New Chair for Media Corporation

Jenny Sereno has been named the chair of the Daily Cardinal Media Corporation (DCMC) Board, the overseers of the student newspaper. She was a campus and city reporter at the Cardinal from 1982-84. She is currently a Senior Editor at WARF. Jenny has worked with the DCMC for several years and, as such, has also served ex officio on the DCAA board.

Re-experience Cardinal joie de vivre / angst

The DCAA is entering its age-of-majority with a strong board and definite goals. You can renew friendships and meet other Cardinal people by serving on the DCAA Board. Under new guidelines for board members, potential members are asked to serve on a task force or committee first. Find one of interest and contact the chair. It’s a good way to get involved and discover the Cardinal joie de vivre / angst again.

• Archives: Working toward digitizing all of the Daily Cardinal newspapers.
• Communications: Help communicate with alumni through this web site, email or social media.
• Education: Develop additional ways to train and educate Cardinal staffers.
• Events: Plan and hold events for Cardinal alumni and staff all over the country.
• Funding: Help solicit, review and implement requests for project fund from the Cardinal.
• Fundraising: Help grow the endowment and annual funds.
• Mentoring: Build one-on-one coaching relationships between students and alumni.
• Membership: Tell us about yourself or other alumni and how to reach you or them.
• Outreach: Help us build stronger on-campus relationships.
• Scholarships: Help us devise, develop, fund and select scholarship winners.
• President: Ask questions of the DCAA President.
• Treasurer: Ask questions of the DCAA Treasurer.

Celebrate 120 years of The Daily Cardinal

Snappy Cardinal © Natasha Soglin for The Daily Cardinal Alumni Association

Thursday, April 26, 2012

WELCOME RECEPTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

7 pm – 9 pm. Join us as we kick off the Cardinal's 120th anniversary with a welcome reception at Madison's Overture Center, featuring an exhibition of the best in the Cardinal's rich visual tradition, past and present. Exhibits will include work by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers, and prints on display will be auctioned Saturday night to benefit the Cardinal's scholarship funds.

Friday, April 27, 2012

JOURNALISM PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Fluno Center's Howard Auditorium

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Daily Cardinal's journalists went on to have incredible success not only in newspapers but in television news as well. Join Emmy- and Peabody-winning journalists as they talk about how their Cardinal and UW experiences influenced their work.

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The Cardinal counts among its graduates numerous winners of print journalism's highest honor, the Pulitzer Prize. Discuss newspapering with half a dozen of those winners, including David Umhoefer, Neal Ulevich, Eric Newhouse, Walt Bogdanich, and Abigail Goldman.

Satuday, April 28, 2012

CARDINAL OFFICE OPEN HOUSE

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Relive your Cardinal days and meet today's staff in their natural habitat -- the Cardinal's Vilas Hall offices. The equipment may have changed somewhat, but the atmosphere is still the Cardinal you remember: young journalists fearlessly sifting and winnowing to find the truth.

GALA CELEBRATION

7:30 - 11 p.m. at The Orpheum Theater

Wish the Cardinal a happy birthday with drinks and dancing at one of Madison's most unique venues, the Orpheum! There will be a silent auction of art and photography to benefit the Cardinal's scholarship funds. Meet old friends and raise a toast to the Cardinal's next 120 years.

There are other events planned on campus to coincide with the anniversary. More details on those will follow.

Please consider organizing an informal gathering for your colleagues on Saturday afternoon at the bar or venue of your choice.

All events will be held in Madison Wisconsin