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Students create connection and identity
16 May, 2005
Students from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) are
producing a communication campaign to help create connection and
identity within Noosa's creative industries.
The campaign will be presented to the Noosa Community Economic
Sector Board on May 27, to assist the board in its development of
creative industries in Noosa. Their campaign will highlight the
benefits of participation in creative industries for Noosa
businesses and creative residents.
USC Public Relations Lecturer Maggie Third, and adjunct
Professor to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Peter
Bycroft, are working together with final year students in the
Bachelor of Arts (Communication). The students are Tamara Keatley,
Luke McCormack and Kaycee Randall who are completing the project as
part of a Professional Communication Workshop.
Ms Third said the workshop is provided to high-achieving
students undertaking the Public Relations major to give them
practical experience and a competitive edge before entering the
workforce.
Mr Bycroft said that this is an excellent example of students
getting real world experience.
"It is opportune that the University can offer us talented
communication students to provide a strategic approach as a part of
the Noosa Council's commitment to developing creative industries,"
Mr Bycroft said.