With a few short weeks until National Conference, there are a lot of things to prepare. Your list is probably topped with cleaning up your résumé, compiling a wardrobe and mapping out your touring schedule. But before descending upon Philadelphia, you and your Chapter should prepare for the PRSSA 2013 Community Service Initiative. What is it? This year we are […]
Recruitment is a key skill for every PRSSA Chapter to have. PRSSA Podcast host Austin Malcolm explores the importance of recruitment including membership diversity and helpful tactics to increase Chapter size. This podcast is joined by Regina Flanigan, University of Texas at Austin vice president of Chapter Development. How important is recruitment to your Chapter? What creative ways does your Chapter use to recruit? […]
As students and pre-professionals, we’re told how important it is to network with experienced practitioners; however, connecting with your peers from other Chapters may be just as beneficial. I have learned so much by networking with PRSSA Chapters from across the country at PRSSA National events and local Chapter mixers. Here are a few benefits of connecting with members of […]
Members of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s PRSSA Chapter and Champions for PRSSA with the 2012 Outstanding Chapter Teahan Award. Minutes after walking out of the post office this past June, I called my friend and said, “I just shipped off my baby to New York City!” Confused, I explained to her that I had finished our Chapter’s F.H. […]
Have you worked on a project through your PRSSA Chapter or student-run firm that went farther than ever expected? For public relations and advertising students at the University of Alabama, this was the case with the “LessThanUThink” (LTUT) campaign originally created in the spring of 2009 for an American Advertising Federation student competition. Following the competition, The Century Council, a […]
Though you may not realize it, PRSSA Chapters and student-run firms often have similar goals. Both groups want to connect with students and help prepare them for life after graduation. Strengthening the relationship between these two groups will benefit both parties, as well as the students you wish to motivate. Here are some ways to improve that relationship: Recruit together […]
From April 4-7, representatives from PRSSA Chapters around the country will arrive in Albuquerque for the PRSSA 2013 National Assembly – marking the first time in more than 10 years that PRSSA has held a national event in New Mexico. At Assembly, new and upcoming leaders from Chapters big and small gather to participate in programming to support Chapter officers, […]
We’d like to thank everyone who participated in the January PRSSA Twitter chat. Specifically, we’d like to thank co-moderators Vice President of Public Relations, Lauren Gray and Chapter members Katlin Hess and Christian Williams for leading the conversation. Join us on February 20 at 9 p.m. ET for the next PRSSA Twitter chat. Review highlights of the chat below. What […]
We’d like to thank everyone who participated in the August PRSSA Twitter chat. Additionally, we’d like to thank co-moderators Vice President of Public Relations, Lauren Gray and Vice President of Chapter Development, Kendall Schmidt. More than 1,000 tweets were sent during the one-hour chat — reaching an audience of more than 83,000 followers on Twitter. Join us on September 20 […]
You created a student-run firm. You have a solid infrastructure within the firm, including a mission statement and position breakdown. You have set clients and from them great case studies of how to run a firm. But, you have no idea how to take your firm to the next level. By applying for National Affiliation your student-run firm has the […]
