Bring your colleagues, friends and spouses or partner to “Mix It Up with WPC” on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Wichita Marriott. This annual networking mixer for WPC supports our scholarship fund. Don’t forget your checkbook, credit card or cash to bid on items in the silent auction or purchase Read more…
If you’ve been following our Facebook page, you may have noticed WPC Social Chair Vanessa Whiteside has started sharing recommended resources on Tuesdays. This has been a great opportunity for members to share some of their favorite tips and what makes their jobs a little bit easier. I want to Read more…
Amy Geiszler-Jones, former longtime Wichita Professional Communicators board member and current Kansas Professional Communicators president, has been appointed to a second two-year term to the National Federation of Press Women board as historian. In her role as NFPW historian, Geiszler-Jones is responsible for recognizing members who have reached significant membership Read more…
Two free family concerts were held outdoors June 7 at Naftzger and Clapp Parks to officially kick off the Wichita Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. Jim Cosgrove, aka Mr. Stinky Feet, told stories and sang songs to more than 270 attendees. The Summer Reading Program is the library’s annual reading Read more…
A recent Forbes headline caught my attention: “Want a career boost? Try speaking up for someone else.” The article by Josie Cox spotlights new research showing that employees who advocate for a colleague’s ideas are not only helping out that colleague, but they’re also reaping benefits themselves by advocating for Read more…
Several WPC members earned awards during the 2021 National Communications Contest sponsored by our national affiliate, the National Federation of Press Women. With more than 2,000 entries from across the country submitted in this year’s contest, these talented members faced tough competition. All of these NFPW award recipients had to Read more…
Colorado Press Women is hosting a Summer Getaway on July 30-31 in Cañon City and Alamosa, historical cities with deep roots in newspapering, and will honor two newspapers whose female staff helped found CPW 80 years ago. Members of Wichita Professional Communicators have been invited to attend. Registration for the Read more…
An enthusiastic and spirited Southwestern College student majoring in convergent journalism is the winner of the 2021 Wichita Professional Communicators $2,000 scholarship. Daegiona Wilson stands out among her peers at the Winfield, Kansas, college, from the classroom to the track field. The scholarship award helps to ease the stresses of Read more…
Each year, WPC awards a $2,000 scholarship to a talented communications student — funded, in large part, by proceeds from the silent auction at our end-of-summer mixer. This year’s mixer will be on Sept. 1 at the Wichita Marriott — watch future WPC newsletters for more details — but we’re Read more…
I can’t remember the exact date, but I remember the feeling I got when I started to venture out the first few times after being at home for so long during the pandemic. I remember feeling anxiety, just by getting in the car and driving. I felt claustrophobic in my Read more…