media, PR, Journalism, and Grad

12:35PM-1:50PM

Fell Hall 162

Braden Fogerson–News Correspondent for WGLT, Illinois State University

Kate Mueller–Associate Account Planner, Simantel

Dylan Skeen–Freelance Broadcast Production Worker/Announcer

Meghan Smith–Product Designer, State Farm

AI in Journalism

2PM-3:15PM

Schroeder Hall 214

Ryan Denham–Digital Content Creator for WGLT, Illinois State University

Agency vs. Corporate vs. Institutional: A PR Throwdown

3:35PM-4:50PM

State Farm Hall of Business Room 366

Jennifer McDade–Director of External Affairs, COUNTRY Financial

Kelly Murphy–Senior Associate, Golin

John Twork–Editorial Director for University Marketing and Communications, Illinois State University