Professional Organizations

Organizations playing a vital role in the professional growth of communication students and staff include:

• AEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication)
• AFA (American Forensic Association)
• BEA (Broadcast Education Association)
• CSCA (Central States Communication Association)
• ECA (Eastern Communication Association)
• ICA (International Communication Association)
• MEA (Media Ecology Association)
• NCA (National Communication Association)
• PRSA (Public Relations Society of America)
• RCA (Religious Communication Association)
• RSA (Rhetoric Society of America)
• SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists)
• SSCA (Southern States Communication Association)
• WSCA (Western States Communication Association)
• Extensive listing

Organizations for educators and students in visual and graphic design include:

• AAAA (American Association of Advertising Agencies)
• Ad Council (The Advertising Council)
• AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
• ADC (The Art Directors Club)
• ADPF (The Association of Professional Design Firms)
• ATypl (The Association Typographique Internationale)
• CMG (Color Marketing Group)
• D&AD Awards
• DC (Design Council)
• DWB (Designers Without Borders)
• DMI (Design Management Institute)
• GAG (Graphic Artist Guild)
• IABC (International Association of Business Communications)
• IFI (International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers)
• LE (Letter Exchange)
• NAPL (National Association of Printers and Lithographers)
• CORE77
• OBD (The Organization of Black Designers)
• TOC (The One Club)