By Megan Hafner
Cardinal Staff
Saint Mary’s University’s Public Relations/Business (PR/B) Club visited
prominent professionals to gain insight at PDI Ninth House in Minneapolis,
Minn., on Nov. 15.
About twenty students from SMU attended the “Meet the Pros” event hosted
by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), according to
Coordinator for Mass Communication Dean Beckman. Students also visited the
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to hear about the experiences of
two SMU alumni who work in the communications office there, said Beckman.
“These types of field trips are a great way for students to take a step
toward their professional development by learning about what others do in the
industry,” said Beckman. Some of the representatives at the “Meet the Pros”
event included the Vice President of Weber Shandwick Tracy Kurschner and the
Editor in Chief of American Craft magazine Monica Moses. Weber Shandwick is an
international Public Relations Firm.
PR/B Club Secretary Shannon Nelson said, “This is a great networking
event for students to meet professionals in this field.” She said this was a
field trip open to all students to listen to professionals talk about what they
do and the path that they took to get to where they are today in the public
relations field.
“The ‘Meet the Pros’ event is a great way for juniors and seniors to get
their name out there, and networking is a good way to get a job for out of the
classroom, real-world experience,” said Nelson. Seniors and juniors were
encouraged to bring their resumes and cover letters for the professionals to
look at and improve, while also asking questions about the public relations
industry.
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