Barely getting any sleep during the night due to excitement and anticipation, I was up at 5am Friday morning to get ready to leave for the airport. Our flight left around 8am and two hours later we were in beautiful, warm Orlando, Florida.
We checked into the Renaissance at Sea World hotel and immediately got ready for our first sessions. I attended a session called "Programming Your Way To Be The Best Chapter In The Sea" presented by the University of Iowa's PRSSA chapter officers.
During the session, the presenters talked about different ways to improve your chapter and make your chapter stand out. While following their theme of being the best chapter in the sea, the titles were a bit cheesy but still very helpful. First, they suggested a "Catch of the Month". Each month you should select a topic to focus on, such as an internship month where you would focus on how to look for internships and prepare for interviews, or a resume month where you learn how to build a resume.
University of Iowa also suggested working with your local PRSA chapter to get speakers, get in on their professional events, and possibly even receive funding for your own events. Our chapter currently has not reached out to our PRSA chapter and I think this would be a great idea to help us branch out.
Since Robert Morris has a very small chapter that is still in its beginning stages, this session was extremely helpful and there is a lot of information I can bring back to our chapter! Great first day!
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