SIU PRSSA Southern Illinois University Public Relations Student Society of America

You can’t be successful in the workplace if you don’t know how to be a good team member. A good team member has a higher chance of being noticed by their boss and being recognized as an extraordinary employee. Craig Engstrom, Director of the Communications Studies undergraduate program at Southern …

Brands and products have gone into a bit of a grey area when it comes to communicating newer products. As we get into the fall the idea of show and tell is very prevalent. Apple, Sony and even Microsoft have gone out of their way to give consumers vibrant presentations …

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 …

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 …

Public relations skills have utility beyond PR specific work. In most areas of business, interacting with the public, maintaining and growing public image are paramount. Public relations courses help even those who aren’t focused on a career specifically centered on PR. The communication, research, and compositional skills honed in PR …

With everchanging trends, it is important to keep up with the social media world. Now you might be thinking how social media and being in Public Relations relates, well this past year a worldwide pandemic has hit causing the world to be put on pause, to the extent that people …

Magdalena (known as Maggie) Granados was announced as our Secretary for PRSSA. With such a warm welcoming, Maggie is glad to be a part of the executive board of 2020-2021. Maggie has been a member of PRSSA for more than a year. She has been hands on with several clients …

Halloween, like a lot of things, is a little different in 2020. That didn’t keep some of our Communication Studies students from still getting in the spirit. Below are some of the students (and one faculty) dressed for Halloween this year.