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Mindfulness: The Answer to the Biggest Threat America Faces Today

Mindfulness: The Answer to the Biggest Threat America Faces Today

Published on April 15, 2021 at 8:38 p.m. by Lawson Colgate. Content, not information, distributed to the public with an intentional attempt to mislead is an existential threat to the world today. The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations confronted the crisis of misinformation on Thursday, April

Navigating the New Normal: A Student’s Guide to Job Searching

Navigating the New Normal: A Student’s Guide to Job Searching

Published on June 22, 2020, at 9:40 a.m. by Myreete Wolford, Manager, Business Development, Ketchum. Of course, the world has experienced turmoil before, but we’ve never quite experienced a pandemic to this degree. It’s hard to predict what the future will look like — even

From PR Professionals to PR Professors: Mark Harris, Ron Culp and Rick White

From PR Professionals to PR Professors: Mark Harris, Ron Culp and Rick White

Published on April 29, 2020, at 5:50 p.m. by Janie Creighton. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a professor is a “faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of higher education.” Another definition states, “One that teaches or professes special knowledge of an

PR Leaders Receive “C+” on 2019 Report Card

PR Leaders Receive “C+” on 2019 Report Card

Published on December 10, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. by Justine Groeber. The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations recently released its 2019 Report Card on PR Leaders, a biennial study that surveys PR professionals on five categories: leadership performance, job satisfaction, organizational trust, organizational culture and job

Meet Jon Iwata: A Q&A With Your 20th Koten Distinguished Lecturer

Meet Jon Iwata: A Q&A With Your 20th Koten Distinguished Lecturer

Published on March 28, 2018, at 10:33 a.m. by Skylar Spencer. Meet Jon Iwata: the former senior vice president and chief brand officer for IBM — and the keynote speaker for the 20th Koten Distinguished Lecture Series in Public Relations at The University of Alabama.

The Leadership Behind the Leadership

The Leadership Behind the Leadership

Published on April 20, 2016, at 4:45 p.m. by Mackenzie Ross. Founded in 2005, The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations promotes leadership and innovation in the field of public relations. Each year, the Center hosts the Milestones in Mentoring Gala in Chicago to

Top Five Reasons to Know About The Plank Center

Top Five Reasons to Know About The Plank Center

Posted: March 13, 2014, 9:25 p.m. by Myreete Wolford. I have a present for you, a treasure you may have yet to discover. The public relations nerd in you should be squealing with excitement because I am about to fill you in on a resource

Keys to Student Success

Keys to Student Success

Posted At: February 21, 2013 3:02 P.M. by Grayson Martin The public relations field is at a point where it is constantly being influenced by changing technology and strategies in communication. All that modern PR students can hope to understand about this ever-changing profession is

Earning Our Seat at the Table

​Posted At: November 20, 2012 4:00 P.M. by Sam Nathews The public relations professional is the runt of the corporate litter. For those of us who stir and generate conversation on behalf of an organization, there has also been, for some time, an internal conversation

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