{"id":103549,"date":"2024-03-08T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adpr.utk.edu\/?p=103549"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:41:15","slug":"tombras-school-alumna-returns-to-campus-to-encourage-students-to-follow-their-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/adpr\/2024\/03\/08\/tombras-school-alumna-returns-to-campus-to-encourage-students-to-follow-their-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tombras School Alumna Returns to Campus to Encourage Students to Follow their Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumna Karen Freberg (\u201811) moved across the country on several occasions to chase her academic and athletic career goals.<\/p>\n<p>Freberg\u2019s mom is a professor in psychology and her dad is retired but he also was in marketing and taught marketing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually thought I would go in as a pre-med major. I love science and I always knew I wanted to be a teacher or a professor of some sort. I just didn\u2019t know what I wanted to teach exactly. It\u2019s kind of ironic that I ended up in PR eventually because my dad was in marketing for years before he retired, at Nestle, Mars, and KalKan pet foods,\u201c she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pe-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Track and Field to the Classroom<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Early on, Freberg\u2019s goal was to obtain a college athletic scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a track and field athlete in high school. I grew up in a really small town in California and, in order to market myself to college coaches and let them know, \u2018hey, I\u2019m here and throw a shot put pretty decently,\u2019 I created a website. I had a newsletter and I really kind of did the early, early stages of blogging and content creation. I didn\u2019t know that that was a field to go into until I was at the University of Florida and my athletic academic advisor saw what I was doing and she asked why I wasn\u2019t in PR,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group framedOrangeShadow is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63858\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/adpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/Freberg-first-visit-to-Knoxville-for-the-2003-SEC-Championships.jpg\" alt=\"Freberg back in 2003 wearing UF gear during her first visit to Knoxville for the 2003 SEC Championships.\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before finding her love for the public relations field at UF, Freberg began her undergraduate studies at Southern Methodist University where she studied pre-med and psychology. After a year at SMU, Freberg moved across the country to complete her undergraduate at the University of Florida on a track and field scholarship. It was while she was there that she visited UT\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>Freberg said, \u201cI actually first came to UT for the SEC Championships while I was competing for the University of Florida. I remember walking around thinking, \u2018This is a really nice campus. I could see myself going here.\u2019 Little did I know that I would eventually go there for my PhD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freberg completed her masters degree in strategic public relations and her last year of eligibility in track and field at the University of Southern California. By the time she graduated with both her undergraduate and masters, Freberg was a four-time All American, two-time SEC Champion, and competed at the Olympic Trials in 2004 for shot put.<\/p>\n<p>Freberg started her PhD program at UT in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>She stated, \u201cI remember coming to Tennessee that summer for PhD orientation and I was still somewhat jet lagged because I had actually done an international internship in Cape Town, South Africa, for four months. I was working in fashion and consumer PR. So I was still trying to adjust to the time zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was during her time at UT that Freberg started consulting in social media and crisis communications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat really kind of blossomed into what I\u2019ve been doing now where I have been serving as a consultant. I\u2019ve also been able to do some speaking engagements and workshops,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Student Becomes the Teacher and Public Speaker<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pe-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Freberg is now a professor of strategic communications at the University of Louisville and has been there for nearly 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>As a consultant, Freberg has worked with corporations such as General Motors, Churchill Downs, GE appliances, nonprofits, and some government entities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what\u2019s important about crisis communications is the fact that you can do a lot in preparation but you also have the due diligence of really thinking about all of the different possibilities that could happen and how you can best manage those expectations and challenges. Not one situation is going to be the same,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group framedOrangeShadow is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63860\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Freberg-PhD-graduation-at-UTK.jpg\" alt=\"Freberg graduating from UTK with her PhD in 2011\" width=\"403\" height=\"604\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Freberg currently visits various organizations talking about crisis communications, social media trends, issues, and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cYou have the opportunity to really make a difference and help clients be prepared, but also advise them that there are things that you don\u2019t want to do. Don\u2019t be a trendy topic for the wrong reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With her background in various types of communications, Freberg has been recruited on multiple occasions as an expert witness for some legal cases.<\/p>\n<p>She says one of her favorite career moments has been working with Ryan Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing present on social media, you just never know who you\u2019re going to connect with. Ryan and I connected on Twitter. I followed him and he followed me back in 2019. We kind of built this relationship. I was advocating his work for his marketing efforts and his team. His team was coming to my class and he actually Zoom bombed my social media strategy class, and he ended up speaking [to the class] a few years ago. That was the pinnacle of my career. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever get to that level again, but that is perfectly fine,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pe-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Freberg was recently back on UT\u2019s campus presenting a lecture on public relations best practices, what to look for, and how to brand yourself.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cIt was really fun to be able to kind of walk down memory lane in the halls of the College of Communication and Information and remember spending a lot of time studying for my comprehensive exams in the hallway or passing by the room that I defended my dissertation in. It brought back wonderful memories. It was great just meeting everyone and talking with students.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group framedOrangeShadow is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63861\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Freberg-speaking-at-UTK-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"Freberg speaking at UTK to the Tombras School of Advertisement and Public Relations\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She tells students it\u2019s important to grow your network and connect with professionals in their desired fields. She adds that it\u2019s also important to show initiative and find things that help set them apart from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very crowded in the marketplace where people are applying for various jobs. The economy is very competitive. Sometimes it takes extra effort to send emails and to research backgrounds on individuals who are working for a company that you want to pursue a career with,\u201c she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumna Karen Freberg (\u201811) moved across the country on several occasions to chase her academic and athletic career goals. Freberg\u2019s mom is a professor in psychology and her dad is retired but he also was in marketing and taught marketing. \u201cI actually thought I would go in as a pre-med major. 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