Public Relations
The Office of Public Relations at Fayetteville State University is charged with conveying the institution's mission by providing honest, timely and useful information on its educational, intellectual, service and co-curricular programs and initiatives to all its internal and external stakeholders and constituents.
News is located along the bottom of most pages on our website. To read our archived news visit FSU News. Or read our current news here.
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FSU Media Tips for Faculty and Staff
Working with the News Media
Working with the News Media
Tips for Faculty and Staff
FSU Media Policy (Approved by the Chancellor):
Fayetteville State University encourages members of its administration, faculty, and staff to speak with media representatives, particularly in instances when they can provide scholarly opinion on a topic within their areas of expertise. If a member of the media requests a response to a matter that may be deemed public record and the university employee feels uncomfortable answering the question, s/he may then direct the media representative to the Office of Public Relations at (910) 672-1474.
If contacted by the media and you can provide scholarly opinion on a topic, the following tips may assist you:
- Identify the reporter. Write down the reporter’s name, media outlet and contact information.
- Don’t feel rushed. If a reporter calls unexpectedly, ask to call back so you can gather your thoughts. You must respond quickly; ask how soon the reporter needs to speak with you.
- Decide what you want to say. Before you begin, decide what two or three key points you want to make. Have an interesting fact ready to illustrate each point. Try to bring up these points even if the reporter doesn’t ask about them.
- Provide background information. You can help the reporter — and minimize errors — by offering to provide background information. This can include material from other sources.
- Prepare for difficult questions. Anticipate difficult questions and prepare responses to them. Never say “no comment.” Instead, explain why you can’t or won’t answer the question; for example, not my area of expertise, a personnel matter and cannot discuss, a matter protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) laws that protect student privacy, etc. Then, shift to a topic you are willing to discuss.
- Give simple, direct answers. Be brief. Reporters use short quotes or sound bites. Avoid jargon and flippant or joking comments that may be taken out of context.
- Nothing is “off the record.” Don’t say anything you don’t want in the story, even when the normal interview has ended and you seem to be just chatting.
- Ask questions. Reporters are unlikely to let you review a story, but they may let you verify specific information or quotes.
- Give feedback. If a reporter makes a major mistake, ask for a correction. If the mistake is minor, it may be better to let it go. Let reporters know if their stories are well done, too.
Final Note: As a general practice, reporters do not need to contact the Office of Public Relations before calling you. They do, however, want to identify the best possible individual who can help with their story. Thus, they normally contact public relations first in an attempt to identify the faculty/staff member who can best contribute to their story.
What’s News? What’s Not?
What is news?
- An explanation that frames the world in a new way
- Research challenging old assumptions
- Trends, social issues, and current events
- Stories about real people
What (usually) isn’t news?
- Individual grants and fellowships
- Conferences
- Books
- New programs, centers, institutes, etc.
- Building dedications
- Most academic honors and awards
For the above, many newspapers now have outlets to “mention” items that would not normally warrant a story. Continue to send the information to the public relations department and we will gladly share it with the media.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Public Relations at (910) 672-1474.
