Valentine's Day Fundraiser a Sweet Success!

Candy, pinatas, and Valentine's Day-themed photo opportunities successfully combined on Feb. 14 when the Communications Club staged quite the happening! Students, staff and faculty donated bags and bags of candy that were sold for $2 a handful. Swings at the colorful pinatas were $1.50 for three tries. And over at the Student Center photos were $8 for three. More than $500 was raised during the daylong event. The students want to use the fund to acquire T-shirts promoting Spiked, the new student-produced online magazine. 

Here are some photos from the fun day that day picture perfect weather!

Here are the three candy sale VIPs (from right): Tay Travis, Summer Gray and Aliyah Jerrell. They were here from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (ish) and were so good about inviting passing students to stop by our table of goodies! 

Chasity Gilmore (right) is president of the Communications Club and the editor of the new Spiked magazine. Next to her is Midrina Tucker and also here is Aliyah Jerrell. 

Sheen Magazine Has Exciting Student Opportunities!

Sheen magazine is a beautiful 16-year-old bi-monthly publication that is all about beauty tips and successful, inspiring people.

And it is based right here in South Carolina in Greenville (Fountain Inn to be specific). 

The magazine was launched around 2006 in part to promote the company's Nairobi hair and skin products.

Representatives say 100,000 copies of Sheen are printed six times a year and distributed nationally and internationally. They also touted their associated online presence as drawing one million views.

Check out Sheen's behind-the-scenes photo shoot video.

Many thanks and congratulations to the Communications Program's Andrea Milford-Williams and Rolonda Davis for the fine event on Feb. 16 that they organized for our students featuring representatives of Sheen magazine! This could be an excellent ambassador and internship opportunity for our major for years to come. Kudos to the Career Center also for its part. 

Sheen promotions director Darren Martin (pictured) explained these student opportunities and after the event, numerous students sought more information. We have lots of students from S.C.'s Upstate region so this could be an exciting opportunity for them! 

Martin said he is looking for SC State students to serve as Sheen ambassadors. He is seeking writers to become columnists to share "the HBCU experience...and we could also select someone to set up promotions...we could ask you to set up a fashion show on campus," he said. 

Editor-in-chief Kristyn Harris, a Lander University (Greenwood, S.C.) graduate, told the students when asked that the best part of her job is "the connections" she makes, meeting and getting to know the celebrities often in the magazine and on the covers, and the many freelance writers and photographers she brings in to provide content. 

Current and former students interested in connecting with Sheen can do so by calling (864) 862-6782, emailing info@sheenmagazine.com, or writing to PO Box 6533, Greenville, SC 29607.

The Communication Program is committed to bringing high-quality professionals to campus on a regular basis during the school year.