Eastern Conecticut State University Student Amanda Jordan of Windham Attended an Advertising Conference in New York

2011 Dec 19

Amanda Jordan '14 of Windham was one of 14 students from the Eastern Connecticut State University student chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) to attend attend an advertising career conference in New York City on Nov. 11-12.

Jordan, majoring in Communication, was accompanied by Olugbenga Ayeni, associate professor of communication. The Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) hosted the conference.

AAF's mission is to inform and educate students about different aspects of advertising and the advertising industry. Students had the opportunity to network with representatives from LinkedIn, Yahoo and Advertising Age, just to name a few organizations. In addition, students were able to participate in a number career-oriented workshops.