{"id":6544,"date":"2015-11-30T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=6544"},"modified":"2018-08-08T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:26:42","slug":"becoming-part-of-your-university-community-national-conference-session-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2015\/11\/30\/becoming-part-of-your-university-community-national-conference-session-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Part of Your University Community [National Conference Session Recap]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students taking notes and tweeting quotes at a National Conference session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Event: <\/b>We Are Family: Becoming Part of Your University Community<\/span><\/p>\n

Presenters: <\/b>Kent State University PRSSA<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabrielle Woodard, Chapter president<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesse Gettemy, editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Erin Zaranec, co-vice president of fundraising and community outreach<\/span><\/p>\n

Brenna Parker, vice president of public relations<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna Moore, vice president of membership<\/span><\/p>\n

Recap: <\/b>Kent State University discussed the topic of extending the PRSSA family to the surrounding school community in their Chapter Development Session on Friday, Nov. 6. They proposed that this can be done using the community development model. This model had three parts: building relationships, doing a needs assessment and creating student involvement. They advised students to think about the community and think strategically.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Building mutually beneficial and strategic relationships on campus with similar organizations was another tip Kent State offered. Assessing the needs of students and trying to meet them is vital in this process. Kent State asked, \u201cWho adds value to your students and who can you add value to?\u201d They also suggested adding a student liaison position to the Chapter executive board. This person would be responsible for fostering relationships between similar organizations on campus, researching them and recruiting more students to get involved. Helping the members gain experience and helping students start to work together was the key message Kent State shared.<\/span><\/p>\n

Takeaways:<\/b><\/p>\n