Excited to be in London for the month of June with 18 students from the TCU Strategic Communication program. We will be exploring the city and surrounding area and doing a variety of cultural activities including visits to the Globe Theatre, British Museum, Windsor War Rooms, Oxford, Windsor Castle, the Brand Museum, and the London offices of Ogilvy & Mather ad agency. It is going to be an active, fun-filled trip!

Very proud of this group of students for placing second in District 10 at the National Student Advertising Competition this year. Their campaign for Tai Pei Asian Food focused on “The Tai Pei Path” to comfort, convenience, and customization.

We graduated another talented group of public communicators from the Certified Public Communicator program at TCU in July. This group consisted of public sector communicators from agencies across the nation, including cities, counties, school districts, and regional education offices. A total of 23 students graduated this year in Cohort III, with another 25 communicators beginning the program as Cohort IV. For more information, visit www.certifiedpubliccommunicator.org.

Last weekend, I traveled with a team of 17 TCU students to compete in the National Student Advertising Competition in Lubbock, Texas. This competition is sponsored by the American Advertising Federation and TCU competes in the 10th District with roughly 18 other teams from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. This year we finished fourth in our competition bracket and received the award for “Best Media Plan”. Go frogs!