Spring 2009 Events
Getting from College to Career with Lindsey Pollak
April 21, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m., Library Auditorium
Lindsey Pollak, Gen Y career development expert, motivational speaker and author of Getting from College to Career, offered informative and relevant career advice to TCNJ students. Read The Signal article about the event here.
Magazines of the Future: From In-Print to Interactive
April 16, 2009, 8:00 pm, SS 234
Anne and Theresa discuss magazine Web sites
Ed@TCNJ with Anne and Theresa
This roundtable event on online magazine Web sites featured Anne Sachs, the Online Director of Glamour. com and Theresa Mershon, the Senior Art Director of Hearst Magazines Digital Media who has worked for the NY Times, Economist Group and Fox.com. They talked about how they help bring magazines into the digital medium and how they design and edit magazine sites.
Fashion Writing Roundtable with Katie Hintz
April 14, 2009, 7:00 pm, SS 234
Ed@TCNJ with Katie
Fashion freelancer Katie Hintz dished on writing for mens and womens fashion magazines and answered many Ed questions on how to break into the industry. Katie is a twenty-something, NYC-based writer who has contributed men’s and women’s fashion writing to style.com, Details, NYMag.com, Nylon, Nylon Guys, i-D, Missbehave, AOL’s StyleList.com,and many other magazines and websites. She also writes about health, music, sports, and art. She has held positions at The Daily, Marie Claire, and Details and has interned at BlackBook, Surface, America, and Gothams, Hamptons, and LA Confidential. She graduated with a BA in Journalism from NYU. She is now a fulltime freelance writer.
Ed2010 National Conference
April 2-5, 2009, Manhattan
Ed2010 Founder Chandra Turner gave the welcome/keynote address at the Conference
A few members of Ed@TCNJ’s executive board attended the first ever Ed2010 National Conference. We toured magazines at Time Inc., Conde Nast, Meredith and Hearst, attended classes on magazine journalism at Columbia University and even had one-on-one interviews and resume critiques with top editors!
Learn the Secrets of Freelancing with Melissa Walker
April 2, 2009, 7:00 pm, Business Building Basement Lounge
Melissa speaking about freelance writing
Ed@TCNJ exec board with Melissa
Freelance Writer and former ELLEgirl and Seventeen Prom editor Melissa Walker answered questions on how to pitch stories, cultivate sources, make a living as a freelancer and many more of the secrets to freelancing. Melissa has freelanced for such publications at Glamour, Self, iVillage and Seventeen. She is also the author of three books, Violet on the Runway, Violet by Design and Violet in Private. Her fourth novel, Lovestruck Summer, hits bookshelves this May. Learn more about Melissa at http://www.melissacwalker.com/. Read The Signal coverage of this event here.
Teen Vogue Magazine Tour
March 25, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Conde Nast Building
Ed@TCNJ at the Teen Vogue offices
With the help of Teen Vogue features editor and TCNJ Alum Leigh Belz, Ed@TCNJ toured the offices of Teen Vogue. We checked out the fashion closet and art department and spoke to several Teen Vogue editors.
Fall 2008 Events
New York Women in Communications Student Career Conference
Ed@TCNJ at the NYWICI Student Career Conference
Over 20 Edsters made their way to the Grant Hyatt in Manhattan for the 2008 NYWICI Student Career Conference. We networked, jotted down amazing career advice from industry professionals and walked away with some fabulous goody bags. Read more about the event here.
Davy Rothbart, creator of FOUND Magazine
Ed teamed up with the Class of 2011 to bring to campus Davy Rothbart, creator of FOUND Magazine, a compilation of lost and forgotten letters, cards, notes and other items found by people around the world. Read about this event’s success here.
Megan McCafferty, author Jessica Darling Series
Megan McCafferty speaking to TCNJ students
Megan reads from her first creative work, written at age 6
Megan signs books for excited fans.
Megan McCafferty, former magazine editor for YM, Fitness and Cosmopolitan and author of the Jessica Darling series, visited TCNJ to promote the paperback release of the most recent JD book, fourth comings. Megan talked about growing up in New Jersey, her career in magazines and transition to full-time author and even sang us a song! This was one of Ed’s most successful events ever! Read Ed’s glowing testimonial to Megan’s speaking abilities here. Read our Signal coverage here.
Toby Grace, editor of Out in Jersey
Toby Grace speaks about Out in Jersey
President Nancy Said and Publicist/Moderator Alex Seise with Toby Grace
Toby Grace, Trenton State College graduate and editor of Out in Jersey, visited his alma mater to tell his story to students on September 26, 2008. Toby spoke about magazine publishing, blending journalism and activism, and how Out in Jersey came together. Click here to read the Signal coverage of this very successful event!
