An assistant professor at American University's School of Communication, Caty Borum Chattoo is a researcher, documentary producer, and strategist whose work focuses on "storytelling for social change." She is the executive director of the Center for Media & Social Impact and co-founder of the Yes, And Laughter Lab. She has also published extensively on the potential for entertainment media to foster prosocial outcomes in a variety of sustainability contexts, including social justice, climate change and poverty.

Alumnus Chris Luperi ('12 Film) has spent his time primarily on sets and in camera rental houses around New York City. He currently manages the in-house equipment for Paramount and works on productions across its family of networks.

Alumni-student mentoring event as part of Alumni Society Board meeting. Open to all students. More info and registration details HERE.

Timnit Gebru is a widely respected leader in artificial intelligence ethics research who co-authored a groundbreaking study that exposed the gender and racial biases embedded in facial recognition technologies. After her departure from Google for raising issues about their AI practices and discrimination in the workplace, she launched the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research (DAIR) Institute to create an environment that is independent from the structures and systems that incentivize profit over ethics and individual well-being.

-- 2-2:45 p.m., Presentation
-- 2:45-3 p.m., Q&A Session
-- 3-4 p.m., Group Discussion

This week's meeting features alumna Erin Siegel ('02), senior director of public relations and executive communications at Century 21.

Session with Dean Hardin sponsored by the Bellisario College Student Council.

Have you heard the name CommAgency, and wonder what it’s all about? Have you thought about applying but aren’t sure how? If you have questions about CommAgency, the Bellisario College’s student-driven media production agency, come to our info session. Student executives and faculty managers will be there to talk about all aspects of CommAgency and answer your questions.