Monday, April 16, 2007
Student public relations firm established at USI
 Soaring Communications is a new public relations firm starting at USI this spring. The student-run firm is a project undertaken by Barret Barlow, senior public relations major and member of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and other USI PRSSA members. Barlow of North Aurora, Illinois, is the firm’s director. Next year the director will be Alicia Hendrickson of Alexandria, Indiana. She is a public relations major. Students in public relations, graphic design students, and student writers will participate in the firm. Clients for the firm will be student organizations at USI, non profit agencies in the Tri-State area, and small businesses. The first client is the River City Food Co-op. Soaring Communications is open to all varieties of public relations work including writing and designing flyers, writing news releases, planning publicity, and working with each client to meet communication needs. “Our speciality at the moment is designing flyers,” said Barlow. “We are especially good at that.” Barlow said, “Clients who are looking for new ideas and publicity suggestions from fresh minds, should consider Soaring Communications. And the costs are low.” USI student graphic designer Joey Castillo of Hammond, Indiana, designed the logo for the firm. He is majoring in graphic design. Barlow learned of the student-run firm concept at a PRSSA national convention he attended in the fall. Since that time he and other students at USI have been involved in organization, writing bylaws and a constitution, and seeking writers and other firm staff. They have applied to become a separate student organization on campus. Barlow can be reached at brbarlow@usieagles.org for details about the firm and the work the firm can do. The office is located in the lower level of the University Center at USI. |
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