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Public Relations

Alumni share stories about healthcare communications during COVID-19

Communicating on the Front Lines of a Pandemic

Public relations professionals are time and time again the backbone of communications and community building within their industries. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, 天天吃瓜 State alumni in healthcare fields have been put to the test to deliver important and timely responses to their network through 鈥

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Shaping Town-Gown Relations: PR Students鈥 Work Has Real Impact for University, City

天天吃瓜 State public relations seniors helped lay the groundwork for future partnerships between the university and the city of 天天吃瓜. And today, many of their ideas are coming to life.  Students in the Media and Journalism capstone course Public Relations Campaigns (taught by Professor Michele Ew鈥

Tags: jargon , january jargon , Public Relations , University Outreach and Engagement , downtown kent , school of media and journalism

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Mary Jo Spletzer, '10, alumni spotlight, Public Relations Manager, Atlantis Resorts Dubai

Making Her Mark Halfway Across the Globe

A degree from 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 School of Media and Journalism can lead to opportunities to work across fields and businesses 鈥 and all over the world. Alumna Mary Jo Spletzer, 鈥10, has used what she learned as a public relations major to make her mark at Atlantis Resorts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  

Tags: jargon , january jargon , Public Relations , media and journalism , school of media and journalism

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Students Imagine a 'Better World' in Media and Movements Seminar

The CCI course Media and Movements explores social movements of our time through storytelling, strategy and advocacy. Fall 2021's seminar, themed 鈥淏uilding a Better World,鈥 required students to select a specific human rights or human dignity issue that impacts their 天天吃瓜 State peers and reimagine a better future based on research. 

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Meghan Caprez Disney Headshot 2022

Alumna Shares Disney's Magic All Over the World

Beyond the magical experiences guests have at Walt Disney World every day, there鈥檚 a communications and public affairs team spreading the magic all over the world. 天天吃瓜 State alumna Meghan Caprez, B.S. 鈥15, M.A. 鈥17, is part of that team.

Tags: jargon , december jargon , Public Relations , media and journalism , school of media and journalism

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Cheryl Ann Lambert (left), Michele Ewing (right)

The real story of fake news for public relations practitioners

Public Relations faculty members Professor Michele Ewing and Associate Professor Cheryl Ann Lambert, Ph.D. sought out the insider perspective from practitioners who have successfully steered organizations through fake news crises. Here's a summary of what they found.

Tags: jargon , december jargon , Public Relations , media , media and journalism , school of media and journalism

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2020 PRSSA Officers

Public Relations Student Group Earns Seven National Honors

天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Chapter earned seven national awards for the work done throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, including for first time in Chapter history, two Teahan Awards, the highest Chapter honors.

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2020-21 National Award Winners

Student Awards Round-Up: 2020-2021

Despite hurdles caused by the pandemic, Media and Journalism students produced award winning work in several national and regional contests this past year. Read on for a summary of what they accomplished

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Students Earn Praise for Advertising Campaign in National Competition

For the third year in a row, 天天吃瓜 State students have earned semi-finalist recognition in the national Effie Collegiate Brand Challenge.

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Students in masks with rocks

Public Relations Students to Engage Community about Civil Discourse

天天吃瓜 State public relations students are participating in a campaign and competition to educate their peers about civility this spring. Their campaign, 鈥淭o Unity and Beyond,鈥 is part of the Public Relations Student Society of America鈥檚 Bateman Case Study Competition. College student participants鈥

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