Steve Stoute (Translation)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012,
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
Marketing executive Steve Stoute will visit Syracuse University on Wednesday, Feb. 1, as a guest of the SU chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. He will speak at 6 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event will be webcast live at http://newhouse.syr.edu/Newsroom/event_stream/index.cfm.
Stoute, the CEO and founder of the branding and marketing firm Translation, is the author of “The Tanning of America.”
He was the driving force behind McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign, the S. Carter sneaker launch and the MAC cosmetics campaign featuring Lady Gaga. He has worked with Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Lebron James and other pop culture icons.
At SU, he will discuss his experiences as a music executive and his career transition into advertising and branding.
The event is co-sponsored by the Black Communications Society. For more information, contact Amanda Quick at alillyquick@aol.com.
Gerd Ludwig (NatGeo photographer)
Thursday, February 2, 2012,
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
The Newhouse School will host documentary photographer Gerd Ludwig on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in SU pay lots.
In the early 1990s, Ludwig became a contract photographer for National Geographic Magazine, focusing on the social changes in Germany and Eastern Europe. His work resulted in the publication of his book “Broken Empire: After the Fall of the USSR,” a 10-year retrospective, and established his reputation as the world’s foremost color photographer covering the region.
Ludwig will present “Russia: A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Empire,” which will focus on the central body of his work: Russia’s transformation from communism to capitalism. Images depict the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad; Russian churches and monasteries; Siberia; Moscow at night; and Ludwig’s coverage of the aftermath of the nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl. In 2005 and again in 2011, he went deeper into the nuclear reactor than any other Western still photographer.
He has won numerous photographic awards, including the IPA’s 2006 Lucie Award for International Photographer of the Year.
Born in Germany, he studied photography for five years with Professor Otto Steinert at the Folkwangschule in Essen, graduating in 1972 with a degree in photo design from the University of Essen. He co-founded VISUM, Germany’s first photographer-owned photo agency, the following year. In 1975, he moved to Hamburg and began working for Geo, Stern, Spiegel, Zeit-Magazin, Time and Life, and photographed advertising campaigns.
Now based in Los Angeles, Ludwig is represented by the Institute for Artist Management and continues to work for National Geographic. He exhibits his work in galleries and festivals and occasionally shoots advertising.
His presentation is a part of the Canon USA Explorer of Light Lecture Series, which showcases photographers’ work to the general public. For more information, contact Tom Kennedy at 315-443-7388 or trkenned@syr.edu.
HR Roundtable
Tuesday, February 7, 2012,
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: 101 Newhouse 1
Phil Nardone, president and founder of PAN Communications and an adjunct in the Newhouse School’s public relations department, will host a roundtable discussion on human resources on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 Newhouse 1. The event is open to all Newhouse students. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Elizabeth Famiglietti, vice president of human resources with PAN Communications, will moderate.Panelists include:
- Brian Batchelder, vice president of recruiting with Fleishman-Hillard;
- Elena Garcia, senior vice president of human resources with APCO Worldwide;
- Carol Garrity, vice president of human resources and operations with 360 Public Relations;
- Claudia Patton, chief talent officer with Edelman; and
- Laurie Torres, chief people officer with WCG.
Follow the discussion on Twitter at #PRroundtable. For more information, contact Adam Novak at anovak@pancomm.com.
Bryan Wiener (360i)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012,
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
Bryan Wiener ’92, CEO of the digital marketing agency 360i, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, February 8, as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He will speak at 5:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. His talk is free and open to the public. Parking is available in SU pay lots. Follow on Twitter at #MowerForum.
Under Wiener’s his leadership, 360i has earned a spot on Advertising Age’s coveted “Agency A-List” and Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” roster, helping clients like Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Diageo and NBC Universal engage their target audiences across the ever-changing digital landscape.
Mediaweek has named Wiener a Top 50 person in media two years running for his visionary leadership within the industry, and recently named him a Media All-Star.
His background includes a series of senior management positions at Net2Phone Global Services, a pioneer in VoIP communications technology. Prior to that, he served as general manager at TheGlobe.com and director of business development at Standard & Poor’s.
He currently serves on the AAAA National Board of Directors and is a member of several other industry advisory boards including the AAAA Digital Board and IAB Agency Advisor Board. He is also an advisor to the student and alumni associations of New York University’s Entertainment, Media and Technology department.
He holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a B.A. in History from Syracuse University.
For more information about his talk, contact Karen Greenfield at (315) 443-2304 or kegreenf@syr.edu.
Film: "Not My Life"
Thursday, February 9, 2012,
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
The Newhouse School’s Department of Television-Radio-Film and Stone Canoe will present a screening of the documentary film “Not My Life” on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event is free and open to the public. A Q&A with filmmaker Robert Bilheimer will follow the screening. The event is free and open to the public.
Filmed on five continents over a period of four years, “Not My Life” explores the practice of human trafficking and slavery, a multi-billion dollar global industry whose profits, as the film’s narration says, “are built on the backs and in the beds of our planet’s youth.”
For more information about the screening, contact Tula Goenka at (315) 443-3946 or tgoenka@syr.edu.
Lea Marino & Adam Zand (PR alumni)
Friday, February 10, 2012,
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Room 102, Newhouse 1
Newhouse School alumni Lea Marino ’08, community manager with Bizzy, and Adam Zand ’87, a consultant with Almost Ubiquitous, will present “A Newhouse Degree in the ‘Real World’: Is there a good life for you in PR, social media or marketing after Newhouse?” The event, which will wrap up with a question-and-answer session, is free and open to the campus community. Follow the talk on Twitter at #LifeAfterNewhouse.
