May 4, 2018

Page Center intern Sarah Vlazny interviewed Arthur W. Page Society president and former Aetna senior vice president of communications Roger Bolton. This installment is the third of three blog posts covering Vlazny's discussion with Bolton, who is also a member of the Page Center advisory board. In the the current post, Bolton talks about authentic campaigns and aligning philanthropic strategies with corporate purpose. You can read post #1 and post #2 on the Page Center blog.

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May 2, 2018

Page Center intern Sarah Vlazny interviewed Arthur W. Page Society president and former Aetna senior vice president of communications Roger Bolton. This installment is the second of three blog posts covering Vlazny's discussion with Bolton, who is also a member of the Page Center advisory board. In the the current post, Bolton discusses the impact CEOs and corporations can have on current issues. Read post #1 here. 

When considering the implications it could have for the various… More

April 30, 2018

Page Center intern Sarah Vlazny interviewed Arthur W. Page Society president and former Aetna senior vice president of communications Roger Bolton. This installment is the first of three blog posts covering Vlazny's discussion with Bolton, who is also a member of the Page Center advisory board. In the the current post, Bolton talks about corporate advocacy and its role in a corporation's existence.

Why do you think we’re seeing more and more CEO and corporate advocacy?

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April 25, 2018

By Anli Xiao, Ph.D. candidate at Penn State

Many people assume that foreign-born populations only get help from nonprofit organizations. But even though foreign-born people often have a disadvantaged social status, research says in the United States and other countries they actually help these organizations by providing resources, donating money and volunteering.

Based on an analysis published in the “New American Economy,” foreign-born people are committed volunteers, at least in the United States. On average, they spent… More

April 19, 2018 • Jonathan McVerry

The Commission on Public Relations Education (CPRE) recommended that a required ethics course be incorporated into public relations program curriculum. Its recommendation came from a three-year study published this month that examined university programs in the United States and abroad.

The report, “Fast Forward: The 2017 report on undergraduate public relations education,” addressed numerous topics in the discipline and provided perspectives, statistics and recommendations. Page Center director Denise Bortree led a team of experts on a chapter… More

March 28, 2018

By Ron Culp, faculty member at DePaul University and long-time veteran in public relations

When I mentioned to corporate PR legend Bill Nielsen that I was coming here tonight, he gave me an assignment. Bill is the former head of communications at Johnson & Johnson and board chair of the Page Center here at Penn State. So I listened when he said the number one thing I needed to do is devote some time and energy to firing… More