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  As an Ohio University Bobcat, you have an innate obsession with our little slice of heaven in Appalachian Ohio. As a Southwest Airlines Employee, you and your “CoHearts” (their term for coworkers) have an innate obsession with everything Southwest. The bold new look, the amazing customer service, the Fun-LUVing attitudes and more. I never … Continue reading Finding a Company you LUV as much as your school →

The email was invented some time ago, but is still used as one of the primary forms of communication, especially in the professional world. If you go a day without checking your email account(s), let’s be real we all have more than one, then I’m not sure what you are doing. Whether it is a … Continue reading The Art of Crafting the Appropriate Email →

Introducing the 2015-2016... VP of Social Media Erica Stonehill Hometown: Lima (Beantown), Ohio Studying: Journalism major, Strategic Communication track. Split specialization in Marketing and Music Production & the Music Industry. Certificate of Social Media. Favorite part of OU: It is a tie between the people and the town. Anytime I'm away for more than a … Continue reading New Executive Board Spotlight: VP of Social Media Erica Stonehill →

Why Public Relations? A Message of Encouragement I’ll keep this short, sweet and to the point. The typical public relations practitioner is not notorious for having a remarkably high level of income. Some vocations - like software programming or engineering - allow for more fiscally rewarding entry-level prospects than public relations, but lack the certain … Continue reading A Letter to PR Students →

Week 4 of our #ScrippsSummerChallenge has come and gone, but we have all the highlights right here! Last week's challenge was to create a personal blog and write a kick-off post. Members that already had a blog were asked to either write a new post about the benefits of blogging or share their blogging tips, … Continue reading #ScrippsSummerChallenge Week 4 Recap →

Introducing the 2105- 2016... VP of Public Relations Elise Mills Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Studying: Strategic Communications with Business administration minor and Social Media Specialization. Favorite Part about OU: My favorite thing about OU is that you can walk anywhere on campus and run into at least one person you know. No matter how many people attend … Continue reading New Executive Board Spotlight: VP Of Public Relations Elise Mills →

By Vanessa Copetas As a huge Clueless fan and a wannabe Cher Horowitz, it’s safe to say I’ve seen the movie a large number of times. However, as a student going into the PR field, what many people don’t realize is that Cher also uses some great techniques that can help anyone in PR. Dress … Continue reading What Clueless taught me about PR →

Introducing the 2015-2016... VP of Finance Mira Kuhar Hometown: Medina, Ohio Studying: Strategic Communications major with a business minor and social media certificate Favorite part of OU:  My favorite part is the fact that it never gets old. It's this tiny town where you go to the same buildings, see the same people and do … Continue reading New Executive Board Spotlight: VP of Finance Mira Kuhar →

The third week of the #ScrippsSummerChallenge has ended, but fear not! If you missed it you can join in this week's challenge: Start a blog! If you don't already have one: share the new link with @ScrippsPRSSA! If you do already have one: Tell us what benefits you've gotten from blogging, or why you love it! Blogging gives you … Continue reading #ScrippsSummerChallenge Week 3 Recap →

Introducing the 2015-2016... Executive Vice President Megan Newton Hometown: Aurora, Ohio Studying: Strategic Communication major, with a dual specialization in Anthropology and Music Business Favorite part about OU: The whole college experience that comes along with being a bobcat. I've never felt so at home in a place as I do at Ohio University. The … Continue reading New Executive Board Spotlight: Executive Vice President Megan Newton →