AdPR’s Executive Advisory Council participated in a panel, “Being Job Ready” to provide advice to AdPR juniors and seniors as they plan for their future beyond graduation. Topics covered included, 1) resume writing – how to stand out among the rest, 2) interviewing – how to put your best foot forward, 3) leadership – once you have the job,…
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Spring 2019 Yarbrough-Grady Fellows
From Grady College of Mass Communication: Grady College has named two Yarbrough-Grady Fellows for the spring 2019 semester: Maddie Fiorante from Portland, Oregon, and Allison Miller from Sandy Springs, Georgia. Fiorante will focus on public relations while Miller focuses on graphic design. The fellowship, funded through Grady College alumnus Dick Yarbrough (ABJ ’59), is an experiential work program in which Grady College students work alongside the office of…
PRSSA Classic City Tour of Athens
On Thursday, November 15, Grady College students participated in the third annual PRSSA Classic City Tour of Athens. Led by professor Kim Landrum, students visited Jackson Spalding, See.Spark.Go and UGA’s Sports Information Office to learn about working with clients, creating relationships and managing reputations. Brian Brodrick, Alison Geist and Bryan Harris led the discussions at…
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 Campaigns students travel to New York City to visit Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Eight advertising and public relations students from Dr. Karen King and Dr. Juan Meng‘s campaigns class traveled to New York City on Monday to watch a live-taping of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. This semester, the class will focus on crafting a long-term social and digital strategy for TBS’ newest late-night television show confronting political and…
Focus on research: AdPR professor studies social media discussions of serious diseases
As part of a new initiative, the Advertising and Public Relations department will highlight research led by our own faculty and staff. In this article, Associate Professor Itai Himelboim studies the mood of social media postings discussing serious disease: Gall Myrick, J., Holton, A., Himelboim, I., Brad, L. (2015). #StupidCancer: Exploring a typology of social…
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…