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The end is near, but don't give up now! Last week we asked members to set & share three professional goals for the 2015-2016 academic year. We got some awesome responses: We love to see that blogging is something so many members are eager to work on throughout the year, as well as building a … Continue reading #ScrippsSummerChallenge Week 7 Recap →

After spending most of my winter break and spring semester stressing about my summer plans, I was ecstatic to be offered the position of Marketing Communications Intern at PolyOne Corporation. PolyOne is a large provider of specialized polymer materials, as well as distribution and testing services (this means a lot of plastics, screen printing inks, … Continue reading Corporate Life Internship →

That's a wrap on Week 6! Week 6 was about researching the industry! We asked you to research & explore the different focuses/industries within PR and tweet us your top 3! Here is some of the results: My top three industries (in no special order): 1. Travel/tourism 2. National Park Service/environmental 3. Corporate #ScrippsSummerChallenge — Gentry … Continue reading #ScrippsSummerChallenge Week 6 Recap →

Introducing the 2015-2016... VP of Visual Communications Kaylee Powers Hometown: Galion, Ohio Studying: Journalism- Strategic Communications and Information Design: Interactive Media double major with a Global Health certificate Favorite Part of OU: My favorite part about OU is the way it brings people together. Whether you're an alumni from '86 or a freshman, international student or … Continue reading New Executive Board Spotlight: VP of Visual Communications Kaylee Powers →

  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 →