Speakers
Arts and Humanities
| Speaker | Phone | Topic |
| Dr. Timothy Ajani | 672-1244 | New English |
| World Languages and Cultures | Language and the African Situation | |
| African Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Humanities | ||
| The Influence of African languages on the English language |
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| French language and cultures | ||
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Moral and Social Value Inquiry |
| Government & History | ||
| Dr. Sarah Frantz | 672-1438 | British Literature |
| Department of English | Jane Austen | |
| AP English | ||
| The Rise of the Novel, 1700-1900 | ||
| Women Novelists | ||
| Male and Female Fashion, 1720-1830 | ||
| Popular Romance Novels | ||
| Popular Literature and Culture | ||
| The National Guard Experience: On Being a Citizen Soldier | ||
| Dr. Thomas Hennessey | 672-1117 | American Jazz and Jazz History |
| Government & History | Impact of the Civil War on African-American Family Life |
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| AP History | ||
| Dr. Bertha Miller | 672-1837 | Marcus Garvey and the US Constitution |
| Office of the Chancellor | Afro-American History | |
| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | Ancient Philosophy (including Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Neo-Platonists) |
| Government & History | Medieval Philosophy and Theology (including Augustine, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas) | |
| Dr. Dean Swinford | 672-2425 | Medieval Literature |
| Department of English | Early Modern Literature | |
| Science and Religion | ||
| Surrealism and Magic Realism | ||
| The Rhetoric of Urban Design | ||
| Dr. Jon Young | 672-1606 | Arts & Ideas in Classical Greece and Rome |
| Academic Affairs | Arts & Ideas in the Middle Ages | |
| AP Art | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Romantic Era | ||
| The Modern World | ||
| Dr. Syed M. Yunus | 672-1190 | Hands-on-Art: Find Your Talent by Playing with Clay |
| Performing & Fine Arts | Art Class | |
| Motivational |
Business, Economics, and Marketing
| Dr. Jacob O. Balogun | 672-1951 | Business Development |
| Accounting Department | Accounting Issues | |
| Legal Issues in Business Settings | ||
| Dr. Kimon J. Constas | 672-1198 | Country Risk Analysis |
| Department of Management | Company Performance Management | |
| Dr. Richard S. Ellis | 672-1987 | The Stock Market & You |
| Business/Marketing Education | DECA in Business | |
| Dr. Carolyn Spillers Jewell | 672-1953 | Professionalism in the Work Setting |
| Business/Marketing Education | Ethics in Business | |
| Internships | ||
| Dr. Peter O. Jonsson | 672-1984 | Money |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | The Federal Reserve System | |
| Dr. Patrick J. Larkin | 672-1067 | Investing for the Long-Run |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | ||
| Dr. Baeyong Lee | 672-1488 | Money and Capital Market |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | Mortgage Market | |
| Retirement Planning | ||
| Dr. Inder P. Nijhawan | 672-1618 | Demand Forecasting |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | Global Economic Issues | |
| Current Economic Issues and Problems | ||
| Dr. Amon Okpala | 672-1594 | Nigerian Economy |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | African Economy | |
| Dr. Assad A. Tavakoli | 672-1527 | Application of Quantitative |
| DEAN, School of Business & Economics | Techniques in Health Care | |
| Quality Management in Health Care Production & Operations Management | ||
| Application of Quantitative Methods to Business Practices | ||
| Strategic Planning | ||
| Dr. Ulysses Taylor | 672-1988 | Legal Issues |
| Accounting Department | Federal and State Taxation | |
| Dr. Abdoul Wane | 672-1370 | Econometric Modeling |
| Managerial Economics & Finance | Behavioral Statistics | |
| Error-Correction Models |
Career and Employment Advice
| Dr. Richard S. Ellis | 672-1987 | Career & Employment Counseling |
| Business/Marketing Education |
Crime and Justice
| Dr. David Barlow | 672-1659 | Law Enforcement |
| DEAN, College of Arts and Sciences | Myths and Facts About Crime | |
| White Collar and Corporate Crime | ||
| Race, Cultural Diversity, and Multiculturalism in Criminal Justice |
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| History, Politics, and Economics of Crime Control Policy | ||
| Crime in the Media | ||
| War on Drugs | ||
| Prisons | ||
| Criminal Justice Education and Training | ||
| Dr. Melissa Barlow | 672-2484 | Understanding the Causes of Crime |
| Criminal Justice | Racism, Crime and Mass Media | |
| The Great Prison Experiment and the War on Drugs |
