Professor Orr Attends PRSSA Workshop with Students

Professor Shawn Orr, faculty in Communication Studies, and two Public Relations Student Society of America members, Addie Coder and Carolina Carlton, attended the PRSSA Social Media Workshop at Ohio Northern University on March 22nd. 

This workshop focused on optimizing social media presence and included a keynote presentation by Amanda Todorovich, Senior Director for Content & Creative Services at the Cleveland Clinic, and winner of the prestigious Content Marketing Institute 2016 Content Marketer of the Year.

Assistant Professor Cory Hillman Interviewed by WalletHub for March Madness

WalletHub, a financial wellness and credit monitoring website, interviewed Professor Hillman for its "Ask the Experts: March Madness Musings" series.  A snippet of the interview, which can be found here, is below.  

Among these questions is "where do you stand on the issue of paying college athletes?"

First of all, I think college sports are more interesting because athletes are not paid. At the same time, there is a lot of money being made for a lot of people on the backs of athletes who are not paid. Let me put it this way, college athletes are already getting paid at big-time Division I institution in sports like football and basketball in violation of NCAA rules. Periodically, schools get caught and are punished. I think the easiest solution is to allow it to continue, let boosters write checks to attract talented athletes, but remove the rules against it. Nothing else has to change in this regard.

Be sure to check out the full interview to learn more!

Bias in Ashland Event

Internship Panel Hosted by Career Services

On Tuesday, March 26th starting at 6:30pm in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium Career Services will be hosting a Internship Panel event that will be open to all students.

This event will be a great opportunity for students to hear from other AU students about the internship experience and what it has to offer. Along with that, employers will also be invited from Ohio businesses to come and speak for the second half of the panel. During this part students can hear from professionals in the field about real internship opportunities and receive advice on how to land that dream internship.

Dress code for this event is business casual and students are encouraged to arrive a little bit early so they can ensure a spot, as well as bring copies of their resume.

This event is not only a great chance to learn information about internships, but also an amazing opportunity to network with employers and other students.

Speaker to Give Talk on Crisis Communication

COM Studies Professor and Students Receive Leadership Training

Last week, Dr. Gwen Hullman, Camille Pollutro, and Samantha Stutzman completed their training in Leadership In Deliberative Democracy, taught by Professor Louise Fleming- Dufala, and sponsored by the Center for Civic Life at Ashland University, which:

strives to involve citizens in deliberating issues of concern and in developing and initiating solutions for their communities. Through this effort, Ashland University will educate people in the region about civic life and engage them in deliberative practices that allow them to meet needs in their communities and to shape their communities' future.

To learn more about the Center for Civic Life, visit their website here. 

Health and Risk Communication Students Meet to Discuss Health PR Jobs

Health and Risk Communication students Cyleen Sharpe, Samantha Stutzman, and Wenyu Zhang met with Dr. Gwen Hullman Wednesday for lunch. 

Topic of the day: statewide health public relations job opportunities and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' prediction on job growth in this sector. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Health Educator opportunities will see a 16% above average job growth over the next 10 years. Those focusing on health communication and public relations will see a 9% projected job growth market over the next ten years. 

Great news for our Health and Risk students!