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Tweet By Anne M. McCarthy On Saturday, members of the Chicago business and civic communities celebrated the life of a legendary CEO, philanthropist and gentleman – John H. Bryan, Jr. When I learned of his passing, my mind instantly flashed back to the countless lessons this gentle giant taught me about business, global citizenship and civility. […]

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Tweet By Victoria Fombelle Last Thursday, in the heart of downtown Chicago at DePaul’s College of Communication, public relations students from nine universities and professionals came together to learn and network at The Plank Center’s Milestones in Mentoring Student Session. This event was an extension of Plank Center’s Milestones in Mentoring Gala, which has been […]

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TweetBy Richie Roesner Hundreds of public relations professionals converged on the renowned Chicago startup hub, 1871, to for last week’s 2018 PRWeek conference, PRDecoded. With the promise of “a master class on the best tools, tactics and guidelines to ensure communicators thrive in an ever-evolving digital world,” two of my colleagues from Hill+Knowlton Strategies and […]

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Tweet By Sarah Dougherty When was the last time you did something for the first time? I’m both quoting a country song by Darius Rucker and genuinely asking. With the back-to-school feeling in the air and fall upon us, it’s difficult not to think about the “night before class” jitters and wonder about what lessons […]

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Tweet By Rita Dragonette One of the most prevalent aspirations of public relations professionals is to—someday—write a novel. It makes sense: we have a facility with language, know its power, love words, and may even have started out as English majors with publishing dreams in our pockets. Though a really solid, beautifully written story is […]

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