Jim Bakken
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Chief Communications Officer, Public Relations
As chief communications officer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine, Bakken leads teams that set and execute internal and external communications strategy. Prior to joining UAB in 2012, Bakken spent a decade working with a diverse client base at two full-service communications firms. Bakken spent eight years in Nashville at McNeely Pigott and Fox – one of the largest PR firms in the Southeast – prior to launching Peritus Public Relations in Birmingham in 2010. Bakken has served on the board of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and has been a Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
Two film projects will debut on Aug. 28.
Distinguished faculty throughout the college will present topical lectures on issues that range from cinema to math to racial disparities.
The BAT measures students’ knowledge in eight key areas: math, analytical reasoning, analysis of charts and graphs, news analysis, economics, global markets, analysis of financial statements and investment banking.
UAB hosting new support group for breastfeeding mothers
UAB MHRC teaming with local church association to improve health
In addition to improving the health of its children, this effort also helps with sustainability – which is a part of UAB’s overall goals.