Media Placement

Here are some outlets where clients of Dick Jones Communications have appeared recently:

"At Sewanee: The University of the South, the money comes from 21 endowed funds broken down by major or career field. Five additional funds have almost matured, says Kim Heitzenrater, director of career services, and in its $180-million capital campaign, Sewanee has already surpassed its goal of $5 million for the internship program." -- THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, July 18, 2008, in an article titled “Subsidizing the Internship.”

"Long considered an academic leader, but a runner-up in sports, Birmingham-Southern’s trustees voted overwhelmingly in 1999 to take its athletic program to the big time – NCAA Division One. That was before David Pollick became president...Birmingham Southern has (now) turned its back on big-time sports (and competes in NCAA Division Three). Far more colleges are doing the opposite – climbing divisions and spending heavily in anticipation that more wins will bring in more money." -- PBS Television Documentary  "Big-Time Losers,”  which aired on more than 400 television stations nationally in December 2007 and January 2008. Birmingham-Southern College is featured as a positive counterpoint to the excess of big-time college athletics.

"The University (of Denver) recently teamed up with five regional Colorado law enforcement agencies and a prosecutor to create a DNA lab that deals exclusively with property crimes.” – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL , June 19, 2008, in an article titled “DNA evidence gains acceptance as a key tool in robbery cases.”

“We just have no patience, no compassion for those who have been released from prison, whether they have been rightfully convicted or wrongfully convicted. They represent to us an unknown quantity." -- Mansfield University Criminal Justice Professor Scott Thornsley on NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S “Day to Day” program, August 11, 2008, in a segment titled “How to compensate for 26 years in prison.”

"Halfway through the semester in his market research course at Roanoke College last fall, only moments after announcing a policy of zero tolerance for cell phone use in the classroom, Prof. Ali Nazemi heard a telltale ring. Professor Nazemi opened his briefcase, produced a hammer and proceeded to smash the offending device. …Professor Nazemi’s act of guerilla theater…attested to the exasperation of countless teachers and professors in the computer era." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 7, 2007, in an article titled “New Class(room) War: Teacher vs. Technology."

"Psychologist Karyn Purvis of Texas Christian University, who has done extensive research on troubled adopted children, says many of these kids simply don’t respond to stern lectures and timeouts." -- NEWSWEEK, December 17, 2007, in an article titled “When Adoption Goes Wrong.”

"When using family health histories to recognize one’s own health risks, also known as genograms, ‘It’s important to tread lightly,’ says Raeann Hamon, a professor of family science at Pennsylvania’s Messiah College, who typically arrives at family reunions with a microcassette recorder in hand." -- NEWSWEEK, December 3, 2007, in an article titled “Know What’s in Your Genes.”

“Adventure Recreation or Expeditionary Studies—Imagine spending a good chunk of your college years backpacking, sea kayaking and rock climbing—for credit! A handful of schools, including Green Mountain College in Vermont…offer degrees in this field—a great major for aspiring adventure guides.” -- CAREER WORLD, September 2007.

“Hope College in Michigan says communication is also a big topic—but it’s also emphasizing the responsibility of students to communicate with each other and with authorities about potential dangers. Campus safety will figure into new vignettes students will perform at orientation and into the college president’s address to parents.” -- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 5, 2007, story titled “Campus Safety Tops Orientation Agendas.”