Author: Lauren Kight
Columbia, Mo. (May 2, 2018) — For the past 11 years, Rainbow House has been hosting its annual fundraising Masquerade Ball to raise awareness of child abuse during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year, the nonprofit emergency shelter worked with the Missouri School of Journalism’s Events and Promotion class to put on the event. … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Unmask Child Abuse by Planning and Executing Masquerade Ball
Columbia, Mo. (May 2, 2018) — For the past 11 years, Rainbow House has been hosting its annual fundraising Masquerade Ball to raise awareness of child abuse during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year, the nonprofit emergency shelter worked with the Missouri School of Journalism’s Events and Promotion class to put on the event. … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Win 1st Place at NSAC Districts
Columbia, Mo. (April 20, 2018) — The insightful strategy and creative executions of Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students won them first place at the District 9 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) held on April 13 in Kansas City, Missouri. During the day-long competition, seven teams from various schools in the District 9 region … Continued
Alumni Profile: Dylan Connell
Columbia, Mo. (April 18, 2018) — With graduation approaching, strategic communication students are doing all they can to stand out to employers. Strategic communication alumnus Dylan Connell remembers that feeling all too well about how hard he worked to develop his professional skills. “Become an expert on a useful topic. It could be anything,” Connell … Continued
Advertising Industry Legend John Zweig to Give Solomon Lecture
Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2018) — WPP Chairman and CEO and former Procter and Gamble brand manager John Zweig will deliver the 2018 Raymond M. Solomon Memorial Lecture at the Fred Smith Forum in the Reynolds Journalism Institute on April 10 at 2 p.m. Zweig will discuss topics in the industry ranging from leadership, creativity … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Plan Spirit of ’76 Customer Appreciation Event
Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2018) — Students at the Missouri School of Journalism planned and will execute the Spirit of ’76 Fireworks customer appreciation event on April 7 at the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville. The event will showcase the newest firework lines available at Spirit of ’76 for the summer. Led by instructor … Continued
Danny Rosenberg Wins ADDY Award for Copywriting
Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2018) — Strategic communication senior Danny Rosenberg recently won a Silver ADDY Award in the student category for copywriting from the Kansas City American Advertising Federation (AAF) for his advertising work with Slack, a professional communication platform, which he did as part of the Creative Portfolio class. “I was really excited … Continued
Strategic Communication Ph.D. Student Wins 2018 IPRRC Award
Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2018) — Courtney Boman, a first-year doctoral student, won an International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC) award for her research paper on social media crisis communication. Boman was recognized for the Boston University Award for the Top Paper About Public Relations and The Social and Emerging Media Award on March 10 … Continued
MOJO Ad Hosts Strategic Communication Career Fest
By Elizabeth Berg, Emily Pagano and Keena Patel MOJO Ad Public Relations Account Executives Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2018) — The Missouri School of Journalism brought students and recruiters together for a successful day of networking at the annual Strategic Communication Career Fest on Feb. 8 in the Reynolds Alumni Center. Approximately 400 junior, senior, … Continued
Alumni Profile: Libby Wall
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2018) — Every student can relate to feeling nervous before beginning an internship. You’ve prepared as much as possible, but you don’t really know what to expect until you get there. Strategic communication alumna Libby Wall used those nerves to her advantage before beginning her internship with General Motors last summer. … Continued
Novak Future Leaders Tour Connects Students with Industry Titans
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 14, 2018) — Many big names from the advertising and PR world come through the School of Journalism every year, giving guest lectures and meeting with students. However, the Novak Leadership Institute took this one step further by taking the students to the front doors of the biggest names in our industry … Continued