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Advertising Club Advertising Club Carolina Association of Black Journalists Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors Electronic News Association of the Carolinas Global Media Student Association Graduate Student Association Public Relations Student Society of America Society of Professional Journalists Visual Communication Student Group (top)
Carolina Association of Black Journalists
Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors
Electronic News Association of the Carolinas
Global Media Student Association
Graduate Student Association
Public Relations Student Society of America
Society of Professional Journalists
Visual Communication Student Group
The school supports a wide variety of organizations that provide opportunities for further education, practical work experience and personal development.
Students interested in advertising are encouraged to join this organization, an academic chapter affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF). Regular meetings are held with national and local advertising professionals as guest speakers. The Advertising Club participates in the AAF national student advertising competition.
This organization is open to any student in the school or university. Its primary purpose is to support and encourage careers for minority students in mass communication and to sensitize media coverage and employment practices toward minorities. It is recognized as a UNC student organization, and because its membership is predominantly black, it is affiliated with the National Association of Black Journalists. The chapter maintains a directory of minority journalism students and coordinates, with the minority adviser, attendance at job fairs throughout the Southeast and in several metropolitan areas. Visit the CABJ Web site.
CAFME, the Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors, is the Ed2010 branch at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is referred to as UNC's "magazine club" since CAFME spelled out can be quite a mouthful.
CAFME hosts guest speakers at meetings and plans various events to help students break into the magazine industry through internships and jobs. It takes various trips such as an annual trip to PACE Communications (Greensboro) and hosts an annual networking night in the spring with the help of the J-school.
This student organization is affiliated with ENAC, formerly the Radio-Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas. Through monthly meetings and other projects, ENAC has close contact with news directors in North Carolina and South Carolina. The two-state administrative headquarters is in the school.
The Global Media Student Association is an organization for journalism and mass communication students interested in international media. GMSA aims to enhance the connection among both incoming and present international students as well as between international and American students in the school. This includes giving incoming international students help for settling in, facilitating interaction among international students, and raising the level of interest and awareness of international issues within the school.
The Graduate Student Association was established in August 1995 and was approved for official University recognition in September 1995. The association was founded as a social, academic and preprofessional organization serving graduate students in the school.
This organization is affiliated with the Public Relations Society of America, the largest organization of public relations professionals in the world. Students interact with professionals in the area at monthly meetings. Visit the PRSSA's website.
Students interested in journalism careers are encouraged to join the campus chapter of the national Society of Professional Journalists. Student membership may be transferred to professional chapters upon graduation. Monthly meetings offer sessions with professionals and other specialized programs. Each year the chapter sponsors a seminar on how to apply for a job. The student chapter is associated with professional chapters on regional and national levels, and students are encourage to attend meetings at both levels. Visit the SPJ Web site.
An umbrella group for the school's student chapters of the National Press Photographers Association and the Society for News Design. The student chapter of the Society for News Design was organized to provide students with greater exposure to graphic design and a direct link with professional publication designers. The chapter sponsors workshops, seminars and portfolio reviews; takes field trips; brings in visiting professionals; and hold special events. The student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association provides students with a direct link to working press photographers. The group sponsors and attends critique sessions, workshops and seminars relating to all aspects of photojournalism. It also conducts photography trips and social events.
