Student Organizations

The School of Journalism sponsors six student organizations, including chapters of national organizations. Our student organizations are quite diverse and give aspiring journalists the opportunity to learn, create and socialize with fellow students who share their interests. They gain knowledge about their future profession through hosting guest speakers, social events and hands-on experience.

The officers of these organizations do all of the footwork for bringing in guest speakers; these events are open to the public and university. The organizations host social events that foster communication with other students who share their specific interests. Meeting times listed below are subject to change. Please check the Web site listed or contact the advisor for any changes in meeting times or information about upcoming events.

NABJ

The National Association of Black Journalists is a small organization, yet the group impacts the UT community through service, journalism workshops and speakers. The NABJ student chapter strives to create a service organization, which concentrates solely on interests of communication majors, including those interested in print, broadcast and online. The organization reaches out to RTF majors because it recognizes that television and film are a big part of communication. The group's ultimate goal is to increase the research pool of black journalists. General meetings are every other Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Burson Conference Room CMA A4.128.

Advisors: Professor George Sylvie and John L. Hanson Jr., Administrative Services Officer, KUT Radio A0704, CMB 3.142, 512-471-8260.

SPJ

The Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect journalism. The organization is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry, works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists, and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.

Joining the Austin Student Chapter of SPJ can provide students with numerous benefits, including the ability to participate in journalism education programs unavailable in the classroom, meet fellow journalism students, network within the professional journalism community and take advantage of internship opportunities.

For more information about the student chapter, go to http://www.spjaustin.org/ . For more information about the national organization, visit www.spj.org/. Advisor: Lorraine Branham, Director, School of Journalism, G.B. Dealey Regents Professor, CMA A6.144, 512-471-1845.

AIC

Asians in Communications is a professional and social organization dedicated to providing a niche for Asians in the College of Communication, a forum for discussion, collaboration with other organizations on campus, and networking opportunities for all. The organization hosts guest speakers, dinner meetings and events such as Asian Professionals Night and tours of the Austin American-Statesman.

For more information, go to http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/aic or e-mail ut_aic@yahoo.com. To join the listserv, e-mail utaic@yahoogroups.com.

Ed2010 on Campus

Ed2010 on Campus is for students who wish to pursue careers in the magazine industry. By joining Ed2010, students will gain beneficial information regarding job search tips and preparation, internship information and openings. Ed2010 sponsors guest speakers from the industry to give workshops and seminars. To find out more about Ed2010, contact advisor Dave Garlock, 512-471-1757.

Orange Magazine

Orange, UT's student magazine, gives students a hands-on approach to magazine publication. The staff works on all sides of a magazine from advertising to editorial, production to writing, and finances to public relations. After working on Orange, the staff leaves with a strong portfolio and enough experience to tackle any one of New York's leading titles. For more information, please visit www.orangemagazine.org. Advisor Dave Garlock, 512-471-1757.

NAAJA

(Currently inactive)

The National Arab American Journalists Association is a nonpolitical organization designed to promote the professions of journalism, communications and public relations among Arab and Muslim Americans. Through its activities and events, it strives to convey the true and accurate image of the Arab and Muslim American communities. It also serves and assists the community and all individuals and organizations of Arab and Muslim heritage to communicate their message to the American, the Arab and the Muslim communities. It is open to any individuals of any race or ethnic background with a strong interest in promoting fair and accurate coverage of Arabs and Muslims in the media, and those involved in all fields of communications.

For more information or to be added to NAAJA-UT's mailing list, please e-mail naajaut@uts.cc.utexas.edu. Advisor: Bob Jensen, 512-471-1990.

NAHJ

For more information about the national chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, go to http://www.nahj.org. For more information, please contact: Darrell D Rocha, 512-471-1553.