On class tour, students get inside look at SNL’s communications strategies

Inside the Harry Ransom Center’s latest exhibit, Live from New York: The Lorne Michaels Collection, decades of television history unfold in handwritten notes, annotated scripts and carefully preserved correspondence. For AdPR students who were there for a recent class, the exhibit provided engaging lessons on branding, crisis communication and relationship building.

Behind the Books

As she celebrates her 10-year anniversary at the University of Texas, Sid Carrizales is one of the many staff members in Moody College’s Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations whose behind-the-scenes work helps shape student success. She is the Senior Administrative Associate and has been recognized for her service, having won the 2021 Staff Appreciation Award.

From Flipping on the Trampoline to Flipping the Script at UT Austin

Tomas Minc has never known a life without gymnastics. The junior has been competing since age 1, began representing the United States internationally at 13, and has built a career defined by discipline and dedication. Even with a demanding training schedule, Minc always prioritized public school because for him, academics and social life were never negotiable.

From the Forty Acres to the Beauty Industry

When Joanna Austin arrived at The University of Texas at Austin, she already had a hunch she was meant for communications. What she didn't know was that her path would take her from Houston to New York City, through global giants like Procter & Gamble and Maybelline, all the way to the corner office of her own startup. Today, as CEO of 31st State, a personal care brand for Gen Z and Gen Alpha young men, Joanna is proof that the most interesting careers rarely travel in a straight line. 

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