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A LOOK AT THE SEMESTER… March 19: Exec Board Applications Open March 22: Agency Tour March 26: Chapter: Service Project April 1-2: PRSSA Spring Bake Sale April 2: Writing Workshop; Executive Board Applications Close April 5: PRSSA Bowling Social April 9: Crisis Communication Workshop; Announce New Executive Board April 11: PRSSA Formal April 12-13: Gamma Phi Circus Concessions April 16: Guest Speaker, Aaron Schoenherr (Chapter time moved to 7 p.m.) April 23: The Power of Memes April 30: Senior Sendoff 2019-2020 Executive Board Applications It’s time to apply for PRSSA’s 2019-2020 Executive Board! To apply for a PRSSA executive board position for the 2019-2020 school year, please submit your resume, cover letter, and your top 3 positions in a single pdf to prssa@ilstu.edu. Executive Board Applications close Tuesday, April 2. Available positions:
Questions about any of the positions? Email prssa@ilstu.edu, or you check out the videos that will be posted on the PRSSA Facebook page this week! In these videos, each current PRSSA executive board member gives a description of their position’s duties and responsibilities. INTERNSHIPS It’s that time of year to start searching for and applying to internships to gain real-world experience that will build your resume and expand on what you are learning in the classroom. As a dues-paying member, you have access to internship opportunities provided at the national level. We also provide our members with updated internship applications at our weekly meetings. Golin, a Chicago PR agency, is hiring for its Public Relations Graduate Internship! This is a paid, full-time position open to college graduates that runs from June through December 2019. In this position, the intern will work in a team environment within various practice groups: corporate communications, consumer, healthcare, digital and more. Tasks include assisting at events, communicating with the media, sitting in on client brainstorm meetings, and more. The deadline to apply is March 24. To view the job application and to apply, click here. The ISU School of Communication is looking for PR Interns for this semester and upcoming semesters. Attached to this email is a flyer with more information on this opportunity. Contact Tom Lamonica at talamon@ilstu.edu if you are interested. The ISU Stevenson Center is searching for a PR Intern for the 2019-2020 school year. The PR Intern will work around 10 hours a week. Responsibilities include event planning and execution, social media, designing flyers, and more. For a full job description, scroll down to the bottom of the meeting minutes and download the job description file. To apply, email or drop off your application in person with your resume, a writing sample, and the Intern Information Sheet filled out (attached at the bottom of the meeting minutes). COUNTRY Financial in Bloomington is accepting applications for a Knowledge Analyst Intern for summer 2019. This position includes partnering with business areas to write or update communications, appropriate brand and knowledge standards to provide clear instructions, and more. Please only apply if you are graduating in August 2019 or beyond. Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage firm in Schaumburg, Ill is looking for a Marketing Intern. The position involves hands-on involvement in all aspects of the Assurance marketing and communications department. Responsibilities include writing blog posts, contributing to Assurance’s social media strategy via social listening, supporting webinar and video efforts by transcribing content and more. For more information and to apply, visit Assurance’s website. For more information about available internships, contact Tom Lamonica at talamon@ilstu.edu. If you know of any internships that would be valuable to our members, please email prssa@ilstu.edu. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES It’s time to start looking for scholarships! The 2019-2020 PRSSA Scholarships are now available. To view a list of available scholarships and to apply, visit the PRSSA website. JOB OPPORTUNITIES PRSSA dues-paying members have access to thousands of communication and public relations job openings across the world! You can log in to the PRSA Jobcenter with your MyPRSA account, which is activated once you join PRSSA. Also, Loyola Medicine is looking for someone to fill the full-time position of the manager of media relations. Interested? To learn more about the position, contact Chris Vicik at chris.vicik@luhs.org GRADUATING SENIORS If you are graduating in May and are a dues-paying member, you will receive a cord to wear at graduation. If you have not told Denise already, please do so by this Wednesday by emailing prssa@ilstu.edu CHICAGO AGENCY TOUR Our next agency tour will be in Chicago on Friday, March 22. We are visiting USA Today Sports Marketing and the Chicago Blackhawks/Chicago Bulls. If you signed up, you should have received a tour itinerary email on Tuesday. PRSSA BOWLING SOCIAL PRSSA’s next Bowling Social is Friday, April 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It is at the ISU Bowling and Billiards Center. This event is FREE, and there will be pizza! Feel free to bring your friends. If you are interested, sign up by clicking here. PRSSA FORMAL The PRSSA Formal is Thursday, April 11 from 8-10 p.m. at the Hancock Stadium Club. This event is open to non-PRSSA members too. Tickets are $33.46 (this includes tax and service fees). There will be a buffet-style meal. You must wear formal attire to this event. Ladies, you can wear either a long dress or cocktail-style dress. To purchase tickets, click here. Please have your ticket printed out or electronically on your phone when you arrive at the PRSSA Formal. Questions about the Formal? Email Denise at prssa@ilstu.edu PRSSA SPRING BAKE SALE Our Spring Bake Sale is April 1-2 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fell Hall Lobby. If you would like to bake a dessert, click here to sign up. If you would like to help work the table during the fundraiser, sign up here. MEMBER ACCOMPLISHMENTS Congratulations to Megan Pellock and Maddie Rose on their induction to Lamba Pi Eta! Please let us know your accomplishments (internships, scholarships, awards, etc.) so we can acknowledge your hard work! Email: prssa@ilstu.edu GAMMA PHI CIRCUS CONCESSIONS The Gamma Phi Circus is April 12-13. We will be working the concessions to raise money for PRSSA! Next year’s executive board and anyone interested in attending the PRSSA National Conference in fall 2019 should plan on working some shifts. You get MIPS for working! Interested in working? Email prssa@ilstu.edu. Start times for the shifts available:
COM WEEK 2019 ISU’s COM Week is April 15-19, 2019. The theme for COM Week 2019 is all about “finding your fire” in the professional world. Visit COM Week’s website to learn more about this awesome week! COMMITTEES PRogressive image (PRi): Student-run public relations firm that provides students with pre-professional experience by working with real world clients. Relations: This committee is here to help you improve your writing, editing and research skills. Development: Helps plan and execute all Chapter socials and fundraising events. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow us on social media to stay up to date on news and upcoming events! Like us on Facebook (PRSSA-Illinois State University) Follow us on Twitter (@ilstuprssa) Follow us on Instagram (ilstuprssa) Follow us on LinkedIn (ISUPRSSA) Use our Chapter hashtag: #RedbirdPR SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! Hope to see you at our next meeting on March 26 at 8 p.m. in SCH 138!
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