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The Daily He(a)rd has become the first CMCI student team to win the Bateman Case Study Competition. The team's win is not just a first for CMCI, but for Colorado. The team tackled the issue of misinformation for the News Literacy Project.
The Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design and its students earned top recognitions this year through the statewide One Club Denver student competition and the PRNews Education A-List.
The Colorado chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) honored Professor Dawn Doty of the College of Media, Communication and Information and CMCI alumna Nora Thomas. Doty was recognized with the 2022 Swede Johnson Lifetime Achievement and Thomas is the 2022 Joe Fuentes Rookie of the Year.
In the public relations world, the Bateman Case Study Competition is legendary. Renowned since its inception in the 70s, the year-long project tests students’ abilities to plan, produce and execute a full-scale public relations campaign. This academic year marks Ƶ Boulder’s first foray into the competition––an accomplishment that happens to coincide with the program being named an A-list school by PR News. Ƶ’s contenders are competing against 370 PRSSA affiliated chapters, all respected public relations departments across the country.
Eager to dive into campus life at Ƶ? Well Buffs, you’re in luck! There are plenty of different ways to get involved on campus and in the Ƶ Boulder and CMCI community. Whether it is through student organizations, on-campus jobs, leadership roles or volunteering, there is a place for everyone.
Anna Ritz, president of Ƶ’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter, shared a picture of herself with her elderly grandfather. “I may not show symptoms or get sick,” she wrote, “but that doesn't mean he won't get sick.”
Ƶ Boulder’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America is wrapping up a busy year. Students from the chapter, which is now in its second year, recently participated in PRSSA’s 2017 National Conference, held in Boston. Throughout the