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Advice From a 94-Year-Old Veteran of the Military and Public Affairs

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Air Force, where he spent most of his career in public affairs. Then, after his liberation from the Stalag Luft I prisoner of war camp, he spent 41 years in public affairs. Get a good education. Perdue, is retired from the U.S. He flew aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber planes in World War II.

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A Former Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Marine Corps on Why He Pursued His APR

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Marine Corps public affairs conference in New Orleans in 2011. I sat in the audience of roughly 200 Marine Corps public affairs officers and observed a debate on the value of sending them to a newly-formed, yearlong master’s degree program in communications, and if having the APR really added credibility.

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Behind the Headlines With Connie Partoyan

Cision

A lot has changed in that time, especially in how companies, associations and organizations approach public affairs and government affairs. Our history is grounded in public affairs – helping to influence some of the most challenging public policy debates in the country. and in local communities.

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Study: APR Credentials Boost Confidence and Ethics Counseling Engagement

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This increased confidence can be attributed to the rigorous training and education on ethics and law required to obtain these credentials. In addition, those who have obtained their APR credential are required to complete regular continuing education requirements including ethics training.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

The issue has all sorts of implications including recognition as professionals, education versus training, classroom instruction versus on-the-job experience, and respect for the work emergency managers do both when responding to a disaster and when doing other things to preserve life, property and the environment.

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Meet Board of Directors Nominee Dr. Kaye Sweetser, APR+M, Fellow PRSA

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Current title : Professor of Public Relations, San Diego State University; Director of the Glen M. Broom Center for Professional Development in Public Relations; Public Affairs Officer, U.S. What challenges has this presented to you as an educator? Location : San Diego. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, U.S.

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APR, Ph.D. or Experience: Which Is Best for Teaching Undergrad?

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My teaching colleague and PR mentor, John Luecke, said that while getting a master’s degree may be a requirement to teach at the undergraduate level, earning the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential would be the game-changer in how I educate. John was right. However, Accreditation wasn’t easy.