Middletown, Va. (April 11, 2012) – Dr. Linnie Carter represented her home state of Virginia at a White House Women’s Briefing Series on March 27, joining other state delegates to discuss the nationwide Vision 2020 initiative. Dr. Carter recently launched her Vision 2020 project, “Enriching Education: Sisters for Community College Leadership.”

The event, held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, hosted speakers who focused on women in leadership roles in all aspects of life. Featured speakers were from various governmental departments, including the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor. Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (April 3, 2012) – Dr. Linnie Carter lent her knowledge to the Third Annual Women to Women Conference at Halifax Community College (HCC) in Weldon, N.C. on March 20, 2012 with her presentation on “10 Ways to Develop and Maintain Healthy Personal and Professional Relationships.”

The conference featured various female speakers and was presented by the Women of Excellence, an organization comprised of female HCC students.

Carter is a leader in the community college sphere as well as in the consulting, public relations and fundraising industries. Drawing on her experiences, Carter told her audience that she measures her success not by her extensive résumé, but by the strength of the relationships she has maintained and the personal contentment she experiences everyday. Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (March 29, 2012) – Linnie Carter & Associates LLC President and CEO Linnie Carter’s vision for the future is one step closer to becoming a reality. “Enriching Education: Sisters for Community College Leadership” is Carter’s project for Vision 2020, a nationwide initiative aiming to increase gender equality across the country.

Carter is one of the initiative’s delegates for the state of Virginia. Her project focuses on community college leadership, an area in which she has extensive experience. As a community college administrator, Carter has a deep understanding of the needs of community colleges and those they serve and the importance of diversifying leadership within higher education. Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (Jan. 30, 2012) – Internship season has commenced at Linnie Carter & Associates LLC (LCA) with the addition of its first intern. Laura Schultz, a junior at the University of Delaware, will complete her first assignments this month.

Schultz is a mass communication and political science double major, with minors in English and journalism. She is a member of her school’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and is involved in various campus organizations as a social media manager, editor and public relations team member. Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (Oct. 3, 2011) – At a time when government regulations have been created to ensure that internships are ethical and legal, Linnie Carter & Associates LLC (LCA) has announced that it now offers paid internship opportunities to public relations students. This unique opportunity has an innovative compensation plan in which the interns’ rate of pay is based directly on work performance and quality of work.

With the job market heavily affected by the economic downturn, unpaid internships have greatly increased in recent years. Many college students and recent graduates are forced to consider all options as they seek to gain professional experience and are sometimes exploited by companies seeking to capitalize on the students’ desperation. However, The New York Times reports that the U.S. Labor Department is cracking down on organizations that do not pay interns fairly while making an effort to educate students, colleges and organizations on the laws regarding internships. Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (Sept. 26, 2011) – Linnie Carter & Associates LLC (LCA) has launched a new service, virtual academic assistance, which is designed to alleviate the stress caused by the budget cuts and organizational changes occurring in colleges and universities throughout the United States.

The impact of the downturned economy has gone beyond businesses and corporations and reached our colleges and universities. According to the National Association of State Budget Officers, in the last three years, colleges and universities in at least 43 of the 50 states have experienced budget cuts, causing a significant reduction in the number of faculty members. This leaves many colleges and universities understaffed and the faculty overloaded with increased workloads and administrative tasks.

As a result of the trend, professors are faced with increased hours and responsibilities but no increase in staff support. As a result, teaching faculty members have to divide their limited time between administrative responsibilities and their primary commitment, instructing their students. LCA’s new virtual academic assistance service allows professors to focus more on their passion of teaching while LCA handles their administrative tasks.

LCA President and CEO Linnie S. Carter, Ph. D., APR said, “Since I am a full-time faculty member at a public university, I understand first-hand the challenging demands this organizational shift has caused in institutions of higher education. Based on conversations I have had with my peers in higher education, I am convinced this service is needed more today than ever before.”

LCA virtual academic assistants seamlessly provide an array of administrative support, including syllabi development, online grade book management and PowerPoint presentation development. More information can be found on the LCA website at http://linniecarter.com/services/virtual-academic-assistance/.

Middletown, Va. (Sept. 1, 2011) – Linnie Carter & Associates LLC (LCA), a full-service public relations and marketing consulting firm, is offering its first-ever webinar series beginning in October.

Following are the titles, dates and times of the webinars:

• “How to Establish a Virtual Company in 60 Days or Less” – Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011; 10 a.m.-noon EST
• “How to Develop and Give Effective Presentations” – Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011; 10 a.m.-noon EST
• “Public Relations on a Shoestring Budget” – Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011; 10 a.m.-noon EST Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (Aug. 23, 2011) – Linnie S. Carter, Ph.D., APR, the president and CEO of Linnie Carter & Associates LLC and a community college administrator, has been selected to represent the state of Virginia as a delegate to Vision 2020.

Carter joins 115 other delegates to Vision 2020, a national project working to make gender equality a national priority through shared leadership among women and men. Vision 2020 was launched in October 2010, when a congress of national delegates met at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to launch an action agenda to move America toward equality by 2020, the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment. Read the rest of this news release »

Greensboro, N.C. (Feb. 18, 2011) – Women in the journalism and mass communication professions have made great strides in achieving equality in pay and status over the years, but a gender gap still exists. This issue was discussed by a panel of three industry professionals, including Dr. Linnie S. Carter, president and CEO of Linnie Carter & Associates LLC, at North Carolina A&T State University (A&T) on Feb. 7. Read the rest of this news release »

Middletown, Va. (Dec. 15, 2010) – First impressions mean a lot. Linnie Carter & Associates LLC (LCA) knows that a website is a pretty fast way for clients to ‘size up’ a company. The first step in that process is to have an attractive and informative website that is easy to navigate like www.linniecarter.com.

“Our website is a virtual business card,” says President and CEO Linnie S. Carter, Ph.D., APR. “For many people, it is their first encounter with the company. The experience needs to be fulfilling and positive. We believe we have achieved both with the new website.” Read the rest of this news release »