PRomo

Public Relations Student Society of America l Rowan University l Glassboro, NJ l January 2018

Editor’s Note...
Hello Everyone,

Welcome back! I hope everyone

had a great winter break. It was

President’s Piece
definitely a relaxing month to
spend time with family and
By Colleen Scott, AJF- PRSSA President friends. With the year of 2018
comes a new year, and even
Welcome back, and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a more opportunities. This year I
lovely and relaxing winter break. The theme of this issue is: will be focusing on getting a job
new year, new opportunities. In light of it being a brand new after graduation. What are you
year, we are challenging all of our members to set some new focused on for the year of 2018?
goals for themselves. Personally, when setting goals I try to What is your end goal? In this
think of new things to strive for and accomplish in different issue, we will focus that the new
areas of my life, such as personal goals and professional year of 2018 comes with new
goals. As we discussed at one of our meetings in the opportunities. We will hear from
beginning of the fall semester, goals are usually obtained our writers on what their hopes
through smaller steps and an overall plan. Whatever your and dreams are for this year,
goals are for the new semester, I encourage you to start and how they got ahead over
thinking about the path you need to take to accomplish them. winter break. Again, if you are
After all, someone once said, “All who have accomplished interested in writing for our
great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a PRomo issues, please reach out
goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed to me. You can contact me at
impossible.” I find goal setting to be so important, as it can be rugelm9@s.r.edu. I wish
a driver for other things. The more we keep our goals in mind, everyone the best of luck for the
the easier it is to find the motivation and inspiration you need
start of a new semester! k
throughout the semester.
That being said, do whatever you have to do to plan for an
awesome 2018! Whether your goals involve landing an
internship, doing well in your classes or picking up a new
hobby—this year, make sure you plan on doing something
you’ve always wanted to! If you are looking for a way to Marisa Rugel
become more involved here at Rowan, feel free to talk to Publications Editor
anyone on PRSSA e-board at one of our meetings. I would be
happy to talk about the opportunities for involvement within
our organization! k

January 2018- New Year, New Opportunities

Best Year Yet Join a pre-professional
By Ashley Carter, Junior PR & Advertising Major organization dedicated
to jump starting your
Happy New Year! Now is the The new year is an open PR career
time for people to start window full of new
making promises to beginnings. Public relations

PRSSA
themselves they can’t keep. students have access to a
The gym will be packed, and number of internship

new spring semester
students will fill up all of the
empty parking spaces.
Everyone has the same
mindset--make the new year
their best year yet. The
overwhelming reason why
the new beginnings phase
starts to fade, and students
GIVES YOU
opportunities, right at their
fingertips. If they have any
questions about getting
started, students should make
an appointment with their
academic adviser Lori Block.
Students can grow their Opportunities to
ENHANCE
professional network, by
nurturing relationships with

Your Education
choose watching Stranger professors and elevating their
Things on Netflix over Linkedin profile. For those who

making it to soul cycle, is
because they look to the new
year as the answer to solve
their problems.
The new year is a great
time to start fresh, but no one
can flick a switch to turn on
new behaviors that weren’t
practiced in the year prior.
Students can make big
strides, taking the year by
storm, as long as they are
willing to put forth a diligent
effort. They should start by
writing down their ambitions
or ways that will propel them
into success. Keeping a
detailed planner is a great
way of organizing. Time
management is key.
EXPAND
are transitioning into the
working world, this is an
exciting time to network and
participate in mock Your Network
interviews, provided by
Rowan’s career center. Public
Relations students that have
And
not gotten involved, the Public LAUNCH
YOUR PR CAREER
Relations Students Society of
America (PRSSA) chapter and
PRaction (Rowan’s onsite
student public relations firm)
are a good place to start.
Students can come out to gain
experience and knowledge
for the jobs they would like to
gain upon graduation. With
support from chapter advisers
and peers, 2018 is bound to be
the best year yet. k

“The new year is an open window full of

new beginnings, pubic relations students
have access to a number of internship
opportunities right at their fingertips.”

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 About PRomo
The Anthony J. Fulginiti
Chapter of the Public
Relations Student Society of
America publishes PRomo as a
monthly newsletter.
Editors:
Marisa Rugel, Professor Lynn,
Dr. FitzGerald
Contributing Writers:
Colleen Scott, Ashley Carter,
Lauren Bradley
Advisors:
Dr. Novak, Dr. FitzGerald,
Professor Nia-Schoenstein, and
Gloria Barone
Interested in
Writing for PRomo?
Build your portfolio by writing
articles for PRomo. Articles
published in PRomo showcase
your writing skills to potential
employers.
If you are interested or have
ideas for PRomo, please
contact Marisa Rugel at
rugelm9@students.rowan.edu
January 2018- New Year, New Opportunities
Getting Ahead Over Winter Break
By Lauren Bradley, Junior PR Major
That time of year again,
winter break. With the stress
of finals being over, winter
break means a month of no
schoolwork. Don’t get lazy,
get ahead in you PR career
over winter break! This is the
time to get ahead for next
semester! With spring
semester coming just around
the corner that means
summer’s not too far behind.
Internships, internships,
internships. Start looking up
and applying now for
summer internships. That
paid internship that you
always dreamed of will not
be up for grabs that much
longer. Applying now means
sending in your applications,
resumes, and cover letters
early. Early is on time in the
PR world, on time means late.
Update your LinkedIn
account or if you do not
already have one create one
to get your network started.
Continue to build and
expand your professional
networks by linking with
classmates, professors, and
future job employers. Put a
professional and nice picture
of yourself on your profile so
employees can recognize you,
no selfies!
Along with preparing your
resumes and applying to
internships, focus on your
goals for next semester. A new
semester means a fresh new
start. Reflect and evaluate your
fall semester performance
thinking of what you can
improve on. Make sure you
know what books you will
need for all of your classes.
Try and set some academic
goals like making Dean’s List
or landing that dream job
internship. Make goals for
yourself to get more involved
with clubs and organizations
on campus. The more involved
you are, the more
interpersonal connections you
make, which allows you to
enrich your education. The
spring semester is full of
opportunities if you put in the
work and strive for success. k
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 Looking Ahead...
Upcoming meetings:

2/7- CSC 127

2/21- CSC 127
3/7- CSC 127
Interested in writing for our next
issue of PRomo?
Please email Marisa Rugel at
rugelm9@students.rowan.edu for more
information!

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