{"id":49,"date":"2019-03-06T02:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T02:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/prssa\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:42:12","slug":"faq-contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/faq-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ &amp; Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>FAQ &amp; CONTACT<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/03\/StudentNotesBW-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Q: How do I join PRSSA?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> All students are welcome to join the Emerson College Chapter of PRSSA. To join,\u00a0 please fill out both the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScnStxKWv4-pZll-4kgEWqbC3eXi6qb8dTXccZKlODc9WY5sQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">2022\u20132023 Application<\/a><\/strong> as well as pay <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prsa.org\/prssa\/join-prssa\">PRSSA National dues<\/a><\/strong>. The annual due amount is $55 and all funds go directly to PRSSA Nationals. Your dues include ONE YEAR of membership. In addition, your membership includes all chapter activities, events and programs, plus information from PRSSA Nationals, tips on starting your career and how to get an internship and more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>As of Friday, Feb. 3, the application to join PRSSA for the Spring 2023 semester has closed. If you are interested in joining next semester, please keep an eye on our socials for when applications open again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q: Do I have to be a PR student or in the School of Communication?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> No, all students at Emerson College are welcome to join PRSSA.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q: Do we attend conferences?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Yes, Emerson PRSSA attends 2 conferences every year: <a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/icon\/\"><strong>ICON<\/strong><\/a> in the Fall and <a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/pradvanced\/\"><strong>PR Advanced<\/strong><\/a> in the Spring.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q: How can I get more involved in the Emerson PRSSA Chapter?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Elections for the Executive Board are held in the Spring Semester for the following academic year. Open positions vacated due to graduation or other opportunities (i.e. study abroad\u2026etc.) may allow for a Fall Semester election of new Spring Semester board members.<\/p>\n<p>To run for the Executive Board, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be an active member of PRSSA<\/li>\n<li>Be in good academic and membership standing<\/li>\n<li>Create a short video (at least one minute long) expressing what PRSSA means to you, why you are qualified for the position, and why you want the position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Q: How do I contact the Executive Board or the Faculty Advisor of Emerson PRSSA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> The best way to get in contact with the Emerson PRSSA Executive Board is to direct message <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/EmersonPRSSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>@EmersonPRSSA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a specific question, you can also email the 2022\u20132023 President, Sherry Ma at sherry_ma@emerson.edu.<\/p>\n<p>To contact the Emerson PRSSA Faculty Advisor, Dr. Maria Scott, email maria_scott@emerson.edu. You can also always visit the office of Dr. Maria Scott on the 8th Floor of the Walker Building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQ &amp; CONTACT Frequently Asked Questions Q: How do I join PRSSA? A: All students are welcome to join the Emerson College Chapter of PRSSA. To join,\u00a0 please fill out both the 2022\u20132023 Application as well as pay PRSSA National dues. The annual due amount is $55 and all funds go directly to PRSSA Nationals. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/faq-contact\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;FAQ &amp; Contact&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":523,"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/prssa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}