JAMES KEVIN BISCHOFF portrait
  • Faculty Advisor, Parry D. Sorensen Public Relations Society, Communication
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Communication
(801) 913-2653

Professional Service

  • Utah Shakespeare Festival . Role: Board Chairman . I am the Immediate Past Chairman of the Board. I was Chair from 2010 to 2012, a two year term. I am still on the board. 07/06/2010 - present
  • Voices for Utah Children . I am a board member for Voices for Utah Children, a child advocacy group which is also an active client and supporter of Absolute Communication, our student-run ad agency. 05/10/2010 - present

Internal Service

  • I am the Faculty Advisor for the Parry D. Sorensen Public Relations Society . Faculty Advisor, 07/01/2012 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Get Screened Utah . 08/23/2013 - 12/08/2013
  • Fourth Street Clinic. 08/20/2013 - 12/08/2013
  • First Step House. 08/20/2013 - 12/08/2013
  • Voices for Utah Children. 08/20/2013 - 12/08/2013
  • Bulletproof Kids. 08/20/2013 - 12/08/2013
  • Voices for Utah Children . 06/20/2012 - present
  • Utah Brain Injury Council . 08/20/2010 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Quintus C. Wilson Alumni Achievement Award. University of Utah, 04/01/2009
  • Perry Sorensen Distinguished Lecturer. University of Utah, 09/18/2007

Affiliations

  • Voices for Utah Children , Board Member, 06/01/2012 - 02/27/2014
  • Utah Shakespearean Festival (USF), Chairman of the Board, 09/01/2009 - 09/01/2011

In the Media

  • Brooke Johnson was named a summer intern at Cohn & Wolfe in NYC due to her affiliation with Absolute Communication. At the conclusion of her internship she was offered a full-time position where she is currently working as an account supervisor with one of the largest PR firms in the world. This story was featured on the website of the College of Hunamities. 02/27/2014.
  • Absolute Communication was featured on the Department of Communication website for a trip that Professor Bischoff and student Miguel Mendoza took to NYC to form partnerships with major New York agencies. The trip was a huge success and all three agencies are now working, or will be working, with Absolute . 09/15/2012.