I currently hold the position of PRSSA president. I am a Public Relations major with a Speech Communications minor. During my time at Shippensburg, I have interned at Carlisle Regional Medical Center and Sharp & Associates Entertainment Public Relations Firm in California. I am also a writer for the Arts & Entertainment section of the Slate. After graduation, I hope to begin a career in entertainment public relations in Los Angeles. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and roommates, and listening to music. I strongly believe that PRSSA has helped prepare me for the future in the public relations field.

I am currently the vice president of PRSSA at Ship. I am a senior public relations major with a minor of speech. I am also involved in a coed honors fraternity. Being involved in several clubs allows me to learn leadership skills as well as take a leadership position--and of course the skill of time management! I have been a member of PRSSA since my sophomore year at Shippensburg. In my junior year I took on the position of secretary. PRSSA is preparing me for what lies ahead after graduation. I strongly encourage my fellow members to follow in my footsteps.

I am currently a junior Communications/Journalism major at Shippensburg University. I am the current secretary of PRSSA. I have a concentration in PR, and this is why I decided to get involved in PRSSA. I joined PRSSA in the fall of my sophomore year. Just being an active member was not enough though, I wanted to have more responsibility and contribute more time to the organization. My main purpose of being the secretary was to be prepared for what lies ahead after graduation.

My name is Lacy Karosic and I am a sophomore at Shippensburg University. After changing my major three times, I've finally settled on one in English with a double minor in Communications/Journalism and Professional/Technical Communications. I joined PRSSA in the fall semester of my sophomore year and became the treasurer of Shippensburg's chapter of PRSSA in the spring of my sophomore year. I'm becoming more and more intrigued by the art of public relations and the exciting lifestyle it can offer. I am also a member of SUTV's public relations team, the National Broadcasting Society and I write for the Arts and entertainment section for The Slate. I am a firm believer that extracurricular activities outside of the classroom are one of the most important things you can do to market yourself in the real world.

So you want to know more about me. Let’s see… to start with I’m a senior Comm/Journ major, with an emphasis in public relations, and a minor in business. I currently hold the positions of PR Director/Historian in PRSSA, and treasurer in Ship Partners. Between PRSSA and Ship Partners I stay very busy, add classes and work to it and it doesn’t leave me with much free time. The little time I have left is spent with my family--especially spoiling my little niece--and friends, or doing one of my favorite things, sleeping. Sorry to disappoint you if you thought my life would be more exciting but hopefully one day I’ll land my dream job--doing PR for the Baltimore Orioles--and then have more free time, allowing me to have a more exciting life!

Hello! My name is Courtney Ripple and I am a senior public relations major at Shippensburg University. This year I am serving as National Liaison for our PRSSA chapter. My job is to keep in contact with the national committee and update our chapter on upcoming events and job/internship opportunities. Aside from PRSSA I am account executive for Ship Partners, our student-run public relations firm on campus. I oversee the Cumberland County Rails to Trails account. I also spend 20 hours a week interning at the American Trauma Society, PA Division. Last year I wrote for both our campus newspaper and our local paper. I encourage all communications majors to get involved in campus media--experience is key! The more you get, the further you will advance. So keep your options open and get involved. Good luck!!

Greetings, I'm currently the webmaster for the Shippensburg Chapter of PRSSA. This is my first year at Ship, although technically I'm a junior having just transferred from HACC. I graduated with my AA degree from HACC in Computer Information Systems and decided that rather than go into Computer Science I would rather major in Comm/Journ instead. The tech stuff was fun but you can only spend so long learning acronyms before that gets a little old. As you can see I still enjoy the web-tech stuff though, and in my spare time I fill in as tech-support for friends and family and fix their computers--so yes, if you're having computer problems you too can feel free to give me a shout ;-)