Paul D. Adams Chapter of the

Public Relations Student Society of America

            The face of the Paul D. Adams Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at Fresno State has been changing.

          For the 2005-2006 school year, the PRSSA board, led by President Jamie Buckner, 21, was committed to providing a variety of valuable opportunities and experiences for members.

          Buckner, an MCJ major with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in business marketing had a vision to make a name from PRSSA in the Fresno community and through the help of active officers and members, succeeded.

          In the Fall of 2005, PRSSA created a successful Boosters Night fundraiser that was both a wine tasting and silent auction event. The club was able to send Buckner to the National PRSSA Conference in Miami Beach where she was able to network and gain insight into ways of leading the organization.

          “It was such a great learning experience,” Buckner said. “I came back to Fresno with so many ideas on how to keep PRSSA active and thriving.”

          The club hosted a regional conference this past spring that brought PR professionals from all different spectrums of the field together to give stimulating and informative lectures on the business. Professionals from sports, healthcare, and political PR were among the speakers. Students from as far as Utah and San Jose came to experience the event.

          Members of the club also toured three different PR agencies in San Francisco on April 28.

          “It was so beneficial to see people in the career so many of us are interested in, Buckner said. “I think a lot of us felt so much more prepared for joining the real world, which is what the executive board and I set out to accomplish this year.”