The Daily Pennsylvanian Alumni Association
The DP won the 2020-2021 Pacemaker Award, the highest award given by the ACP/CMA! We are one of 15 four-year campus newspapers across the nation to win the award. It’s a terrific honor and it speaks to the dedication, skill and passion of every single student on staff. A fantastic honor well-earned. Congratulations!
Read More: https://studentpress.org/acp/2021-newspaper-pacemaker-awards/
As The Daily Pennsylvanian continues to transform from a printed student newspaper sustained by ad revenue to an educational nonprofit supported by philanthropy, the need for new DPAA leaders to step forward has grown. We are a tradition that links every Penn student past and present.
While 140 years old, The DP is also still blossoming as a student media organization. Our students are charting a new course; that is more in line with recent shifts in society, media and journalism and that will allow the organization to continue to adapt more easily in the future.
This new energy and excitement brings with it emerging needs, challenges and opportunities for the DP Alumni Association and our members. The DPAA has always strived to provide the guidance and leadership our students have needed to maintain the elite level of storytelling that is the DP’s legacy. In this moment, at this time and in this world, your help is valued and needed more than ever.
Today’s staff at the DP is more diverse than ever, our newsroom is virtual and digital products are now the focus for the business side. We are excited to share that we are openly recruiting for the next generation of leadership at the committee and board levels of the DPAA, seeking out those who can assist our students in the new media landscape.
Serving in a leadership role for the DPAA is an opportunity to work directly with student journalists, provide financial support and transformative experiences and maintain and grow a world-class network of Penn alumni each and every year.
Those interested in becoming an alumni leader during this exciting moment for The DP should email Director of Development Steven Molberger at molberger@thedp.com or DPAA President Amy Gardner at amy.gardner@washpost.com, by Monday November 1st, 2021. Please include a brief description of your experiences and what you believe you can offer to The DP.
Looking forward to growing our organization with you!
Best,
Amy Gardner C’90
President Daily Pennsylvanian Alumni Association
We are excited to announce that through their generosity, DP alumni Steve Stecklow ‘76 and John Daniszewski ‘79, along with friend and colleague Philip Lentz, have established the Stecklow/Lentz/Daniszewski Prize for Investigative Journalism. This new student prize will be awarded annually to a DP journalist for their outstanding work in the area of investigative journalism in The Daily Pennsylvanian or its related publications. The winner of the prize will be selected by a committee of judges made up of DP alumni and will be awarded $1,000 at the DP awards ceremony, traditionally held in January.
The donors hope their new award will serve as inspiration for DP reporters, who are learning and exploring the craft of investigative journalism, an area of the DP’s editorial side where student interest has grown immensely in recent years.
We are grateful to Mr. Stecklow, Mr. Daniszewski and Mr. Lentz for their gift and appreciate their commitment to meeting the needs of our students and organization. Thank you!
The students are back, another fall semester is underway, and almost 500 students have shown interest in joining the DP through recruitment already. We are gearing up for a big year and we cannot do it without you and your philanthropic support. Through your giving each year, you amplify the voices of our students and upgrade the educational experience and resources our organization is able to offer.
Your DP Advances gift provides the DP with the ability to maintain financial independence; which is key to our editorial effectiveness and incredibly important for those Penn students who seek to discover and tell the stories that must be told.
Your DP Advances annual gift is a powerful vote of confidence in a group of Penn students who are tasked with:
Your generosity each year makes possible the experiences that shape lives and careers. The dollars you give go directly to our students through training, salary stipends, scholarships, internships, prizes, awards and more.
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Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to The Daily Pennsylvanian!
Respectfully,
Steven Molberger
Director of Development