Vanessa Bravo

The article discusses a research agenda for exploring how public relations is used by ethnic organizations to advance their goals.

The three Communications faculty members offered sessions, led workshops and chaired panels at the gathering in Puerto Rico.

Students met leaders at a TV station, a sports organization, a newspaper, a think tank, and at several production companies and public relations operations.

Elon students have won four of the past 10 competitions, making the university the most successful participant in the program  for Fall 2014.

Four students and one professor provided video and social media coverage to this annual summit of industry leaders, entrepreneurs and researchers in Nashville. Two more Elon students and one Elon alum attended as well.

The Elon students met with 1,000 PRSSA members during Fall Break and had opportunities to learn about public relations professionals and to network and make contacts for the future.

The mural on the second floor of Global Neighborhood D depicts a Phoenix with words in different languages and flags from around the world.

The article compares the official communication of the governments of El Salvador and Colombia to, and about, their diaspora communities.

The article was published in the International Journal of Communication and the book review was featured in International Migration Review.

Professors Vanessa Bravo, Julie Lellis, Barbara Miller and Qian Xu all participated in the conference.