Registration is ongoing (opens at 8:00 a.m.)
- Student check-in / on-site registration will available near the ground floor breezeway of Harrison Hall
- Alumni check-in / on-site registration from 8–9 a.m. in SMAD main office (Harrison 0276)
- After 9 a.m. all participants should check-in at the registration table near the ground floor breezeway of Harrison Hall
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast is available for SMAD Alumni & Faculty
- SMAD main office (Harrison 0276)
9:00-10:45 a.m. Resume & Portfolio Review (by appointment)
- Creative Advertising – Harrison Hall 1241
- Digital Video Cinema – Darcus Johnson G004 and G007
- Interactive Design – Harrison Hall 0102
- Journalism – Harrison Hall 0118
11:00-12:00 p.m. Alumni Career Panel Discussions (open to all)
The panels will also cover important, real-world information about today’s job market, entrepreneurship and self-employment.
- Creative Advertising – Harrison Hall 1241
- Tiffany Corbin—RHSPCA
- Chelsea Glowacki – Campfire & Co.
- Navia Higgins — Virginia Lottery
- Mary McMahan — withSimplicity
- Cintia Samaha – Accenture Federal Services
- Dara Stevens – KME.digital
- Christie Thompson – Campfire & Co.
- Laurie Turner – Snow Companies
- Digital Video Cinema – Darcus Johnson G008
- Jaeger Broholm — Addison Clark
- Corbyn Harris — Discovery Channel
- Elli Imel — VIVA Creative
- Evan Robinson — Freelance
- Interactive Design – Harrison Hall 0102
- Colleen Hall – KME.digital
- Alex Maben — Red Ventures
- Alisa Malychev — Go Fish Digital
- Jess McGovern — Gartner
- Journalism – Harrison Hall 0118
- James Faris — Business Insider
- Emma Korynta — WCNC Charlotte
- Jessica Kronzer — WTOP in DC
- Brian Westley — PBS
12:00-1:30 p.m. Box lunches will be available to all Alumni & Faculty
SMAD Dog Days (hot dogs and cookies) available to registered students
Outside under the tent between Harrison Hall and Converse Hall
1-2 p.m. Workshop / Masterclass Power Hour
Opportunity to learn expertise from alumni in a small group experience. Harrison Hall 0241, 0101, 0104
1:30-4 p.m. DVC Film Screenings (open to all)
Check out recent films by DVC alumni in SMAD’s new cinema experience. Darcus Johnson G008
1:30-4 p.m. Informal Mixer (open to all)
Continue to chat with students old and new. Outside under the tent between Harrison Hall and Converse Hall
2-3:00 p.m. SMAD Connect Speaker (open to all)
Hear from Courtney Rukan (’00), recently named multiplatform editing chief at The Washington Post. Harrison Hall 2105
Bring a friend and read more about her talk: https://www.jmu.edu/news/smad/2021/10-31-courtney-rukan-smad-connect.shtml
2-4:30 p.m. Career Fair (open to all)
Stop by to find out job and internship opportunities from various companies in media industries. Tables will be set up in the following rooms: Harrison Hall 0112, 1246, 2103, 2104, and 2114.
3-4:00 p.m. Workshop / Masterclass Power Hour (# 2)
Opportunity to learn expertise from alumni in a small group experience. Harrison Hall 0241, 0101, 01014