To submit an event, email Special Events here.
The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Board of Trustees will hold its scheduled committee and full board meetings Sept. 10-11 on its main campus in Tallahassee.
The meetings will be held at the FAMU Grand Ballroom in the H. Manning Efferson Building, 1628 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The committee meetings will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST.
The full board meeting will be held on Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST.
Standing committees and the full board will meet to discuss matters pertaining to the university.
To view this month’s agenda and/or minutes from prior meetings, visit: http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BOT&AgendasandMinutes.
The public may access the meetings via FAMCast by logging onto http://www.famu.edu/famcast/ and selecting “WANM 90.5” or listen live via radio broadcast by tuning into WANM 90.5-FM.
Featuring products by the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Join the FAMU School of Journalism & Graphic Communication for a conversation about how race is portrayed in the media. SJGC’s Knight Chair for Student Achievement Francine Huff will host a panel discussion featuring Eric Deggans, NPR’s TV critic and author of “Race Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation;” Shonda Knight, WCTV executive producer and anchor; Dr. Leah Hunter, SJGC visiting professor; and Dr. Rondrea Mathis, social justice advocate and visiting instructor at University of South Florida.
Knight Chair Speaker Series. The Real Deal: Succeeding Behind the Scenes in TV and Film
January 19 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Lee Hall Auditorium featuring the following speakers:
James Bland – Actor/Writer/Director James Bland Films
Sameer Gardezi – Hollywood Screenwriter
Mitzi Miller – Head of Development Rainforest Entertainment
Nick F. Nelson – Principal & CMO Liquid Soul Media
Moderated by – Francine Huff – Knight Chair for Student Achievement – FAMU
For more information, call (850) 412-6587.
It’s not easy to break into the TV and film industry, especially if you don’t understand what goes on behind the scenes. Join this panel of entertainment professionals as they discuss some of the challenges with getting your foot in a door that sometimes seems closed to diverse voices.