1. JANUARY 2011 PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Association for Women in
Communications
OFFERING A WELCOMING PLACE TO GROW, CONNECT AND SUCCEED.
Letter from
the President
Happy Spring semester everyone! As
you all know, I will be serving as your
President until this May. Former
President Sarah Wartman is finishing
her last semester in Chicago. Iʼm
excited to tell you that Myriah DeBoer
is now our Vice President, Irene Wang
has moved into the Special Events
role, and we have two new, bright and
energetic e-board members: Megan
Fingert as our Alumni Relations
Director, and Alejandra Sierra as our
Secretary.
Upcoming Events
My goals for this semester are to
reconnect with past AWC alumni to
offer better networking opportunities
for you, continue to hold professional • Jan 19: Call Outs • Feb. 15: So You Want to Be
meetings and exciting events, and on TV? Hosted by Jenny
encourage and help each of you to find • Jan. 24: Cover Letter & Anchondo, FOX 59
your professional persona! AWC is Resume Workshop, hosted
more than a club, itʼs a place to meet by VP of Sease, Gerig & • Feb. 25: Bowl for Kidsʼ
new friends, professionals and build Associates Sake Philanthropy
your portfolio.
Iʼm looking forward to a GREAT • Feb. 1: Professional • March 8: The Art of
semester! Questions? Please contact Etiquette: From Dinner to Magazine Publishing,
me at vpetrey@purdue.edu. See you the Thank You Card hosted by Kara Bishop,
all soon! Lafayette Magazine
• *Meetings are in BRNG 2291 @ 6:30
Valerie Petrey, President
“Nothing great Call Outs
Are you interested in pursuing a
in this world career in PR, Advertising,
National AWC: can be Journalism, Media, Org. COM,
Human Resources or anything in
www.womcom.org accomplished between? Come check us out!
Lafayette AWC: When: Jan. 19, 2011
womcomlafayette.wordpress.com without Where: BRNG 2291
Purdue AWC:
PASSION.” Time: 6:30 p.m.
web.ics.purdue.edu/~awc/ FREE FOOD

2. Spring Semester
Overview AROUND CAMPUS
•••
At the beginning of the school year
AWC members told us they wanted
meetings that actually helped them.
Meetings that involved professionals
both in and outside of Purdue. So we
gave it to them (Read more in the Holiday Party
newsletter to find out who came last
semester)! This semester weʼre going
to continue to do the same thing! Weʼll
cover areas we didnʼt get to in the fall,
like HR, Broadcast Journalism, Melanie Woods from the
Magazine Publishing, Media, Indiana Secretary of
Advertising and much more! Donʼt State’s Communications
Office speaking at an
forget, AWC is all about embracing new
October Meeting.
communications trends...social media,
webinars, etc, so youʼll always be in the Intern Queen
know, if you attend our events.
We already have three professionals
3/8 weʼll host Kara Bishop- Creative meetings :) Furthermore weʼll be
lined up! Shelley Triol will conduct a
Marketing Specialist for the J&C and participating in Bowl for Kidsʼ Sake, have
cover letter and resume workshop on
founder and Creative Director of fundraisers and several socials.
1/24. As VP of Sease, Gerig &
Lafayette Magazine.
Associates and a former news anchor, So if you have a friend who doesnʼt
sheʼs seen it all. On 2/15 we will host Oh yeah did we mention weʼre going on know about AWC, invite them to the call
morning reporter Jenny Anchondo from a company visit? Weʼre currently out or bring ʻem to the first meeting!
FOX 59- Indianapolis! Sheʼll tell you how planning something really awesome, and
to get your start on TV and give pitching weʼll announce it at one of our first Best,
tips to the up and coming PR pros. On AWC Executive Board
MEET AWC’S NEWEST EXEC MEMBERS
Megan Fingert Alejandra Sierra
Major: Public Relations Major: Organizational Communication.
and Rhetorical Double minors: Psychology and
Advocacy Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Year: Junior Year: Senior
Hometown: Camarillo, Hometown: Panama (Latin America)
CA Hobbies: traveling, watching TV shows,
Hobbies: writing, listen to music, hang out with
cooking, ballet, guitar, friends
singing, painting Fun Fact: I did river rafting in the
Future Plans: Himalayas (India)
corporate PR and/or Future Plans: Find a cool job as a
publicity Corporate Communication Manager and
then once I gain experience, focus on
non-profits.

3. WHO TO Industry News
FOLLOW • Top 25 Grammar & Language Mistakes
ON Writing “then” when you mean “than.” The first is a
description of time—“I wrote the sales letter and then
#TWITTER I wrote the advertisement”—while the other is used
@CondeNastJobs when making a comparison—“I am more sick of this
picky client than you are!” (Click to read the rest at
@Helpaprproout
www.ragan.com)
@MTVNetworksJobs •Top Nine Sites to Bookmark for Your Career Search
Approximately 84% of employees in North America plan to look for new jobs in
@mashablejobs
2011, according to a recent survey by global talent management firm Right
@BMGGlobalNews Management. Put them alongside those who are un-
@BLASTmediaPR
employed, and you have a whole lot of people search- NUMBERS
ing for work. (Read more at www.mashable.com)
The percent of new
@AWCConnect
AWC members
• The Future of Human Resources & Social
66
@Ed2010News Media
Some argue that human resources professionals are
@PRSAjobcenter late-adopters when it comes to anything technology
related, including social media. (Read more at Number of times
Purdue AWC appeared
www.mashable.com) in the press in 2010
Poll Results
Favorite meeting of
Fall ’10
• Need to Know: PR
Employment is expected to rise 24 percent by
2018, making P.R. one of the fastest-growing
4
Semester?
The amount of new
professions. (Read more at www.nytimes.com)
followers AWC has on
How to Work a Ca Twitter & Facebook
reer
Fair
323
20 %
Tre n d y M i n d s P
R & Attention Members:
Advertising
40% Do you have an online portfolio, website
Working in Governm
ent
Communications
or blog that you would like us to showcase on our
40%
Creating a Linked website? Let us know by emailing us at
In &
Building a Website
60% purdue.awc@gmail.com!
Hospitality & To
urism
Communications
20%
Choosing the R
ight
COM Classes
40%

4. President Special Events
Valerie Petrey Coordinator
@valeriepetrey Irene Wang
@irenew0201
Vice President
Myriah DeBoer Multi-Media Director
@myriahdeboer Taylor Adams
@T_TayJ
Treasurer
Nicole Kowalczyk Newsletter Editor
@NicoleKowal Lauren Hausermann
@Lelyse14
Public Relations
Director Secretary
Julie Smith Alejandra Sierra
@Julie_Smith55 @alesierra2424
Alumni Relations Advisor
Director Dr. Stacey Connaughton
Megan Fingert
@MeganFingert
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