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Advancing Public Relations Education

Advancing Public Relations Education

Published At: October 6, 2013 8:30 p.m. by Jacquie McMahon Public relations is “practically as old as society” according to industry forefather Edward Bernays, but the education for the profession is still relatively new. Public relations only became a widely accepted college major in the

Education Communication: PR in K-12 Schools

Posted At: March 21, 2013 12:15 P.M. by Caroline Murray Tweeting at parents? Buying ad space for touting strong academics? Measuring media metrics to prove worth to taxpayers, school boards and communities? Did you see your elementary school taking such measures when you were a student?

Technology in Education: The Impact on Future PR Professionals

Posted At: September 21, 2012, 11:49 P.M. by Kristin Nelson What impact is the influx of technology in the classroom having on students? What type of professionals are being cultivated in grade school classrooms? How will future public relations professionals set themselves apart from their

The Y Factor

Posted At: March 5, 2012 11:11 AM by Lauren Cuervo Today’s job application process would be almost unrecognizable to those joining the workforce 20, or even 10, years ago.

PR ethics: “With great power comes great responsibility”

By Megan Cotton Ethics in public relations has always been a hot topic without black and white answers, only shades of gray. To provide an open discussion on this topic, The Plank Center hosted a Webinar, “Ethics in PR Education,” on Feb. 23, 2011, in

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