Student to tour
top ad agencies
University senior Christie Wong was one of 25 national finalists selected by the American Advertising Federation to participate in an all-expenses-paid recruiting tour of top New York advertising agencies.
“It was a great experience,” Wong said. “It was an opportunity to get your foot in the door and make some connections.”
The AAF’s “Most Promising Minority Student Program” is an advertising industry award program that recognizes and recruits minority college students in advertising, marketing, media and communications. The workshop connected leading advertising recruiters with selected multicultural advertising candidates from across the country.
University professor Charles Frazer nominated Wong and accompanied her to the workshop.
Wong and other finalists participated in an interview workshop and an awards ceremony Feb. 6 through 8. Each student was sponsored by a different corporation — AmeriMedia sponsored Wong. Her name was featured in a full-page advertisement in The New York Times and she was also featured in “Advertising Age,” the weekly national newspaper for advertising professionals.
The 25 graduating seniors who participated in the workshop represented colleges from 20 different states. Corporate sponsors were leading advertisers, agencies and media companies including ABC, American Airlines, America Online, Young & Rubicam, The New York Times and Pepsico Inc.
— Katie Ellis
SIS to hold
annual celebration
Henna painting, bindi ornaments and exhibition tables from India, Pakistan, Fiji and Nepal will be featured at Sunday’s fourth annual UTSAV, which is a general term for celebration in Hindi.
Students of the Indian Subcontinent not only organized the festival, but will also spend hours in the kitchen preparing a traditional Indian meal for the 5 p.m. dinner in the EMU Ballroom. The rest of the program will include traditional dancing and a fashion show hosted by SIS and various other student groups. The event costs $4 for students and $7 for the general public.
SIS president Aarti Tanna said she expects more than the 500 people who came to last year’s UTSAV to attend this year. She expects families from Portland and students from Oregon State University, as well as University students.
She said women traditionally decorate their hands and feet with henna painting for weddings and festivals. The bindi, placed in the mid-forehead, is also a fashion symbol, she said.
She said she hopes the event goes on without too many glitches and lives up to everyone’s expectations.
“It’s our biggest event,” Tanna said. “It’s our chance to put out our culture and get closer to each other in the process.”
— Diane Huber
