Communication Studies senior Haley Spiewak has been named the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) district ambassador for the Mid-Atlantic District. This honor comes through an application that is reviewed by PRSSA national members, who select applicants for an interview, and then name the ambassadors after this selection and …
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Each spring, one of the responsibilities of outgoing officers is to help select the new slate of officers to lead our Executive Board for the following school year. This year brought an assortment of talented applications, and we have our new officers listed below. Thank you to all who applied, …
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On Wednesday, March 24, SIU PRSSA welcomed Megan Ketcherside and Dylan K. Stanley together as guest speakers. The pair focused on managing publicity for theatrical venues–work they’re quite familiar with. Ketcherside is the Publicity Manager for the The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis. The theatre is famous for bringing …
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Our own Kiki Hartmann appears on the February 26 episode of the PRSSA National’s PRSSA Podcasts. The episode is part of their Student Stories series, with this particular episode focusing on “Highlighting the Black Student Experience.” The episode runs 29 minutes in length, during which Hartmann and the host discuss …
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Laura Matalon is the Chief Marketing Officer for Hamilton the Musical, but she has worked on shows as varied as In the Heights, The Book of Mormon, and Rent. Talking with students, she discussed the challenges of working with musicals in the age of COVID, as well as skills needed …
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On November 18, Jessica Byassee joined the weekly PRSSA meeting as a guest speaker. Byassee is the Grant Program Manager for The Living arts and Science Center in Lexington, KY. Speaking about her early career, Byassee told how straight out of college she sold coupon books door to door before …
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COVID-19 has thrown a lot of things out of sorts this year, including academic conferences. Each year several faculty and graduate students from SIU’s Department of Communication Studies attend the National Communication Association’s convention, but this year they’ll be staying home and attending virtually. Just one problem–how to handle the …
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When you hear someone talk about communications, they may say something along the lines of “Everyone has to communicate” or “It works in any field”. So, what does that look like exactly, and what all can I actually do after I graduate? It’s easy to talk the talk, but can …
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For the September 16 PRSSA meeting members welcomed Roni LeForge, Public Relations Officer for Carbondale, Illinois. LeForge addressed her unique experience of being fairly new to the job right when COVID-19 hit. She’s proven a quick learner when it comes to crisis PR. LeForge also answered various student questions concerning …
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Each spring, one of the responsibilities of outgoing officers is to help select the new slate of officers to lead our Executive Board for the following school year. This year brought an assortment of talented applications, and we have our new officers listed below. Thank you to all who applied, …
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