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…
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AdPR’s Executive Advisory Council Spring meeting generates updates and ideas
AdPR’s Executive Advisory Council met in April for a two-day session that brought exciting new ideas and professional perspectives to the department and its programs. In an opening event faculty, students and Council members celebrated at Hotel Indigo’s Rialto Club for a reception and dinner banquet. Keynote speaker, Natalie Godwin (Senior Manager, Global Communications, UPS)…
UGA Grady College launches first AdPR Academy to address diversity gap in advertising, public relations industries
The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is launching its first AdPR Academy, a week-long bootcamp designed to teach students from diverse backgrounds tangible skills from the advertising and public relations industries. This program includes over 35 hours of training from experts and professionals in the industry, including skills-based classes, participation…