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Jennifer Scales, Girard law student, and Christina Mosier, 2008 graduate from Omaha, Neb., socialize at Aimee's Coffee House, 1025 Massachusetts St., on Sunday afternoon. The 29th Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival held at South Park kept downtown busy Sunday.
SPOTLIGHT ON ORGANIZATIONS: PRSSA
Club teaches about public relations
Students can join student-run forprofit PR firm
BY NORA SIMON editor@kansan.com
Communicating a message: that's what the Public Relations Student Society of America is all about. Learning about the public relations field, connecting with professionals, and gaining first-hand experience in public relations campaigns are just some of the things that club members hope to do as part of PRSSA.
Each meeting, the club invites a speaker from a different professional area of public relations to give members an idea of what kind of career opportunities exist.
Hannah Hartman-Frost, PRSSA president, said the club tried to bring in speakers from all realms of public relations, including corporate, sports, non-profit and entertainment.
"We like to, within a semester, cover as many topics as we can," Hartman-Frost said.
Patty Noland, PRSSA faculty adviser, said public relations itself was a very broad field that can encompass a wide range of careers.
Although the job market is extremely diverse, the general goal of public relations remains the same, she said.
"Basically what you're doing is
getting information to the public about the organization for which you're working, usually trying to communicate a message about
your organization ... to a particular audience," Noland said. "The kind of overall definition is to convey positive messages to audiences."
Megan
Penrod,
Leawood
"It's how the public perceives your business or your organization and influencing that," Penrod said.
"Basically what you're doing is getting information to the public about the organization for which you're working ..."
Aside from meeting profession-
PATTY NOLAND PRSSA faculty adviser
senior and PRSSA director of professional development, said that public relations was "the art of influencing public opinion."
student run PR firm, which takes on real clients to solve public relations challenges.
als and learning about PR itself, the club gives members the opportunity to practice their skills by working on real PR campaigns through Jayhawk Com munifications which
senior and director of Jayhawk Communications, said two potential clients for this year were the KU Writing Center and the KU Men's Hockey Team.
Taylor Wofford, Dallas
"We do everything that a for-profit PR firm does, including research, planning, executing strategic campaigns and evaluation of those campaigns," Wofford said. "We're always on the lookout for new and interesting clients. When we select a client, we're looking for freshness, potential and social importance. Since most of our work at this time is pro-bono, we look for clients that couldn't normally afford a full-time PR agency."
Hartman-Frost said that because of the scope that public relations can cover, students from many different majors may be interested in joining PRSA.
Public relations, in academics, is part of the strategic communications major in the School of journalism, but all majors are encouraged to attend.
Penrod, a communication studies major, said she joined the club because she wasn't sure of her career goals. Now she is looking for potential jobs and internships in public relations.
PRSSA's first meeting of the year features a member of corporate public relations and graduate of the KU school of journalism, Sara Miller, from UMB Bank.
PRSA meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Dole 2092, followed by Jayhawk Communications.
- Edited by Arthur Hur
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On Sept. 14, the Lawrence Police Department reported that:
— On Sept. 11, a KU student reported a laptop computer, valued at $900, was stolen from her car. The perpetrator incurred $200 in damage breaking the vehicle's rear window.
— On Sept. 11, a KU student reported being the victim of domestic battery.
ODD NEWS Judge throws out bogus busted umbrella lawsuit
On Sept. 13, A KU student reported an instance of battery and $100 in criminal damage to the hood of a vehicle.
NEW YORK — It's a rainy day for the Manhattan restaurateur who sued a supermodel claiming she intentionally damaged his designer umbrella, said to be worth $5,000.
State Supreme Court Justice Joan A. Madden threw out Nello Balan's lawsuit Friday.
She also fined Balan's attorney $500 for filing a frivolous claim and said motions the attorney filed were a "waste of judicial resources."
Balan claimed he lent supermodel Le Call his limited-edition leather umbrella designed by Jean-Paul (ZHON'-Pawl) Gaultier (GOL'tee-yay) and she belatedly returned it to him in two pieces.
Balan, owner of the celeb magnet Nello's, sought $1 million in the lawsuit and claimed emotional distress over the damaged umbrella.
Attorneys for both sides have declined to comment
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Last week, The Kansan incorrectly identified Sept. 11 as the last day for a 50 percent refund when you drop a class. The correct deadline for the 50 percent refund is Thursday, Sept. 18, which is also the last day to add or swap a class.
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