Tag Archives: IYLEP

IYLEP Institute wins VCU Community Engagement Award

Posted on May 13, 2013 by marcusmessner

The 2012 IYLEP Social Media Institute has been recognized with this year’s VCU Community Engagement Award for Teaching. Our IYLEP team received the award at an event of the VCU Division of Community Engagement on Thursday. Our program was one of … Continue reading →

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Social media summer program open for enrollment

Posted on March 1, 2013 by marcusmessner

Update (March 29): If you encounter a problem registering, please send me an e-mail and I’ll issue an override for you. Here is a great opportunity to engage in social media and develop campaigns for nonprofit clients in Central Virginia. … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Campaigns, Class, enrollment, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, registration, Social Media Institute, Students | Leave a comment

Third social media summer with IYLEP

Posted on August 8, 2012 by marcusmessner

Our third VCU Social Media Institute has come to an end with the student project teams presenting their social media projects to their nonprofit clients. All clients received social media manuals to help them to maintain their campaigns on Facebook, … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Campaigns, CBS 6, Culture, Facebook, Global, Iraq, IYLEP, Lifestyle, Non-profit, Richmond.com, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Technology, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube | Leave a comment

Iraqi students study social media at VCU

Posted on July 15, 2012 by marcusmessner

This summer, Vivian Medina-Messner and I are teaching 24 Iraqi college students in our VCU Social Media Institute. They are in the U.S. through the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Politics, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged CBS 6, Democracy, Facebook, FHI 360, Global, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, Social Media, Strategy, Students, TV, Twitter, VCU | Leave a comment

VCU Social Media Institute to design nonprofit campaigns

Posted on June 26, 2012 by marcusmessner

The VCU Social Media Institute will shortly begin its third year. College students from Iraq and Virginia Commonwealth University will work in project teams for four weeks to design and implement social media campaigns for 10 nonprofit organizations in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, International, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Baghdad, Campaigns, CBS 6, FHI 360, Global, Government, Institute, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Technology, Twitter, VCU | Leave a comment

Social media for small businesses

Posted on February 10, 2012 by marcusmessner

While large corporations have implemented coherent social media strategies, small businesses still struggle to devote resources and time to an effective social media plan. I was interviewed by Jacob Geiger, editor of the business portal Work it, Richmond, on what … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Journalism, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Audience, Blogs, Business, corporations, Facebook, Germany, iPadJournos, IYLEP, Ratemyprofessors.com, Small businesses, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter, VCU, Work it Richmond | Leave a comment

Social media and nonprofits

Posted on November 22, 2011 by marcusmessner

Social media can make a great difference for nonprofit organizations. A well-developed social media campaign can help build online communities around nonprofits’ causes, create collaborative environments and at the same time increase fundraising. Now, the Social Media Club of Richmond, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged Audience, Campaigns, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, SMCRVA, Social Media, Strategy, Technology, VCU | Leave a comment

Another exciting social media summer

Posted on August 4, 2011 by marcusmessner

My VCU colleague Jeff South and I had the opportunity again this summer to teach a social media class with VCU and Iraqi students. Together with VCU’s Global Education Office we received a $200,000 grant by the Academy for Educational Development … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged AED, Campaigns, Democracy, Facebook, Global, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter, VCU, YouTube | Leave a comment

Social Media Institute at VCU

Posted on February 1, 2011 by marcusmessner

The VCU School of Mass Communications has been awarded a U.S. State Department grant for the second year to run a Social Media Institute for the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program. My colleague Jeff South and I will guide 25 … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, International, Journalism, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching | Tagged AED, Audience, Campaigns, Facebook, Global, Government, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Technology, Twitter, VCU, YouTube | 1 Comment

Teaching and learning with social media

Posted on September 23, 2010 by marcusmessner

The Center for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University interviewed my colleague Jeff South and me on developing and implementing social media classes and components. The CTE’s Co-Director Jeff Nugent led an in-depth conversation with us about our summer institute, … Continue reading →