Sean Findlen, a senior VP for Weber Shandwick in New England, is moving to Bates College, his alma mater, as chief communications officer.
Findlen takes up the post on Sept. 1 after heading Weber's 20-staffer corporate practice out of Boston.
Bates said it conducted a national search to replace Meg Kimmel, who retired in June after four years as associate VP for communications.
Findlen, a 1999 grad of the Maine college, will direct development and implementation of a strategic communications plan for Bates, in addition to managing media relations and other outreach.
SapientRazorfish's John Casey launches course to teach college undergrads the principals of digital business transformation.
Patrick Ford, worldwide vice chair and chief client officer, Burson-Marsteller, is taking a leave to teach at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in 2017-18. He will be part-time with B-M as senior advisor.
The Agency at the University of Florida, staffed by students and run by faculty, has launched a new website profiling graduating seniors.
Patrick Gibbons, who leads communications for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, is slated to move to the University of Notre Dame as executive director of academic communications next month.
The Agency, a communication firm affiliated with the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications staffed by students, visited 15 New York PR and advertising agencies earlier this month. (1 reader comment)
