USI Social Media Symposium to virtual host award-winning Australian social media professional

March 21, 2023

WHO: Dr. Karen Sutherland, Senior Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, will present the keynote presentation. In addition to her role at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, she is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, author of the award-winning text, Strategic Social Media Management – Theory and Practice, co-author of Public Relations and Strategic Communication and has contributed to the forthcoming book, Transmedia Brand Storytelling – From Theory to Practice. Sutherland is also the co-founder and Social Media Specialist at Dharana Digital, a specialized marketing agency that assists health and wellness coaches in obtaining leads by providing customized training in social media, web design, and SEO.

WHAT: Each Spring Semester, the USI College of Liberal Arts, Foundation and Communications and Media Department presents the Social Media Symposium, featuring a presentation focusing on the impact of social media on communications.

Sutherland’s virtual presentation is titled, “Social Media in Australia: Trends, Habits, Education and Employability.”

WHEN: The virtual presentation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22.

Sutherland will be available for virtual media interviews ahead of her presentation from 5:40-5:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 22.

Please RSVP to me by noon Wednesday, March 22. A Zoom link will be provided via email the afternoon of the event.

WHERE: The virtual presentation will be presented live in Carter Hall, located in University Center West.

Founded in 1965, the University of Southern Indiana enrolls more than 9,700 dual credit, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in more than 130 areas of study. A public higher education institution, located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, Indiana, USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. USI is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University and offers continuing education and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually through Outreach and Engagement. USI is online at www.usi.edu.