This was my third commission meeting and I have to admit, the meetings have been surprisingly fun and enriching. After all, how often do we as communications professionals have the opportunity to sit in a room full of college presidents and hear exactly what they are thinking? The good news is they think highly of NCMPR and what we do.
READ MOREAs hectic as my travels to the seven district conferences were, now that they’re over, I miss it! I have put off writing my final blog because when I do, it means it’s really over. The last stop on my whirlwind tour was Columbus, Ohio – home of Ohio State, Buckeye candy, and a dome-less state capitol building.
READ MOREA few years ago, Nash Community College realized the need for something fresh and bold. It was time for us to get creative, to stop doing all of the talking, to really get to know our audiences, and most importantly, to listen to them. We needed to let our students, alumni, friends and community tell our story.
READ MOREWhen I was 3, my parents bought our first house. It was the most 1973 you could pack under one roof … a chocolate-brown split-level with wall-to-wall shag carpet, avocado green appliances, a harvest gold toilet and tub, and a rec room with a hi-fi console stereo and rough-hewn wood paneling. Dy-no-mite!
READ MOREI recently got some questions from a reporter about a recent hire at one of our colleges. Although we knew we’d done nothing wrong, we fretted about the tone of the questions and feared we were facing a negative story. Some wanted to put off responding to the reporter. We promptly answered the reporter’s questions.
READ MOREJust more than a year ago, I made the decision to leave my position as an assistant director in the communications office at a mid-size university (17,000 students) to establish a public relations office at South Louisiana Community College (7,000 students). I’ve been asked many times why I would leave a larger, more-established institution with a communications staff of seven for a smaller, much-younger community college with a staff of one.
READ MOREAfter a long day of traveling west from Providence, R.I., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was just what I needed. Only 45 minutes outside of Spokane, the town is centered around a large lake of the same name. The lake is surrounded by large pines and miles of undeveloped shoreline.
READ MOREConfession: My first encounter with Mystic, Conn., was a bit rocky, but we quickly resolved our differences and got along famously!
READ MOREAfter only a week at home and not much time to catch my breath, it was time to hit the road again and head across country to Hilton Head, S.C., for the District 2 conference. I know, none of you are feeling sorry for me. It’s Hilton Head, after all.
READ MOREWhen my three days in Lubbock came to an end, I came to a realization: Lubbock is the friendliest city in all of Texas!
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