The Arthur W. Page Center

The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication is a research center at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State dedicated to the study and advancement of ethics and responsibility in all forms of public communication. Page, the longtime vice president for public relations at AT&T, is often regarded as the founder of the modern practice of corporate public relations. He also was a noted educator, publisher, and adviser to several U.S. presidents. Page was the first person in a public relations position to serve as an officer and director of a major corporation and, in that capacity. Although there is no direct relationship between Arthur W. Page and Penn State, distinguished alumnus Larry Foster—a public relations pioneer himself—was inspired by much of Page’s work. In 2004, Foster, along with Block and Jack Koten, established the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication in the Carnegie Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The Center was created in 2004 to foster a modern understanding and application of the [Page Principles](https://pagecenter.psu.edu/about/the-page-principles) by supporting innovative research, educational, or public service projects in a wide variety of academic disciplines and professional fields. The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication is a research center dedicated to the study and advancement of ethics and responsibility in corporate communication and other forms of public communication