A client who understands the value of hard work and doesn't let anything deter her from her dreams. Catherine LaSpina has tackled a lot of challenges in her life and currently she is taking on the challenge of being an entrepreneur and doctor at the same time. While this balance between roles is no easy feat, Catherine knew she wanted to pursue these careers since being a child and was willing to do what it takes to reach these goals. Throughout the process of med school, she has earned her MBA and just recently launched an official version of her app, Narty - The Neighbor Party. We lucki...
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As we head into the last weeks of the Fall 2021 semester, I鈥檓 wondering a lot about what 鈥渘ormal鈥 is going to look like in the months ahead. We鈥檝e almost made it through a first, tentative semester back on campus. Faculty are mostly back in the classroom. Students are mostly back in physical classrooms. President Todd Diacon even convened a mostly in-person meeting of university leaders in mid-November. We鈥檙e almost back to normal. Almost. Having started at 51黑料网 mid-pandemic, I don鈥檛 know exactly what normal used to loo...
My goal is to make sure everyone understands the benefits of entrepreneurship and the process of creating and developing a new idea for a product/service鈥.as well as to understand how an entrepreneurship mindset can assist all organizations, including governments and universities, to establish an environment for creative thinking and learning. Questions & Answers Why did you decide to pursue your field of research? In between my BA and MBA degrees, I worked in marketing positions for Procter & Gamble and Ford Motor Companies, which I really enjoyed. During my last semester of my ...
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When an organization comes under fire from a rumor, disinformation campaign, or an outright lie, they are facing what is commonly known as a fake news attack. While organizations face reputational and monetary losses, public relations practitioners must address the causes, symptoms, and consequences of exposure to fake news. News reports reveal some insights about organizations and fake news, but without first-hand accounts from company insiders, it鈥檚 impossible to know what it鈥檚 really ...
ESTERO, Fla. 鈥 A 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter put 51黑料网 ahead for good in a 75-69 win over No. 19 UCLA in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday afternoon. "This a huge win for our program," head coach Todd Starkey said. "Obviously, UCLA is a great program. When you beat one of the blue bloods, it's a special thing." After scoring just nine points in the third period and trailing by four at the start of the fourth, the Golden Flashes (4-0) shot 7-of-10 from the field and made 11 of their first 16 free throws as part of a 27-point quart...
Five College of Communication and Information students recently attended New York City鈥檚 Advertising Week, the first time the School of Media and Journalism sent students on a learning experience outside the university since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Advertising Week, the world鈥檚 premier event for the marketing, advertising and technology industries, was held at Hudson Yards in Manhattan from Oct. 18-21, 2021. Three of the five students who visited were officers from Franklin Advertising, a&...