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Public Relations Diversity Education Summit

By San Diego State University's School of Journalism & Media Studies, with the PRSA Foundation

Date and time

Friday, October 10, 2014 · 1 - 4:30pm EDT

Location

Omni Shoreham Hotel

2500 Calvert Street Northwest Washington, DC 20008

Refund Policy

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Description

Please join us for the 2014 Public Relations Diversity Education Summit, held in conjunction with the PRSA International Conference and the PRSSA National Conference in Washington D.C.

Summit Hosts: San Diego State University's School of Journalism & Media Studies, with the PRSA Foundation.

Summit Program:

Keynote:

  • Rochelle L. Ford, Ph.D., APR (Bio) -"PRSA Foundation's Diversity Initiatives"

Diversity in Education Panel, 1:15 p.m. ET:

  • Judith Phair, APR, Fellow PRSA (Bio) – “The Diversity Standard in ACEJMC Accreditation”
  • Maria Elena Villar, Ph.D. (Bio) - "Preparing Practitioners for a Changing Multimedia Multicultural Media Market"
  • Bey-Ling Sha, Ph.D., APR (Bio) – “Hispanic Recruitment via Dual Language Competence”

Diversity in the Workplace Panel, 3 p.m. ET:

  • David Ballard, PsyD, MBA (Bio)"Employee Well-Being and Organizational Functioning: How Diversity Makes a Difference"
  • Yolanda Caraway (Bio) - "Exiting the Diversity Pipeline and Starting Your Own Business"
  • Nicole Vargas (Bio) - "The Role of Internships in the PR Diversity Pipeline"

Cost is $12. (Summit attendees do not need to be registered for the PRSA/PRSSA conferences to attend.)


Event Sponsors: San Diego State University's School of Journalism & Media Studies; Public Relations Society of America Foundation; Public Relations Student Society of America; and San Diego State University's Glen M. Broom Center for Professional Development in Public Relations.

Hotel Accommodations: Attendees needing hotel accommodations may reserve rooms at the Omni Shoreham Hotel at the PRSSA conference rate of $219/night, plus taxes. Room block rates available until Sept. 9.

List of speakers subject to change.



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