Center for Global Public Relations

The Center for Global Public Relations (CGPR) is a nonprofit unit located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...

in Charlotte, N.C. Directed by Dr. Dean Kruckeberg, APR, Fellow PRSA, who is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies in UNC Charlotte's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is co-chair of the Commission on Public Relations

Public relations

Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....

Education, the Center provides resources for practitioners, scholars/educators and students from throughout the world who wish to increase their knowledge about global public relations.

The CGPR staff consists of the manager, associate managers, volunteers, an advisory board, scholars-in-residences and global affiliates. For students, the Center offers undergraduate and graduate learning resources, research materials and helps students identify and learn about international opportunities for the study of global public relations. For public relations practitioners, the Center provides research and consultation, seminars and online learning opportunities. Scholars can participate in guest teaching and take advantage of resources for research. The Center for Global Public Relations believes that the need exists in modern global society for specialists in public relations who have particular knowledge and skills to practice public relations in a range of social, political, economic and cultural environments, while adhering to universal professional values and best practices.

Mission

The Center for Global Public Relations is dedicated to helping public relations practitioners, scholars/educators and students coalesce into a global professional community that shares universal professional values and best practices. The Center's mission is to encourage and support the evolution of global public relations as a specialization of professional practice that can help people and organizations worldwide through communication and understanding.

History

Dedicated February 21, 2009 the Center for Global Public Relations hosted speakers from around the world who discussed the importance of education, image, public relations in emerging markets and the growing use social media.

Speakers at the dedication ceremony included:

Dr. Edward Brynn, a retired career Foreign Service Officer and former Ambassador to Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

and Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

.

Joe Epley, founding member of Worldcom Group, the global consortium of independent public relations firms, and former national president of the Public Relations Society of America

Public Relations Society of America

The ' , based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 21,000 members, including professionals from public relations agencies, corporations, government, health care institutions, military, professional services firms,...

.

Bob Grupp, immediate past president of the International Public Relations Association and president of Grupp Global Partners LLC.

Dr. Doug Newsom, a world renowned public relations scholar and author who has taught and performed research globally.

John Paluszek, senior counsel of the global communications company Ketchum, former president of the Public Relations Society of America

Public Relations Society of America

and co-chair of the Commission on Public Relations Education.

Gen. Ron Rand, retired brigadier general who served as the U.S. Air Force's top public affairs officer and who is now director of communications for Lockheed-Martin.

Dr. Katerina Tsetsura, a Russian Scholar at the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

who has performed extensive research about global media corruption.

Dr. Judy VanSlyke Turk, former dean at Sheik Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

, and president-elect of the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators.

March 4, 2010 The Center welcomed Dr. Chiara Valentini as its new Scholar-In-Residence.

April 23, 2010 The Center for Global Public Relations hosted its first professional seminar focusing on international public relations.
The seminar received coverage in news media and was promoted on many other websites.

External links

http://cgpr.uncc.edu
A History of Public Relations, from The Institute for Public Relations

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