Mar

26

Are You Deadline Driven?

March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

No matter what classes you take or what industry you enter after graduation, you will always be expected to meet deadlines.
Very rarely do you hear a professor say, “Turn in your assignment when convenient,” because in most cases they expect it at a specific time and date. Professors assign students deadlines to prepare them for [...]

May

12

Mistaken Stereotype of PR

May 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

As graduation nears, I find myself having to defend my degree in public relations quite often. There is a huge misconception about the field of public relations thanks to the sugar-coated version the media often portrays.
The notorious example of television’s most misleading PR professional is Sex in the City’s Samantha Jones. On HBO’s website, it [...]