3/3/15 Meeting Recap

During our weekly meetings, we typically talk about upcoming events we are planning, discussing past events and learning about the different aspects of the Public Relations industry. This week was dedicated to a debriefing meeting.

First, we discussed open positions for the Executive Board. All members of the PR Society are encouraged to apply for an executive position. As of now, the following positions are open: Historian, Special Events Chair, and Community Outreach Chair.

We also created a timeline for how events should be organized and advertised in the future. Our new plan is as follows:

· 3 weeks before an event

• a draft of a flyer or poster should be completed and presented at that week’s meeting

• the Society should also decide on publicity methods for how each event should be advertised

· 2 weeks before an event:

• all flyers or posters should be stamped and posted around campus

• We should also ask faculty members to advertise each event in all of their classes.

• events could be mandatory for certain communication classes to attend, as a way to generate large crowds

· 1 week before an event:

• create an RSVP page on Facebook; all members are encouraged to invite their friends

• post a picture of each flyer on the Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages, and the blog for the Society

• all members are encouraged to help publicize and advertise all of our events

• For each event, tasks will be delegated so that all members have the opportunity to help spread awareness about these events.

Following the creation of our timeline, we discussed future events, which include:

• the Crisis Communication Workshop planned for Tuesday, March 31st, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. This event will be held in Sweigart Hall, Room 115.

• a movie night for “Top Five” is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th

Our meeting concluded with a draft of the flyer for the “Top Five” movie night. It was decided that this flyer could be used as a template for all other flyers to advertise various movie nights throughout the year.

The Public Relations Society meets every Tuesday in Fine Arts Room 200 from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Come join us for our next meeting!