Author: Steven Molberger

BECOME A CAPTAIN TODAY!

Dear DPAA,

Yamin from the DP Development team here. I am one of this year’s Masthead Madness student project managers. Being at the DP has truly been one of the best experiences I have ever had and I am sure it was the same for you.

We are reaching out to recruit all past DP Board Members and Leaders to become Captain’s for this year’s alumni fundraising competition; which will run from March 14th – April 4th. 

Extra incentive this year!

The DP is competing against college newsrooms and media organization’s from across the country in College Media Madness. We are confident in our collective ability to finish #1 in the nation! 

How to become a Masthead Madness Captain today!

Go to: mastheadmadness.com. Sign up, submit memories and pictures, make some shoutouts, send a few emails, and make a gift for your team between March 14th and April 4th.   

We look forward to crowning a new champ, seeing all the old memories shared, reading some classic DP tales and ensuring the DP finishes atop the College Media Madness standings.

We hope you will sign up today and use our Captain’s Kit to encourage others to support our efforts in raising money for students like me at The Daily Pennsylvanian. 

Thank you for your consideration and support of this year’s Masthead Madness.  

Let’s go! 

Best,  

Yamin Phyu Phyu

A top priority of the DP’s Business Department for this coming year is to foster a deeper connection with our business side and business centric alumni. In order to do this, we have created a new DPAA speaker series called Biz Matters where alumni will share their story, experiences and expertise directly with our students. 

Biz Matters will take place mostly on Fridays from 12:30pm – 1:30pm, in person and/or over Zoom. Guest speakers will be guided in a 30 – 40 minute interview for an audience of students; DPAA alumni are welcome too! We will take questions from the audience towards the conclusion of the program.

We are always in need of great speakers from a variety of backgrounds for future dates. If you are interested, please email Business Manager, Greg Ferrey at gferrey@sas.upenn.edu.

We appreciate all the DPAA and our alumni do for our students and look forward to learning from you this semester!

Best,

Greg Ferrey

Business Manager at the Daily Pennsylvanian

The DPAA is thrilled to announce DP Mentors, a new program that will tap into the DP’s deep and dedicated alumni network to offer DP board members sustained, one-on-one support and counsel.

We are looking for DP alumni to match with students based on the specific needs and priorities of DP board members. Each student-mentor pair will be required to meet on a video call once a month, with the freedom to expand communication depending on the student’s needs. 

DP Mentors is intended to offer board members the real-world guidance only DP alumni can provide—from answering day-to-day questions about covering the Penn community to providing real-world counsel about careers in journalism and beyond. 

As mentors, you will get the opportunity to learn in depth about the DP of today and have a direct impact on the next generation of journalists and DP alums.

To become a DP Mentor, please complete this Google Form by 9pm EST on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2021.

It’s an exciting time at the DP and we are grateful for your continued support. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Amanda Suarez ’16 (hello@AmandaMSuarez.com) and Stefan Fatsis ’85 (sfatsis@gmail.com).

Warmly, 

Amanda and Stefan