1. Purdue University Student Chapter
Association for Women in Communications
Offering communication students
a welcoming place to grow,
connect and succeed.
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~awc/index.html
April 2011
Upcoming Events
Letter from the President
4/12 Executive Board Interviews,
5-7p.m., MATH 215
Dear AWC members,
Dear Members,
4/16 Susan G. Komen’s Race for It’s bittersweet this is the last time I’ll be writing to you as your
the Cure 8 a.m.-Noon, President. In just a couple of months I’ll begin my career as a PR
Indianapolis
professional. It’s a fast transition from college student to
professional. There are plenty of things I feel I got right during my
4/25 Social at Boiler Market, time at Purdue, and other things I wish I had done differently. I’m
6:30 p.m. going to share some of those professional/academic things with you.
First off, I wish I would’ve have taken more applied classes like
Problems in PR & Advertising, PR Writing, New Media, Video
Production, Advertising Writing sooner. I waited until my senior
year, and as a result feel I could’ve learned more if I began earlier.
Also, I would’ve taken business marketing, sales,
entrepreneurship and graphic design classes. I know it’s difficult
Thanks for a GREAT year  to take classes offered by other schools, but all of these are
components essential to communications.
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Mission Statement
The Association for Women in Communications is a professional organization that
champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by
recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the
forefront of the evolving communications era.

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Attention Members!
Do you have an online portfolio, website or blog that you would like us to showcase on our
website? Let us know by emailing us at purdue.awc@gmail.com
Alumni Update Sign up for Race for the
Cure
This semester, our chapter launched a campaign to reconnect with
our alumni. We began the year with a very small database. After
extensive searching on LinkedIn, we now have information for over
The race takes place
100 former members of our chapter. The database continues to grow Saturday April 16th
each day as we continue to reconnect through other outlets like
Facebook and Twitter. The registration ends
April 7th
Many of our alumni are now working for exciting companies like
Jenny Craig and Broadway Across America. Some have even gone
on to graduate and law school.
Members’ Spotlight
Our alumni will receive updates through bi-yearly alumni
newsletters, the first of which will be sent out later this month. The
Executive Board is so excited at the prospect of bringing
you guest speakers and mentors who were once in your shoes as
AWC members.
AWC Spring Social • Meredith Barack will intern for the
Conan O’Brien show this summer.
As tradition, AWC will have an end-of-semester party on April 25th to
send off seniors and bond with new members. This year, our theme is • Taylor Adams was selected as a
“Mocktinis & Movie Night.” So here is the plan: dinner in Boiler 2011-12 CCO Ambassador.
Market across from Harry’s and talk over dinner; later, we will head to
Wabash Landing 9 to watch a movie and enjoy the rest of girls’ night. • Kara Cook has completed a
You can stop by either part or come for the entire evening. successful 4-year diving career
with the Purdue Swimming and
It would be great if you can RSVP through e-mail or our Facebook
event so we can secure a seat for you! Diving team, winning many
Looking forward to you joining us for a small study break during dead championships.
week and get pumped for finals and summer break! See you there!
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Letter from the President continued…
Industry News
If you can’t get into these classes, I suggest teaching yourself. All across
the communications field we need to know how to market, design, create Master TweetDeck
and sell. Teach yourself how to use Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut
Pro. Read non-required books- I suggest The New Rules of PR &
Marketing and The Non-Designer’s Handbook. How to be the Best Intern Ever
Purdue offers many different ways to learn, but I believe the best learning
in communications, is done on the job. I began interning early in my Writing a Great Internship Resume
college career and it’s proven to be invaluable. You can never have too
many internships! Start after your freshman year and explore every
avenue you’re interested in, that way you will have clearer professional Winning Job Interview Tips
goals. I started out in broadcast journalism, and after two internships in
that, I thought I wanted to do sports marketing, and then public affairs, and
now I know I want to work in an agency atmosphere with a digital 20 Ways to Impress the Boss
communications component. It’s ok to change your mind. Specifically
for PR majors, even if you don’t think you want to work in an agency, I
highly suggest interning at one because agency experience is extremely Define Your Why
valued in non-profits and corporate organizations.
Finally, one of the best decisions I ever made was joining AWC.
How to Balance and an Internship
Through AWC I’ve been able to grow as a professional and leader. I’ve and Job
had the opportunity to help members and the COM Department. I’ve made
connections with people all over the country, and at Purdue, who have
helped me get to the next step in my career. My hope for all of you is to
gain as much out of AWC as I have, and to grow into high-caliber AWC Member of the Month:
professionals. Utilize every resource you have right now. Intern in the Kathryn Warner
summer and school year. Volunteer. Don’t let your grades slip. Meet as
many people in your industry as you can. And most importantly, love Major: Public Relations
what you do.
Year: Freshmen
Best of luck to all of you, and please don’t hesitate to contact me at
vpetrey14@gmail.com if you need advice or a letter of recommendation!
Hometown:
Dyer, IN
Valerie Petrey
AWC President 2010-11
Plans for the
future: Over the
summer I am
going to apply
We Wish You All Good Luck On for part-time
work. As far as
internships go, I’ll keep my eyes peeled
Your Finals And A Great because the more experience I build up, the
better.
Fun fact: I am ½ Polish, ¼ Greek, and ¼
Summer! Serbian. Someday, I want to travel to all of
those countries amongst others.
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4. President Special Events Coordinator
Valerie Petrey Irene Wang
@valeriepetrey @irenew0201
Multi-Media Director
Vice President Taylor Adams
Myriah DeBoer @T_TayJ
@myriahdeboer
Newsletter Editor
Lauren Hausermann
Treasurer @Lelyse14
Nicole Kowalczyk
Alumni Relations Director
@NicoleKowal
Megan Fingert
@MeganFingert
Advisor Marketing Director
Secretary
Dr. Stacey Connaughton Julie Smith
@Julie_Smith55 Alejandra Sierra
@ alesierra2424
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