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Diana, Queen of the Inanimate Twitterverse
Amidst elements that threaten to oxidize, cleanse, sear and scar, the bronze statue of Young Diana nobly stands, keeping watch over those who pass her by. Cast by renowned sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1924, the bronze was a gift to the university from the artist herself in 1940. This year, Diana celebrates her seventieth…
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Discover Queens 2010: Communication Programs
Discover Queens is an opportunity for prospective students to visit and learn about Queens University of Charlotte. Each school on campus hosts sessions for interested families. At today’s Discover Queens, we used this presentation to introduce the James L. Knight School of Communication. The presentation (which I designed based on the aesthetics of my Family…
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“Why would anyone want to ban books?”
Signs posted across the Queens University of Charlotte campus this week read, “The following books have been banned until further notice,” listing classic titles in literature: Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia, and Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, to name a few. On Wednesday, faculty, staff, and students from…
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Are you connected? Social Media @QueensUniv
“Are you connected? Social Media @QueensUniv” (featured below) was employed alongside a session for family members of current students at Queens University of Charlotte on September 25, 2010. It includes information and links for staying connected to Queens using social media, and tips for parents trying to utilize media to stay connected with their students.…
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Online Healthcare: Do the risks outweigh the rewards?
When online information goes awry, how does a company reign in the misinformation (and those producing it)? At the September gathering of Social Media Breakfast – Charlotte (#smbclt), panelists addressed this question in relation to health care. Gayle Tuttle, the director of strategic communications for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina; Karen Albittron, president…
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Mixing Reporters and Students: A “Live” lesson in media relations
When the news of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s generous grant (to name the James L. Knight School of Communication) was announced, I knew it wouldn’t be long before the gift impacted my teaching opportunities in the classroom; but I never thought that the impact would be so strong on the very…
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20 Digital Thinkers to Follow on Twitter
Practitioners and students of Digital Strategic Communication are always looking for the brightest digital minds to follow on Twitter. As we know, sometimes the best minds are not always those with the most followers. These folks are some of the best at sharing their thoughts and linking their tweets to excellent information from a variety…
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Teaching (and learning) with Twitter
Can Twitter impact students’ perceptions of their teachers? Even though these findings may come as no surprise to educators who already use Twitter, our study (described below) suggests that students who are active on Twitter alongside their instructors may actually perceive their instructors to be more approachable and interactive than they would otherwise. Thus, the…
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Feedback for New Bloggers
Blogging can be a daunting task for those who are new to the practice. Here are some general notes I’ve compiled after reading the first week’s blog posts in my integrated strategic communication course, followed by five tips for improving our blog community in this course. Source Citations: If you use a quote from any…
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Non Ministrari, Sed Ministrare
Communicating Honor: Civility, Technology, and a Digital Society I was both humbled and honored to give the keynote address at Queens University of Charlotte’s Sed Ministrare Ceremony, the official induction of incoming students into the Queens community. My speech, entitled Communicating Honor: Civility, Technology, and a Digital Society, encompassed remarks on the history of communication…
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