Crisis communication talk at UCA Downtown

By Logan Miller
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office

jmcintyreCONWAY — Dr. JJ McIntyre, associate professor in the University of Central Arkansas Department of Communication, will deliver a presentation titled Crisis Communication in the New Normal on Wednesday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the UCA Downtown location, 1105 W. Oak St., in Conway.

McIntyre is an internationally published author who has worked on a number of grants with agencies such as the CDC and the USDA. He is also an active crisis communication consultant for businesses and state agencies.

“In today’s world, businesses and other types of organizations cannot afford to ignore crisis planning or hope to recover from a crisis without a strong communication response,” McIntyre said. “My presentation will be an introduction to crisis communication with emphases in the nature of crises and dispelling some commonly held myths about crisis communication. This discussion should be valuable to local businesses and other community organizations.”

The presentation, set to run for an hour, is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact McIntyre at (501) 450-3105 or jmcintyre@uca.edu.

The UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication includes the Departments of Art, Communication, Mass Communication and Theatre, Music, and Writing. The college’s primary mission is the preparation of the next generation of artists, educators, and communicators. For more information about CFAC, visit www.uca.edu/cfac or call (501) 450-3293.

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