The Penn Alumni Diversity Alliance Speaker Series is designed to expose the Penn community to the rich and varied accomplishments of our graduates. Alumni representing one or more of the Diversity Alliance member organizations will return to campus to speak about their areas of professional expertise and their personal experiences. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are encouraged to attend.
Sports and Entertainment: Reaching New Audiences
Clemson Smith Muņiz C'79
President, Association of Latino Alumni
Thursday, October 4, 2007
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Penn Bookstore, 2nd Floor
3601 Walnut Street
The multi-billion dollar sports and entertainment industry has had a tremendous impact on U.S. culture. Spanish-speakers are now an important market segment, numbering as many as 30 million, or three-quarters of the 40-plus million of Hispanics who live in the United States. Clemson Smith Muņiz, C'79, became a pioneer of Spanish-language broadcasting in the early 1990's. Since then, he has helped grow this segment of the industry at both the local and national levels, announcing for teams, including the Knicks, Jets and Mets, and programs on HBO Sports, ESPN International, and Univisiķn Radio, to name a few. Come hear how Smith Muņiz got started in the field, how he anticipated and helped expand U.S. sports broadcasting in Spanish, and how he thinks the sports and entertainment industry will continue to develop in the future.
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From Chemistry to the Consulate:
Science & Technology in the Foreign Service
Teresa Chin Jones Ph.D., CW'63, GR'66
Monday, November 5, 2007
5:30-6:30 p.m.
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
South America Room
In a Foreign Service career spanning nearly 25 years in Canada and Belgium, Dr. Teresa Chin Jones, CW'63, GR'66 has taken on roles such as Nuclear Analyst and Deputy Head of a U.S. Consulate. Come hear how she, a Penn Chemistry major, veered onto this career path. Chin Jones will touch on her experience with pressing global issues like Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Environment, Science & Technology; her life as an Asian-American Foreign Service Officer; her advice to those planning to pursue careers in international diplomacy; and her current role as Co-Editor of National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing Weekly, aimed at keeping US industry both innovative and competitive.
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