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Less Visible Industries Are No Less Meaningful

Less Visible Industries Are No Less Meaningful

Published on February 14, 2018, at 7:07 p.m. by Alyssa Comins. People are most comfortable with the familiar. Perhaps that is why it seems most public relations students hope to represent clients in the consumer, fashion, and sports and entertainment sectors. These industries are most

What About Us: Why the PR industry needs PR

What About Us: Why the PR industry needs PR

Published on October 4, 2017, at 9:01 p.m. by Caitlin Heffley. “That’s OK, I don’t use my degree either.” The words resonated inside me far longer than they probably should have, as I felt my insides begin to boil. To provide context, I was standing

Mentoring Mechanics

Mentoring Mechanics

Published on May 1, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. by Erica Cooke. Mentor. We hear variations of that word all the time: mentor, mentee, mentorship, mentoring, etc. But how does it all begin? It seems kind of odd to go up to someone you admire, but

The Bigger the City, the Brighter the Lights

The Bigger the City, the Brighter the Lights

Published on February 28, 2017, at 10:50 a.m. by Meredith Folsom. As a PR student, I’ve noticed that to make it big in the industry you most likely need to live in a city. Although living in a small town in rural Connecticut might seem

Diversifying the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors

Diversifying the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors

Published on September 23, 2016, at 12:58 p.m. By Kennedy Studdard. Felyicia Jerald came from a background of tropical Florida weather and strong, community-oriented women. With a degree in newspaper journalism from Florida A&M, her first job right out of college was an internship at

Pull Over, Periscope

Pull Over, Periscope

Posted on October 26, 2015, at 6:45 p.m. by Kristen Ellis. If you’ve checked your social sites in the last week or two, chances are you’ve heard of a Florida woman who recently drove home drunk and broadcast a live-stream of the entire affair on

Four Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me about PR

Posted At: October 10, 2013 1:10 p.m. by Rebekah Epstein, Guest Contributor I am going to be honest. When I was in college, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I started off as an international relations major, minoring in

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