Marshall Journalism students to J-Walk

toward new technology, digital cameras

 

The fourth annual J-Walk, an event designed to raise money to help buy new equipment and supplies for Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, will take place Friday, Oct. 26 on MU’s Huntington campus.

 

The J-Walk, which is part of homecoming week activities, starts at noon on the Memorial Student Center plaza. This year’s event will help raise funds specifically for the purchase of new digital cameras, which will be used in many classes and by students working for The Parthenon.

 

The J-Walk is an educational support activity of the School of Journalism Alumni Association.

 

“I remember when I was a student we didn’t have events like this,” said Susan Nicholas, J-Walk coordinator and a Marshall graduate. “Students, alumni and members of the local media never got together as a group. This is a great opportunity for students to meet people with whom they may work some day or need help from finding a job once they graduate.”

 

Students, faculty and local celebrities will begin the walk at noon shortly after Marshall’s Fife and Drum Corps perform, and members of the MU football team take part in a car bash. Head football Coach Mark Snyder will begin the walk. Afterward, the student(s) who raises the most money will be awarded a $100 Marshall Bookstore gift certificate. The walk will conclude at about 2:30 p.m.

 

Students from various journalism classes are seeking pledges from alumni and local businesses.

 

For more information about the J-Walk, contact the J-School at (304)-696-2360.