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| Building Safe Communities Through Community Justice |
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| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | Teaching Humanities in a Maximum Security Prison |
| Government & History |
Education
| Dr. Annie McCullough Chavis | 672-1852/1210 | Parenting and Student Success |
| Department of Social Work | ||
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Parenting Skills |
| Government & History | Multicultural Awareness | |
| Valuing Differences | ||
| Dr. Jason D. DeSousa | 672-2687 | African American Male Student Success |
| Academic Affairs | The Contemporary American College Student | |
| Student Development Theory and Research | ||
| Dr. Cathy Kosterman | 672-1184 | Positive Parenting |
| Middle Grades, Secondary, and Special Education | ||
| Dr. Priscilla Manarino-Leggett | 672-1586 | Reading and Your Child |
| Elementary Education | Helping Your Child with Writing | |
| Shoulds & Should Nots ofHomework | ||
| Does Your Child Have a Reading Problem? | ||
| Dr. Bertha Miller | 672-1837 | The Use of Artifacts in Teaching |
| Office of the Chancellor | Teaching Effectiveness | |
| Method of Teaching the SocialSciences | ||
| The Power of Teaching | ||
| Dr. Marion Gillis-Olion | 672-1003 | Teacher Education: Technical Assistancein Preparation for NCATE (Accreditation) |
| Elementary Education | ||
| Parent Education: What Parents can do to Develop Better Readers |
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| How to Access our Child's Reading / End-of-GradeTesting |
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| Early Childhood Education:Curriculum & Parent Involvement |
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| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | The Usefulness of Critical Thinking, and a Few Basic Techniques |
| Government & History | Five Ethical Theories & How to Put them to Work | |
| Political Philosophy: What are the Recurring Questions and Debates? | ||
| Practical Reasoning: How to Clarify Your Values and Decide Means and Ends | ||
| Dr. Saundra N. Shorter | 672-1538 | Diversity Issues: Workshops for Teachers |
| Elementary Education | ||
| Ms. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney | 672-1870 | Academic Excellence-Passing the End of Grade Tests |
| GEAR UP, Special Programs | Parental Involvement: The Impact on Student Success | |
| Beyond Middle School "Preparing for High School" | ||
| Beyond High School "Preparing for College" | ||
| Maximizing Your Time - Time Management | ||
English and Foreign Languages
| Dr. Sarah Frantz | 672-1438 | The Value of Studying Conservative Authors |
| Department of English | British Literature | |
| Dr. Brooksie Harrington | 672-1931 | Public Speaking and the Audience |
| Department of English | Writing Across the Curriculum (High School,College Prep Studies) | |
| African American Literature:The African Male as Seen in American Literature | ||
| Dr. Carolyn Spillers Jewell | 672-1953 | Business Communications |
| Business/Marketing Education | Resume Writing | |
| Dr. Joyce A. Russell | 672-1589 | African American Spiritual Autobiographies |
| Department of English | African American Women's Literature | |
| Cultural Diversity | ||
| Slave Narratives | ||
| The Maafa of the African American Holocaust | ||
| The Wisdom Literature of the Bible |
Health & Health Care Services
| Ms. Mary B. Dickey, RN, MSN, EdM, CNAA, BC |
672-1022 | Nursing Leadership |
| Department of Nursing | Generational Differences | |
| Nursing as a profession | ||
| Transcultural Nursing | ||
| Dr. Todd S. Frobish | 672-1206 | Hippocratic What? The Declining Doctor-Parent Relationship |
| Department of Communication | ||
| Dr. Carolyn Spillers Jewell | 672-1953 | Stress Management |
| Business/Marketing Education | ||
| Dr. Jonas E. Okeagu | 672-1656 | Sickle Cell Anemia |
| Natural Sciences |
Information Technology
| Dr. Alireza Lari | 672-1249 | The Role of InformationTechnology in Decision Making |
| Department of Management | ||
| Decision Support Systems | ||
| Business Process Reengineering | ||
| Design of Information Systems |
International Topics
| Dr. Kimon J. Constas | 672-1198 | Doing Business in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean |
| Department of Management | ||
| Dr. Jilly M. Ngwainmbi | 672-1004 | Capitalism in Africa: SocialOutcomes |
| Social Sciences |
Leadership
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Women as Leaders |
| Government & History | ||
| Dr. Todd Frobish | 672-1206 | Successful Public Speaking |
| Department of Communication | Managing Communication Anxiety | |
| Building Identity: Trust and Credibility | ||
