The PR Student

Hello! My name is Amber Cook and I am a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. I just recently changed my major to public relations with an advertising minor and I LOVE IT! It was a big switch from early childhood education, but I think I made a good choice. J

So far I have taken Introduction to Human Communications, Principles of Public Relations, Electronic Media Copywriting, Computer Applications, Public Speaking, Introduction to Organizational Communication, Persuasion, and Public Relations Tactics. All of these classes apply to my major in one way or another and I am having a blast with all of them.

This semester in PR tactics we are working on getting ourselves socially networked, hence the new blog. I was a little nervous when Knabe told us we would be creating a twitter, blog, and linked in accounts, but it has actually been fun getting my information out there for the world to see. Each day I spend a little more time getting socially connected and figuring out all of the ins and outs of social media networking.

My goal is to one day work for a PR firm in Milwaukee or Chicago and hopefully start a family of my very own. Although that is a long way off I am a very futuristic person and looking forward to it. In the nearer future I am looking at getting an internship in PR and getting some experience firsthand.

That’s all for now, but look for a new post soon!