Frank Center Student Workshop & Lunch with Derrick Burson, Senior Associate Director, DIA

Event details Date: Monday, October 19, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: 336 Gregory Hall Type: Conference/Workshop About this event General Events Calendar home Calendar search Share on Facebook Tweet Email add to calendar contact add an event Event subscriptions General Events Frank Center Student Workshop & Lunch with Derrick Burson, Senior Associate Director, DIA Frank Center Student Workshop & Lunch with Derrick Burson, Senior Associate Director, DIA Oct 19, 2026 12:00 - 1:30 pm 336 Gregory Hall Conference/Workshop Sponsor College of Media, Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media Contact Colleen King E-Mail cck@illinois.edu Views 19 Originating Calendar Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media Events, College of Media Students are invited to a workshop and lunch with Derrick Burson (BS ’99, journalism), senior associate director of athletics. Now in his fourth year leading the Illinois Athletics Communication office, he oversees its nine-person staff and budget, is spokesperson for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA), and coordinates all strategic communication efforts for the athletics department and DIA administration initiatives. Lunch will be provided; please RSVP to Colleen King, clinical associate professor of journalism and director of the Frank Center, at cck@illinois.edu . Official event details: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7/33564909