FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday, November 29, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Twenty-five interactive Zoom sessions throughout November propelled this year\u2019s Texas Social Media Conference sponsored by Tarleton State University\u2019s Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Twitter chats and live networking to weekly journal club discussions and original social media research, participants stayed engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe conference has been on my calendar for years now,\u201d said 10-time conference attendee Dr. Melanie A. Mason from UT Arlington. \u201cI never miss it \u2014 wonderful, caring scholars who love to share their research and ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference sessions featured social media research with a health communication emphasis. Graduate student research teams from Tarleton\u2019s College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the College of Business presented their research in five interactive sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarleton students Riley Odom, Megan Mackay, Erin McDonald, Bayley Chenault and Sydney Brown presented one of those sessions, \u201cHow Public Health Agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom Communicate with Their Target Audiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI enjoyed the versatility of the virtual conference and the opportunity to explore the different social media avenues I did not know before,\u201d said Tarleton communication studies graduate student and TSMRI Fellow Lauryn Harris. \u201cThe flexibility of the conference was amazing, and I appreciated being able to log on before completing tasks at work or after class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the final sessions to be held Tuesday, Nov. 30: \u201cStudent-based Resourcing: Responding to Increased Needs as a Rural Institution\u201d; \u201cThe 3 V\u2019s of Virtual Communication! How to Communicate your (Non-Profit) Cause in a Digital World\u201d; and \u201cHow the Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the State of Louisiana Department of Health are Communicating About Health.\u201d To register visit https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/tsmri\/SocialMediaConference.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference was planned by senior-level PR and event management students Fisher Pearce, Kennedy Whitten and Kaylee Bentley. The 12th annual conference will be in Fort Worth on April 22, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, contact communication studies Professor Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, Executive Director of TSMRI, at jtedwards@tarleton.edu or 254-307-1375.<\/p>\n\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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