Grace Schneider

Improving your press releases, one beer at a time

Flight of beer or press releases?

Press releases, also known as news releases, can be viewed as just another task on a to-do list, but in reality, it’s extremely beneficial to reporters, the company, as well as a public relations specialist or team, so understanding the “why” and “how-to” behind a press release is critical for …

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Kiki displays the “Hart” of a Saluki as president of PRSSA

Kiki Hartmann promoting the Communication Studies department.

Diligent, creative, sociable and communicative: everything you would want from a leader. That and more is what Southern Illinois University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has found in their president, Kiara “Kiki” Hartmann. Hartmann grew up in Elgin, Illinois, with a love for math and …

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