How future communicators are embracing DE&I in PRSSA chapters
Students at the University of Florida and Ohio University shares what DE&I means for their career journeys and how they are to educate themselves and their peers.
The economy is shifting. Business decisions are increasingly being centered around stakeholders, not just shareholders, and consumers no longer want just a good product. They want to support companies with good values and that care about the intersectionality of their targeted publics.
As students, we are the next generation of communicators who will shape organizations’ public images. To succeed, it is imperative that we understand and promote the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of business and society.
Scripps PRSSA
Ohio University’s Scripps Public Relations Student Society of America Chapter (Scripps PRSSA) is working hard to spark essential conversations around diversity and inclusion. For example, the chapter is hosting a virtual “Women in the Workforce” panel which will feature a range of ethnically diverse women, all of whom are striving to compete and excel in fields dominated by men.
Scripps PRSSA is also in the process of planning a virtual event with such other organizations as the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Institute for International Journalism. This event will be an open discussion on how on-campus organizations can better incorporate diversity in virtual meetings.
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