This site includes information on Spring 2012 academic activities of Professor John. N. Weis of the Mass Communication Department, Winona State University, and other information which may help you better understand the perspectives from which courses are taught.

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Biographical information related to the instructor's professional experience which is applied to courses offered and the perspectives from which they are taught is provided via this link.

Information on Campaigns 2012--the combined PR and Ad campaigns capstone course--can be found at this link. Be sure you also check out information on the Desire to Learn (D2L) virtual classroom ongoing throughout the semester regarding developments in this course.

Since there are pages in this site about Prof. Weis' travel study research in Germany and Poland this summer related to the holocaust in general and activities at Dachau near Munich, Germany and Auschwitz, Poland this page is made available to provide basic information to students about the Nazi extermination of 10 million people during World War II including six million Jews in the holocaust. The page also feature a brief history of both Dachau and Auschwitz.

Visits to Germany, Austria and Poland this summer are part of the continuing effort to research the potential learning opportunities for students taking one of the MCOM356 Media and Society-International class sessions in future summers in which they are offered. This page shows some of the sites in those areas.

While in Europe this summer, Prof. Weis visited Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany, and Auschwitz I and II (Berkenau) death camps, just outside Krakow, Poland, as part of his development of a Media and Society-International class for the future to help students become more familiar with World War II and the Nazi holocaust.

Students in Public Relations Courses--especially Campaigns--must be familiar with the 4-Ps of marketing--Product, Place, Price and especially Promotion (what PR and Ad folks do). Promotion is just one of the components involved in what makes the business world go 'round. Click here to begin your exciting journey into the fascinating world of the Marketing Mix.

PLEASE don't vote if you're not familiar with the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. A page on the "first 10 corrections to the Constitution" can be found at this link. Especially important to mass comm students in the First Amendment. Please notice that it includes FOUR important rights.