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PRomo

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

Editor’s Note...
Tom Cristino, Henry Grant,
Danielle Roberts, and Benjamin
Daniel spoke at our last PRSSA
meeting on social media! Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all getting back


into the swing of things for the
spring semester. Summer will be
here before we know it! This
month's issue is all about

President’s Piece
prioritize, prioritize, and
prioritize! With the winter months
By Colleen Scott, AJF-PRSSA President before us, we should all be
preparing ourselves for the
Happy February! I hope college student really future. How to get our dream job?
everyone is having a great enhances your experience to Or even your dream internship? I
spring semester so far. The be the best that it possibly can don’t know about you guys, but
theme of this PRomo issue is be! I am extremely grateful for these are definitely things that
prioritizing your time. all of the extracurricular haunt me every night while I am
Personally, time management activities I have participated in lying in bed. To solve this
has been something that I during my time here at Rowan. unwanted stress, we must start
have always tried to improve However, I also think that now! Start prioritizing your time
upon throughout my time as sometimes we all could use a and making an effort every day
a student in college. I feel reminder to spend our time or even every week to apply and
like proper time wisely and to plan for the prepare yourself for the future.
management can really bigger projects/school work The articles this month will show
make a positive difference in that we may know is coming us how to get that dream intern-
one’s life, especially as a our way. When we plan ahead, ship, and also how to freshen up
student. I know many of our we can avoid unnecessary your online profile. Do not wait,
members are heavily stress. Planning ahead can start now!k
involved, whether that be in also allow our brains the time
other areas on campus, or in to fully think about certain
jobs/internships off campus. tasks, rather than
Don’t get me wrong, I procrastinating and then
Marisa Rugel
believe being involved as a being rushed onto
Publications Editor
President’s Piece, page 7

February 2018- Time Management


New Year, New Profile Join a pre-professional
By Nicholas Sammartino, PRaction Communications Director organization dedicated
to jump starting your
For many, a New Year’s
resolution may be trying a
nice, but shows you have class.
Always wear formal attire, and
PR career
new diet, breaking a bad try to get someone to take the
habit, getting in shape or picture for you—leave your
simply creating good
memories with family and
glamorous selfies for
Instagram everyone. PRSSA
GIVES YOU
friends. While those are all 2) Headline: Right beneath
great goals, this year, I your new profile picture, you’ll
challenge you to add one see a space for your headline.
more to the list: updating Keep it short, explain who you
your online profile. are in a few words. What is

Opportunities to
In this internet age, an your major? Are you interning
online profile is just as anywhere? Do you hold a
important as a solid resume.
When you apply for a job,
position at school relevant to
your degree? Having a good
ENHANCE
expect the employer to headline is like giving a good Your Education
check out your LinkedIn handshake—it’s all about the
page, and in some cases, first impression. EXPAND
Your Network
even your personal social 3) Experience: You have a
media pages. With a strong LinkedIn profile to tell the
LinkedIn page, you can draw world what you have done/do

And
the attention of recruiters professionally, so keep it up to
from businesses you find date! Include any work
interest in. Sounds like a
good deal, right? If you think
experience, even if it’s a
simple server or cashier job. LAUNCH
so, read on—I have some tips
for you to get your LinkedIn
The beautiful thing about the
“Experience” section on your
YOUR PR CAREER
profile in tip-top shape this profile is you have the
year. opportunity to explain
1) Profile picture: What is yourself. Write details about
the first thing you look at what you do at your job or
when you go onto someone’s internship and link any work
social media page? Their you have completed (at your
profile picture. Your future employer’s consent). Giving a
employers are human too, so good description of what you
count on them to do the do might just catch your future
same. Having a professional employer’s eye.k
profile picture not only looks

“In this internet age, an online profile is just as


important as a solid resume.”

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How To Get The Internship
About PRomo By Anya Mourovannyi, Co-Director of Recruitment

The Anthony J. Fulginiti Internships are the best way Some things to look out for
Chapter of the Public to gain professional are formatting, grammar, and
Relations Student Society of experience while in college. spelling mistakes. Have a
America publishes PRomo as a Here are a few important professor or an advisor
monthly newsletter. steps to score your dream review it. You also want to
internship. Start now! make sure to have a few solid
Networking is extremely references. Find someone
Editors:
important to develop those who knows you personally
Marisa Rugel, Professor Lynn, connections with your dream and could accurately
Dr. FitzGerald internship. LinkedIn is a describe your work ethic,
great resource for you to get time management, and
Contributing Writers: in contact with the communication skills. A
Colleen Scott, Nicholas employees at the company supervisor or trusted
Sammartino, Anya Mourovannyi, you are interested in. Try to professor would be the best
attend networking events option for you.
Ashley Carter, Morgan Hurley,
and career fairs to develop Once you have reviewed
Kayla Arias those relationships. Before and submitted all of the
you apply to an internship, paperwork the next step is
Advisors: you need to make sure that nailing the interview! Review
Dr. Novak, Dr. FitzGerald, you do your research. some basic interview
Prof. Nia-Schoeinstein, and Understanding what the questions and think about the
Gloria Barone internship will offer you and most common question
what the requirements are asked, “Tell me a little about
will prepare you for the yourself.” Be sure to dress
interview. You should commit professionally by avoiding

