Annenberg freshmen lined up five deep after the Public Relations panel in Dean Wilson and former Dean Geoff Cowan’s landmark ASCJ 100 class on Tuesday, September 17 to get a few moments with working professionals. Public Relations Studies alums returned to campus to help guide and inform the new students, who are Communications, Journalism and Public Relations majors.
Leading off the...
By: Brenna Clairr O'Tierney M.A. in Strategic Public Relations
First-year MSPR student and Annenberg Fellow Emily Gee just racked up another honor to add to her growing list of awards. Now she can check the USC Graduate Research Symposium off of her list since she won 3rd place in early April in a highly competitive contest where she competed against master’s and doctoral students...
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Brenna Clairr O'Tierney M.A. in Strategic Public Relations It’s 3 a.m. on a Wednesday and Aaron Hunt’s cell phone rings. He doesn’t even have to look at the number to guess who’s calling. There’s a crisis at work and he needs to act quickly. He jumps out of bed, hops on an airplane, calls his supervisors for the most updated information, prepares an in-person media response, and...
For Ashley Cooper, USC isn’t just the name on her college degree -- it’s a way of life. Cooper received a B.A. in Communication and Public Relations from USC Annenberg, and she met her husband at a USC baseball game at Dedeaux Field during her sophomore year. After graduating in 2006 with an M.A. in Strategic Public Relations, her ties to the university grew even stronger. She landed a...
By: Brenna Clairr O'Tierney M.A. in Strategic Public Relations
Marissa Borjon considers her time in Annenberg’s MSPR program to be the two best years of her life. That’s why she is committed to giving back to the community of students and faculty that gave her so much. She regularly volunteers to chat with accepted students and answer any questions, sits on numerous alumni panels, and...
Tiffanie Karen Shantel Petett. Home:
Fremont, CA
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
San Diego State University; B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Psychology and Spanish
Why I Chose Annenberg:
I knew that Annenberg would allow me to continue studying the PR field in a way that was more applicable to the real world...
Melody Yuan. Home:
Singapore
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
College of Charleston, B.A. in Communication Studies and Spanish
Why I Chose Annenberg:
I chose Annenberg after speaking to MSPR Program Director Jerry Swerling on the phone. His approach to public relations, the involvement of professors in students' education and career choices, the...
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Brenna Clairr O'Tierney M.A. in Strategic Public Relations
Daphne Wang devoted the first 20 years of her life to the violin. As a classical violinist, Wang spent much of her youth in private lessons, orchestra and symphony rehearsals, and more concerts than she can count. But after majoring in violin performance in college, working as a teaching artist for the Los Angeles...