5 Things PR Internships Taught Me

By Nikki Ellis It’s February, and as I get closer to graduation *cough* May 8, I’ve realized I have completed 3 on site internships and one virtual internship within the last year. Was it time consuming? Yes! Would I do it all over again? Yes. I have stuck my foot into the field that I…

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My Trip to “Real World PR”

By De’Osha Randolph On February 20 I had the pleasure of attending my first professional conference: Real World PR. The conference was hosted by the Georgia PRSA chapter and is geared toward undergraduate students who are pursuing a career in public relations. I had an awesome time and I learned a ton of information that…

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A Long Distance Relationship

My sweetheart Jeremy and I have been very good friends for five years now. We met here on the beautiful campus of Valdosta State University. We both graduated last May and were both accepted into graduate school. We are both proud VSU ALUMNI! J Jeremy is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Student Affairs in College…

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The Valentine’s Day Listening Dilemma

By Dr. Molly Stoltz Does this scenario sound familiar?  Sweetheart: “Hey Honey, what do you want to do for Valentine’s Day?”  Honey: “I don’t care, Sweetheart. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.”  Sweetheart: “Do you not want to do something for Valentine’s Day?”  Honey: “That’s not what I said! Weren’t you listening…

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Here Comes Graduation!

Seniors BY SARAWHETSELL “Here comes the bride, all dressed in..” wait, wait wrong life milestone.  On December 13, 2014 at 1pm, fourteen women will be graduating from the Valdosta State University Speech Communication, Public Relations Program.  This semester only females will be graduating from the program, which made for, “an interesting semester to say the…

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PRSSA Shadow Day

  By Mackenzie Bennett The Public Relations Student Society of America Shadow Day held in October gave students an opportunity to spend a day with a Public Relations professional. It is sponsored by the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. VSU students who were chosen to participate this fall were matched with…

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