Interested in
some time to learning about prominent patterns and
the business, the company's bright colors. If you are

Writing for PRomo?


mission, and the culture. confident in yourself your
Once you have decided employer will have
on an internship, it is time to confidence in you. Take a
Build your portfolio by writing apply! Take the time to refine deep breath and tell yourself,
and look over your resume. “You got this!”k
articles for PRomo. Articles

Wellness In The Winter


published in PRomo showcase
your writing skills to potential
employers. By Ashley Carter, Junior PR & Advertising major

The “F” in February stands fight frigid temperatures, turn


If you are interested or have for Freezing! It can be a work-OUTS into work-INS!
ideas for PRomo, please challenge to carry out a Some of the best exercises are
contact Marisa Rugel at healthy lifestyle, when the ones that challenge the body,
rugelm9@students.rowan.edu winter aesthetic is cuddling by using itself as resistance.
up under the covers and Workout videos are timeless.
watching “The Bachelor”. To Students can find a plethora of
See Wellness, page 4

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Wellness, from page 3

Connect with PRSSA
fitness influencers who vlog protein, chia seeds, etc. Enjoy
their workout circuits on the taste of a Reese’s Peanut
YouTube. Channels such as Butter Cup before that 8 a.m.
Blogilates, The Fitness For lunch, use a mason jar to Twitter
Marshall and Fitness Blender layer colorful veggies and rice @RowanPRSSA
get the heart pumping, while over a bed of lettuce. Living a @RowanPRaction
saving you a trip to the gym. healthy lifestyle does not need
Students should schedule to be bland and boring.
workouts in their planners or Students can expand their Facebook
on their phones, as if it were an palates by trying new venues Facebook.com/RowanPRSSA
appointment with a friend or popping up around campus. Facebook.com/RowanPRaction
co-worker. This trains the brain Take a tropical get away from
to prioritize healthy behaviors. the cold and visit Playa Bowl. Instagram
Students live on-the-go Playa Bowl is a new smoothie PRSSA- AJFPRSSA
lifestyles that demands speed bowl location where island PRaction- rowanpraction
and efficiency. The Answer? surfer meets Copacabana.
Meal prep! It is a known fact -- Fresh fruits are sweet treats
abs are made in the kitchen that tame cravings. If students Website
(the mini fridge, if you live in a are looking for somewhere to www.rowanprssa.com
single dorm). It only takes five indulge, Prime (on-campus www.rowanpraction.com
minutes to prep a tasty burger joint) serves free
breakfast that’s ready to go for range, grass-fed burgers made Email
the morning after. Grab a fresh. Like any other aspect of ajfprssa@gmail.com
mason jar to make the life, fitness is all about balance.
Instagram famous overnight Staying mindful of behaviors
oats. The recipe is simple; stir and food consumption will
together instant oatmeal, give students energy to
honey and preferred choice of perform inside and outside of
milk. To boost satiation, add in the lecture hall.k
peanut butter, chocolate

Prof’s Corner
By Morgan Hurley, Publications Assistant

Guess Who?
Rowan University classes The month of February is
began on Jan. 16, 2018, and filled with interest meetings
students look forward to a and back-to-school events
fresh start of the spring for all students from learning
semester. Although January events to volunteering
was slow due to the cold events. Along with these “I was a hand model over
weather, it ended with a very opportunities, February also the summer at my
exciting event, The SGA
Organization Fair. The Fair
offered many social
opportunities for students.
internship for Tetley Tea”
took place on Jan. 29, 2018 IFC presented an event
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the called Meet The Brothers
Chamberlain Student Center.
See Prof’s Corner, page 5
Answer: Marisa Rugel

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Prof’s Corner, from page 4
which took place on Jan. 31, Eagles faced off on
Internship 2018, at 9:00 p.m. and NPC Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Rowan

Opportunities
presents Girls Night Out on offered many viewing parties
Feb. 1, 2018, also beginning including a screening party
at 9:00 p.m...Around the located in the Chamberlain
**Companies Currently Hiring** corner from that is Super Student Center beginning at
Bowl LII. The New England 5:30 p.m. There was free food
Patriots and the Philadelphia and fun.k

