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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 →

Everywhere you look you see the combinations of red, white and blue. The boom and crackling of fireworks, ringing in your ears, and you smell the different foods of the season. Welcome to fourth of July weekend. July fourth brings excitement to many for several different reasons. Some people wake up Saturday morning on Fourth … Continue reading Red, White & PR →

It's the time of year to be soaking up the summer rays, relaxing on vacation, and of course building up those ever-changing resumes! Summer is a great time to go back through and really optimize the limited space to display your skills. Here are four tips to make sure your PR resume does its job … Continue reading Easy Ways to Boost Your Resumes →