Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 scholarship awarded by Wichita Professional Communicators. The deadline for online applications is midnight, March 6. WPC offers an annual $2,000 scholarship to students pursuing degrees in a communication field at Wichita-area colleges and universities. Students pursuing careers in advertising, digital media, editing, Read more…
Are you interested in taking a more active role in WPC and helping to promote our public presence? Throw your name in the ring for social media chair. We’re thrilled that Vanessa Whiteside’s writing career has blossomed, even though working on book number two means she will not be able Read more…
Happy Holidays! This year has been extremely successful for Wichita Professional Communicators. We’ve continued to grow our membership and have had some great programming — including a complete sellout for our Wichita By E.B. program earlier this year! Thank you all for your continued support of WPC. Your attendance at Read more…
It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. This year has been a year of growth not only for me, but for Wichita Professional Communicators. I’m proud of the hard work our board has put in to think outside the box and try new things. When you surround Read more…
Our 2023 WPC board features some familiar faces. We are excited to announce the slate of nominees for next year’s board, which members will vote on during our November meeting. Naomi Shapiro, president: Naomi is a communications specialist for the City of Wichita- Government Division of Arts and Cultural Services, providing support CityArts, Mid-America Read more…
I think I’m riding a high (and possible heat exhaustion) from Open Streets ICT this year, but I’m feeling really fortunate to live in a city that elevates entrepreneurs and celebrates all things local (not just the flag). We have some of the best local restaurants with menus carefully curated Read more…
Fall is right around the corner, and that always indicates a busy time for most organizations. In Library world, we moved our annual Big Read from fall to winter/spring because it clashed with so many other great community events. But that doesn’t mean we are sitting back and twiddling our Read more…
Congratulations to the many talented members of Wichita Professional Communicators who earned state and national honors this year for their work. Awards from the Kansas Professional Communicators’ annual competition were presented during the KPC spring awards luncheon at Heart of Country Catering in Goddard. The competition recognizes excellence in categories Read more…
I don’t know about you, but life has been moving really fast these last few weeks … err … months. There’s a lot of change in the air in my world, and with that comes a lot of time spent mulling over things in my brain. Which can be a Read more…
Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are here. Yes, I did just watch that episode of “Gilmore Girls” where that phrase was repeated in song throughout the entire episode. I’m also so happy summer is here. Whether we want them to or not, things are opening up. People are Read more…