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At Tuesday night’s PRSSA meeting, members discussed what they learned from National Conference, on October 21-25 in Indianapolis. At National Conference, people from chapters all over the U.S. come to one chosen location to listen to speakers at different sessions. Professor Kerns took 9 students to Indy for the weekend to learn all about the … Continue reading PRSSA National Conference 2016 →

During our PRSSA weekly meeting, we had a guest speaker Skype in who is an alumni of our adviser, Professor Liz Kerns, from Central Washington University.  She was president of Central's PRSSA chapter, Account Executive with Central Communication Agency and in various other leadership roles at Central Washington University. After graduation, her career in the Public … Continue reading Aubrey Abbott →

3/22/16 By Jasmine Smith I am a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America club at Olivet Nazarene University. This past Tuesday March 15, the PRSSA sponsored an event Green With Networking Envy.  I attended the event and it was a fun learning experience for me. Networking is very important and valuable. The … Continue reading Networking →

PRSSA hosted guest speaker Brian Basilico during their weekly meeting on Tuesday, March 1. Basilico is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer as well as published author. His most well known book is, “It’s Not About You, It’s About Bacon.” Basilico started the presentation with a short clip about bacon. This video served as the … Continue reading It’s Not About You, It’s About Bacon →

By: Rachel Schramm 2/24/16 We all know what it’s like: feeling like we have five million things to do, running from meeting to meeting, having assignment after assignment and that’s just the beginning. Being a public relations major or professional can be hectic, overwhelming and have every day be a little different than the last. … Continue reading 5 Ways to Organize a PR Lifestyle →

Danielle Snuckel Major: Public Relations and Strategic Communications Graduation Year: May 2019 Dream Job: PR job for a fashion/ celebrity magazine (Seventeen, Cosmopolitan) Favorite part of PRSSA: There are many great opportunities to attend networking events to strengthen my communication skills, meet professionals, and learn more about PR. Favorite animal: Puppies!!

  PRSSA held a LinkedIn Workshop for both its members and interested on Tuesday, February 22. The club president, Rachel Schramm, led the workshop and tutorial focusing on both the good and bad characteristics of a LinkedIn profile. Schramm used her own LinkedIn account as an example for the audience’s benefit, allowing them to follow … Continue reading LinkedIn Workshop →

This week during our PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America), we had the privilege of hosting globally renowned author, Erik Qualman, via Skype. Erik is the author of the book Socialnomics, was ranked number two most read author (just behind JK Rowling) in 2012, and has produced several videos on YouTube earning him a … Continue reading PR and Elephants →

This past Tuesday, PRSSA gathered for a business card workshop. Students were able to learn different techniques and professional formats in hopes of creating the perfect business card. Professor and advisor Elizabeth Kerns was able to demonstrate to the students many examples of different business cards. Not only were examples of business cards shown, but … Continue reading PRSSA Business Card Meeting →

Posted on February 8, 2016 by kaitlynmalt I think that the Super Bowl is the only time that I don’t watch the actual program, but I do watch the commercials. Super Bowl Commercials are notorious for being some of the best commercials that a company releases in the year. And this year, the commercials did … Continue reading Super Bowl Commercials →