Congratulations, Class of 2026!
Undergraduate Slideshow (PDF)
View memories and takeaways from the SJMC Class of 2026 undergraduates.
Graduate Slideshow (PDF)
View memories and takeaways from the SJMC Class of 2026 Professional MA and PhD grads.
Graduation Program (PDF)
View the program from the 2026 SJMC Graduation Celebration.
Keynote Speaker: Zack Zaban
Zack Zaban (BA’11), data and digital media strategy expert, will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 School of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduation Celebration on Friday, May 8.
Just 15 years after starting as a search marketing intern, Zaban is now a Senior Vice President, Data and Technology Strategy Director at Starcom within Publicis Groupe, a leading global communications planning and media agency. Zaban leads global media data strategy and operational excellence across a portfolio of clients with a recent focus on the pharmaceutical and health care portfolios.
Zaban graduated from the SJMC in 2011. After working as a Summer Search Analyst Intern prior to his graduation, Zaban returned to Starcom as a search, display and paid social analyst and eventually climbed the ranks to become a Digital Associate Director serving leading CPG brands.
In 2016, Zaban moved to London to spearhead digital strategy for a global consumer electronics manufacturing, focusing on ecommerce activations for global product launches. He soon began his work with pharmaceutical and health care clients as Vice President, Director of Data and Technology Strategy. Zaban returned to the U.S. in 2021 to work in Starcom’s New York City office in his now current SVP role.