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TCU Strategic Communication Students Participate in Challenge for Emerging Leaders

  Four seniors from TCU’s Department of Strategic Communication participated along with 14 other public relations students in the fourth Challenge for Emerging Leaders, hosted by The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, November 14-16. SMU hosted the event. With the overall goal of developing and inspiring emerging leaders, the Challenge is an intensive,… Read more »

MHMR Foundation Hires Roxo For Rebranding Services

Members of Roxo meet with their clients from the MHMR Foundation.

  By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Roxo, TCU’s student run advertising and public relations agency, has recently partnered with the M H M R Foundation to rebrand the nonprofit. M H M R Foundation requested Roxo’s help with a two-phase task centered around increasing brand awareness of the foundation. “We started… Read more »

Strat Comm Major Uses Skills Learned in Class to Grow His Nonprofit

A photo submitted by TCU student Ryan Almusawi.

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020   “The numerous networking opportunities that come along with being a student in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication are tremendously helpful in spreading the word about our charity and recruiting other like-minded individuals that have a passion to serve,” says Ryan Almusawi, a sophomore strategic… Read more »

Strategic Communication Major Publishes Third Children’s Book

A photo of Liv Shin holding up her book, “Kendall: A Story of a Young Boy With Autism.”

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Liv Shin, a junior strategic communication major from Lake Oswego, Oregon, has already made her mark on TCU’s campus. Liv runs her own publication company, Shindig Publishing LLC, has published three children’s books, and won Top Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Submission at the 2019 Bob Schieffer… Read more »

Associate Professor Earns Best Research Paper Award

A photo of Dr. Jong-Hyuok Jung holding his research paper award.

Jong-Hyuok Jung, an associate professor of strategic communication, received the best research paper award at the Korean Advertising Society’s Global Colloquium in Seoul this summer. The title of the research paper he presented at the academic conference is, “A Study of Mobile Payment Service: U.S. Consumers Motivations and Intentions.” During his visit to Seoul, Jung… Read more »

Student Spotlight: Macy Thompson

A photo of Macy Thompson, a strategic communication major at TCU.

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 From having a successful YouTube following to having sponsorships with Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy Thompson has made it known she’s a force to be reckoned with. Thompson, a sophomore strategic communication major from Santa Clarita, California, transferred to TCU this fall from San Diego State… Read more »

Associate Professor George Receives Fulbright Fellowship

A headshot of Dr. Amiso George.

By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 Dr. Amiso George, TCU strategic communication associate professor, has received the Fulbright Global Scholar Fellowship to spend part of next year at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Dr. George will develop strategic communication courses for the journalism and business departments and teach… Read more »

Roxo Designs ‘Forte Awards’ for Fort Worth Chamber

A photo of the signage at the 2019 Forte Awards.

  By Desaray Hickombottom, Communication Studies major, Class of 2020 The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce partnered with Roxo, TCU’s student-run advertising and public relations agency, to develop details for a small business awards presentation this past spring. Roxo’s faculty advisor, Sarah Angle, shared how students had the opportunity to develop the logo, name, design,… Read more »

20 students graduate from the Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU

A group photo of the CPC cohort 6.

Twenty professionals from across Texas and the nation graduated this summer from the Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU. About 30 other professionals are currently enrolled in the CPC program and will graduate later this year or in summer 2020. The CPC program has been working for more than seven years with communicators from cities,… Read more »

Student Places Second in National Poster Contest

A poster of a young man crying with the words, "Brothers don't harm brothers" in the upper lefthand corner.

Jessica Spencer, a senior strategic communication major, placed second in the 2019 national poster competition for HazingPrevention.org and its annual anti-hazing week program for the 2019-2020 academic year. Jessica received recognition for her poster, titled “Brothers Don’t Harm Brothers,” and a $100 cash award. “I chose the brothers theme for the poster because that’s what fraternities… Read more »