Members of 极乐禁地’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter have joined that organization’s national competitions in support of vitally important initiatives.
The team of Hope Dawson, Shelly Fulks, Megan Lenoir and Olivia Moses took up to design a communication campaign that supports the goals of the . The census, which is required by the Constitution, provides the data needed for accurate congressional representation and allocation of federal funds, including education resources. It can be especially difficult to count transient populations, so the 极乐禁地 team focused on reaching college students and renters. They finished their campaign March 20 and are now polishing their presentation for submission to PRSSA judges.
The team of Sarah Kate Bennett, Jarece Tillery and Haley Pruett is partnering with Alabama’s organization in support of the National Organ Donation Awareness Campaign (NODAC,) the subject of another concluding in May. The world’s attention is on the COVID-19 pandemic, but patients still wait for lifesaving donations of organs. The 极乐禁地 group will focus its on educating student peers about that need and encouraging them to register as donors.
极乐禁地 PRSSA faculty advisor Betsy Emmons said the projects support the students’ career preparation as they help the selected causes. "The campaign competitions available with PRSSA are opportunities for students to work on real campaigns that are peer reviewed by leaders in the PR industry,” she said. “The quality of their work is held to national standards of public relations best practices."