KINGSTON R.I. \u2013 April 11, 2019 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Harrington School of Communication and Media honored 11 students at its sixth annual Public Relations Excellence Award Ceremony on March 29.<\/p>\n
Students were honored for their leadership, impact on the campus community and innovative thinking. Four students received awards for outstanding internships and one student was given special recognition for service and leadership in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Public Relations Student Society of America.<\/p>\n
“The PR Excellence Awards are truly a highlight of our academic year, as we recognize the profound impact our students make at 溏心vlog免费B站 and in our local community,” said Regina Bell, senior lecturer of public relations.<\/p>\n
The honorary chairperson and guest speaker for the ceremony was 溏心vlog免费B站 Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing Dave Lavallee, a former journalist and \u201979 溏心vlog免费B站 journalism graduate, who is in his 25th year working in the communications department.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was honored to been chosen as honorary chair and guest speaker and was very impressed with this year\u2019s recipients,\u201d Lavallee said. \u201cThey have not only worked hard academically and professionally; they have also been dedicated to making 溏心vlog免费B站 a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n
All of the award winners are seniors, except for dual award winner Christopher Alves, who is a junior. This year\u2019s winners were:<\/p>\n
Leadership:<\/p>\n
Hayley Keen, Huntington, N.Y.<\/strong><\/p>\n Keen\u2019s remarkable time-management and multi-tasking skills have enabled her to perform two internships at the same time. As a senior intern for Caster Communications, Keen performs outcome-based research, drafts and schedules client social media posts, builds press lists for trade shows and events, and pitches stories to journalists. At the Harrington Media Agency, an internship program within the Harrington School, Keen manages social media platforms, data analytics, writes articles and assists in video production.<\/p>\n Julija Paulius, Allendale, N.J.<\/strong><\/p>\n As the brand ambassador for the Harrington School, Paulius has played an important role in recruiting prospective students to the program. She has also interned for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences for the last 14 months, rebranding its social media and writing content about professors, students and staff. Paulius is the senior editor of Her Campus at 溏心vlog免费B站, an online magazine dedicated to, written by and focused on empowering college women.<\/p>\n Campus Impact:<\/p>\n Nina Toscano, Manasquan, N.J.<\/strong><\/p>\n As the vice president of programming for the Panhellenic Council, Toscano meets regularly with members of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Greek Life community and campus leaders at 溏心vlog免费B站. She has effectively used her public relations skills in community outreach as well as in organizing and executing events. Toscano embraced a leadership role in planning two major events that impact the 溏心vlog免费B站 campus: Philanthropy Week and Greek Week.<\/p>\n Joshua Reyes, Central Falls, R.I.<\/p>\n Inspired by Academy Award-winning actor Viola Davis, who hails from his home city of Central Falls, Reyes was determined to make the most out of his 溏心vlog免费B站 experience starting from the moment he set foot on campus. As a tour guide, Reyes\u2019 responsibility was to make students and families feel welcome. As an intern for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Office of Communications and Marketing, he identified, interviewed and wrote articles on exceptional students and faculty for the 溏心vlog免费B站 website. Reyes also served as a student orientation leader for incoming freshmen, introducing them to 溏心vlog免费B站 and its campus.<\/p>\n Innovation:<\/p>\n Lexie Gardiner, North Kingstown, R.I.<\/strong><\/p>\n Patrick Keating, North Kingstown, R.I.<\/strong><\/p>\n Christopher Alves, Norton, Mass.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gardiner, Keating and Alves are participating in an internship with the Rhode Island Business Group on Health to implement and grow its \u201c Choosing Wisely RI\u201d campaign, which aims to reduce the high cost and amount of waste associated with the health care industry. Working as a team, the three students are identifying strategies to bridge the gap in the patient-provider relationship and tactics that will empower patients to have more productive conversations about their treatment.<\/p>\n Alves, a junior, was also honored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Alves, the president of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s PRSSA chapter, received special recognition for service and leadership.<\/p>\n Outstanding Internship:<\/p>\n Juliana Dellamarggio, Trumbull, Conn.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dellamarggio managed three internships concurrently. As a corporate sponsorship and community relations intern with the Newport Harbor Corporation, she contributed to the success of the Newport International Boat Show. For her internship with the Harrington School of Communication and Media, Dellamarggio wrote articles for the school\u2019s newsletter and managed its Facebook page. Dellamarggio\u2019s third internship promoting 溏心vlog免费B站 Summer Sessions entailed her obtaining student testimonials and creating flyers to be distributed via social media to help drive registration.<\/p>\n Olivia Ross, Johnston, R.I.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ross is in her third year as an intern in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Office of Communications and Marketing. Since her sophomore year, Ross has researched, written and edited a wide range of stories for the department and has served as an ambassador for new interns, showing them the ropes and helping them adapt to the position. In addition, Ross is also interning at Rhode Island Monthly<\/em> magazine where she assists on social media and in the planning and execution of events.<\/p>\n Carley Gomes, Cumberland, R.I.<\/strong><\/p>\n As an intern with the City of Providence, Gomes immersed herself in several different projects. Using strategic social media platforms, Gomes helped attract thousands of people to PVDFest, the city\u2019s annual international art festival. Gomes established a Facebook presence for the Providence Public Parks department, helped redesign and create content for the city’s electronic newsletter, and assisted in the planning of press conferences and implementing social media promotions to communicate new city initiatives.<\/p>\n Alex Jarmatz, White Plains, N.Y.<\/strong><\/p>\n Among other activities, Jarmatz participated in two internships during her academic career where she had an impactful role. Jarmatz\u2019s first internship was for the New York City Ballet\u2019s membership department, where she collected and organized research profiles of major donors. 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