Social media and engagement, public relations, writing in the digital age.
Suzanne Lowery Mims is a communication professional with experience ranging from Capitol Hill to the boardroom. Her career includes positions as a US Senate press secretary, a federal agency public information officer, and as a senior executive in advertising and public relations agencies. The best job she has ever had, however, is the one she has now: helping to launch careers. To that end, she guides students through hands-on projects that help build industry knowledge, develop job-ready skills and provide interview-quality writing and work samples.
Suzanne also serves as the academic director for the Global Public Relations Study Abroad Program in London during winter break. Students earn three credits during an intensive two-week immersion in global PR, social media and strategic communication through interaction with leading professionals in agencies, corporations, government, public affairs, and nonprofits. The program is sponsored by Mason Global Education.
Suzanne earned a Master's degree in strategic communication at Mason with a focus on how social media have altered public relations as it has been practiced for the past 100 years. You can find her on Twitter @mimsPR. Visit her website for course descriptions and program summaries: http://mimspr.weebly.com/
PATHWAYS to Public Relations: Student Handbook (2016)
Principles of Public Relations: Communication 330 Student Handbook & Guide to PR Communication 330, 4th Edition
https://www.kendallhunt.com/rowan/
COMM 391 Writing for Public Relations
COMM 384 Contemporary PR and Social Media
COMM 331 Advanced Principles of Public Relations
COMM 204 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM 411 Public Relations Practicum
COMM 392 GlobalPublic Relations Study Abroad in London (#UKPR16)
COMM 303 Writing Across the Media
COMM 335 Organizational Communication
M.A., George Mason University, 2012
B.S., Kent State University, 1976, magna cum laude
Mason Students Use Social Media for Social Good http://communication.gmu.edu/articles/9031
Real Projects, Real Results. https://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2014/01/real-projects-real-results-communication-students-find-strategy-pays/
Public Relations in 140 Characters or Less? It's #Comm399. http://communication.gmu.edu/articles/7480
Veteran Post Reporter Shares Tips and Tales from Courts & Cops Beat http://communication.gmu.edu/articles/6517
Public Relations Students Feed the Hungry, Fight the Flu and Find Funds http://chss.gmu.edu/articles/6370
GMU Students Dive into PR and Come Up With Results http://communication.gmu.edu/articles/4014