About PRSSA
The Public Relations Student Society of America is a national, pre-professional, public relations organization. Becoming a PRSSA member offers you the opportunity to enhance your leadership and public relations skills, attend local and national meetings and conferences and network with public relations professionals in Northeast Ohio and across the country. With more than 10,000 students and advisers in 300 chapters nationwide in Argentina, Columbia and Peru, PRSSA has a reputation for developing highly qualified young-professionals. PRSSA also works in conjunction with its parent organization, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), to cultivate mutually beneficial relationships between students and professional public relations practitioners. Mission Statement
The national PRSSA mission statement is two-fold: To serve members by enhancing their knowledge of public relations and providing access to professional development opportunities. To serve the public relations profession by helping to develop highly qualified, well-prepared professionals. The Kent State PRSSA Chapter takes this mission statement one step further by emphasizing the idea of students helping students. Older members strive to help younger members make their time as Kent State public relations students as beneficial as possible by advising them on classes, co-curricular activities, internships and the PR sequence. About the Kent State Chapter
The Kent State PRSSA Chapter was established in 1968. The executive committee of the Kent State Chapter is called the Darrow Committee, which is named after the former coordinator of Kent’s PR sequence, Ralph C. Darrow. On a national level, PRSSA Kent received the Outstanding Chapter award in 2014 and 2019, the PRSSA National Star Chapter Award nine years in a row and has received several Teahan Awards. Currently, the Kent State PRSSA Chapter has about 40 active members. By coordinating meetings and events that offer professional development and networking opportunities, PRSSA is growing into one of Kent State’s strongest student organizations. |
