Ball State PRSSA

Who's excited for another Consultancy Meeting?! 👀 Tomorrow we will meet AT Midnight Cafe for our meeting, or you may meet with other members at The Holden Strategic Communications Center at 6:45 pm to walk to the restaurant. Can't wait to see you all there and to continue developing this project!

1st Consultancy Meeting Alert!! 🗣️🚨 ⭐️ We are so excited to be working with .midnights this semester! PRSSA Students will get the opportunity to use their skills in PR, design, marketing, branding, writing, and more as our goal for this consultancy project is to help Midnights develop their marketing strategy & social medias profiles. This is a great opportunity to build your resume! Join us this Tuesday; September 10th 7-8 pm at the Holden Strategic Communications Center for our first consultancy meeting & help us get this project started! All are welcome!

Interested in what working for a PR Agency could look like? Curious about what role AI could play in PR? This is the meeting for you! We will be hearing from Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Dittoe PR; Greta Snell via Zoom TOMMOROW, Tuesday September 3rd @ 7pm in the Holden Strategic Communications Center!

As Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Greta leads Dittoe’s hiring, recruitment, internship program, onboarding and training strategies, all while supporting business efforts. With 15 years of industry experience, Greta has developed and executed successful PR strategies at the local and national level for clients in nearly every industry. With her insight and experience with crisis communications, media training, social media and marketing, this is a meeting you don’t want to miss! Come with lots of questions for Greta!

🗓️ Tuesday, September 3rd
⏰ 7-8 pm
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

A big congratulations to our PRSSA exec members who graduated last weekend!

Grace Wallace, President
Grace Carman, Vice President
Jordan Lattimore, Director of Member Relations
Camryn Ryan, Secretary

Thank you for being apart of PRSSA and best of luck for your next chapter!

In tomorrow's meeting we continue our consultancy work. See you all there!

📅 April 9
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

Heard about pitches but not sure exactly how to do one? Well, our meeting tomorrow is perfect for you. Pitches are an important aspect about working in public relations, so be ready to take notes!

Nate Swick, Sr. Account Exec with Turner PR, joins us to talk about his experience and processes when pitching.

📅 April 2
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

Struggling with imposter syndrome? You're not alone. Our latest blog post is all about this phenomenon.

Jordan Lattimore explores her experiences with imposter syndrome, and what students can do to over ome it.

🚨🚨 2024-2025 EXEC BOARD APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW 🚨🚨

We are now accepting applications for our executive board for next semester!

If you are looking for leadership experience or want to get more involved with PRSSA, the executive board is the perfect place to do both!

The application can be found in our Slack channel. If you aren't part of our Slack, you can find the invite in the link in our bio.

Join us for tomorrow's meeting where we continue our consultancy work!

Our consultancy meetings are perfect for obtaining portfolio work and practice the skills you learn in your classes.

📅 March 26
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

You do not want to miss our meeting tomorrow!

We are so excited to have Jennifer Mearns join us to talk about account management. Mearns has over 40 years experience and has worked in a variety of industries like sports, music and recruitment.

📅 March 19
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

Know you need to network but need some help getting started? Join us tomorrow as we are joined by Brian Harrington, Regional Sales Manager at WISH-TV!

This meeting is open to ALL students (no dues required!) No matter your major, this meeting is perfect for those wanting to learn how to navigate the professional world.

📅 March 12
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

It's summer internship season and that means perfecting your resume!

That's why SJSC Professors, Leo Caldwell and Megan McNames, are visiting PRSSA tomorrow to review our resumes and LinkedIn profiles. We will also be learning about how AI can help us with our resumes.

Make sure you bring your resume to get critiques!

📅 February 27
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

Join us tomorrow as we develop a scope of work for our consultancy work! Our consultancy meetings are the perfect place to get real-world experience through developing a PR campaign as a chapter.

📅 February 20
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

We are so excited to have Paige Grimmer talk to our chapter tomorrow!

Grimmer is a Senior Manager of Digital Marketing at Dittoe PR! She'll be discussing the value influencers can bring to brands and how to build relationships with them.

📅 February 13
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

Join us tomorrow as we dive into starting our consultancy work for the semester!

Our consultancy meetings are perfect for obtaining portfolio work and practice the skills you learn in your classes.

📅 February 6
🕖 7 - 8 p.m.
📍Holden Strategic Communications Center

Still needing an internship for the summer? Join PRSSA tomorrow while we discuss internships & what you should know before applying.

REMINDER: This meeting is for dues-paying members only. Bring $5 (cash) to become a dues-paying member!

How can introverts thrive in PR? In our latest blog, Jacksen Cole explores the benefits introverts can bring in PR and how to explore this field that generally extracts extroverts.

Read here:

Navigating PR as an Introvert In my senior year of high school when I told my friends and family I was going to major in public relations, they were confused. Me, the girl who could barely make it through speeches and presentations in class, was going into a major with the word “public” in it. Yes, public relations is typica...

Our first meeting of the semester is tomorrow! We will be going over our consultancy work for the semester, discussing nationals and going over our speakers for the semester.

We hope to see you all there!

Welcome back! We hope you are all recharged and ready for a new semester. PRSSA is back and ready for a semester full of exciting meetings. Take a look at our schedule for the semester.

You can click the link in our bio to join our slack for reminders about our meetings. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

A big congratulations to our latest graduates, Paytn Green and Lauren Raven! Paytn, our Vice President this previous year, graduated in May, while former Secretary Lauren Raven is a graduate from Fall of 2022. Both majored in Public Relations and were dedicated members of PRSSA! Congratulations to our PRSSA grads and all of the newest Ball State alum!

In one spectacular Zoom event, PRSSA will be hosting BOTH the President and the Director of Membership of the Hoosier PRSA Chapter! We are excited to welcome Hyacinth Rucker, Manager of Media & PR for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, and Lateva Woolfork, the Founder and CEO of Socially Coordinated!

To learn from- and network with- these two amazing professionals, join us on Zoom TOMORROW at 7:00p.m.! You do not need to be a PR major or a PRSSA member to join, as this exciting opportunity can benefit all!

ZOOM LINK:
https://bsu.zoom.us/j/96309363697

We are excited to announce a Social Media Takeover coming THIS THURSDAY featuring Tori Klimczak of BLASTmedia! Be sure to tune into our Instagram Stories for more!

PRSSA and are teaming up for a day of Agency Tours around Indianapolis! Space is limited, and you MUST be a dues paying member of PRSSA to attend as a member. Transportation and lunch will be provided. Be sure to RSVP for your spot for the Friday, March 24th day of tours, agency life, and networking!

Have you checked out our latest blog? Katie gives us the inside scoop on everything Member Relations and PR Journey!

Hey PRSSA Members! Check out our guest speaker meet with Tori of BLASTMedia from Indianapolis! March 2nd over Zoom!!

Congratulations to our THREE members of PRSSA who made Top 100 Students for Ball State University! We are so proud of you! ❤️

What are the benefits to being a national PRSSA member? Here’s just five of the perks to being a dues paying member!

Interested in applying to be sponsored by Ball State PRSSA to become a national member? (AKA have your dues paid- on us)? DM us!

Wondering what the rest of the semester looks like for PRSSA? Check out our meeting calendars for March and April!

Join us this Thursday, February 16th at the Holden Center for a guest workshop with Brian Hayes on Internship Interview: Do’s and Dont’s!

We had so much fun at CCIM’s SuperParty event tonight! Miss us? Then check out our first meeting of the semester tomorrow, the 19th, at 7:00 p.m.! ❤️🎥