Sunday

I had this morning off since the sessions this morning were for student-run firms, which we don't have, and schools hosting regional activities, which we aren't. After lunch, the majority of us went to the PRSA Conference at a nearby hotel to listen to Arianna Huffington (editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and arguably one of the most important media figures of the last few years). She discussed the health care debate and talked about the importance of new media.

I attended one of the professional development sessions this afternoon:
Corporate vs. Agency
This one was essentially about the differences between working in corporate communications and working for an agency. Since I've spent time working in a corporate communications environment for CenturyLink, I wanted to get an idea on what agency life was like. They talked about how some people find it difficult to handle more than one client at a time (in the agency world, it's not uncommon to have several), but that they find the experience more exciting than only working for one person (i.e. corporate communications).

In a few hours we're having a "Pier Party," which should be fun. I'm enjoying these social events as well because it's really given me an opportunity to meet a lot of people from across the country who share my interest in the field of public relations.