Students. Ya’ gotta love ‘em.
A group of Auburn students have shown some initiative and started a new site called forward-moving.com. (See the contributors here.) They have already reached out to other disciplines and to other schools and countries. Their purpose? The group aims to offer:
- commentary and advice from students, faculty and professionals from around the world from varying levels and areas of PR
- information to help you find PR experience and how to make the most of it
- the opportunity to learn about trends and tools that they don’t teach you in college
- helpful interviews with professionals
- a comprehensive list of suggested reading material including blogs, books and professional publications.
They don’t expect to change the whole world. They just want to help provide a place for new PR professionals to gain a little lift in their shoes. Perhaps, with help, they will make that first step into a successful “after graduation” life a little easier.
One of my favorite parts of the project is this little gem. Now don’t bolt away until you’ve heard it all. Don’t let the first line frighten you.
They are looking for investors. You know … venture capital. No, not your money. They want your mind. See for yourself. Like they say in their blog, “Forward is always very open to advice and assistance from experienced PR professionals - it is vital to our success!”
Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.
Robin Morgan
So, perhaps some PR pros can mosey on over to the site and offer support. After all, we have 11 here that have been doing it for almost two years. How about the rest of you? Want to make a difference? You can. Thanks.
