Department of Arts, Communication, Languages, and Media

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Congratulations to Trinity Wilson for passing her thesis defense! Trinity's thesis project, "Building Meaning Through Rebranding: A Strategic Communication Analysis of Call Me Unni," compared the branding strategy of thrift stores Call Me Unni and Goodwill. Congratulations Trinity!

May Day Pau Hana: taking a moment to celebrate the hard work of our Arts, Communication, Languages and Media Dept. faculty this school year at . Mahalo for your dedication to our students!

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Academic excellence was on full display at HPU Scholarship Day & Author Celebration! 📚✨

Faculty and students shared research on topics ranging from Disciplinary Joy to marine biology . We wrapped up the day at the HPU Library to honor our published authors, featuring guest speaker Dr. Peter Britos & Dr. Benjamin Fairfield.

Mahalo to all the presenters and organizers for fostering such a vibrant culture of scholarship! 🎓🤙

Congratulations to Nicholas Romero for successfully passing his Master's Thesis Defense! His thesis was titled, "The Power of Fandom: Reshaping Public Relations in the age of participatory media." Now celebrate by rocking that alumni hat! Congrats!

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Congratulations to May Sheung Man for successfully defending her thesis titled, "Framing Inclusivity: A Comparative Visual Analysis of Diversity Representation in Savage x Fenty and Victoria’s Secret Campaign Photograph." Excellent work as always! 👏👏👏.

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Congratulations to our Graduate Assistant Maika N. Astacio Ocasio for successfully defending her Master's Thesis titled, "Photography Driven Brand Storytelling." Congratulations Maika! Now, it's time to celebrate 🙌

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Congratulations to for successfully passing his Master's Thesis Defense. Darian's thesis project was titled, "Algorithm CTRL: A Strategic Social Media Plan," which developed a strategy for a public relations firm he created to incorporate AI in a human-centered and transparent way. Great Darian! 👏👏👏

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Congratulations to Scott Broome for successfully defending his Master's Thesis Project,
"Strategic Communication, Trust, and Community Engagement: A Case Study of the Fur Angel Foundation." Scott demonstrated successful strategic communication strategy through his work partnering with . Through his work he was able to help the Fur Angel Foundation through special events, social media, local news and TV spots, and other community partnerships. He also fostered a dog or two along the way as well. Great work Scott!
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Congratulations to Cassandra Gonzalez for successfully defending her Master's Thesis, titled "Assessing Credibility Perceptions in the 21st Century: A Two Part Study," which examined factors that influence people's perception of news credibility. Well done! 👏👏👏

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