Hallmark Information Night

Interested in a marketing internship at Hallmark? (Summer 2007)

Do you meet the following qualifications?
-Graduating in December 2007 or May 2008
-GPA of 3.0 or higher
-Interested in a career in marketing
-Proven leadership ability
-Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills

Come meet the Hallmark recruiting team and learn more about this opportunity!
When: Thursday, October 5
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Where: Relays Room (third floor of The Burge Union)

Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Hey all. Just a reminder that Breast Cancer Awareness Week begins today. Be sure to stop by the booths at Stauffer-Flint or Mrs. E's to get more information about cancer, how you can help and what's going on at KU this week to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Also, make a donation in honor/memory of someone struggling with breast cancer. Don't forget about the speakers in Woodruff Auditorium on Friday night, which is Lee Denim Day. Have a wonderful week!

I want to address one of the biggest public relations campaigns that is going on word wide daily: global warming. Everybody knows it is a problem considering the amount of pollution and destruction our standard of living constitutes, especially in America. What is being done in this department? Not enough is the obvious answer, although 28 states are currently taking action to help fight global warming.

I’m happy to see that the number of opportunities to educate people on global warming has increased lately. I see fliers around Lawrence, a commercial every so often. There is even an online E-mail system you can sign up for that sends out regular global warming updates and tips on what we can do to help. The e-mails make suggestions from simply turning off lights and electronics when not in use, to switching out just one light bulb to a more environmental friendly quality. My favorite statistic is “if every household replaced just three 60-watt incandescent bulbs with better bulbs, it would be equivalent to taking 3.5 million cars off the road!”

It’s good to see that public relation efforts can spread the word, even when it’s not necessarily for monetary gain. Luckily we live in a country where making changes that matter is an option.


Check out:
http://environmentaldefense.org
http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/

Hispanic PR Wire

OK, so I realize this is similar to my post last week, but Hispanic PR is very intriguing to me. There are lots of great links on a site I ran across called the Hispanic PR Wire. One of the newest articles talks about the McDonald's PR efforts amongst latino adolescents. As latino teens tend to be overweight at this stage in life much more than their caucasian counterparts, McDonald's (with Discovery Kids and the NBA) is kicking off a campaign, Es tu cancha or It's your court. With this program, they plan to promote an active lifestyle and also improve basketball courts in latino neighborhoods. Talk about creative PR... I'm lovin' it.

PR Blogroll

Hi Gang,

My friend Suse asked me earlier this week what blogs I read about PR and its related fields. I decided that I should probably tell the rest of the club as well, so without further ado, Jarrod Morgenstern's PR blogroll.

You will notice a box to the right of the screen that is updated on a real-time basis according to blogs tagged as PR that I have noticed. Enjoy their insightful commentary.

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• PR-Squared is great blog of Shift Communications a Boston-San Fransisco agency that provides witty, sharp commentary on Web 2.0 and other disciplines.

• Repman is Steven Cody's blog, the general manager of one of the top NY public relations firm, Peppercom. His blog focuses on reputation management and trend spotting.

• Mike Swenson's blog, Citizen Brand is a great commentary on PR and the importance of building brands. Swenson works at Barkley Evergreen PR.

• Micro Persuasion is Steve Rubel's blog and is the industry standard for PR blogs. He works at Edelman.

What are some of your favorite blogs? (Besides KU PRSSA, of course.)

Kansas City PR Career Day

Save the Date!
Get a Real World Glimpse at PR in Kansas City

Make plans now to join the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for a real world look at PR in the Kansas City market.

What: “The Ticket to your Future” – Full Admission to Learn and Prepare for a Successful PR Career!

When: Friday, November 3, 2006 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Kansas City Public Library – Central (downtown)
14 West 10th Street Kansas City, Mo.

Why: Learn the skills you need to get your first public relations job, gain insights from top Kansas City media contacts and PR professionals, and be the first to know about local internships and job opportunities!

The day includes:
* Networking, networking, networking
* Internship and Career Fair
* Resume review
* “Day in the Life” panel
* An inspiring keynote speaker
* Hands-on workshop on how to write media pitches, news releases, Web site content and corporate newsletters under the mentorship of seasoned PR pros
* Announcement of the GKC PRSA Writing Contest winner (who will receive a two-week internship!)

Questions?
Contact Renee Robinson at (816) 460-3027

PRSSA minutes

Hi everybody!
Last night was a very beneficial meeting for PRSSA members. Three journalism school students came to speak about their great internship opportunities that they've had. They also took questions from the members and offered helpful tips to those of us who are beginning to look into internships. First off, we took care of a few housekeeping issues such as: Lee Denim Day coming up Oct. 1st through Oct. 6th (if interested, contact either Tyler Klaus or Eric Williams), we also mentioned the Kansas City PRSA day which will be held Nov. 3rd from 9-3 in KC, and the $50 dues for a PRSSA membership are due Oct. 17th. Our student panel was comprised of Anna Zeller, a senior from Minnesota, Sara Miller, a senior from Bonner Springs, KS, and Jackie Schaefer, a junior from Texas. All three students had impressive internships with companies such as Sprint Nextel headquarters in Overland Park, KS, a radio station, Greg Advertising, GQ magazine and Hungry Man, Inc. in New York City. They all three offered great advice regarding internships/interviews and answered numerous questions from PRSSA members! Thank you for everyone who attended last night's meeting & we hope to see you at our next meeting!

See you at tomorrow's meeting...

Come to the PRSSA meeting tomorrow at 7 pm in the Reading Room to hear from a student internship panel. Free pizza as always (and we'll bring enough this time). Also, plan on coming at 6 pm to be a part of the Jayhawk Communications campus campaign for Lee Denim Day which is the first week in October. Great experience for a great cause. Check out the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation online for more information about this annual and national awareness week. See you all tomorrow!

I just wanted to remind everyone that Oct 23 is the last day to register to vote in Kansas; the earlier you register the easier it will be. Registration cards are available at registration tables located on campus and in the Student Senate office, 410 Kansas Union. You can also download the registration card via the Student Senate website and drop it off in 410 Kansas Union. Civic Engagement Week is September 21st to September 28th, so look out for a broad range of activities on campus to get involved with the election process. The state and national elections will be November 7th… don’t forge to vote!

Information from:
Student Legislative Awareness Board
410 Kansas Union
785.864.3710 (office)
slab@ku.edu

1st KSPA meeting

Hi everyone!
My name is Joni Hammer and I am the secretary of PRSSA this year. After every meeting, I will be posting a blog that explains what all was discussed in our previous meeting, along with giving a little preview of our upcoming meeting. Before I begin, I would like to thank all of you who attended our first meeting! We had a great turnout and we're hoping that you all will find this organization just as beneficial as we do and continue to come to our meetings!
At our meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5th at 7:00 p.m., all of the officers introduced themselves and Jarrod Morgenstern (our president) gave an overview of what exactly PRSSA is and what we do. We also had a guest speaker, Patty Noland, come to our meeting that night. Patty Noland is the Career Development Coordinator in the J-school, she's also our PRSSA supervisor. Patty discussed the numerous benefits of becoming a PRSSA member and explained what exactly PR is. Our next meeting will be Tues., Sept. 19th in the reading room of Stauffer-Flint. Our speakers for the night will include a board of KU students who have great stories regarding their PR experience. As always, there will be free pizza and pop! :) Hope to see you all there!
~Joni Hammer, PRSSA secretary