AdPR Week is on the horizon at Grady College! As we enter our fourth annual celebration, we are excited to announce guest speakers and a fun social media campaign, #AdPRide, to develop a sense of community and engagement among students and alumni in Advertising and Public Relations. On Wednesday, September 19th, top brands in Georgia will discuss…
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Student Internship Spotlight – Avery Whitehead
Avery Whitehead interned at Precision Strategies as a Communications Intern this past summer. She is from Baltimore, MD, and is a Political Science and Public Relations major minoring in Women’s Studies and obtaining a Public Affairs Professional Certificate. She has been a campus tour guide at the UGA Visitors Center for two years, and is a member…
AdPR Executive Advisory Board Welcomes New Members, Jeff Baker and Eugenio Mendez
AdPR is honored to welcome the following new members to our Executive Advisory Council. The Council is a diverse group of leading communications professionals committed to supporting the vision of the Department of Advertising & Public Relations, and assist the department with activities that align with the most current industry drivers in both the commercial…
First ever Crisis Communication Think Tank brings a collaboration of great minds to Grady College
The first ever Crisis Communication Think Tank was a huge success. Thank you to all the attendees for your presence, hosts and sponsors for organizing the event and presenters for sharing their valuable insights. We are thrilled to see what is in store for years to come. #CCTTGRADY “It was especially nice that Dick Yarbrough…
AdPR Students Represent Grady Undergraduate Research at 2018 CURO Symposium
AdPR students shed light of the importance of research in the communications field at this year’s CURO Symposium.
AdPR Vantage Point Speaker Series: Angela Alfano
Angela Alfano, ABJ ’10, kicked off the AdPR Vantage Point Speaker series this week with her presentation on transitioning from a free agent to a young sports PR executive. Alfano is entering her third season as head of global communications at Tough Mudder, the leading sports, active lifestyle and media brand. In her role, Alfano…
Grady Student Logo Design Selected for Inaugural Crisis Communication Think Tank
Grady Student Logo Design Selected for Inaugural Crisis Communication Think Tank
Annual AdPR Academy provides students and industry professionals connection through diversity initiative
Editor’s Note: While many students were spending their spring break relaxing, Destiny McClain, a marketing major from Terry College, and Jharell Ybarra, an advertising major from Grady College, were participating in AdPR Academy along with 15 other students, many from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This is the second year for The Academy, a program…
AdPR students compete in national competition that strives to improve childhood cancer treatment methods
Since 1973, the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has hosted an annual case study competition for college public relations students across the nation. This is an opportunity for four to five students to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom and in their internships to create and implement a full-blown public relations campaign…
Kailyn Sanders selected as a Most Promising Multicultural Student
Kailyn Sanders, a fourth-year advertising major at Grady College, has been named to the 2018 American Advertising Federation of Most Promising Multicultural students. Every year the American Advertising Federation selects 50 multicultural students nationwide that they feel represents some of the top emerging talent in the advertising industry. Through this program students attend a four-day…