The Public Relations
Student Society of America hosts an annual National Conference in various
cities across the United States. This year’s National Conference is in Atlanta,
Georgia from November 6-10. PRSSA’s National Conference is the largest
gathering of public relations students in the country. You are able to network
with professionals and other PRSSA members. You also have the chance to meet
and speak with various PR professionals from some of the most well-known companies
like Coca-Cola and General Motors. PRSSA’s National Conference is a great
opportunity to improve your personal and professional skills.
I am fortunate enough to be able to attend this year’s National
Conference. Myself and five other students flew out of Akron early Friday
morning. As soon as we landed in Atlanta, it was all business. We unpacked, got
ready and began attending various sessions.
Dr. Aggie was a speaker for the session ‘The “Retailization” of Health
Care: Using Social to Reach Those Gone Digital’. It was an amazing opportunity
to see your professor speak to hundreds of students and professionals at the
national level. After listening to many speakers over the past weekend, I am
very grateful to have Dr. Aggie on Ohio Northern’s campus. Our professors are
invaluable resources we should take advantage of and appreciate more often than
we do.
Another highlight of National Conference is the award ceremony. The
award ceremony congratulates various PRSSA chapters on their accomplishments.
ONU PRSSA won Star Chapter award for the 6th consecutive year. Talk
about an accomplishment!
After my first full day in Atlanta, I am already exhausted but I cannot
wait to see what the rest of PRSSA’s National Conference has in store! I know
there is still a lot more to come.
Allie,
ReplyDeleteFirst off, congrats to the chapter on winning the Star Chapter award! The award is a big accomplishment, especially winning it for consecutive years. I am glad you got the opportunity to attend the National Conference. It sounds like a great opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in the profession. In addition, it is great that you got to hear our own professor speak at the national level. I have only had the pleasure of having Dr. Aggie for one class and can tell she is a strong leader in the social media world. Overall, keep enjoying your time in Atlanta!
Allie,
ReplyDeleteI am having a great time in Atlanta as well. I can't get over how lucky we are to be staying under the same roof as so many PR students and professionals. I was bummed I did not get to see Aggie present, but know she did a great job. I hope the last two days of the conference live up to the first few. Great post and picture. See you in a few hours.
Allie,
ReplyDeleteThat whole conference must be a pretty crazy place with all those PR majors crawling around. You guys look very comfortable though when I hear you guys talk about PRSSA and stuff so I am sure you guys did great and represented ONU very well. Awe, Allie you look so happy in the front of that picture. Nice post!