PRSSAWelcome to…

Public Relations Student Society of America

Welcome to PRSSA

Connecting you to your future…

USF PRSSA: Our Mission• Mission Statement

• To cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners by fostering the following:

• Understanding of current theories and procedures of the profession• Appreciation of the highest ethical ideals and principles• Awareness of an appropriate professional attitude• Appreciation of Associate Membership in PRSA• Appreciation of accredited membership

Team Activities

Carissa Caricato

• Director of Marketing and Communications at Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

• Program Co-Chair at Emerge Tampa Bay

• USF Graduate

• Questions? Email ccaricato@crisiscenter.com

Membership

• All USF students welcome, ALL majors• PR is essential across all industries and all

fields• Open to ALL USF Students

• Membership Levels• GREEN Member• GOLD Member• GOLD+ National Member

GREEN Membership

• Expresses interest in USF PRSSA• Receives all emails and notifications,

but is not an active member in the chapter

GOLD Membership

• Active member in in the chapter: regularly attends meetings, special events and fundraisers

• Receives all emails and notifications• Officially registered through USF in Blackboard;

appears on Co-Curricular Transcript• Standard access to all internship and job

opportunities• Recognized at End-of-Year Banquet

GOLD+ National Membership

• All benefits of GOLD Membership• Reduced rates for attending USF PRSSA events, including “BP

Oil Spill and Crisis Communications”• Advanced notification and priority access to all internship and

job opportunities (early access before opens to Gold Members)• Opportunity to attend PRSSA National events, including

Conference and National Assembly• Access to PRSSA National’s JobCenter, an online database for

internship and entry-level job positions around the country• Access to “PR Issues and Trends,” a daily news monitoring

service handpicked for relevancy from PRSA professionals• Access to “Forum” publication, as well as opportunity to be

published nationally• Premier recognition at End-of-Year Banquet with formal

certificate

Becoming a National Member of PRSSA…

• National Membership• $50/year• TONS OF BENEFITS (Required of Officers)

• Scholarships• Reduced rate for National Conference• Opportunity to get published• Job & Internship Center• Transition into PRSA (SAVE $$$)• Insider Info – news your future boss is reading now• Connect to 10,000+ members nationwide (+Argentina)

Get Plugged In!

Networking Team

Communications & Marketing Team

Special Events Team

Fundraising Team

Membership Team

Really Really Ridiculously Important Events, Really

Important. Seriously.• Pair with a Professional

• Opportunity to network with professional currently working in interested field: corporate, agency, non-profit

• Registration forms at back table• Deadline is Friday, September 17

• PRSSA National Conference• Deadline to register is Monday, September 13

• Don’t forget Membership Profile• Turn in today• Or email membership@usfprssa.com

Ridiculously Fun Stuff

• Homecoming Team• Banner Competition• “Paint the Town”• Blood Drive• Charit-A-Bull• Knowledge-A-Bull• Flag Football Competition• Tug-of-War Competition• Homecoming Float in Parade• Interested? Meeting Wed., 9/15 at 6 p.m. MSC

couches on 1st floor near East Entrance staircase

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR

2576 East Fowler AvenueTampa, FL 33612(813) 971-4360

Looking forward to seeing you again…

http://usfprssa.comAll officer contact information

Information on memberships, registration

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