The Facebook of PR: PR Open Mic

I recently became a member of PR Open Mic, a social network for PR students, faculty, and practitioners. I don't really know where to begin about this mega PR site, there are blogs, forums, groups, news about PR, jobs and internships, videos and best of all... networking!!!

Take a look at my profile. I included what kind of PR I was interested in hoping that someone who is in the non-profit/ministry field of PR . I am having trouble figuring out how to see my friends list...maybe because I only have 1 friend (thanks tyler!)

It is very similar to Facebook in the sense that you have a profile, friend requests, pictures, groups and events. PR open mic has a multitude on information on happening PR events and news. I found myself spending a while on the homepage reading the news stories and following links. It was really interesting to read about different schools PR events.

My favorite aspect of PR Open Mic is the networking. There are so many people on PR Open Mic, you never know who knows who and someone could one day put in a good word for you. Not to mention I think we could learn a lot from other students who are a couple steps ahead of us, I will always take good advice!

I am still exploring PR Open Mic and I am trying to get the hang of it, but so far I think it is a great social media for us PR people to talk and share PR!

GCSU Athletic Auction: Success!

This past weekend was the 11th annual Georgia College & State University Athletic auction coordinated by my Public Relations Administration class. This is the athletics department largest fundraiser. The theme was motorcycle themed and titled"Thunder Rolls." Take a look at a few pictures

Our class was designed the invitation and flyers, wrote press releases, decorated the entrance, came up with the table scape, decided the menu, and did various others tasks for the event. Everyone worked so well together and the event ran so smoothly because our class was so prepared. Not to mention our publicity obviously worked because some people dressed up in motorcycle attire for the event. 

There were about 300 attendees, silent and live auction and reverse raffle. The auction was held in the Centennial Center. My class had event staff shirts made so we stuck out easily and it unified us. 

Personally I had a great time at the auction, because of class was so well prepared we were able to enjoy ourselves during the event, no crisis management needed. We even got to goof off and take class pictures on the motorcycles.

I wish we could do it again next year because we would dominate the auction 2 years in a row and we now know how everything works and could do even better. Our class is diverse and everyone has their speciality to the group that we make quite the event planning team. 

I love our PR Admin class!! 

New PR Opportunity for me!

Okay disclaimer: this is going to be a short post because this week is hectic, I've got a test thursday and a spanish test friday (spanish is not my favorite at the moment) and then the athletic auction on Saturday! This week is a full planner week, meaning there is no more room in my planner to write anything because all the days are filled up with To-Do lists and assignments!

Enough negative, now positive news... I am going to be doing PR for The Wesley Foundation next semester! What a great opportunity because it combines the ministry and PR, two things I am very interested in. 

Wesley is a campus ministry that meets wednesdays nights at 8. It is filled with worship, encouragement, prayer, fellowship, and a lesson. I started going this year and it has been such a blessing for me to unwind and worship in the middle of the week, plus I have met some amazing students!

The previous director left because he was called elsewhere and there has been am interim director but now we have a new director that is really going to shake things up and be very refreshing for the ministry. I met him and his wife this past weekend and they are so passionate about the ministry and working with college students. I am so excited I willbe part of this process. What a PR dream to be the one responsible the spread the good news about Wesley. I am really hoping my PR skills, new brochures, flyers, newspaper articles and word of mouth will inform GCSU students about Wesley and our numbers will increase!

I think it is so important in college to be involved in a ministry. It is such a great support system and a place to come get spiritually fed, not to mention you get to go on cool retreats.

I am in the process of brain storming ideas of how to publicize Wesley better, and I am open to suggestions! So if you are interested in coming, have any questions or ideas please comment or fell free to Tweet Me!

May you all have a blessed day!