DUES DUE TOMORROW!
REMINDER: Tomorrow is the deadline for dues! Your payment of $75 for the year will cover benefits including new t-shirts, personalized PRSSA business cards, exclusive internship and job offers, mentors, PR application during workshops, agency tours (including a trip to Santa Barbara and an inside look at Madonna Inn), gaining advice from established speakers, and partial reimbursement for PRSSA events including National Conference and Assembly. This is money well spent! You can download the form (PRSSA membership form) and drop it off with cash or check at the Journalism office!
MEETING TOMORROW – Crisis Communications Workshop w/ Kory Rafferty
Join us tomorrow in Bldg. 26, Room 103 at 11 a.m. for our first workshop of the quarter! Kory Rafferty, the PG&E Spokesman for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant will be hosting a unique Crisis Communications workshop. Come with questions and be ready to participate in activities!
REMINDER: November 4th is the deadline for dues! Your payment of $75 for the year will cover benefits including new t-shirts, personalized PRSSA business cards, exclusive internship and job offers, mentors, PR application during workshops, agency tours (including a trip to Santa Barbara and an inside look at Madonna Inn), gaining advice from established speakers, and partial reimbursement for PRSSA events including National Conference and Assembly. This is money well spent! You can download the form (PRSSA membership form) and bring your payment to the meeting or drop it off in the Journalism Office!
See you tomorrow!
MEETING TOMORROW!
Just a reminder that we will have a meeting TOMORROW from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Bldg. 26, Room 103! Local PR pro Mary Verdin will be speaking! Hope to see you there. Bring your questions!
Intro to Cal Poly PRSSA
In case you weren’t able to make our first meeting of the quarter, here is the PPT with a summary of what we’re about and what our goals are for this year! Hope to see everyone for bagels & coffee next Tuesday, same place, same time! Feel free to comment below or email cpprssa@gmail.com if you have any questions about registration or future meetings!
What Cal Poly PRSSA Can Offer YOU!
Check out this little video that we put together to give you a better idea of what Cal Poly PRSSA is all about. Special thanks to our Communications Director, Chelsea Kitta, for her awesome editing! See you Tuesday, October 4 at 11 a.m. in Building 26, Room 103 for our first meeting of the year.
Welcome to Cal Poly PRSSA Meeting!
The time has come for the first Cal Poly PRSSA meeting of the quarter…and the academic year!
We are looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces at this informational meeting during UU hour (11 a.m. to noon) on Tuesday, October 4th in Room 103 of the Graphic Arts building. Communication skills are beneficial to students of all majors (not just Journalism/PR – though they are crucial in this case), so come one, come all!
We will start with a brief overview of our organization and then outline some of the great workshops, speakers and activities we have planned.
Bring your questions to the kick-off meeting of what will surely be a fun year of professional development and bonding!
Come visit us at WOW Club Showcase!
We’ll be at the Cal Poly Club WOW Showcase tomorrow from 12-5! Stop by our booth for more information about PRSSA and to get answers to any of your questions. Hope to see you there!
http://studentlife.calpoly.edu/orientation/wow/community/blockparty.asp
Support Cal Poly PR Day!
Cal Poly Public Relations Day is taking place this upcoming Thursday, May 19th from 9–2 p.m.
This event is open to all majors.
Communication skills are a MUST in the business world, and Public Relations Day 2011 can help you achieve those skills!
There will be four speaker workshops this year! Also, there will be FREE t-shirts and pizza, as supplies last!!
9-11 a.m. (Workshops 1 & 2):
Workshop 1-”Crisis Communication”
Featuring:
CA Parks & Recreation
PG&E
SLO County Office of Emergency Services
Building 14 Room 251
Workshop 2- “Resume Writing, Interview Tips, and LinkedIn Help”
Featuring:
Cal Poly Career Services
Building 33 Room 457
11-12 p.m.
FREE PIZZA LUNCH
Dexter Lawn
12-2 p.m. (Workshops 3 &4):
Workshop 3- “How to Build Better Relationships- Networking”
Featuring:
Verdin Marketing Ink
Building 53 Room 202
Workshop 4- “A Day in the Life of a PR Professional”
Featuring:
Barnett Cox & Associates
Rain Bird Corporations
Cal Poly Public Affairs Office
Building 53 Room 313
Stop by our booth on Dexter Lawn to learn more about PR!!!
PRSSA Elections 4/28
All candidates are expected to give a 2-3 minute speech stating their qualifications, why you want to be on the E Board, plans for PRSSA, meeting ideas, etc. A third party will count votes for each position. The winner will be announced before we proceed with the election. Only paid members of PRSSA can vote; we will take roll.
We will implement an “off the floor” election system (used during PRSSA National Assembly). If you do not win your first choice position, you will have the opportunity to run for another; a member must nominate you to run for the new position. For instance, if Jane Doe runs for Outreach Director and loses, she can be nominated “off the floor” by John Doe to run for Communications Director. We will explain this more on the day of the election.
CANDIDATES–Take a look at the candidates running for specific positions below.
President
Alexandra Sousa