| Dr. Brooksie Harrington | 672-1931 | Public Speaking and the Audience |
| Department of English |
Motivational Talks
| Dr. Jilly M. Ngwainmbi | 672-1004 | Success and Deviance inAmerica |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Ms. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney | 672-1870 | Me, Myself & I - "Motivation Within Yourself" |
| GEAR UP, Special Programs | Raising Academics to the Next Level |
Quality Management
| Dr. Alireza Lari | 672-1249 | Standards of Quality including ISO9000, QS9000, ISO14000 |
| Department of Management |
Religion
| Dr. Muhammad Lodhi | 672-1658 | Contribution of Muslim Scientists to the Modern Science and Education |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | 20th Century Christian Thought |
| Government & History | The Wisdom Literature of the Bible | |
| Canonical and Non-canonical Gospel Literature | ||
| Christian Denominations in the USA and Worldwide |
Science and Technology
| Dr. Ronald A. Johnston | 672-1650 | The Planets and Their Characteristics |
| Natural Sciences | Impact Catering | |
| Meteors and Meteorites | ||
| Changing Science and Math Instructional Styles | ||
| (Other topics in the broad area of the Earth and Space Sciences) |
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| Dr. Booker Juma | 672-1685 | Chemistry and the Environment |
| Natural Sciences | Chemical Safety and Hazards | |
| Careers in Chemistry | ||
| AP Chemistry | ||
| Physics | ||
| Dr. Jianshi Wu | 672-1926 | Black Holes in the Sky |
| Natural Sciences | Mystery Source in theUniverse | |
| Cosmic Ray Studies | ||
| Discovery of Top Quarks | ||
| Dr. Jonas E. Okeagu | 672-1656 | Mechanism of Microbial Resistance to Antibiotics |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Dr. Muhammad Lodhi | 672-1658 | Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and Stem Cells |
| Natural Sciences | Human Genome: What's in it for us? | |
Social Issues
| Dr. Annie McCullough Chavis | 672-1852/1210 | Careers in Social Work |
| Department of Social Work | Genogram Construction and Assessment with families | |
| Intergenerational Genograms and African American families | ||
| Cultural & Historical Perspective of the African American family | ||
| Understanding & Working with African American families / families (general) | ||
| Cultural Diversity | ||
| African American History | ||
| Dr. Blanche Radford Curry | 672-1761 | Race, Class, and Gender |
| Government & History | African-American Women in the 21st Century |
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| Dr. Sarah Frantz | 672-1438 | Gender and Sexuality Studies |
| Department of English | ||
| Dr. Todd S. Frobish | 672-1206 | Cybersociety and Cyber Woes - Dangers in the Age of the Internet |
| Department of Communication | ||
| Dr. Bertha Miller | 672-1837 | Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Man of Peace |
| Office of the Chancellor | Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Dubois: Freedom Fighters |
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| The Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Freedom |
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| Dr. Jilly M. Ngwainmbi | 672-1004 | Race, Ethnicity, and Minority Status in America |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Dr. Gregory Sadler | 672-2528 | Psychological and Philosophical Theories of Anger |
| Government & History | ||
| Dr. Saundra N. Shorter | 672-1538 | Topics in Black History |
| Elementary Education | ||
| Ms. Teresa Thompson-Pinckney | 672-1870 | Malcolm X and Social Inequality |
| GEAR UP, Special Programs | Social Inequality: The Impact on African-American Children |
Storytelling
| Dr. Brooksie Harrington | 672-1931 | Personal Experience Narrative (PEN) (Grades K -12) |
| Department of English | ||
| Personal Experience Narrative (PEN) (Grades K-3 - Show & Tell) |
Workshop for teachers on Gathering Stories and Using them as a writing component in the classroom
Social Media
Social media refers to online tools and services that allow any Internet user to create, publish and share content. The "social" in social media results from individual users connecting with one another through these channels and forming online communities where they share information and knowledge and offer one another support and networking opportunities. Social media facilitates the sharing of content. Social media expands the reach of your core message and enables others to pass it along to their friends and networks. Popular social media sites include, but are not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube, Snap Chat, blogs and LinkedIn.
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