Category: PRSSA

The IUPUI chapter of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) has elected its executive board for the 2023-’24 academic year. Junior Marlee Hathaway will serve as president; sophomore Atiya Smith will serve as vice president; and senior Alfonso Trujillo will serve as social media coordinator.  This year, PRSSA plans to host a monthly “Pizza …

With almost 40 graduates, five scholarships, and several student extracurricular opportunities — including a student reporting trip to Australia — the Department of Journalism and Public Relations has finished yet another successful academic year. Check out our final 2022-2023 numbers below!

By Jessica Boren Senior Sarah Lounsbury has been named the 2022 Academic Achievement Award recipient for the Department of Journalism and Public Relations. Lounsbury was nominated by department faculty based on her hard-working attitude, record of academic excellence, dedication to PRSSA, and drive to gain experience in the field of public relations. The Academic Achievement …

In November, Jacqueline Malott, a student pursuing the Master’s in Public Relations, was awarded the Joanne Dring Scholarship, worth $1,000, from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Hoosier Chapter. Scholarship recipients are selected based on merit and financial need. Malott accepted the scholarship at PRSA Hoosier’s 2021 annual meeting. She learned about PRSSA, PRSA, …

Two Department of Journalism and Public Relations alumnae have been named to Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Hoosier Chapter Board of Directors for 2022. Deeksha Kapoor, M.A. ’12, director of communications at the Indiana Health Care Association, was elected president at the chapter’s annual meeting in November. Samantha Sandala, B.A.J. ’20, an account manager …

On Nov. 10, eight IUPUI public relations students participated in an event called Half Day with a Pro, which is organized by the Hoosier chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The event pairs PRSSA students from around Indiana with PR professionals. According to PRSA, this offers students a chance to enhance their understanding of …

By Jacqueline Malott Editor’s Note: Malott, a public relations graduate student, recently attended PRSA Hoosier Chapter’s Half Day with a Pro. The event pairs PRSSA students from around Indiana with PR professionals. According to PRSA, this offers students a chance to enhance their understanding of public relations while building meaningful connections with Indiana’s leading PR …

Sarah Lounsbury, a senior in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, will serve as president of IUPUI’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Lounsbury told us about her plans and goals for PRSSA this year: “I’ve been very involved in PRSSA since my sophomore year …