South Jersey: Member Of The Month


By Anya Mourovannyi, Co-Director of Recruitment
Future Fitness
Our February Member of the Month Goes to...
Mia Nardone
Graphics Solutions
For Dignity
Cookie Muncher
Ace Screen Printing AJF PRSSA would love to when she transferred.
congratulate Mia Nardone “PRSSA has provided me
for being our February with more insight about the
Member of the Month. Mia is professional world,” said
a Senior Double Major in Mia. One PRSSA meeting that
Public Relations & stood out to Mia was
Central Jersey: Advertising. Mia when representatives
joined PRSSA to of Rowan University’s
MWWPR gain professional PR Departement spoke
PSEG development skills about different events
M Studio and to make that they run as well as
Princeton Partners Inc. connections with how they handle
Taft Communications fellow classmates, different crises. In the
professors, and future, Mia plans on
professionals. attending grad school
When Mia attended Camden for the Higher Education
County College one of her Administrative track. Mia
professors talked highly of loves that she can take the
North Jersey: PRSSA and strongly skills she obtained from
recommended joining the PRSSA and use them in any
organization. Mia took the career in the future.k
SmithSolve
advice and jumped aboard
Success Communications

Nodak 2018
S3 Agency
Litzky PR
The Marcus Group By Colleen Scott, AJF-PRSSA President

As the spring semester of the year-our annual Organ


**Check out the Google Doc for continues, our Chapter is Donor Day! We hold this event
more opportunities** starting to plan and prepare each year in honor of our
for one of our biggest events Chapter founder Anthony J.
See Nodak, page 6

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Nodak, from page 5

You Know You’re a


Fulginiti, and the life-saving the facts and benefits of
kidney transplant he organ and tissue donation in

PR Major When...
received from his sister in addition to clarifying myths
1992. Our Chapter hosted its that hinder donation.
first Organ Donor Day in the Participating chapters are
spring following the
operation and began to host
asked to create a campaign
and host a day-long event in
Your schoolwork
the National Organ Donor April to generate awareness, primarily consists of
Awareness Competition as well as sign up organ writing press releases
(NODAC) in 1996. donors with their local
Our Chapter invites Donate Life office. and analyzing case
PRSSA Chapters to You can find these studies.
participate in the National objectives, along with more
Organ Donor Awareness information regarding
Competition (NODAC) to NODAC, on our website
promote organ and tissue athttp://www.rowanprssa.co
donation awareness on m/nodac.html. This year, our
college campuses Organ Donor Day Chair is
nationwide while allowing Kayla Arias! We are looking
PRSSA members to enhance forward to all that Kayla will
their public relations skills. plan for this event. If you are
The three main objectives of interested in helping plan
the competition are to: and execute this year’s
increase awareness and Organ Donor Day, please
understanding of organ and send us an email at
tissue donation, encourage ajfprssa@gmail.com. We
discussion of organ and look forward to working with
tissue donation with family you all!k
and friends, and to promote

Organ Donor Day 2018


By Kayla Arias, Organ Donor Day Chair
PR Quote of the
Month
Did you know that this year is their skills to spread
the 25th anniversary of the awareness and encourage
first Organ Donor Day? Every college students to become “People do not buy
year, PRSSA hosts Organ organ donors. Since then, goods and services.
Donor Day to spread organ Organ Donor Day has
donation awareness. This become a national They buy relations,
began after our chapter competition (NODAC). stories and magic.”
founder, Anthony J. Fulginiti,
received a life-saving kidney
PRSSA chapters across the
country hold their own Organ
—Seth Godin
transplant. He realized that Donor Days every April and
PRSSA members could use compete for awards. It all

See Organ Donor Day, page 7

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Organ Donor Day, from page 6
started here at Rowan in improve up to 75 lives. Join
Congratulations to the 1993.This year, our chapter us on Thursday, April 5 for
Philadelphia Eagles! wants to sign up 100 students Organ Donor Day 2018 on
to become organ donors. If the Student Center patio. We
you are already an organ hope to see you there! If you
donor, you can still attend! have questions about Organ
Our main goal is to increase Donor Day, or want to help
awareness about the out with the event, please
importance of organ email me, ariask7@s.r.eduk
donation. Every organ donor
has the potential to save and

“Every organ donor has the potential to save


and improve up to 75 lives.”

President’s Piece, from page 1


something, therefore yet, it’s never too late to join!
producing work that is less We hope to see you at our
than your best. I hope you all meetings on Wednesdays at
can take this issue as a 5 p.m. in the Student Center.
reminder to try and plan For specific times, dates and
ahead for the bigger things locations of our meetings,
you may anticipate coming refer to PRSSA’s ProfLink
your way in the near future. page. Feel free to come out
Hopefully, this will help to and get involved! At your
alleviate some unnecessary first meeting, feel free to
stress in your life! come up and introduce
For those of you who may yourself. We look forward to
not be a member of PRSSA meeting you!k

Super Bowl Champions


2018

Go Eagles

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Looking Ahead...
Upcoming meetings:

3/7- CSC 127


3/21- CSC 127
4/4- CSC 127
Interested in writing for our next
issue of PRomo?
Please email Marisa Rugel at
rugelm9@students.rowan.edu for more
information!

Can’t get to High Street? Not able to make a meeting? Visit our website
rowan.prssa.com & click on PRomo for our digital newsletter!

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