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Fall is here and it’s in full swing. Leaves are changing, sweater weather is back, and I’m ready to light a pumpkin candle and watch Hocus Pocus. With all of that brings some fun into public relations. Forget back-to-school campaigns and summer excitement. PR pros everywhere are geared up for the season and I couldn’t be more excited!
Read MoreIf you’re like me, this may be your last year of undergraduate study at college. Only a few more months until the freedom that being an adult brings. No longer are the nights of homework and studying for exams. However, what if this is not the end of your educational journey? In this blog, we will explore whether or not graduate school is the right choice for you.
Read MoreWith all the aspects and tasks the communications field encompasses, it can be overwhelming trying to manage them all. Knowing how to maintain media contacts, create designs, and manage websites can sound like a daunting task to someone just entering the workforce (I’m talking to you, college students). At Grand Valley, the advertising and public relations program is set-up so that halfway through, you choose an emphasis and begin focusing solely on advertising or public relations. As an advertising emphasis myself, I was pretty unfamiliar to many of the programs my peers in PR were using in their classes, and vice versa. Thanks to my involvement in GrandPR and PRSSA, I’ve been able to work with a broader range of programs, but that’s not the case for everyone. If you’re feeling lost when it comes to what programs to learn, here are a few of my cohort’s recommendations:
Read MoreYes, you read that right. My failed internship. While three months ago, this made me feel like a complete and utter failure, it has since given so much insight on the professional I desire to be.
Read MoreIt’s been roughly half a year that we’ve seen our lives flipped upside down due to COVID-19. Beginning with the swift and unforeseen closing of universities in March, stay at home orders in April, to this partially in-person way of learning and teaching. It’s hard scrambling with bus times, Zoom links, and everything else. Every week there seems to be a cloud looming over our heads, ready to downpour at any minute. The question we are faced with every day is: how do we make it out without getting caught up in the storm?
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