Spring 2008 Events
Q&A Panel Featuring… Chandra Czape Turner
Founder of Ed2010 and Executive Editor, CosmoGIRL! Magazine
April 9, 2008
Ed’s biggest event ever! Read about this great event here on our blog!
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Entertainment Journalism Panel Featuring…
Tanner Stransky
Entertainment Weekly
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Annette John-Hall
Philadelphia Inquirer
March 5, 2008
Read about our event in The Signal
Fall 2007 Events
“Breaking into the Magazine Business” – A Panel Discussion with Two Successful Alumni
October 8, 2007
Two successful alumni, Dave Croatto of MAD Magazine and Tammy Tibbetts of Hearst Digital Media, spoke about their experiences with breaking into the magazine business. The panel discussion was moderated by Sharon Tharp and Nancy Sai. It was both informative and humorous and was met with a standing-room only crowd. These two alumni inspired us to work hard to get great jobs like them!
Spring 2007 Events
Ed Senior Celebration
April 29, 2007
At the end of every year, it becomes harder to say goodbye to Ed. This year, it was even harder because 5 of our Edsters, including TCNJ’s first-ever ASME interns, Tammy Tibbetts and Paige Nestel, graduate in May. So for our final meeting of the semester, we reflected on what a great year we had. Ed wishes his grads the best of luck!
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Women’s Magazines: Mixing Style & Substance
April 23, 2007
Edsters invited JANE staff writer (and TCNJ alumna!) Annemarie Conte, Essence editorial assistant Zulaika Jumaralli, and Seventeen assistant editor Elisa Benson to speak about what it takes to make it big in women’s magazines. They explained how their magazines target certain demographics, discussed their most memorable stories, and expressed why women’s magazines are certainly NOT fluff.
Read the Signal coverage here
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Ed Resume & Internship Workshop
April 1, 2007
Edsters interning this spring offered advice to intern hopefuls on everything from writing winning cover letters to nailing interviews. Edsters gave us the “real deal” on what it’s like to intern at the nation’s top magazines.
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Ed’s Spring Break SEVENTEEN Tour
March 12, 2007
We’ve all seen Ugly Betty, but Edsters wanted to see with their own eyes how it really is to work at one of the nation’s top magazines. Inside the Hearst Tower, Seventeen assistant editor Elisa Benson and Seventeen editorial assistant Lauren Metz led us on a behind-the-scenes tour of one of America’s most popular teen magazines. From the fashion and beauty closets to the editorial department, Edsters had full access! Then, executive editor (and TCNJ alumna!) Joanna Saltz, along with Benson, Metz, an associate copy editor and assistant beauty editor, participated in an exclusive panel for Edsters about making it to the masthead.
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Freelancing 101: How Not to be a Starving Writer
March 21, 2007
Pictured: Ashley Feucht, Kaylie Nelson, Jen Miller, President Monique Reuben, VP Sharon Tharp
The widely published freelancer Jen Miller hosted a special workshop for TCNJ Edsters. She not only shared her success story, but also gave freelancing tips tailored to college students. Miller contributes articles to The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Psychology Today, Woman’s Day, Poets & Writers, Allure, Men’s Fitness, Zink, Bust, and New Jersey Monthly, among other titles.
If you missed out, don’t worry; the ever-studious Ed took notes for you. Click here.
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The Dating Game: A Magazine Columnist’s Guide to Relationships and Love
February 20, 2007
Photo by Eve Roytshteyn
Ed@TCNJ enjoyed a night of humor and insight by welcoming Ron Geraci, author of The Bachelor Chronicles, Men’s HealthAARP Magazine relationship columnist, and TCNJ alumn. He spoke about finding your voice as a magazine columnist. “Anybody can be a columnist,” he said. This event was covered in The Trenton Times and The Signal!
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Web Design 101:
How to Sell Yourself for That Big Internship
February 6, 2007
Edsters learned the basics of creating a Web portfolio on Microsoft Front Page from Ed@TCNJ’s founder, senior Tammy Tibbetts, with additional insights from new member Alex Seise.
