prssa welcome meeting
DESCRIPTION
PowerPoint outline of first general meeting for the USF chapter of PRSSA.TRANSCRIPT
PRSSAWelcome to…
Public Relations Student Society of America
Welcome to PRSSA
Connecting you to your future…
USF PRSSA: Our Mission• Mission Statement
• To cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners by fostering the following:
• Understanding of current theories and procedures of the profession• Appreciation of the highest ethical ideals and principles• Awareness of an appropriate professional attitude• Appreciation of Associate Membership in PRSA• Appreciation of accredited membership
Team Activities
Carissa Caricato
• Director of Marketing and Communications at Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
• Program Co-Chair at Emerge Tampa Bay
• USF Graduate
• Questions? Email [email protected]
Membership
• All USF students welcome, ALL majors• PR is essential across all industries and all
fields• Open to ALL USF Students
• Membership Levels• GREEN Member• GOLD Member• GOLD+ National Member
GREEN Membership
• Expresses interest in USF PRSSA• Receives all emails and notifications,
but is not an active member in the chapter
GOLD Membership
• Active member in in the chapter: regularly attends meetings, special events and fundraisers
• Receives all emails and notifications• Officially registered through USF in Blackboard;
appears on Co-Curricular Transcript• Standard access to all internship and job
opportunities• Recognized at End-of-Year Banquet
GOLD+ National Membership
• All benefits of GOLD Membership• Reduced rates for attending USF PRSSA events, including “BP
Oil Spill and Crisis Communications”• Advanced notification and priority access to all internship and
job opportunities (early access before opens to Gold Members)• Opportunity to attend PRSSA National events, including
Conference and National Assembly• Access to PRSSA National’s JobCenter, an online database for
internship and entry-level job positions around the country• Access to “PR Issues and Trends,” a daily news monitoring
service handpicked for relevancy from PRSA professionals• Access to “Forum” publication, as well as opportunity to be
published nationally• Premier recognition at End-of-Year Banquet with formal
certificate
Becoming a National Member of PRSSA…
• National Membership• $50/year• TONS OF BENEFITS (Required of Officers)
• Scholarships• Reduced rate for National Conference• Opportunity to get published• Job & Internship Center• Transition into PRSA (SAVE $$$)• Insider Info – news your future boss is reading now• Connect to 10,000+ members nationwide (+Argentina)
Get Plugged In!
Networking Team
Communications & Marketing Team
Special Events Team
Fundraising Team
Membership Team
Really Really Ridiculously Important Events, Really
Important. Seriously.• Pair with a Professional
• Opportunity to network with professional currently working in interested field: corporate, agency, non-profit
• Registration forms at back table• Deadline is Friday, September 17
• PRSSA National Conference• Deadline to register is Monday, September 13
• Don’t forget Membership Profile• Turn in today• Or email [email protected]
Ridiculously Fun Stuff
• Homecoming Team• Banner Competition• “Paint the Town”• Blood Drive• Charit-A-Bull• Knowledge-A-Bull• Flag Football Competition• Tug-of-War Competition• Homecoming Float in Parade• Interested? Meeting Wed., 9/15 at 6 p.m. MSC
couches on 1st floor near East Entrance staircase
THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR
2576 East Fowler AvenueTampa, FL 33612(813) 971-4360
Looking forward to seeing you again…
http://usfprssa.comAll officer contact information
Information on memberships, registration
Facebook: http://facebook.com/usfprssa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/usfprssa
Please email [email protected] with any questions.