At last week’s meeting, we had the opportunity to video chat with three professionals in the tourism industry. Student's at the meeting had the pleasure of hearing from Kara D. Dense, Caryn Foster, and Lynn R. Swann. The panel was run by Aly Goodwin Gregg, who we had the opportunity to speak to after the meeting in the video above. Highlights and more information about the four women can be found in last week's meeting recap.
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A Crash Course in Mentorship
By: Lyndsey Bowers and Lindsey Dillon
PRSSA Takes on Bateman Case Study Competition
By: Amber Carson
Mountaineers With Purpose, a group formed by members of WVU's PRSSA chapter, took on the Bateman Case Study competition this spring semester to put our public relations skills to the test. According to prssa.org, "the Bateman Case Study Competition is PRSSA’s premier national case study competition for public relations students and gives you an opportunity to apply your classroom education and internship experiences to create and implement a full public relations campaign." This year, we built a campaign for a non-profit called With Purpose; the organization's main purpose is to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. Our team's goal was to spread the word about With Purpose, as well as advocate more research for treatments for childhood cancer.
Q & A with Dr. Joel Beeson
Dr. Joel Beeson joined our PRSSA meeting to explore ethics in a technology based world. Beeson is currently researching virtual reality with his background being in race and representation. Read here the Q & A after the workshop.
Learn more about the Executive board Positions
By: Brittany Osteen
Want to get more involved in Public Relations Student Society of America? The Executive Board is a great way to network, build skills and work as leader. Here are all the available positions and what they do!
A Trip to the Pittsburgh Penguins
By: Skyler Fleisher
On January 24, WVU’s chapter of PRSSA took a trip to visit the home of the Pittsburgh Penguin’s at the PPG arena. The journey started around 9:30 a.m. when seven members loaded two cars to make their way to Pittsburgh. Once there, Tom McMillian, Vice President of Communications, greeted us and gave us a tour of the facility. McMillian brought us down to the home bench where the players normally sit during the games, it was super cool being that close to the ice, considering there’s normally a glass panel separating the spectators from the action. After that we headed up to the fourth floor where we were greeted by James Santilli, Vice President of Marketing, and brought to a conference room for a presentation.
Holiday Campaign Favorites and Flops
By Hannah Belt
Casual Friday and a Bird Show
By Philip Johnson
As the title suggests, that is what four members of the PRSSA chapter at West Virginia University encountered on a recent field trip to Pittsburgh, PA, to visit the Brunner Public Relations agency and the National Aviary.
PR in Action
By Nick Morin
In a world dominated by social media presence, one foolish move can leave your company and its consumers scrambling. Therefore, we need PR. When people think public relations, they immediately go to the overwhelmingly large companies like Apple and Google. However, what most people forget about is how important PR is in the sports world.
Digging into Diversity with PRSSA National Vice President of External Affairs, Andrew Young
By Emily Zekonis
This month, WVU PRSSA, and WVU as a whole, took a look at diversity in the field of public relations and on campus. With workshops led by Brett White and a week of activities dedicated to making a more inclusive community, led by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the word “diversity” has been on top of everyone’s mind- but what really is diversity?