Public Relations
A minor is offered in Public Relations.
The Public Relations minor at Franklin Pierce University focuses on an interdisciplinary blend of marketing and mass communication courses and experiences. The program is designed to foster development of the knowledge and skills necessary to manage the relationships between an organization or individual and its publics through effective communication and persuasion, media and organizational relations, and legal and ethical decision making practices.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, public relations specialists are expected to grow “much faster than average” or 20% between 2008 – 2018. Many organizations are investing more heavily in public relations than ever before, especially with regard to social media and other web-based initiatives.
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View the College at Rindge Academic Catalog for specific degree requirements and course information.
Contact
Franklin Pierce University
College at Rindge
1.800.437.0048
admissions@franklinpierce.edu
FACULTY
Professors
Phyllis Scrocco Zrzavy
Professor of Mass Communication
B.S., B.Phil., M.Ed., Miami University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
zrzavyps@franklinpierce.edu
Jason Little
Professor of Marketing
B.Mus., Keene State College
M.B.A., New Hampshire College
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
littlejc@franklinpierce.edu
Associate Professors
Paul Bush
Associate Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Bucknell University
M.A., Vermont College of Norwich University
M.F.A., Goddard College
bushpd@franklinpierce.edu
Allan Rachlin
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., State University of New York at Cortland,
M.A., Arizona State University,
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
rachlina@franklinpierce.edu
Assistant Professors
Andrea M. Bergstrom
Coordinator of Public Relations Program
Assistant Professor of Mass Communication
B.S., Franklin Pierce University
M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
A.B.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
bergstroma@franklinpierce.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Kenneth Clarke
Faculty, Business Administration
clarkek@franklinpierce.edu
Kristen D. Nevious
B.S., Valparaiso University
M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
neviousk@franklinpierce.edu
