Since 1973, the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has hosted an annual case study competition for college public relations students across the nation. This is an opportunity for four to five students to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom and in their internships to create and implement a full-blown public relations campaign…
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2018 Washington D.C. Agency Tour
The Washington D.C. Agency Tour celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year from January 31 to February 2, 2018. As a part of the tour, Grady students got to network with PR professionals, communicators and government officials at various nonprofits, agencies and government offices. Before heading back to Athens, the trip wrapped up with a UGA…
Intern Spotlight: Olivia Tompkins
Introducing one of the student interns behind the scenes in the Advertising and Public Relations department this year, Olivia Tompkins. Olivia is a senior public relations major with a certificate in public affairs communications. She has lived in Maryland her whole life and has interned at a child advocacy nonprofit, worked in the crisis and…
UGA PRSSA members tour Washington, D.C.
From Tuesday, January 31 through Friday, February 3, a group of 12 UGA PRSSA members and two AdPR faculty attended the annual Washington, D.C. Agency Tour. This tour is exclusive to UGA PRSSA members to tour top agencies. The group arrived on Tuesday night and started the tour with the American Red Cross, Finn Partners/Widmeyer…
PRSSA members visit Atlanta agencies for annual tour
On January 27, sixteen junior and senior UGA PRSSAmembers headed to Atlanta for the day to take part in our annual agency tour. Led by PRSSA advisor, Kim Landrum, students visited Jackson Spalding, MSLGroup and Edelman to learn what the future of public relations looks like. Jackson Spalding Hosts Christina Phillips and Rita Izaguirre welcomed…
Avia Meadows, PR senior, recognized as a UGA Amazing Student
Congratulations to Avia Meadows for being recognized as a UGA Amazing Student. A senior majoring in public relations, Avia will graduate in May 2016. Through her successful leadership roles in PRSSA as well her internships with corporate giants like Bloomingdales and Coca-Cola, it is easy to see why Avia exemplifies what defines a UGA Amazing…