If you are a student in the Communication department here at SIUC you should be somewhat if not very familiar with the name Dr. Sandy Pensoneau-Conway. It should ring a bell considering that Sandy is the chair of the department. I had the great pleasure of getting to know Sandy …
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If you study communication at SIU there is a good chance that you have had a class taught by Josh Houston. Mr. Houston, who also goes by Josh, has been a teacher here at Southern for 20 years. Originally from Granite City, Illinois, Josh decided to pursue a degree in …
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Grace Schneider, SIUC Junior, Communication Studies Major and PRSSA Secretary extraordinaire graciously agreed to answer a few questions and provide some insight into her role in PRSSA. Grace began PRSSA for credit last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Over winter break, she would accept an invitation to join the E-Board …
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Jami Allen is consistently putting her best foot forward and working exceptionally hard in school and PRSSA. And we are so excited to share that she is our new, Outreach Coordinator for PRSSA! Jami is a current junior majoring in Communications with a specialization in Public Relations. After graduation, Jami …
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PRSSA is so lucky this year to have Scarlett Rodriguez as our Graduate Assistant! She majored in Corporate Social Communications from PUCMM in the Dominican Republic. Now, she is currently enrolled at SIU to get her master’s degree in Intercultural Communication. But what will she do after graduation? Well, she …
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Haley Spiewak is a natural born leader that consistently strives to better herself and the ones around her. The PRSSA PR Director not only has experience in leadership but she also has some natural talents that make her a phenomenal director in PRSSA. Haley is from Sycamore, Illinois where she …
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Dr. Nilianjana “Nil” Bardhan is a professor of Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University, where she has been teaching for the past 22 years. She graduated from Lady Shriram College for Women at Delhi University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and philosophy. She decided to continue her education …
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale has hundreds of graduates each year, this past May 2020, Savannah Coady graduated with her bachelor’s degree in communication studies with a minor in journalism. Since Savannah was the president of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) before she graduated, I was excited to catch …
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Transitioning from college to the “real world” can be quite scary especially in the times of the virus, Covid-19. With such uncertainty during these times, I decided to reach out to an old member of PRSSA, Haven Thompson, to get an idea of what the real world looks like during …
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Meet your Outreach Coordinator for PRSSA, Martavia Brittnie Prunty, or Marty for short. Marty is currently in her last year here at SIU. She is majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Television Studies. Marty originally wanted the position of PR director, but Professor Justin Young had different plans …
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