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With more than 100 members, the Akron Area Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America represents a group of diverse, professional communicators from corporate, healthcare, non-profit, agency, media, and academic realms.
To find out more about membership in our dynamic, fun and growing Akron Area PRSA Chapter, contact Shelly Haugh, Director of Membership 2010, 330-438-7911, srhaugh2@aep.com. Or, visit http://www.prsa.org/membership/index.html. PRSA Membership offers many benefits including professional networking, continued education, expanded career opportunities, and an opportunity to make a measurable contribution to our field through personal involvement. We welcome you!
2010 APR Accreditation Plans Announced!
Get the inside info on prep, classes and testing. Click here.
September Media Ethics Program!
Make your way to Franklin Hall at KSU on September 16th for Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop: Next Ethics?
We'll go from 9:00 am - 5:00 p.m. $25 for media/PR pros; $15 for educators. (hint: great excuse for a day out of the office!)
Get the details, sign-up: http://akronprsa.org/events/events.asp?id=296
Fall Conference Series at Kent State University
Four events, four dates. The first is Sept. 24th.
Get the details! http://www.myprseries.com/
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| Chapter Sponsorship Drive – Help us reach our goal of 50 at $50! |
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| As many of you know, the Akron PRSA Chapter has introduced several innovative sponsorship programs over the past two years. This year, the Chapter offers a Bronze level sponsorship for individuals or businesses at the affordable $50 investment level. It is our goal to obtain 50 sponsors at the $50 level by the end of the year. By achieving this goal, we’ll inject another $1250 into ou...[more] |
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| August Meeting Features Governmental PR Panel |
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| Although governmental and traditional PR professionals often share an over-arching goal – to build and maintain favorable public opinion through various media – several unique challenges face press secretaries, public affairs specialists, public information officers and lobbyists. Governmental PR will be the topic of a panel discussion Aug. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Akron Ar...[more] |
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| Akron Area PRSA Announces Accreditation of Members |
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| The Akron Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently announced the Accreditation of two of its chapter members. Jennifer Kramer, Manager of Public Relations and Marketing for the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University, and Tracy Teuscher, President of The Buzz Maker! LLC, recently passed the comprehensive exam to become Accredited in...[more] |
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| Second Annual Pro-Bono Day – Sponsored by The Gift Gallery Bistro |
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| The new Gift Gallery Bistro by Weaver is located inside the Summit DD’s new Cuyahoga Falls Community Service Center located 2355 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221. Weaver Industries is a non-profit organization providing individuals with disabilities vocational training and employment opportunities. In addition to clay and hand sewn products, shoppers can also purchase gourmet c...[more] |
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| PRSA Akron Chapter to Sponsor Second Annual Pro Bono Day |
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| The Akron Area Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will conduct its second annual Pro Bono Day for non-profit organizations on July 29, 2010. More than 30 agencies participated in Akron PRSA counseling sessions in 2009.
Public relations professionals will be available on July 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing at The Universi...[more] |
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| Guaranteed Placement – Is It Ethical? |
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| By Tom Duke, APR, Fellow PRSA
President, Akron Area PRSA
One of the most discussed issues in today’s public relations profession is what is commonly known as “pay-for-play”. In my opinion, pay-for-play is contrary to the PRSA Code of Ethics. There are two portions of the Code and one Professional Standards Advisory that cover this.
One Code section states:
FREE FLOW OF IN...[more] |
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| Chapter Sponsorships |
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| Sponsorship of the Akron Area Chapter of PRSA offers many benefits including promotion via the PRSA Akron web site, participation in our special programming, recognition at our events, opportunities for networking, special gifts and much more. In addition, our sponsors at every level feel good knowing that a portion of every sponsorship investment goes to support our Scholarship Fund....[more] |
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| Take Advantage of the PRSA JobCenter! |
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| The PRSA Public Relations and Communications JobCenter is the most targeted community of public relations and communications professionals. The JobCenter has recently been updated to help better serve users through added features, ease of use, industry related content, special discounted prices and much more.
If you're looking for a job, or if you're an employer looking to post a...[more] |
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