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Frances Ward-Johnson, an associate professor in the School of Communications, has been named to the Universal Accreditation Board, the leading certification body for the public relations profession. Ward-Johnson was appointed to the board by Public Relations Society of America president Michael Cherenson and Felicia Blow, chair of the UAB.

Dale Harrison, an adjunct associate professor and assistant director of the Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition, spoke with News 14 Carolina on March 19 about public records and open meeting laws that affect the way government does business in North Carolina.

The Educational Foundation of NATPE, the National Association of Program Executives, founded in 1963, invites students and faculty from The Triangle and beyond to a free workshop on Saturday, April 4, 2009.

Janna Quitney Anderson, associate professor in the School of Communications and director of the Imagining the Internet Center, has been named to the steering committee for the World Wide Web 2010 conference.

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Ken Calhoun, an assistant professor in the School of Communications, gave a presentation March 16 titled "Extending Your Reach with Interactive Media" at the College Media Advisers Spring Convention in New York.

Tim McMahon, an assistant professor in the School of Communications, was in New York on Friday, March 13, to judge the 2009 Silver Anvil Awards.

Janna Anderson, associate professor and director of the Imagining the Internet Center, was interviewed by two broadcast news organizations as an expert commentator on the topics of broadband diffusion and the future of the Internet last week.

The North Carolina Open Government Coalition has designated Wednesday, March 18 as Sunshine Day across the state.