Fall 2006 Events
The Morphing Magazine: Online Publishing for a New Generation
December 4, 2006
Blake Wilson, Jillian St. Charles, Ray Hennessey
Bring three web-savvy magazine editors to campus to talk about the future of the industry and what do you get? A packed lecture hall with standing room only. “The Morphing Magazine” panel discussion — featuring TCNJ alumnus Ray Hennessey, editor-in-chief of SmartMoney.com, Jillian St. Charles, online editor of Redbook, and Blake Wilson, editorial assistant of Slate.com — was Ed@TCNJ’s most far-reaching event yet. TCNJ’s Office of Public Affairs covered the event here.
Special thanks to Paige Nestel, Monique Reuben, and Melanie Weiss for recruiting speakers!
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How to Blog and Build an Online Community: A teleconference with Lisa Stone
November 28, 2006
A teleconference with California-based media maven Lisa Stone was an exclusive event for TCNJ Edsters. Lisa, the founder BlogHer.org, has launched successful blog networks and interactive programming for many national brands, including blogs for Knight Ridder Digital, American Lawyer Media|Law.com and Glam Media, and Web sites for Hearst and Rodale magazines, E! Television/Online, and HBO’s Sex and the City.
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Ready to Launch: A Look at Start-up Magazines
October 26, 2006
Imagine the anxiety of hunting for your first job…then having to choose between two offers…resulting in a decision to move cross-country to New York City, working for a publication that hadn’t yet hit the shelves. The future was uncertain then, but two years later, we know that magazine, All You, and its first editorial assistant, Emily Hendricks, are both smashing successes. Emily, now assistant features editor, helped us realize that the advantages of working at a new magazine outweigh the risk. If you missed it, read the notes here.
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How I Made it to the Masthead: Panel Discussion with Three NJ-Based Magazine Editors
September 18, 2006
L-R: Mr. Birritteri, Ms. Scott, Ms. Nichols, and Ed@TCNJ president, Tammy Tibbetts
From an editor-in-chief to an editorial assistant, from beats on beauty to business, from trade to consumer audiences — these three magazine editors gave a broad, insightful perspective on the industry. More than 50 students came to hear from these outstanding editors: Anthony Birritteri, editor-in-chief of New Jersey Business; Stephanie Scott, beauty market editor of Life & Style ; Ashley Nichols, editorial assistant of New Jersey Life.
Fall 2005 – Spring 2006 Events
How to nail the interview:Job Interviewing Skills Workshop with REDBOOK editor Tara Berson
April 15, 2006
TCNJ’s own success story, Tara Rummell Berson, hosted a workshop on how to sharpen your job interviewing skills. She gathered advice from her coworkers at REDBOOK; check it out here.
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It’s all about access: visiting JANE magazine
March 10, 2006
Tammy Tibbetts, Sharon Clott (EOC Syracuse VP), Jessica Girdwain (EOC Syracuse President), Candida DeFonseca, Diana (JANE intern from NYU)
Access to a magazine office is rare when you’re a student. And chatting with five editors for an hour-and-a-half? Even rarer. But Cheryl Brody, Ed on Campus adviser and JANE assistant editor, made it happen for TCNJ and Syracuse Edsters. She, along with two editorial assistants and two associate editors, talked about how they got their first jobs, made the move to NYC, and the do’s and don’ts of interviewing.
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Pizza with a Production Pro
February 23, 2006
Ezra Fischer, the production manager of US1, a local business and entertainment weekly, chatted with us over pizza about his job and journalism . He offered insight into the sometimes rocky relations between editorial and advertising departments, spoke about the technological edge our generation has, and was even looking to hire a senior.
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Ed@TCNJ members with Katy McColl: back: Audrey Levine, Jenise Beaman, Nicki Levins, Jessica Dziedzic, Paige Nestel, Ben Leach front: Donna Kardos, Katy McColl, Tess Rot
Lecture by Katy McColl, JANE editor and author
December 14, 2005
JANE senior editor/writer Katy McColl visited the College to dish some of the career advice found in her new book, “Should I Do What I Love, Or Do What I Do, So I Can Do What I Love on the Side?” She shared the stories of people she’s interviewed across the US, some who’ve made it and others who aspire to be something else. Nearly 30 students came out to Ed@TCNJ’s first lecture, co-sponsored with the English Honor Society and ink.
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Induction Ceremony and Panel Discussion
September 20, 2005
L-R: Pete Croatto, Vitamin Retailer ; Elise Young, NJ Monthly ; Sean Ryan, Real Estate New Jersey
Three TCNJ alumns who are magazine editors and writers showed us they haven’t forgotten their journalistic roots. They honored us by attending our debut event, a panel discussion entitled “Paving Your Way from Campus to a Magazine Career.” Check out our Signal coverage!
