Virtual Conference

2025 PRD Virtual Conference Schedule

The 2025 Public Relations Division Virtual Conference includes three sessions with seven total panels in February 2025. View the details below to learn more about each panel session.

  • Session #1: February 14, 1-2:30 p.m. - Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFT)
  • Session #2: February 19, 9-10:30 a.m. - AI and Public Relations
  • Session #3: February 27, 2-4:30 p.m. - Graduate Education and Studying Abroad 

  

Session #1: February 14, 1-2:30 p.m.
Topic: Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFT)
Start Time: Feb 14, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
 
Session 1 Panels: GIFT Session 
Panel #1: Bringing Foreign Market Research into the Classroom: Valentine’s Day Goes Global by A. Laskin et al.
Panel #2: Social Media Simulation Teaches Skills Integral For PR Practice While Grading Approach Matters For Students by K. Quesenberry
Panel #3: Leveraging AI Chatbots for Crisis Communication by N. Zahry. 
 
 
Session #2: February 19, 9-10:30 a.m.
Topic: AI and Public Relations
Time: Feb 19, 2025 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
  
Session 2 Panels: AI and Public Relations
Panel #1: Public Relations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Role of AI in Today’s Public Relations and Strategic Communication by Jae-Hwa et al. 
Panel #2: Embracing AI in the PR Classroom: Educating the Next Generation of Communications Professionals by E. Schneider
 
 
Session #3: February 27, 2-3:30 p.m.
Topic: Graduate Education and Studying Abroad 
Time: Feb 27, 2025 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
 
Session 3 Panels: Graduate Education and Studying Abroad
Panel #1: Case Studies and Best Practices in Study Abroad Education by L. McCluskey et al. 
Panel #2: Practitioners' Expectations for Graduate Education - New Research from the Commission on Public Relations Education by M. Neill et al. 
 
  
 
 

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