Paula Payton, who succeeded John Doorley as head of the NYU graduate corporate communications & PR sequence in February, will join SmartSports, sports technology firm, in October.
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Dennis Di Lorenzo, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, who announced the resignation, has scheduled a meeting of faculty Sept. 19 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. to discuss the future of the program.
It is the largest of its type worldwide, enrolling about 370 students who pay tuition of $65,000 for the two to four-year course. Many of the students are from abroad including a large contingent from China. Many have jobs and attend classes part time.
Di Lorenzo said in March that PR offers "a plethora of multifaceted career options,” spurred by the rise of social media and the “permeation of technology into every facet of communication."
There will be increased emphasis on helping students from abroad to cope with conditions at an American university, he said.
A new name was adopted for the department -- Strategic Communication, Marketing and Media Management. The sequence continues to offer an M.S. in PR and corporate communications.
Payton had headed Salemaker, her own marketing and communications firm in Annapolis the past ten years. John Doorley, who headed PR at Merck from 1987-2000 and who founded the program in 2005, joined Mindful Reputation, a data management and research firm.
Di Lorenzo’s memo to the faculty said the Sept. 19 meeting will discuss “curriculum alignment, grading policies, faculty development and student diversity in the classroom.”
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