April 1, 2003
Briefs
GW Undergrads Receive Prestigious
Internship with British Parliament
The Washington, DC, branch of the English-Speaking Union (ESU) of the
United States, a non-political, not-for-profit educational and cultural
association, recently awarded internships with members of the British
Parliament this summer to a pair of GW undergraduates.
The students Joanna Spikol, currently a freshman majoring in philosophy,
and Zachary Wynne, rising sophomore majoring in international affairs
and German language and literature, were awarded the positions based
in part on recommendations by Deans William Frawley, Columbian College
of Arts and Sciences, and Harry Harding, Elliott School of International
Affairs, respectively.
GW is providing each student with a $3,000 stipend to pay for a course
to be taught by British Parliament Member Sir Patrick Cormack, as well
as their living expenses. The internship will begin in May and continue
through August. In addition to their internships and the course, Spikol
and Wynne will attend a House of Lords Tea Party, a farewell dinner,
the national mooting competition at the Royal Courts of Justice, and
other events sponsored by the ESU.
Sterling Named Stanton Fellow
Christopher H. Sterling, professor of media and public affairs and director
of the graduate telecommunications program, was this year’s recipient
of the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) Foundation’s
Stanton Fellow Award.
“Professor Sterling is the quintessential recipient of the IRTS
Stanton Fellow Award,” says Joyce M. Tudryn, president of the IRTS
Foundation. “In addition to being an author and editor of numerous
electronic media publications valued by educators across the nation,
he is an academic leader and key spokesperson in the field, an extraordinary
professor in the classroom, and an inspiration to his colleagues.”
Sterling received the award in recognition of more than 30 years of
dedication to electronic media education at the annual IRTS Faculty
and Industry seminar in New York. “We are proud to have one of
our own receive this prominent award,” says Albert L. May, acting
director of the School of Media and Public Affairs.
SMPA’s Steele Receives Fulbright
to Indonesia
Janet Steele, associate professor of media and public affairs, CCAS,
received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant in communications and journalism
at Institut Studi Arus Informasi (Institute for the Study of the Free
Flow of Information) in Indonesia.
The senior specialist program, created in 1946 as a complement to the
traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, offers leading academics two-
to six-week grants to support curricular and faculty development and
institutional planning at academic institutions in 140 countries around
the world.
SMPA Dedicates Media Lab to Honor Former
Publisher
The School of Media and Pubic Affairs dedicated a media lab in GW’s
Media and Public Affairs Building, used in broadcast journalism and
television production courses, to honor former publisher of The Washington
Post the late Philip L. Graham. The dedication is in appreciation of
a generous gift to the school from the Philip L. Graham Fund.
“We are delighted to be associated with the Philip L. Graham Fund,”
says Albert L. May, associate professor of media and public affairs
and acting director of SMPA. “With this gift, our school will be
better equipped to guide students as they strive to outline the next
chapter in Graham’s ‘first rough draft of history.’ ”
GW Hosts Nationally Renowned Motivational
Speaker Joseph Mancusi
The District of Columbia Business Leadership Network, will hold its
next meeting April 23, featuring guest speaker Joseph L. Mancusi, from
9 to 11 am in Marvin Center room 308.
Mancusi’s seminar, titled “Going from Existing to Excelling:
Keys to Success,” will address how to work and hire people with
disabilities and barriers to employment.
The event is free and open to the public, however, space is limited. Reservations
are due by April 18 and may be made by E-mail to DCBLN@gwu.edu, or by
calling Linden-Liante Houston at 994-9656.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
