Former Greenlee graduate and head of Walgreens Health and Pharmacy communications, Kelli Teno, will speak about the public relations industry at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communications’ 2022 Futures Forum at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in the Memorial Union’s Campanile Room.

Teno’s experience spans global and U.S. communications supporting pharmaceutical, retail and healthcare brands and companies. As head of Walgreens Health and Pharmacy communications, Teno helps internal and external audiences understand Walgreens rapidly expanding role in transforming healthcare through the delivery of innovative pharmacy, health and primary care services.

A thirty-minute question-and-answer session will follow Teno’s presentation, which is free and open to the public.

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project and staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will visit Iowa State to present “A Conversation about the 1619 Project” for the 2022 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science. The event, held on Nov. 2 at 6:00 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium, is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the lecture.

Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. The book version of The 1619 Project was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the Genius grant, a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Award three times. She also serves as the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she is founding the Center for Journalism & Democracy.

Associate Professor Novotny Lawrence presented the keynote titled "The Racism is Often Pop Culturized: Media Representations and the Struggle for Equity," at the Northeast Popular Culture Association Virtual Conference.

Associate Teaching Professor Michael Wigton's ADVERT 336: Advertising Account Management class is working with former CEO of Carmichael Lynch Doug Spong on a Jack Link's project. Mr. Spong worked for 12 years on the Jack Link's account and part of the "Messin' with Sasquatch" campaign launch. The project includes an NFT and social media audit of the category and recommendations for the brand.

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Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Education Kelly Winfrey co-led the session “Navigating Scholarly Spaces” at the WE Lead Conference on Oct. 29. The conference focused on the many ways that leadership can show up in our lives, especially for those with marginalized gender identities. Winfrey also started serving on the University Committee for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equity at ISU.

Maria Charbonneaux reports the lower level of Hamilton Hall has a new look thanks to Dotdash Meredith. The new posters in the Dotdash Meredith Suite and hallways include a mix of current Dotdash Meredith brands including Allrecipes, Better Homes and Gardens, Byrdie, People, The Spruce, Successful Farming, Verywell Mind and more. Thank you to Vance Watts and Jenny McCoy of Dotdash Meredith and Kaylee Wellik and Kris Angaran for their help with the project. If you or your students are in need of some fresh reading material, be sure to check out the magazines racks in the Dotdash Meredith Suite and in the Hamilton Hall commons area.

Charbonneaux visited Dotdash Meredith Oct. 27 to meet with apprentice supervisors. She is also coordinating the Greenlee nominations for the American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Internship Program. The Greenlee School can nominate up to two students. Applications are due for Greenlee committee review Nov. 14.

Gary Sawyer and Maria Charbonneaux recently completed a new 8-week short course intensive called Launching a Media Brand (391Q). The guest lecturer was Karman Hotchkiss, a recently retired Dotdash Meredith editorial director whose professional experience includes a number of successful media launches, including DailyPaws.com, The Magnolia Journal and many other special interest publications and digital initiatives. Rebecca Runyon, director of the LAS Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy, and Kim Metz, creative director of Dotdash Meredith Premium Publications, joined as guest speakers. Students developed their ideas for new brands by analyzing the market, targeting an audience, considering business challenges, and articulating an editorial mission. Brand proposals included Be Well, an ISU health and wellness website and magazine showcasing ISU Athletics; First Degree, a hub for resources and lifestyle content for ISU students at every stage; and Collegiate Collars, a website for college students who are pet parents. Special thanks to Runyon and Michael Dahlstrom who served as guest judges for the final presentations.

Associate Professor Kelly Winfrey published a chapter titled “Hope and Fear in a Pandemic: Videostyle in 2020 Presidential Advertising” in the edited book, Democracy Disrupted: Communication in the Volatile 2020 Presidential Election. The book was published by Praeger in September 2022.