Catherine A. Kershaw, APR CPRC
Class of 1983
Assistant Vice President
and Director of
Public Relations
(386) 481-2990
kershawc@cookman.edu

Dan Ryan
Director of Publications
and New Media
(386) 481-2984
ryand@cookman.edu

Camesha Whittaker
Class of 2000
Public Relations Specialist
(386) 481-2985
whittakc@cookman.edu

John Reeves
Campus Photographer
(386) 481-2988
reevesj@cookman.edu

Jean Fives
Class of 2005
(386) 481-2991 
Fax: (386) 481-2981
fivesj@cookman.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


MEDIA RELEASE
Office of Public Relations

640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard
  Daytona Beach, FL, 32114-3099
Fax: (386) 481-2981

For Immediate Release Contact Person:Camesha S. C. Whittaker  
November 6, 2002 (386) 481-2985 or whittakc@cookman.edu

VISION PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM, A STUDENT OPERATED AGENCY ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Vision Public Relations Firm, A Student Operated Agency of the Bethune-Cookman College’s student chapter of Florida Public Relations Association, has announced that it is open for business to serve student organizations and the surrounding community.

Vision Student Chapter of FPRA, is a part of a statewide organization designed to help college students pursue a career in public relations.

"Vision is not only giving our members experience in the Public Relations field, but it is also going to be a great service to our community," said Stefanie Lanehart-Ruffin, vice president and director of programming planning and development.

Part of the firm's promotion, Vision is offering a one-time free service for all campus organizations.

"As the leader of this organization and a future public relations practitioner, I reaffirm Vision's commitment to assist campus organizations and the community in their quest for improving relations among themselves, " said Rachel White, president and CEO. "It is our job to forgo partnerships through the use of the campus’ primary student communications media—WBCC Radio AM 830, WBCC TV and the Voice of the Wildcats student newspaper."

Vision Public Relations Firm, A Student Operated Agency, is a major program offered by the Vision Student Chapter of FPRA. The organization helps prepare its members for the public relations and advertising industry by providing them with professional growth opportunities through career enhancement workshops, networking events and subject related forums. The concept of a student-run PR firm is merely another method in which Vision student chapter helps its members to advance professionally while gaining hands on experience. To contact an account executive for Vision please call 386-226-5718.


Bethune-Cookman College is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the college has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,500 and a solid reputation for academic excellence. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as of of the "Top 50'' schools in the nation for black students. 

For more information, contact our website
www.bethune.cookman.edu

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