It's ON: PRofessional CONNECTION 2007

Total props are going to this year's PRofessional CONNECTION: because the world is always ON.

This year, the date is Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the Journalism building. Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Drewry Room, and the first session starts at 2 p.m.

The event is FREE to everyone. Feel free to come for one session, leave, and come back for another.

There will be a reception in the Drewry Room following the sessions from 5-6 p.m. If you would like to come, the cost is $5 (because of the food, yo), and you need to RSVP to me, Katherine Strate (strate87@gmail.com).

Here's the most updated schedule:

1:30 p.m.

Registration (Drewry Room)

2:00-2:45

Media Relations (room 403)

Faith Peppers

To Go or Not to Go: Is Grad School Right for You? (room 404)

Sarah McLean Cannon

Entrepreneurship (room 406)

Chuck Reece

Music PR: Tim McGraw and More (room 407)

Michelle Roche and Scott Siman

Meet and Greet the Professionals & Resume and Portfolio Critiques (Drewry Room)

Kim Englehardt, Sherry Heyl, Nicole Hunnicutt, Jessica Laiti and Blair Logan

2:45-2:55

Break (During all breaks, refreshments will be provided in the Drewry Room.)

2:55-3:55

Professionalism 101 Round table (room 403)

Jessica Laiti, Blair Logan, Molly McFerran and Michelle Roche

Consequences of Technology on PR Round table (room 404)

Sherry Heyl, Kelly Hoag and Sarah McLean Cannon

Agency vs. Corporate vs. Nonprofit Round table (room 406)

Kim Englehardt, Nicole Hunnicutt, Chuck Reece and Scott Siman

Meet and Greet the Professionals & Resume and Portfolio Critiques (Drewry Room)

Faith Peppers and Nikki Kay

3:55-4:05

Break

4:05-4:50

Bridging Media with New Media (room 403)

Sherry Heyl

Preparing for the Interview (room 404)

Blair Logan

Branding and Messaging in a Corporate Environment (room 406)

Alyce Sarno and Jill Krugman

True Life: Your First Six Months Out of College (room 407)

Kelly Hoag, Nikki Kay and Molly McFerran

Meet and Greet the Professionals & Resume and Portfolio Critiques (Drewry Room)

Kim Englehardt, Nicole Hunnicutt, Jessica Laiti, Chuck Reece and Michelle Roche

4:50-5:00

Break

5:00-6:00

Hors d’ouevres Reception

Welcome

Dean Cully Clark

Greetings

Dr. Karen King, ADPR Head

Keynote

Brad MacAfee, Porter Novelli

Special Presentation

Dr. Betty Jones, PRSSA faculty advisor

Closing

Kim Englehardt, PRSSA professional adviso