PRAD Professor Matt Ragas, Instructor and PRSSA Faculty Advisor Juliet Stantz, and Professor and PRAD program chair Kelly Chu accepted the 2025 Award of Excellence from PRSA Chicago.The Chicago Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently recognized DePaul's Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) program as Best College/University Communications Program/Department with a 2025 Award of Excellence at the society's annual Skyline Awards. The Skyline Awards celebrate outstanding creativity and innovation in the field of public relations and communication.
PRSA Chicago cited PRAD's transformative classroom experience, meaningful hands-on experiences, strong industry connections, and an engaged alumni community as what sets DePaul's PRAD program apart. Graduates are highly sought after, holding leadership roles in companies such as Edelman, McDonalds, Starbucks and many others.
As one of the largest national chapters, PRSA Chicago works to promote high ethical and professional standards, support professional development and advance the field of public relations.
The 2025 Skyline Award of Excellence joins multiple recognitions for the PRAD program, including PRWeek's national Outstanding Education Program for 2022 and 2018, as well ranked in the top five for ten consecutive years.
The college is also home to the robust highly awarded student chapter DePaul PRSSA who brought home a slate of awards from the 2024 PRSSA International Conference, including Star Chapter, Outstanding District Conference, and Outstanding Service to the University.
Congratulations to the PRAD program!