PRSA Pittsburgh Member Selected for The Plank Center Summer Fellowship
PRSA Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that one of its own members, Dr. Brittany Rowe-Cernevicius, has recently been selected for the seventh annual Fellowship for Educators program of The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.
Rowe-Cernevicius, assistant professor of public relations at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., was one of nine educators across the country selected for the summer fellowship. She and the others chosen will have the opportunity to enhance their communication skills, as they will be placed in the offices of sponsoring organizations this summer.
Rowe-Cernevicius will be hosted by Deveney Communications in New Orleans to participate in research projects, training sessions and presentations, and assist with company projects. In return, practitioners from the host organization will visit Westminster College to interact with faculty, staff and students to share their industry knowledge, trends and valuable insight.
“I applied for The Plank Center Fellowship because I think it’s really important for educators to stay up-to-date on best practices, especially in the ever-evolving field of PR,” said Rowe-Cernevicius. “I want to provide my students with the best possible insight into the industry, so I felt like getting out of the classroom and back into the professional world was essential.”
According to The Plank Center, the program was designed with the dual purpose of exposing professors to current day-to-day operations of the public relations function and to help create an exchange of information and ideas that will enhance the professional development of both the educators and the hosts.
“Since I worked in the nonprofit sector before becoming a professor, I wanted to experience the agency side of public relations,” said Rowe-Cernevicius. “In addition to that, I wanted to see how an agency manages social media for a variety of clients on a day-to day basis, so I could better advise my students about the expectations they’ll face once they go into the field.”
Congratulations, Brittany! PRSA Pittsburgh is proud to have such a dedicated and hard-working professional as a part of its outstanding membership.
Stay tuned for updates from Brittany right here on the blog as she documents her experiences and lessons learned from her summer fellowship!
About the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
In 2005, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees established The Plank Center. Named for public relations leader and UA alumna, the late Betsy Plank, the Center develops and recognizes outstanding diverse public relations leaders, role models and mentors to advance ethical public relations in an evolving, global society through a variety of initiatives.
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