Archive for February, 2009
what to tell new PR students
For Your Approval posted a great list of career advice for new PR students. In short:learn to touch typeyou must be able to write clearlydive into the world of social mediathe first few years will be "extremely frustrating"volunteerYep, completely agree.
Saavedra's deal
From the Houston Chronicle's School Zone blog:After meeting in closed session for about an hour, the board also unanimously approved his amended employment contract -- which, in a nutshell, guarantees Saavedra his $327,010 base salary through next March, even if the board finds a new superintendent before then. That means the district could be [...]
Chron – footnotes
KIPP expanding single-gender school programCharter for boys will soon have a girls' campus nearby-- Houston Chronicle2The campus, KIPP Voyage Academy, is expected to be Houston’s first all-girls public school. Nationally, the number of single-gender public schools has jumped from 11 in 2002 to 518 now, according to the National Association for [...]
media relations conferences
The Cision blog lists "eight terrific conferences" for media relations in 2009:PR News Media Relations Next Practices Forum (March 10, Washington DC)ALI’s Social Media Summit (April 27-30, Toronto)New Marketing Summit (April 28-29, San Francisco; May 14-15 Milan, ITALY; May 27-28, Dallas; September 30-October 1, Boston)PRSA’s [...]
green condos in Hyde Park
Green Team Houston writes:On the corner of Waugh and Hyde Park in Houston, Texas a typical 20 foot shipping container has been adapted into a sustainable "green" design for the offices of Mirabeau B. Condominiums.Powered by the solar panels, their last energy bill was NEGATIVE $193.Their proposed development boasts an array of sustainable design [...]
Pearland to get UH campuus
Pearland city council gave the go-ahead on the design and building of University of Houston-Pearland. Inside Pearland blog reports:The building is expected to cost the city about $11 million to construct and will be finished by mid-2010. An additional 10,000 square feet of office space have been set aside at the location for the Pearland Economic [...]
flexitarianism
Lifehacker's Kevin Purdy posted about his success in dieting by using a an approach called flexitarianism. What that means is that he doesn't eat meat before dinner, and that seems to make all the difference in the world.So what did he do to succeed at this? He recommends:broaden your food basedon't get held hostage at restaurantsre-think your [...]
Fairy Godmother Project
From the Houston Chronicle's chron.Commons Blog:The Fairy Godmother Project of Houston provides free prom attire to Houston-area teens who may not otherwise attend their prom. Since 2000 we have made prom dreams come true for hundreds of students from Magnolia to Galveston and Dayton to Brookshire. In these tough economic times with so many [...]
no strike now, union says
Union, refineries reach tentative labor agreement-- Houston Chronicle2Negotiators from the United Steelworkers Union and Shell Oil Co., which is representing the energy industry, announced today that they reached a tentative deal for a new contract that will serve as the minimum standard for wages, benefits and working conditions for covered [...]
Annise Parker is running for Mayor
And she tells us why in an article in the African-American News & Issues.
