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Apr 11, 20233 min read

From the President's Desk: Lessons & Advice

What I Learned as BSU PRSSA President In the second week of my college career, I joined the executive board for Ball State’s chapter of...

Feb 12, 20194 min read

The Pressure is on for Graduates Entering the PR Industry as the Competition Grows

Student Organizations Might Help Students Take the Lead in Landing a Job By Mariah Brown Graduation is bittersweet for every college...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

Why You Should Write A Blog For PRSSA

By Rose Flood The school year has just started, and we’re all settling into a new routine. I’m sure part of that routine includes finding...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

Ethical PR Guidelines from Disney Movies

By: Derek Heim When people hear about a “PR stunt” they automatically think that they have been manipulated. The public refers to PR...

Sep 9, 20183 min read

Every Little Thing Helps Your Big Picture

By Filasha Finley I was a late bloomer. Not in the sense that I was born late (six days early actually), but in the sense that I came...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

What’s your public relations education missing?

By Lexi Dykes Public relations is everywhere and can be related to almost every area of study. Even in my Foundations of Human Health...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

A Guide to Navigating the PR Field as a Student

By Taylor Groce Coming into college as an unsuspecting and perhaps naïve freshman there are many things I wish I would have known going...

Sep 9, 20185 min read

Networking: An Introvert’s Nightmare

By Hannah Speer If you have ever spoken to anyone about jobs, what you want to do with your future or even where you might go to school...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

My PR Checklist and Tips

By Kelsey Fox As I get closer to graduating, I want to make sure I am prepared and gain good experience before entering into the public...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

It’s OK to say “yes”

By Lindsey Sharp “You really need to learn to say ‘no.’” Sound familiar? I know that I’ve only heard it a few thousand times in my life –...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

What you should be learning as a public relations major

By Lucy Elbaridi As a young PR professional, I am thankful to have been exposed to a number of courses outside of the major. This past...

Sep 8, 20182 min read

Meeting Recap: Brian Weiss of NUVO

By Natalie Glidewell At last week’s chapter meeting Brian Weiss of NUVO, an alternative newspaper in Indianapolis, joined us to talk all...

Sep 8, 20184 min read

Why PR: Writing

By Sydney Thompson My name is Sydney Thompson, Treasurer for Ball State’s PRSSA chapter, and my #WhyPR moment has to revolve around the...

Sep 8, 20182 min read

Meeting Recap: Myra Cocca of IronStrike

By Rose Flood Last night, we FaceTimed with Myra Cocca, founding principal from IronStrike, a company that specializes in internal...

Sep 8, 20182 min read

Meeting Recap: Marissa Walters of Miller Brooks

By Marley Vawter Last week Marissa Walters of Miller Brooks, an agency located in Zionsville, Indiana, joined us to talk about all things...

Sep 8, 20182 min read

Five New Year’s Resolutions for PR Majors

By Morgan Polizzi As we enter into the New Year it is natural to come up with the basic New Year’s resolutions that everyone seems to...

Sep 8, 20183 min read

Gaining Experience in Unexpected Places

By Alexandra Crump One of the biggest challenges that any college student faces is resume building. Just going to class and getting good...

Sep 8, 20185 min read

Five Takeaways from My Internship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

By Morgan Polizzi As a kid growing up, the Indianapolis 500 became my favorite tradition. My dad would take me to practices,...

Sep 8, 20182 min read

Tools and Apps That Take Care of Tasks

By Jillian Wilschke This summer, during my internship with Addison Avenue Marketing in downtown Muncie, Indiana, I was introduced to some...

Sep 8, 20184 min read

6 PR Lessons Learned From My Cat

By Rose Flood Anyone that knows me knows that I’m very fond of my pet cat, Phantom. He’s an entertaining little dork that never fails to...