{"id":16005,"date":"2018-03-15T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=16005"},"modified":"2019-03-25T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T20:58:51","slug":"elemento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/elemento\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagrado Debuts Projects in Communication and Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In line with its unifying and innovative vision, Sagrado opens the door to new projects in communication and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9976 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Sof\u00eda Victoria Bozzo<br \/>\n<\/strong>Journalism Student<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, with the purpose of <em>learning by doing<\/em>, the Ferr\u00e9-Rangel School of Communication of Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n University opened the Elemento 360 communications agency and the Comunica Center for Research and Creative Studies, which arise from its desire to continue fostering entrepreneurship among its students and to help develop a sustainable economy in the Island.<\/p>\n<p>Our University\u2019s president, Gilberto Marxuach Torr\u00f3s, highlighted the positive impact of these two projects.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThrough these efforts, we can cultivate knowledge to develop sound public policy that works for everyone so no one is left behind,\u201d said Marxuach Torr\u00f3s.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9970 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-3-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-3-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-3-1024x726.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elemento 360 is the only agency in Puerto Rico that is managed by students with a transdisciplinary vision combining communication, marketing, audiovisual production, and public relations, among other fields. The agency\u2019s director, Professor Iliana Ballester, recalled the origins of this important project.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cElemento 360 started with a table at the Student Center, without electricity, and a sheet of paper that said \u2018360\u2019, and today it is located at the new facilities of the School of Communication, where it will provide support to small- and medium-sized businesses,\u201d the professor said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The director of the Ferr\u00e9 Rangel School of Communication, Dr. Gabriel Paizy, restated the institution\u2019s commitment to the professional future of new generations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xuT9B_wmvxQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIn Sagrado, we are convinced that the successful growth of small-and medium-sized businesses in Puerto Rico is a fundamental element for sustainable economic development. We support and tangibly impact these Puerto Rican entrepreneurs by helping them market their products and services,\u201d Paizy said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several representatives from the <em>Centro Unido de Detallistas de Puerto Rico<\/em> attended the inauguration to support the vision of this institution and on behalf of the 5,000 small-and medium-sized businesses in the Island.<\/p>\n<p>The name \u2018Elemento 360\u2019 represents the coming together of the students to offer a range of integrated services.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Inauguraci\u00f3n de Elemento 360 y Comunica\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sagradoedu\/albums\/72157692759661651\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4775\/39934251245_1f95f32530_b.jpg\" alt=\"Inauguraci\u00f3n de Elemento 360 y Comunica\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cEach one of us, the members, is an element that, when combined, make our campaigns successful. The 360 part means that we offer a service that goes full circle,\u201d said Yariana L\u00f3pez, graphic design artist at the agency and creator of its logo.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the other hand, Comunica, headed by Professor Mirelsa Modestti, has the mission of generating new knowledge from which important journalistic reporting could arise for publication. Presently, they are working on two investigative projects. The results of these projects will serve as the basis for a documentary that film professor Sonia Fritz is producing.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe first of these studies is centered on the communication challenges that Puerto Rico faced after Hurricane Mar\u00eda, and the second one, which is more qualitative, is focused on the discourse on Puerto Rican migration after the hurricane,\u201d Paizy said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9973 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/elem-360-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the center will work on valuable market research for various businesses and publications that will appear in its own magazine, <em>Coloquia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The directors of Grupo Ferr\u00e9 Rangel (GFR Media), Mar\u00eda Eugenia Ferr\u00e9 Rangel and Luis Alberto Ferr\u00e9 Rangel, were also in attendance and showed their support for the initiative and those working at Elemento 360 and Comunica.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe are looking forward to see the work you do and write about it,\u201d said Mar\u00eda Eugenia Ferr\u00e9-Rangel.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Both centers are open to all of the Sagrado community. To become a member of either, the student must go through a recruiting process that includes interviews and evaluations based on selection criteria. And that\u2019s it. You\u2019re in business!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In line with its unifying and innovative vision, Sagrado opens the door to new projects in communication and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":16008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3672],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16005"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16015,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16005\/revisions\/16015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}