Gloria Hurtado

Current

• UI Chapter Vice President at PRSSA
• Marketing and Programs Intern at The University of Iowa Alumni Association

Past

• Intern at University News Services at the University of Iowa
• Reporter at Examiner Publications

Education

• University of Iowa

Connections

19 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• Twitter

Gloria Hurtado’s Summary

Journalism & Mass Communication student gaining experience in reporting, editing, public relations and marketing. Seeking knowledge of branding and event planning. Always interested in women's issues, immigration, and convergence.

Gloria Hurtado’s Experience

• UI Chapter Vice President

  PRSSA

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2008 — Present (less than a year)

• Marketing and Programs Intern

  The University of Iowa Alumni Association

  (Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)

  April 2008 — Present (7 months)

  • Develop and direct a student membership promotional campaign for the largest student organization on campus- Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow
  • Plan and execute promotions for S.T.A.T. events with over 500 attendees
  • Organize, produce, and distribute corporate sponsorship requests to improve student alumni program effectiveness
  • Control inventory of membership premiums and information
  • Generate and write content for S.T.A.T. Underground, a monthly student newsletter
  • Perform general office duties

• Intern

  University News Services at the University of Iowa

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)

  • Wrote press releases and feature stories for university communications platforms online
  • Updated university’s media database
  • Wrote and edited assignments for publications produced by University Relations
  • Identified potential news stories that would appeal to a diverse audience to pitch to local, regional, national, or international news media outlets

• Reporter

  Examiner Publications

  (Newspapers industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  • Wrote and edited 28 articles for The Examiner newspaper reporting on local government and education
  • Attended commission and city government meetings to develop story ideas
  • Conducted interviews, maintained relationships with the community, fellow staff and editors
  • Wrote headlines and captions for photos and articles

Gloria Hurtado’s Education

• University of Iowa

  Journalism & Mass Communication 2005 — 2009 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  Public Relations Student Society of America, Society of Professional Journalists, Ed on Campus, Student Success Team Project

Additional Information

Gloria Hurtado’s Websites:

• Twitter

Gloria Hurtado’s Groups:

Public Relations Student Society of America, Society of Professional Journalists

Gloria Hurtado’s Honors:

• 2005, Opportunity at Iowa Scholarship- merit based award for first generation college students
• 2008, The Gazette Foundation Minority Journalism Scholarship- merit based scholarship for minority journalists
• 2008, Gordon B. Strayer Scholarship- award for participation in PRSSA and public relations industry

Gloria Hurtado’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• reference requests
• getting back in touch