Charles Bierbauer Is Stepping Aside
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Spring/Summer 2017 The College of Information and Communications A RETIREMENT IT IS NOT After 15 years at the helm, Dean Charles Bierbauer is stepping aside. Alumni and faculty Programs to Stay Profiles Connected Spring Summer Contents The College of Information and Communications2017 Issue Alumni Magazine MEET THE STAFF CAROLINA CROSSING 4 The students who produced this magazine. 16 CULTURES Travel scholarships help students develop a stronger world view. ON THE COVER FROM THE DEAN’S DESK Photo by Amanda Budd 5 The Next Guy. A RETIREMENT IT IS NOT Dean Charles Bierbauer reviews the 18 Dean Charles Bierbauer discusses what Fall/Winter 2016 issue of InterCom happens next. with the staff. FIVE POINTS ROCKS L-R: Hannah Williams, public 6 Alumna Amy Beth Franks puts in the hours to keep relations student, the Dean, and Ali this beloved USC neighborhood vibrant. VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THE Moons, designer and alumna. 20 PERFECT COMBINATION A SOCIAL NETWORK It’s the dream job alumna Meg Gaillard never “Proficient in Social Media” is on many job knew existed. Pg. 18 8 descriptions. SJMC students are getting prepared. PROFESSIONALS JOIN THEN & NOW SJMC BOARD ALUMNI NOTES 22 Alumnus Sig Huitt remembers the 60s at the j-school. 27 New Professional Advisory Board keeps 32 GROWING SAVERS us communicating. 10 Heather McCue is reaching out to the community and building friends of Richland Library. FLOOD RECOVERY CONTINUES DONORS 23 Dr. Clayton Copeland is researching what’s missing MORE THAN SPORTS 34 ETHICALLY ENGAGED when catastrophe occurs. 28 Two graduates of SJMC use skills 12 PR professionals are hard at work keeping ethics at learned at SJMC to work with award- the forefront of their work. winning programs. A TALE FROM THE STREETS READER BEWARE 24 SJMC and SLIS alumni collaborate to make a KENNEDY GREENHOUSE STUDIO In the limelight. 13 Create your own fake news checklist and sort out difference with incarcerated youth. WISH UPON A STAR 36 Alumna Suzi Kutcher has found her the truth. 30 dream career at Disney. DON’T TAKE LIFE FOR CENTER FOR STRATEGIC 14 GRANTED MEDIA, CIVIL RIGHTS 26 COMMUNICATIONS 31 AND AN EVOLVING Dr. Augie Grant teaches media and research A fresh look and dedicated spaces add creative classes that resonate with his students. resources to SJMC. FUTURE Making sure South Carolina’s rich civil NACHLINGER’S NEXT STEP rights history is shared. 15 Sharing a lifetime of experience. His current and former students are grateful. 6 16 Photo by Lauren Crank 18 24 26 Photo by Brian Baer 28 Staff 2017 From the Dean’s Desk Spring / Summer Photos and design by Tori McAnallen. Katherine Pettit Alison Moons Executive Editor Design Editor hortly after I arrived at USC interviews. Sin 2002, Dr. Erik Collins After the campus visits and presented me with a desk name based on input from the search plate. It said, “The Next Guy.” Dr. committee, the college faculty Collins, now professor emeritus, and staff, other deans and explained that during the three university officials, the provost preceding years when the makes her choice and makes an Paige Bryant Grace Batton Trevor Beck Amanda Budd journalism school had interim offer. That can go quickly or take Public Relations Broadcast Journalism Broadcast Journalism Public Relations deans, the standard response was a bit of time. “the next guy will take care of it.” I became dean of the newly I was the next guy. constituted college on July 1, Now we are preparing for the 2002. I’ve not fixed a departure next guy—consider it a gender- date. I’ve got a few things left to neutral term for these purposes— work on. There’s more on that Charles Bierbauer to become dean of the College of in this issue. The magazine staff Dean, College of Information and Information and Communications. were adamant that there had to Communications The selection process is under be a story about the departing Emily Cappai Lauren Crank Georgia Dupree Nancy Farag way as I write and we head dean. Always listen when you Public Relations Public Relations Public Relations Public Relations Dr. R. David Lankes toward the printing deadline for have a great staff. The cover story Associate Dean and Director InterCom. I can’t introduce you to was their idea, too. I acquiesced School of Library and Information the new dean here. But watch for only if I didn’t have to be on it Science your monthly electronic eNews alone. Dr. Andrea Tanner from the college. The next gal (can I say that?) Associate Dean and Director It’s also not my decision to on our team is alumna Elaine School of Journalism and Mass make. That’s Provost Joan Gabel’s Arnold (public relations 2003), Communications prerogative. Last fall, after she who became the