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Fall 2009 Minutes & PodCasts

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Resources From Meetings

Fall 2009 Meeting Resources

2009 PRSSA National Conference in San Diego Resources

  • Diving Into Diversity: presentation slides | session description
    Travis Parman, APR, Manager, Consumer Media Strategy, General Motors Corporation Olga Romero Quiles, Public Relations, Southwest Airlines and Sonia Sroka, Vice President, Hispanic Marketing, Porter Novelli International 
  • Building a Professional Image on Paper, Online & in Person: presentation slides | session description
    Walter R. Bateman II, CPCU, ARM, Retired CEO, The Harleysville Group and Natalie Neczypor, Marketing Executive, Ernst & Young LLP 
  • From Wannabe to Winner: presentation slides | session description
    Debbie Darling, Industry Specialist for Humanities, Social Sciences & Government and Laura Neal, Industry Specialist for Arts, Entertainment & Communication, California State University, Fullerton 
  • PRSSA 2010 Bateman Case Study Competition: presentation slides | session description
    Stacy Gimbel, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau 
  • The Greener Side of PR: presentation slides | session description
    Jana Hartline, Environmental Communications Manager and Amy K. Taylor, Environmental, Safety & Quality Communications, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. 
  • Voyage to Visions: presentation slides | session description
    Brad Hawkins, Southwest Airlines and
    Christina Simmons, Public Relations Manager, San Diego Zoo 
  • Palm Trees and Press Releases: presentation slides | session description
    Joseph V. Trahan, III, APR, Fellow PRSA, President & CEO, Trahan & Associates 
  • Cruisin’ with PR: presentation slides | session description
    Rana Kay, Public Relations Manager, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego and Tim Wheatcroft, General Manager, San Diego Office, Allison & Partners

Member Resources

Internships

Visit the internship section of our site or head to http://www.freewebs.com/utprssa/

Paid Members

For a list of due paid members, visit the Paid Members page.

Chapter Bylaws

Check out the 11 Articles of the Sammie Lynn Puett Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America Bylaws. This document includes at the rules, regulations, procedures, and officer duties of our chapter.

PRSSA JobCenter

By creating an account with PRSSA JobCenter, you can find out information about internships and jobs, view career resources and post your resume. If you do not have an account and are a member of PRSSA, please register. To create a new account, you will need to know your chapter login which is UTK1844. Fore more info, please visit the PRSSA national website at http://www.prssa.org.

FORUM News

FORUM is PRSSA’s national newspaper, which is mailed to chapter faculty advisors in September, January and April. FORUM contains society and industry news, tips for writing, job hunting and other relevant topics. Any member can submit pieces to this publication – A must addition to your portfolio!

Need help with member resources? Email us at PRSSA@utk.edu.

Other Resources

PRSSA

1. PRSSA Frequently Asked Questions
2. Online Grammar & Style Guide

3. UT Career Services Center