Cal State Fullerton Students Win
National Honors, Recognition
April 30, 2004 :: No. 235
National Winner: Sue Stewart of Orange,
a communications major at Cal State Fullerton, has won first place
in the Arthur W. Page Society’s annual Case Study Competition.
Stewart, whose degree program concentration is public relations,
submitted a crisis communication case study in corporate communications,
“Disneyland Public Relations.” She was recognized this
month at an awards ceremony in New York City and presented with
a cash prize of $3,000. Her faculty sponsor was Coral Ohl, CSUF
professor of communications. The Page Society, in alliance with
the Institute for Public Relations and the Council of Communication
Management, sponsors the competition for the writing of original
case studies by students enrolled in an accredited school of business,
communication or journalism who are pursuing degrees that focus
on corporate communications and the practice of public relations.
Media Contacts: |
Coral Ohl, professor of communications
at 657-278-7011
or cohl@fullerton.edu
Valerie Orleans, Public Affairs, at 657-278-4540
or vorleans@fullerton.edu |
Model UN Team Gets the Gold: The
Cal State Fullerton Model UN delegation received an Outstanding
Delegation Award at the National Model UN Conference, held April
5-11 in New York. Twenty-four Cal State Fullerton students participated
as part of the team. “This conference is the world’s
biggest Model UN conference,” said faculty adviser Choudhury
Shamim, associate professor of political science. “It’s
like the Super Bowl or Olympics of Model UN conferences. And this
year, it’s as if our team won the gold medal.” At this
year’s conference, 210 colleges and universities, with delegates
from 26 countries and five continents were present. More than 3,100
students participated, with over 40 percent of student delegates
coming from outside the United States. Previously, Cal State Fullerton
Model UN teams have been recognized in Chicago and New York City
contests.
Media Contact: |
Valerie Orleans, Public Affairs,
at 657-278-4540 or vorleans@fullerton.edu |
Daily Titan Ad Staff Honored —
The advertising staff of Cal State Fullerton’s Daily Titan,
the student newspaper, received two first-place awards and a third-place
honor during the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers
2004 conference in Seattle. The staff earned top honors for best
sales promotion materials and best general media kit-marketing package.
The third-place finish was for best newspaper promotion campaign.
Representing the student-run newspaper at the conference were Fullerton
resident Erik Alden, advertising sales manager; Buena Park resident
Kevin Cook, special sections advertising manager; Placentia resident
Thomas Sullens, production manager; Irvine resident Jessica Leventhal,
account executive; and Kim Orr, account executive, of Mesa, Arizona.
Media Contact: |
Valerie Orleans, Public Affairs,
at 657-278-4540 or vorleans@fullerton.edu |
Speech and Debate Team Milestone:
Cal State Fullerton’s Speech and Debate Team achieved a national
championship “personal best” at the Cross Examination
Debate Association National Championship Tournament held this month
in Louisville. “This is the best finish the team has achieved
in the history of Cal State Fullerton,” noted Jon Bruschke,
associate professor of human communication studies and faculty adviser
to the team. Department colleague and associate professor Jeanine
Congalton also serves as an adviser. CSUF students Josh Clark and
Cameron Ward, both of Fullerton, advanced to the single-elimination
rounds. They were defeated in the eighth round by students from
the University of North Texas. The CSUF team also participated in
the recent National Debate Tournament in Washington, D.C. Clark
and Ward again made it to the eighth round before they were defeated
by competitors from Michigan State University. “We are very
proud of the team, and their hard work certainly paid off,”
said Bruschke.
Media Contacts: |
Jon Bruschke, Human Communication
Studies, at 657-278-3272 or
jbruschke@fullerton.edu
Valerie Orleans, Public Affairs, at 657-278-4540
or vorleans@fullerton.edu |
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