Business Communication News

Word has it that BizComm alum and current grad student Julia Cooke just returned from Social Media Marketing World 2019, a mega-conference held March 20-22 in San Diego, California. Designed to help professionals in the field keep up with the "ever-changing nature of social media marketing," the conference attracted social media marketers, consultants, entrepreneurs, agency owners, network marketers, and corporate marketers. According to the conference website, learning opportunities abounded with "Facebook ads, Facebook organic, Instagram marketing, Messenger bots, live video, social strategy, content marketing, analytics, video creation, YouTube for business, corporate marketing, local business marketing, LinkedIn marketing, Twitter marketing, Pinterest marketing, Snapchat marketing, and blogging." Congratulations, Julia, on seeking out such a great opportunity!

Congratulations to Business Communication alum Andrew ("AJ") Grimm, who has taken a job with the Triple-A affiliate in minor league baseball, the Reno Aces Baseball Club as their digital marketing assistant. Located in Reno, Nevada, and playing in the Pacific Coast League, the Reno Aces are affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Previously, AJ worked as an associate with the Providence Bruins, an American Hockey League franchise and the top affiliate of the NHL's Boston Bruins.

On March 13, students from Dr. Anna Kayes’ Organizational Leadership class and Ryan Clark’s theatre program participated in a “Leadership Storytelling” workshop in which three theatre students posed as Amazon executives while the business students networked and shared their personal stories of leadership. Business Communication senior Naseehaa Bacchus (in the white blazer) was among the participants. After the networking session, the business students received feedback about how well they communicated their stories of leadership. (Information and photo from Brown School of Business and Leadership blog)

Business Communication professor Dr. Deric Greene was a panelist at the screening of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines on Tuesday, March 12, where he shared his thoughts on the intersectionality of identity and marginalization of minority identities. The movie was shown in conjunction with Women's Heritage Month. (Graphic from docnyc.net)

Many Business Communication students, alums and faculty will join the team during Relay for Life in honor of recently deceased faculty member Christine Noya. Won't you join us? The Stevenson University event, which begins on March 30 at 5 p.m. and continues for 24 uninterrupted hours, seeks to raise money for the fight against cancer through donations to the American Cancer Society. Those who want to join the "Chris Noya" team or make a donation can do so here. Students have designed a t-shirt for team members or anyone interested in participating. Its cost is $10 and is available through Dr. Leeanne Bell McManus.