Gatsby grandeur overtook the LaHaye Event Space to raise money for a local charity and give students an opportunity to swing-dance away end-of-semester stress. Liberty’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter hosted a Great Gatsby-themed benefit gala Tuesday, April 14. PRSSA sold tickets to the event for $10 and raised $330 for Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity. A portion […]
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Liberty PRSSA chapter hosts etiquette banquet The number of degrees people have will not get them far in life if they do not know better than to not chew with their mouths open or belch out loud at the dinner table. Respectable manners, along with a solid education, have the potential to open doors to a bright future. At an […]
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Champion staff wins awards for various accomplishments In the midst of a busy semester, five of the Liberty Champion staff members received recognition for their achievements and publicized work. Editor-in-chief Emily Brown recently received the David L. Adams Apple Award for Best Copy Editing at the College Media Association’s spring convention March 11-14. Brown, a senior journalism major, has been […]
Read moreInnovations holds its first meeting this semester Liberty University offers a plethora of ways for students to get real world experience through a variety of clubs and student-run organizations. Innovations, a student-run public relations firm, started off its semester by having an informational spring kickoff meeting on Jan. 26 in the Jerry Falwell Library Terrace Conference Room. The informational meeting […]
Read moreLiberty students had the chance to dress up and dance the night away at the Masquerade Ball, hosted by Liberty’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter, Thursday night, Nov. 6. More than 200 students arrived in masks, gowns and suits to enjoy live music, chocolate and cheese fountains and a chance to learn about the public relations club. […]
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While many students went home or on short vacations over fall break, seven Liberty students traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) national conference.
The event, titled Intersections: The Meeting Place of Communications & Culture, took […]
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The money raised will be used to support the Special Olympics program in Lynchburg and throughout Virginia The sixth annual Hill City Polar Plunge was met with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-50s, a stark contrast to the 32 degrees and snow that was reported the previous year. The good weather brought more than 75 people to Camp Hydaway […]
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Graduates return to share experiences in the communication field “Who you are now is not who you will always be. Where you are now is not where you will always be. Keep moving forward.” This piece of advice given by Liberty University graduate student and assistant Nate Jurgensen was one of the many encouragements given to Liberty communication students at […]
Read moreLynchburg Hillcats employee Erik Wilson shared his public relations experience with Liberty students Thursday Communication students were invited to attend a workshop Thursday, March 21 that was hosted by Liberty University’s Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA). During the event, Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations at Lynchburg Hillcats Minor League Baseball Club Erik Wilson spoke to students about his […]
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The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) jump-started the new school year with a kickoff party Thursday, Sept. 6. Guest speaker Carla Parks Wooley, head of public relations for B&W Nuclear Operations Group, spoke to the students about the importance of public relations and clarified misconceptions about the profession. Wooley explained just what a PR job is like. “The […]
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