Upcoming Networking Opportunities

There are a few great upcoming networking opportunities in San Francisco and Palo Alto that I wanted to share with everyone: a tweetup hosted by Hill & Knowlton (June 8), a PRSA Young Professionals event hosted by Burson-Marsteller (June 18), and a tweetup at the 4 Seasons (June 25). The PRSA event requires registration since there is limited space, but it is free for PRSA/PRSSA members. Click on the images to visit the event websites.

Don't forget to bring business cards (definitely) and resumes (if you like) to both events. The PRSA event dress is Business/Business Casual and the tweetup is casual/business casual. Since most people will be arriving straight from the office, and since we are students in search of jobs, I suggest that you wear business casual to the tweetup as well.

Journalism Spring Banquet

Tickets are on sale now for the Journalism Banquet on Thurs., June 4 at Pelican Point Restaurant.

Please see Tess Serna in the department office to get your ticket - $15./ea.

This year’s theme is: “Surfing the New Wave: Applying Journalism’s Core Values in a Changing Marketplace.”

The banquet will be held at Pelican Point Restaurant, on Highway 1 in Pismo Beach. We will have a delicious buffet meal + a no-host bar.

Each of the track areas (news/ editorial, broadcast, and PR) will make an audio-visual presentation of highlights from classes and activities over the past year.

Student scholarship winners will be announced, and awards of recognition will be presented.

Our guest speakers will be Sandra Duerr, Executive Editor of the San Luis Obispo Tribune – and Karen Velie, Associate Editor of CalCoastNews.Com. They will offer valuable perspectives on how the journalism marketplace is in flux, and how new graduates need to be able to apply their skills in ever-evolving ways.

Seats are limited, and ticket sales end on June 1 – so buy your tickets early.

We encourage carpooling, because parking is limited at Pelican Point. Alcohol will be served at the no-host bar, so – if you choose to drink – please do so responsibly. Have a designated driver so everyone gets home safely.

The Journalism Banquet is an annual event produced by students in JOUR 415/ Central Coast PRspectives, our student-run public relations firm.

Lunch Social

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CBF Committee member needed A*S*A*P*

Dear PRSSA members-

I was informed by Journalism Chairman Bill Loving last night that our department will be receiving about $10,000 in College-Based Fee money for the coming school year. This is great news!

This money will be spend on equipment and related needs for the department. The decision on HOW to spend the money will be made by the CBF committee, which is comprised of students from each of the three Journalism tracks.

At this point, there is no PR student on this committee. The department needs to find a PR student as soon as possible - otherwise, the decisions on how to spend the $10,000 will be made by students in the other two tracks.

Since the PR track has the greatest number of students in the Journalism Department (at last count, 82 PR students... 47 news/editorial... 37 broadcast... the remainder, undeclared)... we need to have a strong voice on the committee to direct funds in a way that will benefit students in the public relations concentration.

If you are a Journalism major and want to be this strong voice, contact Professor Loving in the Journalism office A*S*A*P*

Thank you!

Dr. Swanson

The 2009-2010 Executive Board

Congratulations 2009-2010 Executive Board!

• President -- Kelsey Magnusen
  
• Vice President -- Breeana Kelly-Slatten
  
• PR/Membership Director -- Erica Bashaw
  
• Secretary -- Caitlin Bercha
  
• Webmaster -- Victoria Zabel
  
• Treasurer -- Ina Saliklis
  

You can read their election submissions below. 

Their term will begin on Monday, May 18, 2009. 

Officer Election Information

You may notice that a whole lot of posts were just added below, 6 to be exact. Let me explain how these elections are going to work in case you are not familiar with the format that we used last year. For examples, check out the posts from last year on the blog. 

Here's what you should do if you are interested in running for a position: 

1. Carefully read the description of the position in which you are interested (you can only run for one position this year, so chose wisely). 
2. Contact the person who currently holds that position to get a better idea of his or her responsibilities (but please note that responsibilities for the 2009-2010 year have changed).
3. Take the form that is included in this post and answer the questions.
   
4. Post the answers as a comment under the position for which you intend to run (you need to contact Elizabeth Poeschl to get authorization to post a comment on the blog) 

General officer responsibilities:

• All officers must assume responsibilities for the entire 2009-2010 academic year. If you graduate early, you must still continue your duties. 
  
• Officers must attend regularly scheduled chapter meetings and officer meetings. Please schedule your classes around the decided meeting time for the 2009-2010 academic year. The elected officers will decide when the meetings will take place next year. 

Election Timeline:

Thursday, April 23: You need to have your answers posted 

Friday, April 24: A ballot will be sent out 

Wednesday, April 29: Elections closed and winners will be notified that evening 

Thursday, April 30: New executive board will be announced at the meeting. The new executive board will shadow the current officers and take on responsibilities 

Monday, May 25: The new 2009-2010 executive board will take on all responsibilities

The week of May 25 - 29: The final meeting of the year will be held by the 2009-2010 executive board with the assistance of the 2008-2009 executive board on a decided time and day. All executive board members must attend that meeting.  

Please contact Elizabeth Poeschl if you have any questions

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09-10 Board Responsibility

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President

1. Motivate executive board and members through his or her enthusiastic attitude toward PRSSA.
   
2. Preside at all membership and executive board meetings.
   
3. Appoint all committees; advise committee chairpersons; advise all members about Chapter activities.
   
4. Delegate responsibilities of officers and committees.
   
5. Direct overall operations of Chapter.
   
6. Distribute information regarding nationals, the chapter, the industry, professionalism, etc. to the chapter. (For example: current internship openings)
   
7. Recommend and establish goals and objectives for the Chapter with the approval of the faculty and Professional Advisors.
   
8. Assist the treasurer in collecting annual dues and assume responsibility for providing accurate information on the accompanying dues form to be forwarded to PRSSA National Headquarters on November 1 and again on March 1.
   
9. Stay in contact with the PRSSA National Committee.
   
10. Take the lead with the ASI charter every year
    
11. Prepare and send agenda and meeting information to the chapter
    
12. Reserve the meeting room for each quarter
    
13. Call all “special meetings” that are not regularly scheduled
    
14. Lead officer transitions and elections with the assistance of the faculty adviser 
    
15. Attend the PRSSA leadership rally in Scottsdale, AZ