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Sep 18
4 min

Combating Imposter Syndrome: Feeling Confident in Your Accomplishments

Have you ever experienced this feeling?: You just accomplished something great. Maybe it’s a new job, or you got an A on that paper you p...

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Hunter Shaw

Sep 11
1 min

3 Skills after 3 Weeks of Interning

Experience is important in any profession you choose, and one I am lacking in the field of public relations. After three weeks of my inte...

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baxte2ae

Sep 10
2 min

PR and Journalism: Why We Need Both

Most college students come to a crossroads while at school and debate if the major they are choosing is really what they want to pursue a...

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Quarantine Cultivation: Relationship Edition

Madison Farabaugh

Aug 5
2 min

Quarantine Cultivation: Relationship Edition

The field of public relations centers around this idea of “authentic relationships”. And while I do believe this is an effective professi...

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Why I won’t take this pandemic summer for granted

Connor Davis

Jul 22
3 min

Why I won’t take this pandemic summer for granted

The rise of COVID-19 rocked the Davis household in many different ways. My dad, a pharmacist for Wake Forest Baptist Hospital and profess...

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Making the most of the social media that keeps us connected

Taylor DeRossett

Jul 8
2 min

Making the most of the social media that keeps us connected

With all the time I've spent at home this summer, I've started to appreciate how the technology we have access to bridges the divide the ...

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Dear Future Me, You Got Into Grad School!

Emma Sisk

Jun 24
2 min

Dear Future Me, You Got Into Grad School!

I like to look at the future as something good: something bright, shiny, and full of many new experiences. Yes, bad things will happen. I...

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Sophia Ferguson

Jun 12
2 min

Now Is the Time for Self-Improvement

Since the world is so crazy right now it can be hard to take a moment to pause and reflect on yourself. However, with an increase in free...

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Amanda Christian

May 19
2 min

Making the most of an uncertain summer

College students around the world are re-evaluating their options, settling for old summer jobs or just feeling disheartened. This pandem...

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3 (PR-minded) Ways to Take Advantage of Time in Quarantine…

Madison Farabaugh

May 4
2 min

3 (PR-minded) Ways to Take Advantage of Time in Quarantine…

It’s easy to get cabin fever in the midst of social distancing and protocols to stay home when every day can feel like the previous one. ...

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Stephen Foss

Apr 20
1 min

Don’t Shoot The Messenger

This is another post about COVID-19. Sorry. I’ll give you the bad news first: Everything is still postponed or cancelled. The Masters, Wi...

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Working From Home: PR Professionals Persevere in Social Isolation

Taylor DeRossett

Apr 14
2 min

Working From Home: PR Professionals Persevere in Social Isolation

In the midst of this pandemic, when so many businesses and organizations have to put their work on hold until it is safe for their employ...

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Opportunities every PR major should take advantage of

Amanda Christian

Apr 13
2 min

Opportunities every PR major should take advantage of

There are so many opportunities for PR majors to gain experience, learn about the industry and connect with other professionals before gr...

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needhahm

Apr 9
2 min

Coastal Minded in the Mountains

If you know me you know obsessed with an understatement when talking about my love for my home city of Virginia Beach, VA. Leaving the s...

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Finding My Major: Choosing Who I Wanted To Be

Madison Farabaugh

Apr 1
3 min

Finding My Major: Choosing Who I Wanted To Be

When I was in high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Crazy, right? I was jealous of my friends who knew they wanted...

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Taylor DeRossett

Mar 5
2 min

Your First PR Gig: Selling Yourself

When I started on the PR track at JMU I imagined a job in PR would mean representing some firm or company. I thought PR would be me helpi...

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Deegan Kelley

Feb 25
1 min

Capturing and Connecting

Capturing Photos As an owner of a photography business, I have seen the various ways photos connect people together. My mission as a phot...

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Abbey Chaplain

Feb 19
2 min

Why Creativity is Essential for PR

I’m not gonna lie. The first time I had ever heard the term “Public Relations” was from the lips of Samantha Jones in an old rerun of Sex...

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Stephen Foss

Feb 18
2 min

Communications Runs in the Family

My dad has worked in sports broadcasting for the last 30 years. He was a communications major and started working for his university’s sp...

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Connor Burch

Feb 4
2 min

The Power of Collaboration

When I first came to JMU, I was a music composition major. After I realized that music composition entailed tinkering away at a single pi...

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