Faith-based HBCU Recognizes Allies in Overcoming Barriers for Inclusion, Professional Development One of PRSSA’s newest Chapters attended its first ICON this year. Oakwood University, the Seventh-day Adventist historic black college and university (HBCU), chartered its PRSSA Chapter in the midst of the pandemic, in October of 2020, when ICON was originally scheduled for Nashville. However, as we know, the 2020 […]
In the connected community of public relations and communications professionals, PRSSA ICON 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. offered a unique platform for diverse voices to connect, interact and inspire. Here are my reflections from this year’s Conference. I want to express my gratitude to former Immediate Past President Aerial Ellis, Ed.D., who recognized me as one of the 10 selected travel […]
“The most pivotal moments in my career were raising my hand and taking jobs that no one wanted,” Gina Laughlin told the hundreds of PRSSA members that filled the room at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. Laughlin is the vice president of global employee communications at Delta Airlines, and she was the keynote speaker at ICON on Oct. 15, 2023, […]
You’re a senior in college, months away from graduating and entering the real world. What do you do now? This feeling is not foreign to any of us. I’m sure we’ve all had these internal questions and worries in the back of our minds. As college flies by and graduation seems to creep up in the blink of an eye, […]
What is the right choice? As students, we constantly face this question. Whether we are choosing a major, what to get for lunch or whether to hang out with friends or study; we constantly have to make choices. The choices we make today have an impact on our futures and sometimes making the wrong choice can have serious implications. The […]
The start of the fall semester symbolizes a period of exciting change for all PRSSA Chapters. While many Chapters experience leadership and membership changes from the previous year, they are welcomed with the opportunity to recruit new students to join PRSSA. Although new member recruitment and outreach can be fun and rewarding for your Chapter, increasing membership requires focused attention […]
Attending the PRSSA International Conference is one of the best steps a public relations/communications student can take to prepare for their career. I had the opportunity to attend ICON in 2021 and 2022 and, without a doubt, I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for everything I learned and everyone I met at the Conference. I’m sure […]
As August slips away and the cool autumn breeze starts to make its presence known (especially here on the East Coast), there’s a certain enchantment in the air. Students return to lecture halls and corridors. Their hands are wrapped around warm cups brimming with pumpkin-infused brews — an annual ritual marking summer’s retreat and autumn’s triumphant return. In this season […]
Have you ever wondered why you can’t complete your daily to-do list? Would you like the day to have more than 24 hours? If so, you are like me. Over time, I learned that there is a big mistake in thinking that we need more time; instead, we need to learn how to boost our energy levels. An agenda, or […]
Colorful notebooks, new books, gel pens, and sticky notes. As a child, starting a new semester always meant shopping for new school supplies with my mom, writing out my schedule on a big board in my room and picking out my new school outfits. It was always a new adventure filled with endless possibilities. Even though I live alone now […]
