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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, March 2, 1998
Steppin' out
Mark Yonally, Kansas City, Kan., resident, tap dances at an instructional performance at Lawrence High School students Melia Johnson and Melissa Dray and Tap Dog Todd Anderson keep the beat. Three of the Tap Dogs gave lessons Friday in the lobby of the Kansas Union. The international award-winning Tap Dogs got their start in Australia in 1995. Photo by Corie Waters/KANSAN
Regional conference helps students prepare for public relations jobs
By Marcelo Vilela
mviele@kansas.com
Kanson staff writer
Public relations students at the University of Kansas were invited this weekend to start planning for reality.
INVITED WEEKEND The KU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America held its first regional conference Friday and Saturday in the Kansas Union.
The conference, "Planning for Reality," started Friday at 1 p.m. with a career fair. Nine recruiters were available to examine resumes and offer job opportunities.
"We had a lower turnout of KU students than we expected," said Lindsay Willis, Omaha senior and PRSSA promotions coordinator. "But it was a mutually beneficial opportunity for employers and students."
The conference included workshops on HTML and QuarkX Press, and lectures on public relations etiquette.
"There's only so much you can learn in a classroom." Willis said. "We offered lots of useful stuff, with a practical application."
Saturday afternoon communications professionals spoke about their experiences.
Eric Morgenstern, KU graduate and president of Morningstar Communications Company, delivered the keynote address.
The conference ended Saturday night with a banquet at the Malott Room in the Kansas Union.
During the banquet Dana Leibengood, director of student advising in the School of Journalism, was recognized for developing the business communications degree at the University. Leibengood is retiring after 29 years of work in the School of Journalism.
"At one point, we asked everybody who has been helped by Dana to stand up." Willis said. "And the whole room stood up."
Five other schools participated in the conference: the University of Nebraska-Omaha, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Iowa, Kansas State University and the University of Southern Illinois.
Jessica Gibson, Lawrence senior, collected business cards and made contacts during the conference.
"I thought it would be good to meet people from agencies and seek job opportunities," she said. "I got a lot of my questions answered and met people who had different insights in public relations. It helped me to get prepared for my career."
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