Shadow Day 2009
"A Sneak Peek into Real Life PR"
Wednesday, Sept. 16

PRSA’s Shadow Day & Luncheon
Calling all college students! Here’s your chance to take “A Sneak Peek into Real Life PR”

What is it?
Shadow Day is an annual event offering college students the opportunity to meet with professionals and get an inside look into a real day on the job. The professionals will share their career experiences and provide an honest perspective about what it takes to succeed in the industry. Following the shadowing experience in the morning, students are encouraged to attend the PRSA luncheon featuring a guest speaker.

Why YOU Should Come!
One of the best ways to learn whether or not you’re on the right career path is to witness firsthand a real “day-in-the-life” of a PR professional in the industry. It’s the perfect time to gain insight as well as a vision for your future job. Then, at the luncheon, you will have the chance to network with dozens of professionals and other college students—and share your goals of landing an internship or job.

Shadow Day Agenda

• 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  Students meet with assigned communications professional at their place of business.
• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  PRSA Luncheon at Bricktown Brewery, 1 N. Oklahoma Ave., in Downtown Oklahoma City.

Student Registration

Due to popoularity, student registraton is currently closed.

Professionals Registration

professionals

How To Register:
Click on your school’s logo to register for PRSA’s Shadow Day and to RSVP for the luncheon. You will be asked to specify your industry emphasis—corporate, nonprofit, government or agency communications. Deadline to register is Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Kurys or Diana Rogers at .

How to Stay Connected!
Once you’ve networked, it’s important to stay connected. We encourage you to become involved in your campus PRSSA chapter, consider a PRSSA Student Membership and attend the monthly PRSA OKC professional development meetings to keep plugged in to the industry. Members of PRSSA can attend the monthly meetings at a discounted rate of $17.

Professionals: We Need You!
We are currently looking for volunteers to team up with students. Shadow Day gives you the chance to share your experiences in public relations as well as look for potential interns or new hires for your organization. This is an important part of a student’s educational experience, and we hope that you will make yourself available to increase their knowledge of the public relations industry. Please register above. We also encourage you to attend the luncheon!

Registration Deadlines:
Students wanting to shadow a PR professional: Wednesday, Sept. 9
Professional wanting to volunteer/shadow: Friday, Sept. 11 by noon
Luncheon registration: Friday, Sept. 11 by noon

Information about the Luncheon:

"When No One Is Watching"
Three distinguished Oklahoma leaders in the corporate, non-profit and government sectors will provide insight and real-life scenarios about how ethics plays into their daily duties, challenges they face and solutions.

The panel will include:

• Chip Minty, Manager, Media Relations of Devon Energy Corporation, the world’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company, and former Assistant Business Editor with The Oklahoman
• Bob Spinks, President of United Way of Central Oklahoma that provides services to 350,000 Oklahomans through partner agencies
• David Holt, Chief of Staff to Oklahoma City Mayor, and former White House official

Learn more about and brush up on the PRSA Code of Ethics that every member of PRSA pledges to adhere to.

The September 2009 PRSA-OKC meeting is graciously sponsored by Letter10 Productions. Please visit Letter10 Productions' Web site at www.letter10pro.com.