“We are two Newhouse graduates from different generations,” says Zand. “Both of us have taken our Newhouse degrees and applied them to work in social media, communications and tech. With this event, we hope to provide an opportunity for Newhouse students to meet, ask questions and learn what they can find in the professional world of PR, marketing, social media and community management.”
Marino and Zand will reflect on their experiences at Newhouse and career paths and the lessons they have learned, and will also discuss current jobs, consultant work and their tactics for applying Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other social media tools to get results for clients and companies.
For more information, contact Betsy Feeley at (315) 443-7401 or eafeeley@syr.edu.
‘Intervention’ creator Sam Mettler
Tuesday, February 14, 2012,
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Miron Room, Newhouse 1
Emmy-winning executive producer Sam Mettler, creator of the AETN television series “Intervention,” will visit the Newhouse School on Tuesday, Feb. 14. He will give a talk at 1:30 p.m. in the Miron Room in Newhouse 1. To RSVP, contact Mary Ann Durantini at 315-443-2150 or mmdurant@syr.edu. Follow on Twitter at #Mettler.
Mettler has been a comedic writer, actor and occasional stand-up comedian, with guest starring roles on “The Drew Carey Show,” “The Norm Show” and multiple TV commercials. He built on these experiences and an early ‘90s stint as morning man radio host in Syracuse as he amassed small screen writing credits on “South Park,” MTV’s “Head-Trip” and Fox’s “Misguided Angels.”
With the rising popularity of reality-based programming, Mettler developed “Intervention,” which The New York Times called “a significant evolutionary moment in reality television.” Lauded by Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America” and Howard Stern, the show is currently in its 10th season and has become one of AETN’s top shows in overall ratings and key demographics.
Mettler has won five Prism Awards for outstanding non-fiction program dedicated to the accurate portrayal of addiction on television and a commendation from the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals. In the last three years, Mettler has won a Telly Award, a Banff Rockie Award and a Burbank International Film Festival Awareness Award, and was twice nominated for a Producers Guild Award for outstanding reality program. He has been nominated twice and recently won the 2009 Emmy Award for outstanding reality program.
He has served as writer and producer for National Geographic’s “Expeditions to the Edge.”
He recently formed a production company, MadJack Entertainment, and continues to write, shoot, produce and develop scripts for broadcast networks and cable.
Douglas Craig (Discovery)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012,
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
Doug Craig, senior vice president of digital and home entertainment with Discovery Communications, will speak on “Digital and Social TV: The Power of Real-Time Engagement.” His talk is free and open to the public. Parking is available in SU pay lots. Follow the talk on Twitter at #NewhouseGLDSM.
Craig oversees video production for Discovery’s portfolio of digital platforms and manages key digital syndication businesses. He is also responsible for Discovery's home entertainment business and the programming of Discovery's mobile platform and broadband syndication offerings. He works across the company's business units to develop digital programming and promotional packages. Under his direction, the company produced nearly 10,000 short-form clips in 2008 for distribution across various platforms, its video-on-demand and mobile services, and through online syndication partnerships with various video-sharing destinations.
Senior vice president since 2007, he played a strategic executive role in the growth of Discovery Mobile and Discovery on Demand.
He joined Discovery in 1997 as manager of programming research. He was later named vice president of programming and scheduling for Discovery’s Animal Planet. He was a manager of research at MTV Networks in Los Angeles and a client service executive at Nielsen Media Research in New York.
At Newhouse, Craig will discuss the ways in which digital and social media have changed how people view and interact with television, and how that in turn affects how television and video are created, deployed and measured.
For more information about his talk, contact Betsy Feeley at (315) 443-7401 or eafeeley@syr.edu.
Campaign 2012: Who’s Setting the Tone?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012,
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Halmi Scrn Rm, Rm 141, NH3
The discussion will center around media coverage of the presidential campaign, and also the candidates’ presentations/campaigns.
Professors Charlotte Grimes, Brenda Wrigley and Guy Golan will be the panelists. The event is sponsored by the Newhouse student chapter of Society for Professional Journalists. For more information contact SPJ student chapter president Carrie Sunde: cjsunde@syr.edu
When Games Turn Grim
Thursday, February 23, 2012,
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium
When Games Turn Grim: Can Media Cover Sports Scandals Responsibly?
This daylong symposium focusing on the recent scandals at Penn State and Syracuse University will feature four panels of experts discussing journalism, victims' rights, public relations and ethics.
Complete information and a schedule are available at http://sportsandscandal.syr.edu.
The event will be webcast live. You can also follow on Twitter at #sportscandal.For more information, contact Kristen Northrop at (315) 443-7358 or kmnorthr@syr.edu.
Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media
Wednesday, February 29, 2012,
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Halmi Room, 141 Newhouse 3
Actor/writer/director/producer Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs will visit the Newhouse School Feb. 29 for the 11th annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Halmi Screening Room, 141 Newhouse 3. Parking is available in SU pay lots. Follow the talk on Twitter at #RaceEntMedia.
Jacobs has worked in the industry for more than four decades, with credits including Broadway, feature film, television, music video and documentary.
He starred in the films “Claudine” and “Cooley High,” and played the iconic Freddy “Boom Boom” Washington on ABC’s hit series “Welcome Back, Kotter.” He earned acclaim for his portrayal of Joe Jackson in the biopic “The Jacksons: An American Dream.”
Hosted by Newhouse professor of practice Richard Dubin, the annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media is an opportunity for SU students, faculty and staff and members of the Syracuse community to come together and discuss the ecology of race and television with Hollywood insiders.
For more information, contact Kristen Northrop at (315) 443-7358 or kmnorthr@syr.edu.
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