The Center For Professional Communication

Learn to communicate clearly and confidently!

The Center for Professional Communication is a unique community service-oriented program at the University of Lynchburg that provides seminars on a variety of topics in the area of communication to nonprofit and for-profit organizations in Central Virginia.

The Center for Professional Communication offers affordable, interactive seminars on a variety of topics to help businesses and individuals communicate clearly and confidently in every situation.

Seminars are designed and facilitated by Director and Professor Paula Youra, PhD, in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Lynchburg. Each seminar offers a combination of proven communication tools and interactive applications so that each participant can apply the learned communication skills to their own individual situation.

Contact Us

Paula Youra, PhD
Professor of Communication Studies
Director of the Center for Professional Communication

434.544.8178
[email protected]

Student Internships

Two internship opportunities are now available at the Center for Professional Communication for fall, spring, and summer terms for qualified students.

Please contact your advisor to let them know that you would like an internship with the Center for Professional Communication. Contact Dr. Paula Youra at [email protected] to apply.

The Event Coordinator intern will coordinate workshops; communicate with the public about the event; organize participants; communicate directly with clients to ascertain organizational needs; assist the director with curricular development, handouts and any other training materials; secure conference space; select menu; and assist in workshop facilitation.

The Public Relations Officer intern will develop and implement an advertising campaign for the Center for Professional Communication including creating branding, a tag line, and developing a logo for the center. In addition, interns will create brochures, flyers, postcards, and emails to advertise community awareness for the program and for individual workshops. Interns may also communicate directly with the general public about the center.