$5,000 Prize, Internships to Be Awarded
NEW YORK--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Nov 5, 2003--The fifth annual PRWeek Student of the Year competition is now accepting entries.
The competition, sponsored by Weber Shandwick, offers U.S. college students the opportunity to win a paid internship at Weber Shandwick and a cash prize of $5,000. Weber Shandwick has sponsored the competition since its inception, and has five full time employees working at the firm that participated in the competition over the last four years. These former Student of the Year participants work in Weber Shandwick offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley.
The Student of the Year is one who demonstrates real-life PR skills and a creative approach to applying PR tactics to a given scenario. Participants are asked to develop a campaign for a real client that needs a new public relations strategy. This year�s competition features the challenge of developing a new public relations strategy for Weber Shandwick`s client got milk?
The deadline for entries is November 21st. Details of the competition and entry forms are available ahttps:////www.prweek.com/events/soty2003.cfm. Anyone who was a fully matriculated college student between October 18, 2002 and November 21, 2003 is eligible to enter.
''Weber Shandwick has been a sponsor of this contest for five years, and I continue to be impressed by the talent that the Student of the Year Competition attracts from students interested in careers in PR,'' said Andy Polansky, president, North America and chairman, global practice areas. ''This competition creates a unique opportunity to get a hands-on feel for what agency life is like, and is a great experience for those who participate. A number of participants have since become thriving executives at our firm and in the industry.''
Five finalists will be flown to New York City in January 2004 to present their campaign to an esteemed panel of judges, and again in March to attend the PRWeek Awards ceremony.
Weber Shandwick, a unit of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG), is one of the world`s leading public relations agencies, with offices in major media, business and government capitals around the world. Weber Shandwick is a leader in marketing public relations, public affairs and corporate communications counseling, and also provides services in advocacy advertising, market research and visual communications. Find out more ahttps:////www.webershandwick.com.
The Interpublic Group of Companies is among the world`s largest advertising and marketing services organizations.
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