{"id":52008,"date":"2015-08-28T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=52008"},"modified":"2015-08-28T11:08:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:08:11","slug":"oxford-public-relations-professional-earns-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/oxford-public-relations-professional-earns-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Public Relations Professional Earns Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_52313\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/erin-garrett.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52313\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52313\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/erin-garrett-201x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Erin Garrett\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/erin-garrett-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/erin-garrett.jpeg 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Garrett<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Erin Garrett, communications specialist for the University of Mississippi <a href=\"http:\/\/pharmacy.olemiss.edu\">School of Pharmacy<\/a> in Oxford, has successfully completed her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.praccreditation.org\">Accreditation in Public Relations<\/a> certification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;Pursuing my accreditation has been a challenging, but highly rewarding journey,&#8221; said Garrett, a native of Oxford. &#8220;I first knew that I wanted to become accredited after speaking with my former public relations professor and APR mentor, Robin Street. I am honored to now be included among a group of stellar practitioners who are striving to uphold the standards of our profession.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">The APR is awarded to public relations professionals who successfully complete the rigorous process, which includes presenting their portfolio to a readiness review panel and sitting for a computer-based examination. Through this process, candidates are assessed in 60 areas of knowledge, skills and abilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;Earning the APR reflects a mastery of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to succeed in our increasingly complex profession,&#8221; said\u00a0John E. Forde, a PRSA fellow and 2015 chair of the Universal Accreditation Board. &#8220;Practitioners who achieve the designation are demonstrating their commitment not only to our profession, but also to a strong code of ethics and to the betterment of their organization and clients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Some 40 professionals in Mississippi are accredited, with three at Ole Miss. Garrett said she is thankful for the support that the School of Pharmacy provided during the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;We are extremely proud of Erin for earning her accreditation,&#8221; said David D. Allen, the school&#8217;s dean. &#8220;She has been an asset to our school during her time here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Responsible for all communication efforts within the School of Pharmacy, Garrett manages the school&#8217;s website, newsletters, social media and magazines. She serves as vice president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/pramoxford.com\">Public Relations Association of Mississippi&#8217;s Oxford-Ole Miss<\/a> chapter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Garrett has been a member of PRAM for five years. In 2011 she was named Outstanding PR Student by the organization. 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