了解:Frank Maurizio '77
"I am thrilled to see Utica College expand into the community and to be an important part of its comeback."
The Chair of Utica College’s Raymond Simon Institute of Public Relations and Journalism (RSI), Frank Maurizio '77, 最近 retired after 20 years as a manager in the Communications Department of New York State United Teachers.
在那之前, he's held positions that included director of communications for United University Professions; executive news and Sunday editor at the Albany Times Union; and reporter at Utica Observer-Dispatch and Gloversville Leader-Herald. He also served 8 years on the Schenectady City Council and was an adjunct writing instructor at Schenectady County 社区 College.
目前住在查塔努加, TN, 他回顾了自己的职业生涯, 他在利记sbo的时光, and the opportunities he feels the College and the Ray Simon Institute offer students.
你职业生涯的亮点是什么?
我很幸运有过好几份工作, including in my majors – PR and journalism – as well as in local politics and, 有那么一会儿, 作为一个小企业主 (as an entrepreneur, I proved to be a very good writer and editor). 我挑不出一个最喜欢的或最精彩的. 它们都提供了有趣的挑战, opportunities to work with tremendously talented professionals – some of whom became good friends – and a chance to learn and grow. They also all showed me the important role communications plays in every walk of life. 能够讲故事, to be persuasive and to communicate clearly and succinctly are all integral to success. And that’s increasingly the case as our world gets smaller and the ability to connect becomes more necessary. So, the skills I started honing at Utica College went with me throughout my career – 41 very satisfying years.
你对UC最美好的记忆是什么?
In a very real – and weird – way, I may be creating my favorite UC memories now. I did not have a traditional college experience when I was a student: I transferred in as a junior and was a ‘commuter’ who lived at home, 有一份兼职工作和一个全职女友. 除了上课,我在校园里的时间不多. 我错过了很多大学生要处理的事情 (好与坏) 我很后悔. That’s probably part of the reason I have gotten so deeply involved with RSI. It’s given me an opportunity to collaborate with students – current and alumni – and faculty, to share ideas and to enjoy what the UC community has to offer on campus and to the City of Utica, 我在哪里长大,还有家人.
你对RSI的未来有什么看法?
我对RSI的未来感到兴奋. 我们有一个动态, diverse committee of advisors who bring all sorts of experiences and ideas to the Institute. 当然, we will continue to financially support and recognize outstanding students, 一如既往. 总是有需求,这对我们来说是一个重要的角色. 但, 越来越多, we’re interested in being vocal advocates for our communications majors and for the professions we represent. We want to offer ourselves as mentors, formal and informal. And we want to assist the UC staff charged with promoting the public relations, 大学提供新闻和市场营销课程. UC alumni have great stories to tell and who better than us? 毕竟,我们是通过讲故事来建立我们的职业生涯的.
你今天对UC的印象如何?
作为一个土生土长的尤蒂卡人,我仍然和这座城市有很多联系, I am thrilled to see Utica College expand into the community and to be an important part of its comeback. College campuses – and the people who work and live on them – are economic and social engines for small cities and I am proud that UC has stepped up to fill that role. The college’s leaders should get a lot of credit for recognizing that Utica College prospers when it invests in the city’s revitalization.
How do you think Ray Simon's legacy can help the students of today and tomorrow?
It’s RSI’s fervent hope that Professor Simon will always be remembered as someone who was not only an early pioneer of Utica College but also of the public relations profession. His impact on PR practitioners across the country lives on. RSI will continue to honor that legacy while recognizing and supporting the rapid changes that take place in our communications professions seemingly every day. It’s an exciting time to be in the communications field and RSI is committed to assisting our students transition from the classroom to the workplace, where they can become the kind of leaders that would make Ray Simon proud.
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