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Tweet With a glut of talent searching for opportunities to differentiate their resumes from peers, some organizations take advantage of the situation by “hiring” unpaid interns to do work that used to be performed by entry-level employees.  This is wrong on many levels, and might even be illegal. During my class last week, a student raised the issue [...]

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Tweet I stopped making new year resolutions several years ago after realizing most were null and void by the second week in January.  Instead of lofty, unrealistic goals, I committed to shorter lists of things I might actually be able to achieve.  As they came to mind, I jot them down on Post-It notes and [...]

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TweetCongratulations to Thomas R. Martin and Margery Kraus, recipients last night of the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society awards for Distinguished Service and Hall of Fame.  The Page Society is comprised of corporate chief communications officers, major agency CEOs and leading PR academics.   Tom Martin, Executive-in-Residence at the College of Charleston, received the Distinguished Service Award at the Page Society’s [...]

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PR scholarship, Ronald Culp Scholarship for Mentorship, PRSSA scholarship, PRSA Foundation,

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college fund-raising, college philanthropy, college giving,

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volunteer, job interview,

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Tweet This past weekend, I joined 35 academics, editors and other professionals at the 2-day ACEJMC accreditation site training workshop in Arlington, VA.  The full name for ACEJMC is the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. From my vantage point this weekend, I became impressed with the ACEJMC mission and the devotion [...]

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Tweet  In the U.S., this is the best time to become involved in politics–and build your resume of experiences.  Thousands of campaigns are under way throughout the country.  Simply walk into the campaign HQ and offer to help.  You might not automatically start out in a PR role.  Small, seemingly insignificant assignments turn into more [...]

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Tweet  Amy Goad and students  As the plane started its descent into Lusaka, Zambia, two thoughts came to my mind: “I can’t believe I’m doing this!” and “Maybe I can just get on a plane and go back.”  Throughout my last year at college and even after graduation, I spent countless hours researching various teaching and [...]

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Tweet      Teresa Mastin, Ph.D.  (second from left) If you were independently wealthy, what would you do with your days, what would you do with your life? During my summer 2010, I often found myself wondering what I would do with my life if I didn’t have to work for a living.  Two experiences in particular [...]

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