# Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at California State University, Fullerton

> CSUF PRSSA is a student-led, pre-professional chapter that turns communications education into practice through panels, agency tours, workshops, networking, conferences, and Titan Public Relations, its student-run firm. Founded in 1968 and serving nearly 250 members, the chapter gives students from any major a structured bridge to public relations work, professional relationships, and portfolio-ready experience.

- **Founded:** 1968
- **Headquarters:** Fullerton, United States
- **Founders:** Robert E. Rayfield (Chapter founder)
- **Team size:** Nearly 250 student members reported by the chapter; Apollo lists 41 employees, but chapter leadership and firm roles are largely unpaid student or volunteer positions
- **Products:** Academic-year membership, Titan Public Relations, PR Next 2026 Western District Conference, Student leadership and committees
- **Notable:** Hosted more than 200 students and professionals at the sold-out PR Next Western District Conference in March 2026., Three members - Natalia Ramirez, Emily Manetta, and Leslie Mendez - received National Gold Key Awards in 2025., Earned the PRSSA Star Chapter Award in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2014, and 2013, according to the chapter's award history.

## Products & services

- **Academic-year membership** — National and local benefits including professional panels, agency tours, workshops, networking, scholarship eligibility, career resources, committees, and national events.
- **Titan Public Relations** — A selective student-run firm founded by CSUF alumnus Aria Fadakar that provides primarily pro-bono social media, brand management, outreach, media relations, and campaign support to real clients.
- **PR Next 2026 Western District Conference** — A three-day conference at CSUF featuring Orange County agency tours, keynotes, panels, and networking focused on AI, ethics, and the future of communications.
- **Student leadership and committees** — Unpaid board and committee roles that give members practice in programming, finance, sponsorship, digital communications, events, and chapter operations.

## Achievements

- Hosted more than 200 students and professionals at the sold-out PR Next Western District Conference in March 2026.
- Three members - Natalia Ramirez, Emily Manetta, and Leslie Mendez - received National Gold Key Awards in 2025.
- Earned the PRSSA Star Chapter Award in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2014, and 2013, according to the chapter's award history.
- Received the National Outstanding Chapter Diversity Award in 2023.
- Received the National Outstanding Chapter Award in 2022 and 2020.
- Received the National Chapter Award for Community Service in 2021.
- Titan Public Relations became a nationally affiliated student-run firm in 2020.
- Won first place in the Plank Center Ethics Advocacy Award in 2010 and 2007.
- Placed second in the 2007 PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition.
- Won the competitive bid to serve as sole host of the 2019 PRSSA international student conference.
- Helped run the 2024 PRSSA ICON conference in Anaheim.
- Mobilized a 50-person volunteer initiative in 2020 to help nine pandemic-affected Orange County and Los Angeles small businesses communicate that they were open.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The fall kickoff drew more than 100 current and prospective members; Lucero Gonzalez was identified as president and Scott Pansky as the new professional adviser.
- **2026-03** — CSUF PRSSA hosted the sold-out PR Next Western District Conference, bringing 200-plus attendees and more than 20 industry professionals to a three-day program on AI, ethics, and communications.
- **2025-12** — The chapter's student-written publication covered community-driven public relations, transfer-student belonging, campaign analysis, and lessons from PRSSA ICON.
- **2025** — Natalia Ramirez, Emily Manetta, and Leslie Mendez received National Gold Key Awards.
- **2024-10** — CSUF students helped plan and host the PRSSA ICON international conference in Anaheim.

## Links

- Website: https://csufprssa.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/csuf-prssa
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/csufprssa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/csufprssa
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csufprssa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csufprssa/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@csufprssa

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Last updated: 2026-09-14