Society of Professional Journalists Back to School BBQ

Senior broadcast journalism student Julia Heimlich explains how to join the Society of Professional Journalists at the University of Maryland to freshmen at the annual Welcome Barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 13. The society is popular and built of a network of journalists that aim to better themselves in the field. 

 

The annual Society of Professional Journalists Welcome Barbecue brings new students together in front of Knight Hall for food and information about joining the society on Thursday, Sept. 13. New University of Maryland students are immediately invited into a community full of students with common interests and goals. 

Capital News Service News Bureau Director and Society of Professional Journalists Supervisor Sue Kopen Katcef takes charge of grilling hot dogs and hamburgers for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism event on Thursday, Sept. 13. She serves as a mentor for students in the society and throughout the school of journalism.

  

 Freshman journalism students Rachel Hunt and Jillian Diamond decide to sign up for the University of Maryland chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the society's Welcome Barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 13. Membership in the society includes access to special events, journalism-related conferences and networking opportunities.

  

Interested new students sign up to take part in the Society of Professional Journalists at the University of Maryland during the society's Welcome Barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 13. New members can choose to be a part of the national or local chapter, each offering different opportunities.

First-year Journalism Masters student Roxanne Ready enjoys meeting new people at the Society of Professional Journalists Welcome Barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The local chapter of the society is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

University of Maryland Society of Professional Journalists Secretary Danielle Kiefer and former President Hannah Yasharoff discuss their preparations for the society's annual Welcome Barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 13. Before the event began, they were in charge of bringing and setting up the food and the society's informational resources to ensure a fun, successful event.

 Capital News Service News Bureau Director and Society of Professional Journalists Supervisor Sue Kopen Katcef makes a brief statement on the importance of journalists in the modern era at the University of Maryland Society of Professional Journalists Welcome Barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 13. She believes this society is important in fostering the next generation of innovative journalists.