Background Katherine is starting her fourth year here at UGA, pursuing a degree in Advertising and a minor in Communication Studies. She is originally from Rockville Centre, New York, but wanted to step out of her comfort zone and try something different than what she is used to for college. She immediately fell in love…
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2018 AdPRide Week Recap
AdPR Week 2018 – A huge success! September 17-21 was a week-long celebration of the advertising and public relations professions which focused on crisis communication, the media environment and great Georgia brands. Our students heard from multiple top communications professionals about a variety of topics and subject matters. They were also able to represent their…
Georgia Brands Panel in AdPR
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…
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…
Grady Student Logo Design Selected for Inaugural Crisis Communication Think Tank
Grady Student Logo Design Selected for Inaugural Crisis Communication Think Tank
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…
2018 Washington D.C. Agency Tour
The Washington D.C. Agency Tour celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year from January 31 to February 2, 2018. As a part of the tour, Grady students got to network with PR professionals, communicators and government officials at various nonprofits, agencies and government offices. Before heading back to Athens, the trip wrapped up with a UGA…
Silicon Valley Tour
Seven AdPR students traveled to Silicon Valley in California in January 2018 to meet with Fortune 500 companies and learn more about digital and new media in the technology industry. Students and faculty visited eBay, Google, Kiip, Facebook/ Instagram, Oath/ Verizon, and Twitter. Each visit predominantly consisted of presentations on current company projects,…