As part of a public relations capstone class, Manship School of Mass Communication students are working with an organization called âStudents for LOPAâ to raise awareness for donating and debunking myths regarding organ donors.
According to its website, LOPA (Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency) is a federally designated, not for profit organ and tissue recovery agency for the state of Louisiana. The student groupâs goal is to create a public relations campaign to spread awareness and education about organ donations and to increase the number of donors from college students.
Mass communication senior Whitney Hicks said she decided to work on the organ donor project because she felt that it was an important cause. She served as the writing director for the group.