Message from Dean Stan Wearden
Hello Students and Parents!
As dean of the College of Communication and Information, I am very excited about the Global Advertising and PR class that will visit London in spring 2012. Globalization is affecting every discipline in our college, but none more so that Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication in general. We live and work in a closely linked global economy. Corporations, marketing communication firms, non-government organizations, and governments, all of which employ many people in the advertising and public relations fields, are increasingly global in their reach. For this reason, we are pleased to offer our students the opportunity to gain some international experience.
Study abroad courses are helpful to students in several ways. First, having international experience on your résumé will help you to stand out against the competition for both internships and jobs. Second, it also will give you international literacy that will make you a more effective employee with a better opportunity for recognition and promotion. Third, it will help tremendously in your personal growth and in development of your self-confidence. Finally, it will transform who you are as a person, increasing your sophistication, your curiosity and your desire to know more about other people and their perspectives.
I have met with many students both before and after they have studied abroad, and I am always amazed by the transformation. Shy students come home with new-found confidence. They do better in interviews. Students who have never left the United States, or in some cases even Ohio, come home with a deeper understanding of the larger world they live in. They return with a stronger sense of purpose and commitment.
Study abroad is an investment, but I have never yet heard a student or a parent say that it was not worth every penny, and then some.
I strongly encourage you to consider the Global Advertising and PR/London 2012 experience. I’m not exaggerating when I say it will change your life for the better.
Warmest regards,
Stan Wearden
Dean, College of Communication and Information
As dean of the College of Communication and Information, I am very excited about the Global Advertising and PR class that will visit London in spring 2012. Globalization is affecting every discipline in our college, but none more so that Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication in general. We live and work in a closely linked global economy. Corporations, marketing communication firms, non-government organizations, and governments, all of which employ many people in the advertising and public relations fields, are increasingly global in their reach. For this reason, we are pleased to offer our students the opportunity to gain some international experience.
Study abroad courses are helpful to students in several ways. First, having international experience on your résumé will help you to stand out against the competition for both internships and jobs. Second, it also will give you international literacy that will make you a more effective employee with a better opportunity for recognition and promotion. Third, it will help tremendously in your personal growth and in development of your self-confidence. Finally, it will transform who you are as a person, increasing your sophistication, your curiosity and your desire to know more about other people and their perspectives.
I have met with many students both before and after they have studied abroad, and I am always amazed by the transformation. Shy students come home with new-found confidence. They do better in interviews. Students who have never left the United States, or in some cases even Ohio, come home with a deeper understanding of the larger world they live in. They return with a stronger sense of purpose and commitment.
Study abroad is an investment, but I have never yet heard a student or a parent say that it was not worth every penny, and then some.
I strongly encourage you to consider the Global Advertising and PR/London 2012 experience. I’m not exaggerating when I say it will change your life for the better.
Warmest regards,
Stan Wearden
Dean, College of Communication and Information
