OCTOBER 1ST, 2019

THE SEMESTER AHEAD…    
October 7, 8, 9: Fall Bake Sale
October 8: Meet the Client
October 15: Mary Beth Deline
October 18-22: National Conference
October 22: No Meeting, National Conference
October 29: Ugly Sweater Decorating
November 5: Resume 
November 8: Agency Tour
November 12: Crisis Com (Becky)
November 18, 19, 20: Ugly Sweater Sale
November 19: Cover Letter
Dec 3: Finals prep party

T-SHIRTS
Our t-shirts have been ordered! 
Each will be $12
Money should be given to Damian
We do have a few extras if you missed the deadline!

INTERNSHIPS!
Do you have an internship this year?
Did you know you can take an internship for credit?
Talk to Tom Lamonica so he can set you up with your internship credit!

• talamon@ilstu.edu

BAKE SALE:
We are having our first bake sale of the year! It will be October 7th, 8th, & 9th!
If you are interested in bringing in baked treats the sign up is here
If you are interested in working the table the sign up is here
Also if you are interested in making flyers it would be greatly appreciated!
Send them to the PRSSA email when you finish them!

MEMBERSHIP DUES
If you paid your dues last semester, then you are good for the calendar year. If you are a new member or did not pay dues last semester, you must pay $80 for the calendar year. We will take cash or check, and all checks are to made out to ISU PRSSA. The deadline is Oct. 15

Benefits for dues-paying members:
National Conference, Regional Conferences, agency tours, scholarships, internships, PRSA Jobcenter, leadership positions, networking events, resume, etc. Questions? Ask Megan Pellock!

New Committee Chairs
Congratulations to our new committee chairs!
We are so proud!
Newsletter Chair- Alana Guggenheim
Blog Chair- Sarah Lisewski

Membership Incentive Points (MIPS)
Points that will be added at the end of the school year for prizes!

• Attendance and participation
• Attend Chapter
• Publish Articles
• Attend socials, fundraisers, or volunteer events
• Attend agency tour or networking mixer
• Attend PRSA dinner
• Perfect chapter attendance
• Attend Regional Conference
• Attend National Conference

MEMBER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Please let us know your accomplishments (internships, scholarships, awards, etc.) so we can acknowledge your hard work! (Even birthdays!) Email: prssa@ilstu.edu 

Golin Public Relations Graduate Internship- Chicago, Ill.
https://ipg.taleo.net/careersection/golin_ext_cs/jobdetail.ftl?job=012136&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago

YWCA: Marketing & Public Relations Intern
​https://www.ywcamclean.org/jobs

Upcoming Agency Tour
November 8
Ketchum & Motion Agency
Signups won’t be until mid-October
Dues paying member or $20

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

AP STYLE
Hope you all learned a couple new skills in AP style, even though there were some slight mishaps in the powerpoint slides...

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
We hope to see you at our next meeting where we will be Meeting the Client on Tuesday, October 8 at 8 p.m. in SCH 138!