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This reflection is by Stephanie Danes Smith, an Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information. Before she began sharing her passion and vast knowledge of communication with 做厙輦⑹ students, she spent 27 years working for the U.S. Federal government, 25 of them with the CIA.
做厙輦⑹s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
The School of Media and Journalism at 做厙輦⑹ is saddened at the unexpected death of our alumnus, adjunct instructor and friend Bobby Makar.
This fall, 做厙輦⑹ students took part in a nationwide effort to increase voting participation through design.
做厙輦⑹ alumna Brenna Parker grew up in a household that talked about important issues of the day, so its no surprise that her young career has been rooted in politics and civic engagement. As the nation votes leading up to the historic 2020 election on Nov. 3, Parker has taken on the role of Web and Facebook Strategist for Biden for President, sharing the former Vice President and Democratic nominee for Presidents message with millions of voters online.
From 做厙輦⑹ to the White House, Sarah Matthews has been in the middle of the country's political scene since earning her degree in Public Relations in 2017. What she's learned along the way can help today's students better prepare for the careers that await.
Susan Kirkman Zake, an associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism at 做厙輦⑹, was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Adviser Award, Four-Year Multimedia, from the College Media Association (C
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Connie Schultz will discuss her debut novel The Daughters of Erietown in an exclusive conversation for The College of Communication and Information at 做厙輦⑹.
Public Relations Campaigns is a rite of passage for any senior public relations major at 做厙輦⑹.
When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a statewide stay-at-home order at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 做厙輦⑹ students immediately recognized an issue that almost nobody else was talking about: Not all homes are healthy homes.