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MEDIA RELATIONS SUCCESS

Joseph has cultivated relationships with reporters and news organizations at the local and national level. Through proactive media outreach, he has generated consistent headlines for clients and employers, and helped them strategically amplify news coverage for the broadest reach. Here are some examples of success from his media relations portfolio.

PRINT MEDIA PLACEMENTS

SHE CAME TO THE U.S. WITH ONE SUITCASE IN PURSUIT OF A DENTAL CAREER. WITH $5K SCHOLARSHIP, SHE’S ON HER WAY

Florida Career College

Front Page Story - Florida Sun Sentinel placed

NURSING STUDENT WANTS TO PUSH FOR CHANGE IN RACIAL ISSUES

Florida Career College

Feature Story in the Florida Sun Sentinel

ONTARIO MARINE CORPS VETERAN RECEIVES DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOLARSHIP

January 8, 2021

Front page feature story in Daily Bulletin for UEI College

DEVICE DESIGNED BY UNIVERSITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE PROFESSORS HELPS AMPUTEES LEARN TO RUN OUTSIDE

Front page story in St. Augustine Record

Joseph worked to establish a relationship with the local newspaper in St. Augustine, which featured this front page story about a device that faculty members invented.

A DEGREE IN TENACITY DESPITE CANCER PROGNOSIS

Front page feature: OC Register

Joseph built a relationship with this student and worked with OC Register reporters on this feature story. What would you do if you were told you had only nine months to live? Travel? Kiss your secret crush? Give everything to loved ones and/or strangers? How about this: Study for your MBA.

BRANDMAN GRAD, 64, COMPLETES JOURNEY FROM BEHIND BARS TO SOCIOLOGY DEGREE

Front page story in the Daily Pilot and feature story in the LA Times

Reporter Alex Chan, who writes for the LA Times and Daily Pilot, visited the Southern California Commencement ceremony for Brandman University for this story and feature photos about a 64-year-old graduate who has had quite the journey, from prison to college grad.

MOBILE BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Feature story: Inside Higher Ed

Joseph pitched writers at IHE with this story as part of a communications campaign in support of the new program. Brandman University goes all-in with a competency-based bachelor's degree that is online, available on a tablet, and not based on the credit hour. Its projected price tag? $10,000.

AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS, MAN DIVES INTO HIS STUDIES

Front page story: OC Register

Follow up story in OC Register that Joesph arranged. Two years ago, Brandman University created a scholarship named for Bryan Fazio, a Navy veteran and MBA student who finished his studies despite a fatal cancer diagnosis.

INVESTORS BACKED BY PUBLISHING GIANT TEAM UP WITH CALIF. UNIVERSITY TO START A BILINGUAL COLLEGE

Feature story: Chronicle of Higher Education

Joseph worked with Chronicle writers about a new endeavor at Brandman University, working with private partners to provide dual-language degree options.

BRANDMAN UNIV. SPEAKER INSPIRES WITH HER STORY

CBS Los Angeles feature

When Joseph learned of her story, he reached out to the judge in her case and invited him to be at commencement. The story was covered by CBS and the LA Times.

‘THE LITTLE COUPLE’ CO-STAR SPEAKS AT WEST COAST UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

Front page story: OC Register

Joseph secured front page coverage of the celebrity speaker at the WCU commencement ceremony.

LONG BEACH DROPOUT CHANGES COURSE WITH FREE GED PROGRAM

Feature story: Long Beach Press-Telegram

Joseph worked with writer Nadra Nittle on this feature about a high school dropout who turned his life around at American Career College.

COMPETENCY-BASED PROGRAMS: ‘LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY’

Feature story: University Business Magazine

Joseph worked with UB writer Matt Zalaznick on this feature about the university's new MyPath degree program.

BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY, CBE PIONEER, OFFERS ADVICE ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Feature story: Education Dive

Brandman University Chancellor Gary Brahm has overseen the development of one of the few competency-based programs to secure access to federal financial aid and he identifies four critical elements of the MyPath program.

BRANDMAN RANKED 8TH BEST ONLINE UNDERGRAD PROGRAM IN U.S.

Feature story: OC Register

Irvine’s Brandman University has been ranked the No. 8 best undergraduate program in the nation for online education by U.S. News & World Report, the only Orange County institution to crack the magazine’s top 100 list.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX HEAD ON EDUCATION AS BUSINESS

Feature story: NPR

University of Phoenix President Bill Pepicello talks to Tony Cox about how his institution, the largest private school in the country, balances their relationship with students and investors.

COLLEGES ADAPT TO TECH-SAVVY STUDENTS

Feature story: USA Today

A recent study by the University of Phoenix shows colleges are adapting to their students with new technology to suit their needs, and teaching methods for a tech-savvy clientele that continues to grow.

FOR A DESERT CAMPUS, MORE THAN ROCKS AND CACTUS

Feature story: Chronicle of Higher Education

Joseph worked with Chronicle writer Goldie Blumenstyke on this feature about the unique conservation on the UNLV campus.

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