November 8, 2016

Meeting started at 3:00 p.m.

• Welcome and General Announcements
  • Kelley has uploaded our past agendas and important documents into WarriorLink. For past agendas visit the “Missed a Meeting? Check here” folder.
  • Students were asked to mark if they were graduating on the sign-in sheet
  • Elections for VP of PR will be November 15
  • Last meeting of the fall semester will be December 6
• PR and Election 2016
  • The impact of social media on the election
    • http://www.npr.org/2016/11/08/500686320/did-social-media-ruin-election-2016
    • http://www.govtech.com/social/2016-Presidential-Election-Circus-Is-Social-Media-the-Cause.html
    • http://www.journalism.org/2016/07/18/candidates-differ-in-their-use-of-social-media-to-connect-with-the-public/
      • Who would you think posts the most? Look at the amount of engagements and reactions of each candidate.
      • Thoughts? Is social media a pro or con for candidates? Pro or con for citizens?
  • Entertainment coverage
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxH6bKNPBIA&t=297s
    • As a PR practitioner how do you address comedy sketches such as these? Do you address them?
  • Ending question
    • Thoughts on the statement: There is no such thing as bad publicity.
• Involvement Opportunities
  • Infographic Competition
    • http://www.instituteforpr.org/infographic-contest/
    • Refer to email Taylor sent
    • Visit Piktochart as possible resource for layout
  • Salvation Army
    • This Saturday November, 12: 12-4
    • Dunkelberger’s on Main St.
    • Google doc sign up Google doc sign up
  • Twitter chat
    • Next Wednesday: November 16
    • 9 p.m.
    • Theme: writing
    • See last years (google PRSSA Twitter Chat Recap Writing and view the one from 2015)
• Closing Statements
  • Please make sure if you are graduating you have it marked
    • An email will be sent out to those who have let the E-board know about their graduation
  • Sign up for a time to volunteer at Salvation Army
    • Google doc was sent in email
    • Can also access through WarriorLink
    • If you know you can help, stay after and sign up for shift
  • Next meeting will be VP of PR elections
  • Calendar – all updates will be completed by end of Thanksgiving break
    • Will update the Fall one
    • Spring one will be posted as well

Meeting adjourned 3:37

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November 15, 2016

Meeting started at 3:03 p.m.

• Welcome and General Announcements
  • Thank you to everyone that volunteered this past Saturday
  • Is there anyone that hasn’t told us that they are graduating this semester? If so, write it on the sign in sheet
• Involvement Opportunities
  • Infographic Competition
    • http://www.instituteforpr.org/infographic-contest/
    • Refer to email Taylor sent
    • Visit Piktochart as possible resource or layout
  • Twitter chat
    • Next Wednesday: November 16
    • 9 p.m.
    • Theme: writing
    • http://progressions.prssa.org/index.php/2015/11/17/twitter-chat-recap-quality-writing-the-cornerstone-of-an-effective-pr-professional/
• VP of PR Election
  • 30 second – 1 minute elevator pitch of why you believe that you’re qualified for the position
  • Kaitlyn Johnson won elected. Member Amber Jadus was elected into Treasurer position
  • Read more (prssaesu.org Message from Chapter President Kelley Bahata)
• PRSSA next semester
  • On another piece of paper
    • One thing you like about PRSSA
    • One thing you would like to change
    • One thing you would like for us to do in the Spring semester/future

1. Closing Statements
   • Last call for those graduating this semester
   • Next meeting will be Dec. 6, holiday party!!
     • Bring a friend 🙂

Meeting Adjourned 3:27 p.m.