Archive for the ‘ International PR ’ Category
I’m glad South Africa is getting worldwide coverage as host, but I’m a bit bitter. Of all countries that could benefit from not only exposure but income from what the futbol tournament will provide, we ignore those and pick South Africa. The AFRICAN country that suffered through apartheid. South Africa is one of the wealthiest [ READ MORE ]
The summit in Copenhagen was summarized well from the Colbert Report, of all shows. We need to understand that we shouldn’t be expecting serious changes from President Obama going. Oil conglomerates and special interest groups still have too much money and influence for us to make any drastic changes. As I understand it, the President [ READ MORE ]
Georgia Southern isn’t in a location that fosters diversity too well. Since moving to Georgia, I was not exposed to nearly as many cultures as I was back home in New Jersey. Still, I’m impressed with the number of international students we house as well as students from different cultural backgrounds. There needs to be [ READ MORE ]
Today, Adam Rosen and I were part of a food extravaganza, Diner World Tour. There were dishes from several countries. my favorite has to be the Jerk Chicken. I’m a sucker for Caribbean food. I noticed many of the Asian dishes were vegetarian meals. It was a very formal dining experience. There weren’t waiters but [ READ MORE ]
Interviewing Dr. Lim reminded me why Americans have such a bad wrap on the international level. We are quick to judge, the first to jest when someone doesn’t abide by our social norms, and one of the least welcoming societies. Dr. Lim made a great point after the interview and that was how it’s funny [ READ MORE ]
Conversation hour was a bit more successful than I remember. It was usually held in the Union Ballroom but the Friday Halloween, there were festivities held in the “cafeteria” of the William Center. There was also a costume competition held during Conversation Hour that really shed light on what was popular to what group of [ READ MORE ]
Dr. Sun-A Lee came to our International PR class to enlighten all of us. Though many stereotypes stem from something true, most are blown out of proportion. Dr. Lee spoke with us about the stigmas she faced and noticed when coming to America to further her educational pursuits. The most surprising thing Dr. Lee told [ READ MORE ]
We were lucky enough to have Elizabeth Albryct Skype in from France. She’s an established PR practitioner and professor in the land of crepes and was gave some more great information. The more presentations we have from overseas professionals, the more humbled I am. Many European countries are way past us when it comes to [ READ MORE ]
An in-class presentation from Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu, social media advocate and professor at Purdue University, humbled me as a member of the American social media “club”. Ethnocentricsm is almost and thusly, I felt we were leading the way in the social media arena. Boy was I wrong. Some exciting information from Dr. V informed me [ READ MORE ]
When Dr. Lee gave us a more accurate look at life in Korea, I was embarrassed at my ignorance. Jokes have always been prevalent when it came to many Asian countries, one of which was the consumption of dogs. She informed us it was true, but true only for Korea. People there were suffering from [ READ MORE ]
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