Thursday, October 20, 2011

Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program

The Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, the School of Business & Industry and leverageup.com will host the "Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program" on October 11, 2011 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium. S

ALL FAMU STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE INVITED!

This programs seeks to develop a pipeline from HBCU campuses into the auxiliary enterprises that make up the Entertainment Industry. This is for students who desire a career, outside of performance, in the industry that is large, but very exclusive.

From architecture, engineering and business, to music, content and research, this program is reaching out to ALL MAJORS!!! This is a great opportunity for those students interested in lighting, set-design, sound and music production, film scores, script writing, technology, animatronics, publishing, history, construction, business, marketing, finance, architecture, animation and the various other areas of theater, film, studio and theme park production.

Faculty are also invited to a FACULTY RECEPTION to network with industry representatives. The reception will be held at the Meek-Eaton Black Archives from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.

Faculty and students must register at www.famusjgc-oip.com. Click the "Entertainment Forum" tab. You do not have to be logged in to view the site.

Industry representatives include: • CBS • Disney • Dreamworks Animation SKG • NBC Universal • OWN • Sony

For more information, contact Yanela Gordon at yanela.gordon@famu.edu or 850.412.5395.

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