TABLE OF CONTENTS
Program
Land Acknowledgement and Dean Introduction
Kandise Le Blanc
Welcome
Dean Charles Whitaker (BSJ80, MSJ81)
Associate Dean Vijay Viswanathan
IMC Full-Time Student Speakers
Alexandra Cross
Isabella Lima
IMC Professional Student Speaker
Neha Ara Rashid
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Cindy Zhou
Keynote Speaker
Nick Scarpino (IMC11)
Presentation of Degrees
Associate Professor and Full-Time IMC Academic Director
Jacqueline Babb (IMC09)
IMC Full-Time Teacher of the Year Presenter
Cole Sias
IMC Professional Teacher of the Year Presenters
Lauren Sutter & Patrick Talley
Closing Remarks
Thomas Lewin Quiroz
Medill Administration
Charles Whitaker (BSJ80, MSJ81)
Medill Dean
Beth Bennett (MSJ97)
Professor and Associate Dean of Journalism
Vijay Viswanathan
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications and Associate Dean of IMC
Stephanie Edgerly
Professor and Associate Dean of Research
Dorina Aguilar Rasmussen
Associate Dean of Administration and Student Affairs
Julie Collins
Assistant Dean of Graduate Admissions & Financial Aid
Jacqueline Babb (IMC09)
Associate Professor and Full-Time IMC Academic Director
Chris Cahill
Associate Professor and IMC Professional Academic Director
Speaker Biographies
Nick Scarpino (IMC11) is the CEO of Giordano’s, a chain of 60 restaurants across nine states, internationally known for its Chicago-style deep dish and tavern-style pizzas. Nick also serves on the board of directors at Killer Burger, a Portland-based restaurant chain serving hand-built bacon burgers and craft beer.
Prior to Giordano’s, Nick served as Chief Marketing Officer at Portillo’s, where he worked for 10 years. While there, Portillo’s grew from a privately-held company with 38 locations in four states to a publicly-held company with 95 locations across 10 states. Before Portillo’s, Nick spent four years in advertising roles at Google.
Nick has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from Medill at Northwestern University.
Speaker Biographies
Nick Scarpino (IMC11) is the CEO of Giordano’s, a chain of 60 restaurants across nine states, internationally known for its Chicago-style deep dish and tavern-style pizzas. Nick also serves on the board of directors at Killer Burger, a Portland-based restaurant chain serving hand-built bacon burgers and craft beer.
Prior to Giordano’s, Nick served as Chief Marketing Officer at Portillo’s, where he worked for 10 years. While there, Portillo’s grew from a privately-held company with 38 locations in four states to a publicly-held company with 95 locations across 10 states. Before Portillo’s, Nick spent four years in advertising roles at Google.
Nick has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from Medill at Northwestern University.
IMC Full-Time Student Speaker
Alexandra Cross (IMC25) is an IMC full-time student, specializing in the brand and data sequences. She has served as IMC Student Ambassador and as a grader for Market Research. IMC Full-Time Student Speaker
Alexandra Cross (IMC25) is an IMC full-time student, specializing in the brand and data sequences. She has served as IMC Student Ambassador and as a grader for Market Research. IMC Full-Time Student Speaker
Isabella Lima (IMC25) is an IMC full-time student, specializing in the brand and media sequences. She served on the executive board of Medill’s Cause Marketing Initiative and as a grader for Consumer Insights. IMC Full-Time Student Speaker
Isabella Lima (IMC25) is an IMC full-time student, specializing in the brand and media sequences. She served on the executive board of Medill’s Cause Marketing Initiative and as a grader for Consumer Insights. IMC Professional Student Speaker
Neha Ara Rashid (IMC25) Neha Ara Rashid (IMC25) is an IMC Professional student based in Qatar, specializing in social and digital media communications, and served as a Student Ambassador for Medill’s IMC Professional track. IMC Professional Student Speaker
Neha Ara Rashid (IMC25) Neha Ara Rashid (IMC25) is an IMC Professional student based in Qatar, specializing in social and digital media communications, and served as a Student Ambassador for Medill’s IMC Professional track. WiFi and Closed Captioning
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