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PR/D Symposium - Renewing Detroit: the Role of Public Relations
March 24 2014 at 8:30 AM
McGregor Memorial Conference Center
PR/D Symposium Renewing DetroitThe Role of Public Relations Monday, March 24, 20148:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.McGregor Memorial Conference CenterWayne State University Please RSVP online by March 17, 2014 tohttp://specialevents.wayne.edu/prd2014 or call(313) 577-0300 Self-parking is available for $6.50 at the Visitor's Entrance of Parking Structure #1 located at the corner of Palmer and Cass Ave. Debit, Credit, and One-cards are preferred methods of payment for parking.Parking: http://maps.wayne.edu/view/#structure1 Venue: http://maps.wayne.edu/view/#mcgregor   Purpose: The symposium of southeast Michigan public relations professionals will explore the challenges and opportunities for communicating positive messages about Detroit within the context of the municipal bankruptcy. The symposium will include a call to action and will engage the community in developing creative strategies for constructive, positive communication. The PR/D symposium is sponsored by PRSA Detroit, the Detroit Regional News Hub and Wayne State University, with support provided byGeneral Motors, Airfoil Public Relations and Quicken Loans Who Should Attend:  Public relations professionals and media representatives. The event will be live streamed. For those attending virtually, there will be Twitter chat with the opportunity for Q&A.   
Syd Mead & Roger Servick: Public Lecture, Q&A
March 26 2014 at 3:00 PM
Hilberry Theatre
Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts welcomesSyd Mead and Roger  Servick in a captivating lecture and Q&A session on their futurist artistic vision and their careers in the science fiction industry, architecture and transportation design. Wednesday, March 26, 20143:00 - 5:00 p.m.Hilberry Theatre4743 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI  48201Please RSVP by March 23, 2014 athttp://specialevents.wayne.edu/mead2014or at (313) 577-0300 Syd Mead began his career in industrial design in the early '60s at Ford Motor Company's Advanced Styling Studio. He went on to design and illustrate for numerous corporations such as United States Steel, Celanese, Allis Chalmers, Atlas Cement and Philips Electronics. In 1970 he founded Syd Mead Inc. in Detroit, through which he provided architectural renderings for such clients as Intercontinental Hotels, 3D International, Harwood Taylor & Associates, Don Ghia, Gresham & Smith and Philip Koether Architects. After moving his firm to California in 1975, Mead began designing for most of the major film studios. He provided designs for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner, TRON, 2010, Short Circuit, Aliens, Time Cop, Johnny Mnemonic, Mission: Impossible III and Elysium.   Roger Servick '71 attended Wayne State University to pursue a career in industrial design. It was at Wayne State that Servick first received an introduction to the world of art and enjoyed the education he received from several automotive designers who taught evening classes, often relating their day to day design challenges. Servick interviewed with Syd Mead at Mead's Detroit studio and a lifelong partnership was launched. Servick manages all business affairs for Syd Mead Inc., as well as their studio and residence in California and their farm in the Anchor Bay area of Michigan.  
PRSSA Alumni and Student Recognition Luncheon
April 15 2014 at 11:30 AM
McGregor Memorial Conference Center
Wayne State's James S. Measell chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) presents its 2014, 11th annual Alumni and Student Recognition Luncheon and programhonoring Paula SilverVice President, CommunicationsQuicken Loans  Tuesday, April 15, 201411:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.McGregor Memorial Conference Center495 Ferry MallDetroit, MI  48202 The luncheon will begin at noon followed by a brief program Please RSVP and purchase tickets at $45 per person by April 9, 2014 online at www.specialevents.wayne.edu/prssa2014 or call 313-577-0300   Event supporters have the opportunity to sponsor students at $28 per person ($5 is a gift to the PRSSA oerpating Endowment). As a sponsor, you or a representative from your organization will be seated with your student(s) and recognized formally in the printed program and publically at the luncheon. View the campus map and follow directions to McGregor Memorial Conference Centerhttp://maps.wayne.edu/all/?q=mcgregor A limited number of complimentary parking spaces for PR professionals attending and the families of scholarship students, is available in Parking Lot #32http://maps.wayne.edu/all/?q=lot+32#lot-32 WSU faculty, staff and students may use their WSU OneCard to park in Structure #1 http://maps.wayne.edu/all/#buildings-structure1      
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

With approximately 750 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate students, the Department of Communication is diverse and dynamic, featuring programs in communication studies, media arts and studies, film, journalism, public relations and dispute resolution.

Our students experience the benefit of a world-class education in a real world context. The department is composed of 30 tenure and tenure track faculty and 35 part-time faculty with strong backgrounds in both scholarly and professional approaches to communication.

25 graduate assistantships are offered each year. Wayne State’s Graduate School is among the 10 largest in the country and, with more than 10,000 students, is the largest in Michigan.

Department of Communication
585 Manoogian Hall
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 577-2943
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