m Po-Lin Pan, professor of strategic communication at Arkansas State University, has been elected president of the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication. An affiliate of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication promotes the recognition, welfare and progress of journalism and mass communication education in the Southwest United States. As president, Pan will help plan the organization s 2023 Symposium to be held at Arkansas State University.