Important Note: The events listed below are just the selections offered by the USC Annenberg School for Communication. For information about all of the activities during Trojan Parents Weekend – including a fun-filled football game tailgate on Saturday, October 24 – please
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In order to attend USC Annenberg events, you must be a registered attendee of Trojan Parents Weekend.
Click here for more information and to register. Once you have signed up with Trojan Parents Weekend, you must separately register for USC Annenberg activities by clicking the links listed in the event descriptions above.
USC Annenberg is pleased to participate in this year’s Trojan Parents Weekend activities and invites all Annenberg Parents – past and present – to attend the following scheduled events on
Friday, October 23.
Breakfast with Dean Ernest J. Wilson III Join
Dean Ernest J. Wilson III, faculty and staff for continental breakfast and conversation at the Annenberg School for Communication. USC Annenberg parents and students are welcome to attend.
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Queen's Courtyard.
Creative Approaches to the Issues Facing Today’s Newsrooms Join
Geneva Overholser, Director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism, as she leads a roundtable discussion on the future of the news business, looking at innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities that will continue this country’s long-standing tradition of information in the public interest.
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12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium.Women, Power and The Industry
Join communication professor
Dr. Stacy L. Smith for a conversation with Academy Award winner
Diablo Cody about women, power and the entertainment industry. Cody won an Oscar in 2007 in the Best Original Screenplay category for
Juno. More recently, she penned
Jennifer's Body which was released in September 2009, and is an executive producer of the Showtime series,
United States of Tara.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Annenberg Room 204.
5 Under 25 Hear firsthand how recent Annenberg graduates launched their careers in communication, journalism and public relations. Your RSVP is not required.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Annenberg Room 204.Watch the video 
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