Alpha Bits
Industry information and Chapter updates for the future public relations professionals with the Alpha Chapter – University of Florida PRSSA.
Alpha Chapter Updates:
UF PRSSA’s Open House is on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. There will be a variety of new opportunities this year, and we can’t wait to tell you all about them!
2009-2010 UF PRSSA is dedicated to bringing you the best year yet. One of the many improvements will be hosting even better speakers as well as creating dynamic workshops and clinics to assist you in diverse professional development. Claudia Patton, president of Edelman's Southeast region, will kick off the first speaker series on Sept. 16.
2009 National Conference is in San Diego, Calif. from Nov. 6 – 10, 2009, and is hosting a variety of speakers that will share experience in travel and tourism, crisis communications, fashion public relations, entertainment public relations, (more…)
2010 Bateman Case Study Competition – The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has selected the U.S. Census Bureau as the sponsor for the 2010 Bateman Case Study Competition. This year, Bateman competitors will prepare and mobilize their communities to participate in the 2010 Census (more…)
Industry Trends and Developments:
Social Media – Survey says that more women bloggers are willing to help, and they are not all mommies (more…)
Job Hunting and Maintaining – Newly jobless update wardrobes, rein in resentment and embrace punctuation (more…)
Job Hunting and Maintaining – If you’re looking for a job, watch what you’re tweeting (more…)
Event Planning – Candy Land celebrated its 60th anniversary by totally converting a street in San Francisco to be the largest Candy Land replica (more…)
Internship of the Week:
Fall Government Relations Intern – Alachua County, Gainesville, Fla.
Are you looking to gain experience in public administration or interested working for local government? If so, "The All Across Alachua County Student Internship Program," may be the answer. Through this program students will gain valuable experience in local government; they will be able to work a flexible schedule; participate in management meetings and work on projects related to their field of study. To view a list of available internships, please visit
www.myalachuacounty.us/internships.
Job of the Week:
Communications Specialist – Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, D.C.
The Federal Reserve Board is seeking a communications specialist for the Division of Consumer and Community Affairs. The incumbent will develop a coordinated, cohesive and comprehensive internal communications strategy across diverse functions. Provide leadership to a cross-divisional team comprised of representatives from the Regulations, Consumer Compliance and Analysis & Communications branches charged with executing the strategy to ensure that all functional areas are represented (more…)
Editor’s Note: The goal of Alpha Bits is to provide you with information across the industry to assist in the search for the most beneficial public relations career as well as updating you about the Chapter. If there is anything you would like to see in future Alpha Bits, please contact me at daryl.sowers@gmail.com.