Author: Jerry Duggan
By Jerry Duggan Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 26, 2019) — Coming off of successful tenures at FleishmanHillard and Monsanto, Becky Ericson was enjoying working at the public relations consulting firm she founded in 2015 when an unexpected twist in her personal life changed everything. Shortly after Ericson became pregnant with her second son, she learned she … Continued
Ericson – BJ ’04, MA ’05 – Harnesses Twin Passions of PR, CMV Foundation
By Jerry Duggan Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 26, 2019) — Coming off of successful tenures at FleishmanHillard and Monsanto, Becky Ericson was enjoying working at the public relations consulting firm she founded in 2015 when an unexpected twist in her personal life changed everything. Shortly after Ericson became pregnant with her second son, she learned she … Continued
Megan Crabb Spends Summer 2019 Interning with Navistar International
Megan Crabb at Navistar: “The thing I love about this internship is that every day is different, I never get bored.” By Jerry Duggan Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 9, 2019) — Megan Crabb, a senior studying strategic communication from Sugar Grove, Illinois, has spent her summer working for Navistar International as a corporate communications intern. Crabb … Continued
Teoh, Heo Share Experiences as International Students
Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2019) — When Walter Williams founded the world’s first School of Journalism in 1908, he wanted it to have an international presence. In addition to founding MU’s J-School, Williams later helped start China’s first journalism school in 1928 and sent scholars from Mizzou to teach at Chinese universities. As a result … Continued
AdZou Team Impresses Client, the SE Missourian
Columbia, Mo. (July 2, 2019) — Before they can graduate, all strategic communication seniors have to complete a capstone. They have two options to choose from: MOJO Ad or AdZou. Each capstone option involves the same purpose: helping a real-world client solve a problem. While MOJO Ad students took on the task of creating a … Continued
Alaina Curran Kick-Starts Her Music Career in L.A. with Capitol Records
By Jerry Duggan Columbia, Mo. (June 10, 2019) — Alaina Curran was in “Netflix and pajama mode” when she got a phone call that changed her life forever. The day after getting a rejection from her dream company, her morale was low. She picked up a burrito from Chipotle and hunkered down at her apartment … Continued
NSAC Advances to Semifinals, Comes up Just Short of Nationals
Columbia, Mo. (June 3, 2019) — The 2019 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team at the Missouri School of Journalism recently completed this year’s competition, placing ninth in the nation. The team missed out on being one of the eight teams to make the national finals by a fraction of a point. This was the … Continued
Journalism School Faculty Member, Students Reflect on Tap Day Experiences
Columbia, Mo. (May 28, 2019) — From Virginia to Texas to the open farmland of mid-Missouri, Jeannette Porter, Mitchell Davis and Holly Enowski all came to MU with high ambition, but none ever expected to be recognized in this way. The three were among a handful of individuals from strategic communication to be tapped into … Continued
Emilie Scott, BJ ’15, Starts a Revolutionary Company to Reduce Pollution
By Jerry Duggan Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2019) — For Emilie Scott, motivation often comes as a result of frustration. She was tired of standing by and watching as the planet deteriorated. She recycled and supported eco-friendly companies, but felt her individual actions weren’t making enough of an impact. She had to do something big. … Continued