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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...

Jan 27, 20232 min read

SuperParty & My PRSSA Journey: From the Eyes of a Member Relations Chair

Hi Readers, this is your Member Relations Chair Katie Bilka speaking! Since the day I sent in my application for Ball State, I declared a...

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

The Importance of Diversity in PR

By Mariah Brown There are many reasons that diversity is a vital component to the public relations industry. One main reason being...

Sep 9, 20182 min read

My PRSSA National Conference Top Takeaways

By Emily Gralak This month, I was privileged enough to attend the 2016-17 PRSSA National Conference in Boston, Massachusetts along with...

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

Why Switching My Major Was the Best Decision I’ve Made

By Morgan King Switching my major during my sophomore year to public relations was one of the best decisions I’ve made here at Ball...

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, 20183 min read

My PR Resolution: Bravery

By Thomas Hershberger Bravery is a difficult thing to define. It is an often subjective attribute that dangles precariously between...

Sep 8, 20184 min read

Networking: How I left a concert with a business card

By Natalie Glidewell Anyone that knows me knows that I love music and going to concerts. I’ve heavily considered beginning my career in...

Sep 8, 20182 min read

A Letter from PRSSA Chapter President Isaac Reynoso

Dear PRSSA members, The Public Relations Student Society of America has and always will be about inclusivity. At Ball State University we...

Sep 8, 20181 min read

What PR did for me

By Kelsey Kolb During my freshman year of college, I was stuck. I had no direction as to where my life was heading and it was scary. As I...