Loyalist PR grad hosts The Daily Buzz

If you live in the Quinte area, be sure to check out The Daily Buzz on QuinteLive.ca with Loyalist PR grad Ashley Matheson (09/10). Looks like fun!

Ashley is now the Sales & Marketing guru behind QuinteLive.ca. To keep up-to-date on Quinte events, visit the site often!

Thought of the day: "Be the buffalo!"

Yes, you read that right. Be the buffalo!

Did you know that when a storm is approaching, a dairy cow will turn and run?

But when a buffalo faces the same situation, it charges directly into the storm -- and straight through it.

When conflict or challenge comes in our lives, we need to face it head-on, not duck, run or hide. By doing so, we can get through the storm quicker and move on with our lives.

Are you facing a tough situation today? If so, what are you waiting for?

Be the buffalo!

Loyalist PR students on internship from Edmonton, Alberta to Halifax, Nova Scotia

This year's Post-Graduate Public Relations students are currently on internship in cities such as Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and everywhere in between.

Whether working with Sony Music Canada in Toronto, a dance company in Montreal, an East Coast international airport authority or a regional hospital, Loyalist PR students are gaining invaluable experience on-the-job, and offering key skills to employers in the process.

For more information about recruiting a Loyalist PR intern for the spring of 2012, please contact Professor Kerry Ramsay, Post-Graduate Public Relations Program Co-ordinator at kramsay@loyalistc.on.ca.

Pictured above (from top to bottom): Loyalist PR student Erica Holgate on internship at Queen's University; Logan Morrison on internship at REC Promotions in Ottawa; Dante Buchanan on internship at Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Hastings and Prince Edward County.

Loyalist PR Holds 6th Annual PRISM Awards

The 6th annual PRISM Awards were held on Thursday, March 24th at Occasions by the Bay in Quinte West. What a great event! Here are just a few of the highlights: 2011 Winner of the PRISM Award for Professionalism: Troy Stewart (presented by President Maureen Piercy)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Award for Service: Grace Scutella (presented by President Maureen Piercy)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Spirit Award: Stephanie Sant (presented by Advisory Committee Chair Doug Mepham and Advisory Committee Member Wendy Warner)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Award for Teamwork: Adrienne Barrie (presented by Professor Rhonda Cunningham)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Award for Leadership: Luc Fournier (presented by Advisory Committee Chair Doug Mepham and Advisory Commitee Member Kerry Donnell)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Award for New Media: Troy Stewart (presented by Professor & Program Co-ordinator Kerry Ramsay)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Award for Innovation: Nick Palmer (presented by Professor Rhonda Cunningham and Professor & Program Co-ordinator Kerry Ramsay)

2011 Campaign of the Year Award: Kasey Pollard, Kirsten Geisler, Stephanie Sant & Troy Stewart (presented by Client Dave Templar)

2011 Winner of the Kay Staib Memorial Scholarship: Kasey Pollard (presented by Professor & Program Co-ordinator Kerry Ramsay, Professor Andrew Gileno and Professor Rhonda Cunningham)

2011 Winner of the PRISM Mentorship Award: Sara Hamil (presented by Professor and Program Co-ordinator Kerry Ramsay)

Congratulations to all of this year's PRISM award recipients!

Photo credit: Terry Tingchaleun