Watt selected to attend Scripps Leadership Institute

Journalism professor Peggy Watt was selected to attend the Scripps Leadership Institute this summer, presented by the Society of Professional Journalists. The Scripps Howard Foundation partners with a number of organizations to conduct leadership programs relating to journalism. Watt was one of 15 chosen nationwide for the event in Bellevue, which is aimed at professional journalists and leaders in SPJ chapters. Watt is adviser for Western’s student chapter of SPJ and is a longtime member of the organization, which is the largest and oldest professional association of journalists worldwide. She also serves on SPJ’s national Higher Education Committee.