AdPR Connection
About
AdPR Connection is an annual student-run networking event that includes workshops, a career fair and networking socials to help students connect with future employers and build skills needed for their job search. AdPR Connection takes place each Fall.
We look forward to welcoming professionals and students for our Annual AdPR Connection event on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
October 22, 2024, Schedule To Be Determined
Here is last year’s schedule for reference
9:30 to 10 a.m.
Check-in (Schnitzer Family Media Lawn, College of Journalism)
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
1 to 5 p.m.
Keynote Address and Graduating Student Networking Hour (Peyton Anderson Forum, College of Journalism)
Lunch Presentation (Tate Student Center Grand Hall)
Career Fair (Tate Student Center Grand Hall)
Student and Employer Registration
If you are a student interested in attending AdPR Connection or an Employer interested in participating, please register below.
Professionals’ Registration
Please check back for our registration for professionals for our 2024 event.
Student Registration
Please check back for our registration for professionals for our 2024 event.
2023 Participating Employers
We are grateful to our 2023 participating employers. If you are interested in becoming a 2024 participating employer, please e-mail Sabrena Deal (scdeal@uga.edu).
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Ammunition — Platinum Sponsor
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Caren West PR
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Choice Media and Communications
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Cookery PR
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Jackson Spalding
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Nebo — Platinum Sponsor
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MORE Creative Agency
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Pineapple PR
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PLUS Communications
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Porter Novelli
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Ruder Finn
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See.Spark.Go
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TEGNA
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William Mills Agency – Silver Sponsor
The Team
Meet our 2022 AdPR Connection Directors. We look forward to welcoming our 2023 Directors soon.
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Hannah Williams
Co-director of AdPR Connection
Hannah Williams
Co-director of AdPR Connection
Hannah Williams is a fourth-year student majoring in advertising with a minor in fashion merchandising. Along with her studies, Hannah is involved in several organizations including AdPR Connection, Ad Club exec, Cru, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Club Pickleball. She also spent her 2023 summer a part of Grady College’s/Lamar Dodd’s Summer Studio Creative Portfolio Program where she gained valuable insights and experience in the realms of design, content creation, and social media strategy. When she’s not in class, Hannah is notorious for playing pickleball, grabbing coffee with friends, or reading a good book. Being someone who thrives on building connections, Hannah is eagerly looking forward to another year of being on the AdPR Connection team and expanding her network even further.
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Ellie Hamrick
Co-director AdPR Connection
Ellie Hamrick
Co-director AdPR Connection
Ellie Hamrick is a fourth-year public relations student who is minoring in English and pursuing a certificate in interdisciplinary writing. Ellie is actively involved in AdPR Connection, PRSSA, Rescue Paws UGA and Tri Delta. She spent the summer of 2023 studying abroad on the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity program with Grady College. She also studied abroad at the University of Oxford through Franklin College for the spring 2024 semester. Both study abroad experiences have shaped not only her AdPR knowledge, but also her knowledge and awareness of the world around her. Outside of school, Ellie loves to travel, spend time with her family and friends, play pickleball and tennis, and try new things. She is so excited to see what AdPR Connection will look like this year
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Sabrena Deal
Faculty Advisor
Sabrena Deal
Faculty Advisor
Sabrena Deal is a lecturer in Advertising and Public Relations. She teaches Brand Strategy and Graphic Communication courses. Deal is interested in using strategic communication to support the efforts of justice-based non-profit organizations specifically relating to sex trafficking. She also is the author of several LinkedIn Learning courses, including her most recent, “Creating Inclusive Content.”
Sponsors
Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a 2024 sponsor, please email Sabrena Deal (scdeal@uga.edu).
PLATINUM
NEBO
Nebo is a human-centered digital marketing agency. We believe that great work comes from understanding the needs, wants and perceptions of your audience. This human-centered approach informs everything we do. It’s why our work does more than just win awards. It generates results.
Platiunum
Ammunition
Ammunition is a full-service advertising agency focused on supporting brands navigating long-term selling environments, with complex paths to purchase — among both B2B and B2C audiences. Our approach focuses on a unique messaging architecture that personalizes creative by audience through ongoing engagement and automation.
SILVER
William Mills Agency
William Mills has worked in the financial industry for more than 38 years and served hundreds of companies that provide a wide range of products and services in the banking, payments, mortgage, credit union and related markets. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, William Mills Agency is the 4th largest independent Atlanta public relations firm, but more importantly, the largest provider of PR and Marketing Services for companies that market to the financial industry.