Advertising and Public Relations at UGA

Advertising Faculty Member at Grady College Sees Life through Virtual Reality

Some people go through life as optimists. Others are pessimists. But, for Sun Joo “Grace” Ahn, an assistant professor of advertising at Grady College, she is a realist—a virtual realist. Virtual reality is becoming part of the everyday lexicon for many consumers, but it has been in Ahn’s everyday vocabulary for nearly 10 years. While…

PRSSA members visit Atlanta agencies for annual tour

On January 27, sixteen junior and senior UGA PRSSAmembers headed to Atlanta for the day to take part in our annual agency tour. Led by PRSSA advisor, Kim Landrum, students visited Jackson Spalding, MSLGroup and Edelman to learn what the future of public relations looks like. Jackson Spalding Hosts Christina Phillips and Rita Izaguirre welcomed…

Public relations professor co-authors textbook about diversity in journalism

Maria Len-Ríos (MA ’08), associate professor of advertising and public relations at Grady College, has just published an introductory textbook, “Cross-Cultural Journalism: Communicating Strategically About Diversity.” The book aims to teach college students how to navigate a continually changing world and write professionally and successfully about diversity and culture. Len-Ríos edited the book with Earnest…

Intern spotlight: Kayla Morgan

Kayla Morgan is a junior public relations major pursuing a minor in communication studies from Dallas, Georgia, and currently serves as a social media intern for the advertising and public relations department. What are your goals for your career after UGA? I plan on graduating in May of 2017, working as the marketing director at…

Visiting scholars from the University of Amsterdam discuss advertising’s effects on consumers

The advertising and public relations department was pleased to welcome visiting scholars, Dr. Sophie C. Boerman and Eva A. van Reijmersdal, from the University of Amsterdam last week to discuss their research in the communication and advertising fields. Grady College has been working with the communication program at the University of Amsterdam for several years…

Grady College announces its Spring 2016 recipients of CURO research assistantships

Five students in the Grady College have been awarded Spring 2016 research assistantships from UGA’s Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO). The CURO Assistantship Program, now in its second year, provides one-semester, non-renewable $1,000 stipends to outstanding undergraduate students across campus to actively participate in faculty-mentored research. Three Grady College students were awarded assistantships for…

Grady Student Honored with President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award

A Grady College student was one of three recipients of awards presented by the University of Georgia to Athens and university community members for exemplary community service Jan. 22 as part of the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast sponsored by UGA, the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government and the Clarke County School District. University…

Deadlines approaching for 2016 Grady College Study Abroad and Field Study programs

Grady College prides itself in offering one-of-a-kind opportunities that not only enrich students’ lives but also set them apart in their fields. Global study programs in China, Croatia, France and Prague and domestic field studies in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., strengthen students’ portfolios and provide them with a critical understanding…

Intern Spotlight: Carrie Clemens

With the endless impressive accolades of Grady’s Advertising and Public Relations students, we don’t often get the chance to recognize those working behind the scenes. Carrie Clemens is a senior public relations major from McDonough, Georgia, and is one of the interns for the Advertising and Public Relations department of the Grady College. Carrie will…