Fall Quarter PRSuccess

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a successful Fall quarter and are enjoying yourselves during break. For some great PR reading, check out the Fall Edition of PRSuccess, our chapter's internal newsletter.

Fall PRSuccess

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Please let us know what you think so we can make it even better next quarter! Best of luck to everyone over break. We can't wait to hear how all those internships and travels went when we get back to Athens in January.

Official PRSSA t-shirts are in!

If you ordered a PRSSA t-shirt or would like to purchase one, please stop by the table outside Scripps Hall Rm. 111 Monday, Nov. 17 (tomorrow) anytime between 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cash or check is acceptable, made payable to PRSSA. As a reminder, it is $12 for members and $15 otherwise. If you are unable to claim your shirt tomorrow afternoon, please send an email to scripps.prssa@gmail.com to arrange a special pick-up time and date.

"If I was down to my last dollar, I'd spend it on PR." - Bill Gates

Good luck studying for finals this week!

New Years in November!

Please join us tonight, November 7, to celebrate the advent of 2009 (just a little bit early)! We will be collaborating with the members of the Ad Club and SPJ for the social.

Here are the details:

What: New Years in November
Who: PRSSA, Ad Club, SPJ (however, you may bring a friend if you like)
Where: 17 Kurtz St. (just off Mill St. - see map)
When: TONIGHT about 9:30 p.m. - 12:30/1:00 a.m.























If you are able, please bring a beverage of your choice, however a limited amount of refreshments will be provided. If you need assistance with walking directions or have other concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Paul Matson directly at 513-317-8160. Please remember to look a little nicer than usual we bring in the New Year!

Get ready to make some college memories!

Internship Opportunities at Fleishman-Hillard, Cleveland

Nader Ali-Hassan, beloved past guest and social media guru, sent an email letting me know that Fleishman-Hillard Cleveland is hiring interns year round. Internships can be part-time, full-time, school-year, paid and unpaid. You must have completed junior coursework and have an exceptional attitude and qualifications. Click here for further details.

Note: The deadline for school-year internships is quickly approaching, Nov. 10. Don't delay.

Tips for Building a Network

All,

I found this article, "37 Ideas to Grow Your Job Search Network Right Now," which seems highly appropriate given tonight's discussion.

Two thoughts: 1) Don't be overwhelmed by the list, choose a few and focus on them and 2) start now so that you won't be scrambling to have a network when it's time for informational and job interviews.

Monday's Meeting, Nov. 3

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Halloween weekend. This week we are very excited to change the pace with a panel presentation by recent OU PRSSA graduates. We will be featuring a moderator who will ask the panel a variety of questions about their careers and the major challenges they faced upon entering the workforce. This will be a wonderful opportunity for all of our members to ask questions to students who sat the same seats just a few years ago.

Our three panelists now work in various public relations agencies in Columbus. They each have a interesting story to tell how they made it to where they are today and we are very excited to welcome them back to Athens.

Molly Sustar is a 2005 Bobcat graduate who currently works as an Account Manager at Northlich. She has also held positions as a Communications and Media Relations Specialist for Hospice of the Western Reserve and as an Account Executive at Fleishman-Hillard. Sustar was the National Liaison for OU's PRSSA Chapter and also served as the CEO of ImPRessions.

Mary Garrick is an Account Coordinator at SBC Advertising. She graduated from Ohio University in 2007. While on campus she served as the CEO of ImPRessions.

Hartley Mikus is an Account Executive at Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations. Before she was hired at Fahlgren, Mikus worked as a post-grad intern in the consumer division of Weber Shandwick Worldwide in Chicago, representing a variety of well-known brands, including Harley-Davidson, the got milk? campaign and M&Ms. Before she graduated in 2007, Mikus served as the President of OU's PRSSA.

Please join us at 6 p.m. in Scripps 111 for this interesting panel discussion and networking event. If you have any questions, please respond to scripps.prssa@gmail.com and make sure you follow our "tweets" on twitter (twitter.com/ScrippsPRSSA).