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Meet Hailey! As a social media coordinator for our Communications Committee, senior @haileybayliss studies public relations, business and music. Hailey spent last summer studying international news and social media in London with the @uosojc. While outside of class, Hailey explored the parks and tried to learn the tube system. Some of her favorite memories include going to Wimbledon, hearing Queen in concert, and seeing the entire Royal Family. We can’t wait to see where Hailey goes next! #PRSSAbroad
This week’s #MemberMonday highlight is the one and only Mo Rayburn! As a sophomore studying public relations, @mo_rayburn has interests in the fashion industry and hopes to pursue a communications career for a magazine. Fun fact: Mo is the self-proclaimed clumsiest person she knows. Not only did she dislocate her knee falling off a bed but also she broke both her wrist and ankle after falling down stairs. Take care of yourself, Mo! #Ouch
What an #ImPRessive Internship! Senior public relations major Kate Templeton had the opportunity to travel to Jerusalem to work with @finnpartners, which was voted the top firm in 2016. They are an international public relations firm with offices on three continents. @katetemp compiled daily reports about clients, attended brainstorming and strategy meetings and created multiple media lists. She even got to write the complete first draft of a bylined article for a newspaper!
Meet Marie! For this week’s #PRSSAbroad, we’re highlighting our very own Communications Director. As a senior public relations major and Spanish minor, @marievanr spent four months last fall in Seville, Spain, studying communications, new media and journalism with @cieeseville. Living with a host family that spoke no English and taking all her classes in Spanish, Marie had a complete immersion experience. Her favorite memories include creating a documentary on a German flamenco dancer living in Seville and staying with host families of Moroccan journalism students on her program’s trip to Morocco. We can’t wait to see where Marie goes next!
You guessed it! We’re back at it with #MemberMonday! This week, we are putting the spotlight on Madi Nguyen-Acosta. @madileeeen is a sophomore studying public relations and would love to work for Teen Vogue someday. Even though she’s disappointed that the magazine is only available online these days, she has been a loyal reader since she was a little girl. A fun fact about Madi is that she has never had a cavity!
Talk about #ImPRressive! Senior Rita Herbstman spent last summer in Los Angeles, California, as a public relations intern for @imreagency. Working for clients such as @californiapizzakitchen and @johndeere, @rherbstman’s responsibilities included building media lists, tracking media coverage, running competitor scans, and drafting pitches. By the end of her internship, Rita said she learned the gravity of effective time management and the importance of strategic communication. After graduation, Rita hopes to work in a big city!
In this week’s #PRSSAbroad, we’re highlighting Cassie McCready, a senior serving as the Fundraiser Coordinator for our Events Committee! As a cinema studies major, with minors in media studies and business administration, @cassiemccready spent her summer in Dublin, Ireland, studying Irish film, history and screenwriting. Outside of class, Cassie found time to travel around Ireland and its surrounding countries. Her favorite memories include visiting Galway for a film festival, experiencing the beautiful landscapes and seeing all the pubs. We can’t wait to see where Cassie travels next!
It’s your favorite day of the week, #MemberMonday! This week we are featuring advertising major Becca Schomer. Sophomore @becca.scho hopes to someday either make advertisements or run social media accounts for a fashion company. A fun fact about Becca is that she has never broken a bone!
For our first #ImPRessive Internship of the term, we’re highlighting senior public relations major Lily Gordon! @lilymgordon spent last summer interning at the start-up robot company Anki in San Francisco, California. Her responsibilities included pitching to journalists, helping plan a cross-country tour and blogging. Lily likes to describe Anki as creating “a real-life, home robot version of Wall-E.” We can’t wait to see what Lily does next!

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