college’s senior and I discussed my sense that it director of development in Tori Gessner Allison Goings Hailey Ingraham Colin Jones Elaine Arnold was the right time for a change, April. Elaine was our assistant Broadcast Journalism Public Relations Broadcast Journalism Public Relations Senior Director of Development the provost appointed a search development director from committee comprised of faculty, 2005 to 2012 and has since Hope Branham staff and a graduate student held fundraising roles in USC’s Assistant Director of Development drawn from both our schools. athletics department and central The search committee drafted development. We’re thrilled to Patty Hall Webmaster a description of the job. The have her back. last one was 15 years old and a Meanwhile, I start sorting and Lewis Zeigler little out of date. Working with packing. That, I can say with Photographer a search firm, ads were placed authority, will take me some time. and candidates were recruited. I But we packed once just two Kylie Jones Tori McAnallen Anna Peterson Christa Schuping Broadcast Journalism Visual Communications Public Relations Public Relations Rebekah Friedman understand there were more than years ago to move the college Alumni Relations and Communications 50 applicants. I’m not directly offices to the new journalism Coordinator involved in the search, but, well, school. At least, I’ve made that a journalist has his sources. The first cull of files and books and Katherine Pettit pool was winnowed. Interviews the inevitable box labelled “office Executive Editor were conducted with a smaller junk.” Those are things the next guy Alison Moons number. And five candidates Design Editor have been invited for on-campus shouldn’t have to deal with. Caroline Thompson Madison Whittington-Baschoff Hannah Williams Public Relations Public Relations Public Relations 4 | SPRING/SUMMER ‘17 5 | VISIT US: SC.EDU/CIC Five Points Rocks Story by Georgia DuPree Amy Beth Franks, Five Points Association Executive Director and SJMC alumna, on talk to the right what it takes to be a visionary leader and how she’s making her mark on Five Points. people and come up with proposals for ts 2:30 a.m. on all Five Points Association in the Rotary Club of solutions.” Saturday, March 18, functions. “You’re bringing Columbia, Junior League She considers and the cracking of an event that has a six- of Columbia and MBLG the most a IRed Bull starts the day. million-dollar impact on the Talent Networking Group challenging Amy Beth Franks is in city…that’s a lot of money (an organization created to aspect of the job her office on Congaree for a lot of people,” says cultivate and retain a talent the fact that she Street lacing up her green Franks. “St. Pat’s is one pipeline in Columbia). Photos provided by the is responsible for sneakers, gathering her day that I am bringing a lot Additionally, she is an Five Points Association. things that she Franks breaking ground interns and getting ready of business to the bricks ambassador to the South has no control at the Centennial Plaza to dye the fountains in Five and mortar of Five Points.” Carolina Restaurant and over. “I have Groundbreaking ceremony Points green. However, thinking that St. Lodging Association, a on September 20, 2016. influence but It’s the 35th Pat’s is all she does is a member of the Famously I don’t have a annual St. misconception that she Hot New Year Advisory lot of power,” Pat’s Festival wants to change. Committee and the explains Franks. and in a Since becoming treasurer of Columbia “So how I get few hours executive director in May Opportunity Resource around that is a record- 2013, Franks has regularly (COR). being a good breaking dedicated 12+ hour days to Despite the long a cliché, but I have worked with people Amy Beth Franks communicator…you’d be surprised how 47,000 developing a Clean & Safe hours and workload of a in the past that took the mindset that during St. Pat’s many people in the professional working interview with WIS. people will program, rebranding the nonprofit, Franks says her knowledge was power and that if they world are terrible communicators.” storm Five neighborhood, attracting passion for the job remains told anybody anything it made them less Franks emphasizes that the ability to Points to new businesses, building fierce. “I have this inherent powerful…like it took power away from find solutions while working with bad celebrate the a third fountain, creating a love for Five Points, I feel them and made them feel less important,” communicators is essentially public Irish holiday new website, implementing like I am its protector,” said explains Franks. “I believe that information Commemorative relations in a nutshell, and is an invaluable Hootie and the Blowfish with food, various beautification Franks.