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PRofessional Podcast
Central Michigan University’s PRSSA PRofessional Podcast is the stream for all things public relations. Join PR students Leona Falconer and Elizabeth Hamilton as they speak with PR professors, business professionals and communication specialists from across the field. PRofessional will be home to expert advice, firsthand student accounts, news and scandals in the world of PR and much more. Start listening today!
For the final episode of the 2023-2024 school year, Kyra and Emily talk to the President of CMU's PRSSA, Jolie Chene. She discusses wins and losses as her first semester of President, her hopes for the future and advice for the next generation of PRSSA EBoard.
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This week Kyra and Emily for this more casual episode where they discuss Valentine's Day and the PR that took it from a religious holiday to the corporate success it is now!
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This week we discuss crisis communication and healthcare PR with Professor Elizabeth Carlson.
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This week we are joined by Katherine Schultz, an IPR alum and graduate assistant in sports communications at CMU.
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We are back with another episode! This month we are here with Lacy Jewell, a Tiktok influencer widely known for her bullet journaling and day-in-the-life videos. She shares her insights on how she keeps her followers engaged and how she remains popular in the ever-changing social media world.
Lacy's Tiktok: @itslacymae
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Welcome back to the PRofessional Podcast! Sofia and Kyra discuss the happenings surrounding Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's divorce from a PR perspective.
The PRoffesional Podcast from CMU's chapter of PRSSA features monthly uploads with first-hand student accounts, professionals, professors, scandals, and events in the world of PR.
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Want to know more about fashion PR and the ins and outs of producing a fashion show? Join us on this episode as we talk to Kierstyn Opasik about her Fashion Relations role with VIM Magazine!
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We are joined this week by CMU student Claire Gilling. Claire is the PR representative and president-elect for the CMU chapter of American Choral Directors Association, president and PR representative for Euchre Club and vice president and PR representative for the Taylor Swift Society. She talks about her inspiration, strategy and tips for managing a social media account.
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We are talking to Alex Woody, Marketing Coordinator at Midland Center for the Arts, about his experience working for a non-profit performing arts organization, and how working for such a creative industry has allowed him to open up to new opportunities.
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This episode, Jake Kapusanky talks about his diversity, equity and inclusion firm, Kap and Company. A junior at CMU studying sales, Jake talks about the struggles of owning a company while in school, what equity really means and having just one priority.
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Want expert advice on how to start up your personal brand and how to properly market yourself in the workplace? Join us and listen to Rachel Esterline Perkins talk about the best ways to make your personal brand unique and memorable.
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Join us for our final episode of the 2022 fall semester! Here we have a special guest, Lindsay Hart, a CMU IPR alumni. Let's hear what she has to say about her experience at CMU and what she is up to now at Truscott Rossman.
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Join us as we discuss life after college with the former president of PRSSA, Rachel Bednarz, and her journey from the IPR Program at Central Michigan University to agency life in the Windy City.
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Today we’re joined by special guest and Integrative Public Relations professor at CMU, Dr. Elina Erzikova. She made her way from a reporter to the editor-in-chief of a regional newspaper in Russia. While working as a journalist, she taught journalism courses to university public relations students and ran her own journalism school for beginning reporters.
She also worked as a PR manager for a political party in Russia. Erzikova’s academic and professional specialization and passion are located at the intersection of journalism, public relations and political communication.
She has published and presented a number of academic papers and received several academic and professional grants from various organizations. Her main hobbies —photography and travel — are journalism driven.
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Join us for the final episode of the 2021-22 school year! We're joined by two special guests, Sherry Knight and Heather Smith. They are former Central Michigan University communication specialists with experience in issue management and crisis communication. They directly managed many of the issues facing the university, including the on-campus shooting in 2018. They both currently work for Paladin Communications, a marketing and communication firm located in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Join Knight and Smith as they walk us through their crisis communication strategy during one of the most frightening times at CMU – the 2018 shooting.
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Welcome back for the second episode of the PRofessional Podcast! We're joined by special guest Will Anderson, a broadcast and cinematic arts professor at Central Michigan University. He is a longstanding member of the integrative public relations program, with a knowledgeable background in broadcasting and PR.
Join Anderson as he talks with hosts Leona Falconer and Elizabeth Hamilton about the broadcasting discipline within IPR, as well as his hot takes on the college path.
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On the first episode of the PRofessional Podcast, we're joined by Jim Wojcik, an associate professor of journalism at Central Michigan University. Wojcik is deeply involved in the integrative public relations program and has been a member of the CMU community since his own college years. With a rich background in PR and journalism, he provides expert knowledge and advice on public relations and the opportunities at CMU.
Join Wojcik as he talks with Leona Falconer and Elizabeth Hamilton, covering the history, resources, benefits and future of the IPR program.
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Welcome to Central Michigan University’s PRSSA PRofessional Podcast, brought to you by the Communications Committee. PRofessional is home to expert advice and firsthand student accounts on topics ranging from interviewing, internships, job hunting, crisis communication and much more. It will not only be a guide to students, but an active discussion of the topics impacting our education and future careers. Stay tuned for a new special guest each episode!
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