The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication AdPR department awarded scholarships to four students for participating in the Moxie-Zenith / UGA Partnership Program. The awarded students, Danielle Grinzaid, Srishti Mishra, Sierra Romeo and Hawk Young, applied and were carefully selected to participate in the UGA program for Publicis Media Groupe, a…
Month: October 2016
Yan Jin selected for membership in the Arthur W. Page Society
Yan Jin, an associate professor of public relations at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has joined the ranks of world-class senior public relations and corporate communications executives and educators as a member of the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society. “It is a huge honor to join such a premier group,” said Jin, who is also…
The Grady College Department of Advertising and Public Relations hosts second annual AdPR Week
The Grady College Department of Advertising and Public Relations hosts its second annual National AdPR Week at UGA from Sept. 26-30. UGA clubs and organizations including PRSSA, IABC and AdClub are arranging and hosting various special events, presentations and professional development workshops with industry veterans for students throughout the week. In addition to the engaging…
Tina Stow of UnitedHealth Group visits students in DC to share her insight and expertise
On July 7, Tina Stow (MA ’03), visited Grady students at Delta Hall to discuss her experiences working in health policy and public affairs for UnitedHealth Group. During their time together, Ms. Stow shared her strategic approach to executing and measuring the effectiveness of campaigns focused on Washington, D.C. policymaker and influencer audiences. “It is…
Assistant Professor of Advertising Grace Ahn profiled in UGA Focus on Faculty column
Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn, communications researcher and an assistant professor in the department of advertising and public relations in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the founding director of the Games and Virtual Environments Lab. This combination of virtual simulation devices allows users to experience something as if they are going through…
Summer at the Circus offers Grady students insight into portfolio school
While some Grady College students spend their summers studying abroad or working on internships, others spend their time at the circus…Summer at the Circus, that is. Summer at the Circus is an intense eight-week program offering college students an inside experience of Creative Circus, a prestigious portfolio school in Atlanta. This unique program is offered through the Department…
AdPR students and alumni shine at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Our Cannes Lions Advertising Study Abroad program, offers two academic courses centered on the famed Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, which takes place in the south of France each year. This year’s program ran from June 13 through July 1, 2016. Students and Alumni from the AdPR Department at Grady College made quite an impression…
The Georgia Journalism Academy at Grady College: A Huge Success!
The Georgia Journalism Academy, held June 5-10 at The University of Georgia’s Grady College, was a huge success! The camp gives young journalists an intense weeklong experience in the fields of journalism and mass communication, offering valuable hands-on instruction. The program is open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school. Academy instructors include Grady…
Research from AdPR: Social media continues to re-shape our world – sometimes in ways we don’t even suspect.
A recent study published in Information, Communication & Society shows that new participants in the social media space are disrupting long-held assumptions about how news and information flow from one geopolitical entity to the next, including by government-run networks such as Voice of America, Al Jazeera and Russia Today. In particular, non-institutional social mediators –…