Two friends and public relations leaders received well-deserved recognition for their significant contributions to education during last week’s annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Montreal. Frank Ovaitt, president and CEO of the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), received the Gerald Sass Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Association of…… Continue reading Top Educator Awards Go to PR Leaders
Category: Volunteerism
Volunteerism Helps Good Causes And Careers
On the flight back from Florida last night, I thought about the importance of engaging in nonprofit organizations during college and early stages of your career. Not only does it provide real-world experience but it also builds your network. That point was driven home as I spent the long weekend with fellow board members of the Indiana…… Continue reading Volunteerism Helps Good Causes And Careers
5 Important Tips for Educator Mentors
I didn’t realize when I began teaching (as opposed to practicing) public relations that being a professor pretty much would guarantee that I would be a mentor. All of us who teach public relations have the opportunity to connect with, mentor and begin a lifelong mentoring network with our students. Students often don’t know…… Continue reading 5 Important Tips for Educator Mentors
Volunteer and Real-Life Experiences Help Careers
Interns have never worked harder than they do today, but they need experiences beyond grunt work of compiling media lists and shipping new products to bloggers. Realizing all-work-and-no-play is not in the best interests of interns, many enlightened agencies are offering real-life professional and volunteer experiences for their interns. Rich Jernstedt, a great mentor and…… Continue reading Volunteer and Real-Life Experiences Help Careers
Volunteerism Builds Resumes While Doing Good
The summer volunteer recruiting season has shifted into high gear, so this is a perfect time for students and job seekers to enhance their resumes with career-specific experiences while helping worthy nonprofit organizations. I was reminded of the importance of volunteerism during yesterday’s executive committee meeting at the Lincoln Park Zoo where volunteer director Lauren Pike detailed her well-organized…… Continue reading Volunteerism Builds Resumes While Doing Good
Go Ahead And Overcommit to Extra Curriculars
Q. Is it possible to be over involved in college activities? My friends are critical of me since they focus on homework and fun. I’m getting stressed out by the things on my plate ranging from sorority rush chair and PRSSA vice president to working 10 hours a week. -RT A. Don’t listen to…… Continue reading Go Ahead And Overcommit to Extra Curriculars
Beef Up Your Resume By Building PRSSA, IABC Chapters on Your Campus
Q. I know you advocate joining PRSSA and other on-campus PR groups, but our school doesn’t offer any such options. What do you suggest in order to gain this extra-curricular credential? -CP A. You’re correct, I encourage every student seriously wanting to pursue a career in public relations should join PRSSA or a similar organization.…… Continue reading Beef Up Your Resume By Building PRSSA, IABC Chapters on Your Campus
6 Great Mentors Who Would Make Betsy Proud
When the late Betsy Plank first discussed the idea for the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, she envisioned creating an organization that would bridge the communications gap between academicians and professionals in order to better train and develop future leaders of the profession. In order to recognize and encourage mentoring, she also wanted to…… Continue reading 6 Great Mentors Who Would Make Betsy Proud
3 Reasons Volunteer Experience is Resume Worthy
When it comes to looking for a job, your resume is one of the most important tools you can use to sell yourself. While most people include prior work experience and education history information on their resumes, others choose to include volunteer experience as well. Listing any volunteer experience you have on your resume can…… Continue reading 3 Reasons Volunteer Experience is Resume Worthy
Graduation Words of Advice From Al Golin
It was a proud moment on Sunday as this “pracademic” watched several of my students accept their degrees during commencement ceremonies for the College of Communication at DePaul University. I’ve only been teaching for a year, but more than a dozen of my students received their degrees as parents and friends cheered enthusiastically. While the…… Continue reading Graduation Words of Advice From Al Golin