All About Ashley

One of my first blog posts was about why I chose Ohio Northern University to be my home for the next four years of my life. I cannot believe that time has gone by so fast. I am not typically one to get very emotional, but there is something about leaving a large piece of you behind and moving on to the next thing. I decided to close out my final blog post with things that I took away from the year as I only have about a week left of my freshman year. Time Moves Faster Than You Think No matter how many pictures were taken, time will only continue forward and it seems to be moving faster. Before you know it college will simply be a small piece of your life with amazing memories that will last you a lifetime. Enjoy each moment while you have it, because time truly does go by fast. You Don’t Have To Be The Same Person You Were in High School Wow, this could not be any truer. This can be who you associate with, the type of grades you get and even clubs or organizations you join...

Did you know that Ohio Northern has an AMAZING group of young professionals with a love for public relations? Well if not, we do! Every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. we meet in PAC 132 to hear from awesome speakers and learn about various career paths public relations can offer. We just recently elected our new executive board members for the 2017-18 academic year. Here are the newly elected positions and their duties. Feel free to reach out to any of these members if you wish to learn more about our awesome organization. President (Shannon Jack): Preside at all membership and executive board meetings and advise all members of Chapter activities; Delegate responsibilities of officers and committees; Direct overall operations of the Chapter Recommend and establish goals and objectives for the Chapter with the approval of the membership and faculty and professional advisors; Coordinate the functions of all officers, recommend and direct the execution of policies and procedures, toget...

Most organizations focus most of their public relations efforts on groups they consider to be their key publics. This could be their customers, financial analysts and even the media in some instances. Realizing that there are other key publics that you need permission and approval from is also very important. Many consumers, employees and other stakeholders simply expect any organization they do business with to have some sort of corporate social responsibility (CSR) or local community outreach program, however that is not the case in modern day society. Maintaining an ongoing assessment of your relationships with your publics is key to a successful company. You should know where you stand and what works and what doesn’t work. Many organizations think that saying the right things and controlling their messages they can preserve their image as a good place to work or as a good neighbor. However, we all know it is isn’t that easy. With good research, any o...

Last Thursday I honestly thought I had died and gone to heaven. Not really, but I was on very overjoyed and excited! I went to the annual Vera Bradley outlet sale in Fort Wayne,Indiana with my mom. For those of you that don’t know the Vera Bradley sale is held each year with large amounts of their products on sale. My mom had gone for the past several years and I was always so jealous and wanted to go but I couldn’t miss school because of softball. However, this year was finally my turn to go and experience the craze I had heard so much about. We arrived for our 11 a.m. session at 9:30 a.m. We wanted to make sure we had a decent spot in line to avoid a lot of the madness that was going to follow behind. Also by arriving early we could beat a lot of the long lines at checkout. While waiting in line Vera Bradley had various staff members encouraging us to use their hashtag and post pictures. Of course, my mom and I followed their instructions. There were prizes up for grabs! They al...