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DESCRIPTION:2026 Year in Review\nJoin the Publicity Club of Chicago at Colu
 mbia College Chicago for our annual Year in Review luncheon\, bringing tog
 ether colleagues from across news and communications to reflect on 2026 an
 d look ahead to 2027.\nOur panel will examine the stories\, trends and dec
 isions that shaped the year. From the midterm elections to the expanding r
 ole of AI\, changing news consumption and the challenges of building publi
 c trust\, we&rsquo\;ll explore what these developments mean for journalist
 s\, communicators and the communities they serve.\nThe discussion will off
 er perspectives on the evolving relationship between newsrooms and communi
 cations professionals\, the changing business of journalism\, and how orga
 nizations can communicate effectively in an increasingly fragmented media 
 environment.\nJoin us for lunch\, conversation and an opportunity to recon
 nect with colleagues as we close out the year.\n\nFeatured Panelists\nPane
 lists to be announced.\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n\n11:30 AM: Arrival and networ
 king\n\n\n12:00 PM: Lunch\n\n\n12:20 PM: Scholarship presentation\n\n\n12:
 30 PM: Panel discussion\n\n\n1:30 PM: Program concludes\n\n\n\nElizabeth F
 rances Calabrese Scholarship Presentation\nThe luncheon will also include 
 the presentation of the Elizabeth Frances Calabrese Memorial Scholarship\,
  supporting the next generation of professionals at Columbia College Chica
 go.\nEstablished in 2019 by past PCC President and Adjunct Columbia Colleg
 e Professor Dominic Calabrese in honor of his late mother\, the scholarshi
 p provides $10\,000 annually through two $5\,000 awards to students with f
 inancial need:\n\n\nOne award supports a student majoring in Public Relati
 ons\, Advertising\, Social Media and Digital Strategy\, Marketing\, Englis
 h\, or Journalism.\n\n\nOne award supports a student within the Schools of
  Business and Entrepreneurship or Communication and Cultures\, with priori
 ty consideration given to a student with disabilities.\n\n
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LOCATION:Columbia College Chicago\, 754 S. Wabash Ave\, Exhibition Hall\, 5
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SUMMARY:2026 Year in Review
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