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Communication has shaped the way the world has reacted to the coronavirus pandemic. This fall 2020, 抖M女仆 is offering a new course that will examine risk communication through the lens of pandemics and other global crises. 鈥淐ommunicating Risk: Global Pandemics and Crises.鈥
抖M女仆 Dean of University College Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., recently discussed remote support services during an appearance on Facebook Live. She answered live questions and discussed such areas as tutoring, advising, and career exploration and development, all of which remain available to students during this period of remote learning.
Since October 2019, select public relations students at 抖M女仆 have been working hard to complete a campaign for the 2020 Annual Case Study Bateman Competition client: the United States Census Bureau. The National Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosts this competition each year challenging participants to develop and implement a comprehensive communications campaign for a client.
In lieu of traveling to a crowded beach for spring break, some 抖M女仆 students will opt for a more informative spring break trip. From March 22-26, 2020, students will head to Jackson, Miss., to learn about the complexities between the 抖M女仆 May 4 shootings and the Jackson State shootings, both of which occurred in May of 1970.
Each year, 抖M女仆 students participate in off-campus study away/study abroad programs and internships in locations across the country and around the world. And they take photos鈥攍ots and lots of photos.
抖M女仆 videographers braved the winter weather to remind you there鈥檚 snow place like the Kent Campus in winter. Watch this video and enjoy winter on the scenic campus.
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The trees on 抖M女仆鈥檚 campus bring something new to marvel at each season. In the summer, trees provide welcoming shade for students to lounge, fall brings vivid leaves that crunch under students鈥 feet on the way to classes, and winter pines provide an idyllic picture of fluffy snow. With nearly 4,000 trees on campus, 抖M女仆 has been awarded the Tree Campus USA recognition for the 12th consecutive year from the Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit conservation organization.
The Golden Flash Asset Management (GFAM) Group is composed of 抖M女仆 students who are interested in finance. The team manages an investment fund of over $1 million dollars in assets from the 抖M女仆 Foundation.