Example of press release written for graduate school curriculum.

1. 2199 S University Blvd
Denver, CO 80208
www.du.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
University of Denver Forms Partnership with Slow Food Denver
DENVER,CO – April 9 – As a private universitydedicatedtothe publicgood, itisnosurprise that
Universityof Denveroftenforgesconnections withitssurroundingcommunity. The currentclassproject
of Dr. ErikaPolson’sPRSeminar isnoexceptiontothistrend. The classhas formedapartnershipwith
SlowFoodDenverinorderto apply courseworkina tangible fashion.
Overthe course of the springquarter, the class (amixture of undergraduate andgraduate
students) willworktoaddress the organization’sspecificcommunicationneeds. Some of the class’s
maingoals will include:documentingpublicperception towardsthe Slow Foodmovement;increasing
SlowFoodDenver’soverall membershiprate; clarifyingSlow FoodDenver’s mission;andfinallycreating
a new“AmbassadorProgram.”
Ultimately, thisquarter-longpartnershipwill allowSlow FoodDenvertoexpand andstrengthen
itsoperationsinDenver.This hope wasechoedby itsPresident, KristaRoberts,whospokehighlyof the
partnership’spotential:“Dr.Polson’sstudentswillbe anenormoushelpto the Slow FoodDenverteam.
Throughtheirworkwe will betterdefineourorganization,ourprograms, while also expandingour
effortstopromote foodsustainability andnutritioninthis wonderful region.”
ABOUT SLOW FOOD DENVER
SlowFoodDenverisa 501©3 non-profitthatseekstoensure ajust,healthy andsustainable
foodsystemthroughoutthe Denverregion.Throughpromotingsustainableagriculture,supportinglocal
farmers, protectingbiodiversity, andofferingeducational outreach,Slow FoodDenverseekstocreate a
foodsystembeneficial forbothpeople andthe planet.
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