2007 National Convention

Last weekend PRSSA held its National Convention in Philadelphia. This year celebrated the 40th Anniversary of PRSSA and the 60th Anniversary of PRSA.   We had the opportunity to network with fellow PRSSA members from colleges across the country and public relations  professionals from some of the biggest agencies in the world. By attending the conference, we had the opportunity to listen to many professionals speak on a variety of topics. The sessions ranged from product placement to testing your writing skills to event planning to entertainment pr.

The Keynote Speaker was Rich Jernstedt, CMO, EVP and Senior Partner of Fleishman-Hillard who answered the top ten  questions students have asked him in the past. MSNBC’s Tim Russert from Meet the Press gave atendees “A View From Washington.” The famous Mia Farrow spoke to us on the genocide in Darfur.

The last night consisted of an awards ceremony. I highly recommend students looking at the different contests on the PRSSA Website. 

Please come and talk to us if you want to hear more about it!

Semester Meeting Dates

Mark these dates in your calendar:

• October 17: Resume Workshop 5:30 (Maybank 108)
• October 31: Social (May be before or after this date)
• November 14: Meeting/ Speaker 5:30 (Maybank 108)
• November 28: Holiday Social

These dates are subject to change and we will be adding more dates as we set up speakers!