Cabrini students participated in a symposium held at Rowan University that served to assist students in the English and communication department. The purpose of the convention was to make contacts with professionals in the field of communications.
The students who attended the Tuesday, Nov. 9 event are members of the Future Broadcast Pioneers, a sister organization to the Broadcast Pioneers. The Future Broadcast Pioneers organization began with two Rowan University graduates.
Two of the most important jobs of these two organizations are held by Frank Hogan, a Rowan University faculty member. Hogan is the president of the Broadcast Pioneers and adviser to the Future Broadcast Pioneers.
Cabrini student Craig Vagell, senior English and communication major, was named the president of the Future Broadcast Pioneers organization in November 2003. Vagell said, “The organization’s main goal is to help students in the English and communication field make contacts with professionals in their field.”
The Future Broadcast Pioneer’s symposium was sponsored by the Broadcast Pioneers and according to Vagell, “six universities and colleges were represented, including Cabrini College, Rowan University, Temple University and LaSalle University. Cabrini was a dominant representative at the event.
There were six panel speakers at the symposium and some of these speakers are prominent individuals from the Philadelphia area. Some of the local speakers were the program director of channel six, the weather woman from Fox 29 and Bill Webber, who is known for his children shows from the 1980s.
According to Vagell, each speaker gave his or her background information and spoke about reasons for entering the communication field. Following their background information session, the speakers provided a question and answer session. Vagell said students asked questions such as “What do we do next? And how do you write a resume?”
As usual, the symposium was successful and beneficial for the English and communication majors who attended. The organization also holds a spring conference each year. Last year the event was held at channel six. Vagell anticipates that the event will be held at channel six again in the spring of 2005.
Vagell urges any students interested in becoming members of the Future Broadcast Pioneers to visit the organization’s website at www.futurebroadcastpioneers.com.