Master of Fine Arts in Film, TV, and Digital Media

Building on a successful 2025 pilot, the 2026 Pitch Perfect program will offer focused, industry‑aligned preparation that reflects the current realities of Georgia’s entertainment landscape. The event equips students with the skills, confidence, and strategic awareness needed to navigate professional conversations, articulate their interests clearly, and leverage Backlight as a career‑building opportunity—not just a showcase

 Students should attend if they’d like to get networking practice, to get more experience speaking about their creative projects or to prepare for the upcoming Backlight Student Film Festival on March 27.

Students can register to attend here on Handshake: https://uga.joinhandshake.com/events/1917606/share_preview

The Georgia Scholastic Press Association and its middle and high school members from across the state will celebrate the best in scholastic journalism at the Spring Workshop and Awards. The event will be held at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. A workshop will lead the event, 9-11:45 a.m., followed by a banquet-style awards luncheon at noon, catered by the Georgia Center. Professional dress is suggested. The 2026 program will be a available closer to the event. Visit https://www.ugagspa.org/workshop-awards for more.

Join us for Intern Hours, a peer networking event for Grady College students. Each session will feature a group of current Grady students who had or have internships in Summer or Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. Get tips on how they found their internships, how to prep for your own internship applications, what they did in the role and more. See details on this month’s featured interns on Instagram @UGAGradyCareers.

We look forward to recognizing our Alumni Award honorees and Grady Fellowship inductees at Grady Salutes on March 27, 2026. The 2026 Grady Salutes event includes a catered luncheon on the Schnitzer Family Media Lawn. Our 2026 Alumni Award honorees include:

• Sarah Karges (ABJ ’15)
•  Eric NeSmith (ABJ ’02)
• Tracy Brown (ABJ ’88)
• Wilson Lowrey (MA ’90, PhD ’00)

We also honored our 2026 Grady Fellowship Inductees:

• Tracy Brown (ABJ ’88)
• Maureen Clayton (ABJ ’80, MA ’84)
• Alan Griggs (ABJ ’72)

The cost is $50 per person, and reservations should be made by March 18. Reservations can be made here.

Grady College’s Spring 2026 Convocation Celebration will take place on May 6, 2026.

• The ceremony will start at 2 p.m.
• Graduates will have their names read in front of family, friends, faculty and staff as they cross the stage.
• Dress is professional; caps and gowns are not worn for Grady Convocation.
• Guests are asked to remain in their seats and not take pictures at the stage. Photos will be taken of each graduate crossing the stage and will be available free of charge after the event on the UGAGrady Flickr account.
• The ceremony will be recorded and posted within 24 hours on the UGA Grady YouTube channel.
• Students must register for convocation. Registration will open in April.
• Tickets are not required for Spring Convocation.
• Parking is available at one of several downtown parking lots. Please allow plenty of time to park and arrive as there will be convocation ceremonies downtown for other UGA units that same day.

More information can be found at https://grady.uga.edu/graduation/