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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Working Toward the Grand Finale

This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to intern with a group of women that I look up to as advisors, mentors, and now friends. I was the intern to the Director of Downtown Development at the Main Street office in Thomasville, GA. Mrs. Smith and her team plan all the events for Downtown Thomasville and keep all of the merchants informed on the events and happenings in town. Some of their main events are: Victorian Christmas in December, a Rose Show and Festival in April, First Fridays, Wildlife Festivals, Pop It Up Temporary Business Shops, and The Fourth of July Show, which was my main task.

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Summer in Yellowstone – Brian Hodges

My name is Brian Hodges and I am a Speech Communication student at  State University. For the summer of 2014, Trip Horn, a Speech Communication alumnus, and I had the experience of traveling across the country together. At first the sound of a 36 hour car ride did not sound very appealing, however, after countless…

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