April 15th, 2015

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Thursday, April 16 – PRSA dinner 
Friday, April 17 – Tour (Weber Shandwick and Golin)
          Executive board applications due
Saturday, April 18 – Social 
Sunday, April 19 – Mentor-Mentee Social 
Tuesday, April 21 – Speaker, Lewis Pryor
          Manager applications due
Tuesday, April 28 – Last meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Executive Board

• President, Krista Billow
• Vice president, Brett Cozzi
• National liaison, Andrea Casali
• Digital media director, Tyler Fiesel
• PRogressive Image Director, Audie Lauf

Executive Board Applications

We have re-opened executive board applications to fill the spots of treasurer and secretary. Please send your resume and cover letter in one PDF to prssa@ilstu.edu by Friday, April 17 at midnight.

Manager Applications

Manager applications are now open. If you are interested in being the 2015-2016 relations or development manager, please send your resume and cover letter in one PDF to prssa@ilstu.edu by Tuesday, April 21 at midnight. Interviews will be scheduled by order received.

Speaker

Professional Adviser Lewis Pryor will speak at our next Chapter meeting, Tuesday, April 21, about ethics. 

Tour

Our last tour of the year is Friday, April 17. We will tour Weber Shandwick and Golin. We will meet at the Bone Student Center circle drive. Please bring cash for parking and money for lunch. 

Social

We have a social Saturday, April 18 in Uptown Normal and Downtown Bloomington. You must be at least 21 years old to attend. Shirts are $12 if you signed up for one. You may give your money to either Lauren or Calysta. 

Mentor-Mentee Social

We have a mentor-mentee picnic at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at the Friendship Park on University.

Member of the Week

Congratulations to Dillon Maher for being member of the week for consistent attendance and writing for the relations committee.

Senior Pictures

Seniors, please send your baby pictures to the account or Bridget Anders for the last meeting video.

COM 378

The public relations major capstone class, COM 378, is being offered this summer online during the first six weeks of the term. If you would like more information, please contact Dr. Peter Smudde at psmudde@ilstu.edu.

Job/Internship Opportunities

The Normal Theater is looking for a summer or fall intern. If you have any questions, ask Eliza Smith.

The Children's Discovery Museum is looking for a summer or fall intern. If you have any questions, ask Eliza Smith.

Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal is looking for a summer, fall, or spring intern.
Ask Kellian Reed if you have any questions. Please send your resume and cover letter to Alicia White at awhitworth@bgcb-n.org.

Northwest Quarterly Magazine is looking for a deputy editor in Rockford, Ill. Send your resume and cover letter to clinden@northwestquarterly.com by April 30, 2015.

Panel

COUNTRY Financial executives will  participate in a panel hosted by the College of Business and Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity about corporate information security governance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in the Caterpillar Auditorium of the College of Business.

Fundraiser

We need six to eight members to run concessions at the Gamma Phi Circus on Friday, April 17 starting at 5 p.m., and Saturday, April 18 starting at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. We get to keep 10 percent of sales. Please wear black pants and closed-toed shoes. If you have any questions, ask Katelyn Jelley. 

New Study Abroad Program

There is a new study abroad program for summer 2016 in Holland at Hanzehogeschool Groningen University of Applied Sciences.