The San Diego Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has been awarded a 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards from SPJ national for Small Chapter Campus Relations. The award noted a number of activities in the over the last year that caught the judges’ attention:

• A mentorship program that pairs college students with industry professionals.
• Sponsoring the San Diego Union-Tribune’s inaugural Festival of Journalism.
• Participated in The Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University.
• Hosted an “Ask Me Anything” event at San Diego State University where veteran journalists shared career advice with students.

The award follows SPJ-SD’s three national awards last year: two Circle of Excellence Awards for our work on newsroom diversity and First Amendment advocacy and the award for Large Chapter of the Year.

SPJ-SD’s board wants to thank SPJ national for recognizing our efforts to mentor young reporters and to provide continuing education and outreach to the region’s journalists and journalism-adjacent professionals.