Student Organizations

Advertising Club
The Penn State Advertising Club is a University chapter of the American Advertising Federation. The goal of the club, which is open to students of all majors, is to stimulate career interests and to promote good relations among club members and the professional advertising community. Organized field trips to agencies, guest speakers, and other special events are ongoing activities that bring the club toward its goal. Members are expected to attend club meetings and to participate in the various events.

Asian/Hispanic/African/Native American Student Organization
AHANA is designed to give cultural perspectives to interested students in all majors and the industry at large. Membership is open to all races and cultures. Activities include guest speakers and various other activities.

College of Communications Student Council
The purpose of the College of Communications Student Council is to act as the representative body of the students of the College of Communications and the University; to establish and maintain programs and activities to further student awareness of issues pertinent to the College of Communications and other colleges; to improve and maintain the academic excellence within the College of Communications; to enhance faculty and student relationships through various initiatives and activities of involvement.

ComRadio
A carrier-current, Web-based radio station provides hands-on broadcasting opportunities for students. The student-run station provides news, talk and sports coverage 24 hours a day throughout the year. Along with student shows, the programming schedule gets supplemented by AP All-News Radio.

The Daily Collegian
The Collegian is published by Penn State students Monday through Friday while classes are in session. The newspaper is nationally recognized as a leader among college dailies. It has a circulation of 19,000 and averages more than twenty pages per day in a broadsheet format. Its office is located on the lower level of the James Building, 123 South Burrowes Street. Penn State students are responsible for day-to-day operations of the newspaper (200 students in the News Division and about 80 in the Business division). The Collegian welcomes all majors. If you are interested, watch the paper for ads announcing the first selection processes.

Graduate Students in Communications (GSIC)
GSIC is an organization formed by the Graduate Students in the College of Communications at Penn State. The goals of the organization are to develop a unified voice for effective dialogue with the administration of the College; offer a non-hostile environment for the presentation of papers, discussion of projects and ideas, and generation of feedback on papers, projects, and ideas; establish a mentor program among students and faculty who share common interests; and offer support to one another, because graduate life can be tough.

La Vie
La Vie, the Penn State Yearbook, means "The Life." La Vie focuses on all aspects of Penn State life: the students, the academic colleges, the faculty, the alumni, the University Park campus and the Commonwealth campuses, sports, world and local events, social and cultural activities, and more than 100 student organizations. Each year in February, La Vie accepts applications for positions on each of the yearbook staffs, including literary, news, layout, student life, organizations, seniors, sports, photography, marketing, and advertising.

National Association of Multi-Ethnicities in Communications (NAMIC)
Founded in 1980, NAMIC is a national organization with a recently established student chapter at Penn State. NAMIC focuses attention on the mutual interests of minority cable professionals and the industry at large. Membership is open to individuals from all races and cultures. The local chapter provides students the opportunity to participate in a national network of minority business and cable professionals.

National Telecommunications Society (Alpha Epsilon Rho)
This is a 53-year-old national organization that is open to any student interested in the field of telecommunications. The honor society, Alpha Epsilon Rho, is restricted to students who meed academic qualifications. The organization boasts professional members employed in cable, film, television and radio management and creative positions as well as more than 125 college and university chapters across the country. The Penn State chapter has been named "Chapter of the Year" in the past and has received numerous commendations. The local chapter also sponsors "Rhoie Awards" for student audio/visual competitions. Members attend development sessions and networking opportunities at local, regional and national meetings. All majors are welcome.

Penn State Association of Journalists for Diversity (PSAJD)
Students of diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to learn more about careers in journalism through participation in this organization. Attending minority job fairs is a primary activity of this group.

Penn State Network Television
Penn State Network Television is Penn State's first student-run television network, and aims to provide relevant news, public affairs and entertainment programming for the student community. Members gain real-world television experience while producing one of many television programs.

Penn State News Magazine
Penn State News Magazine is a television show produced by students. Open to all majors, the organization will train stuents in areas of production and broadcast journalism. In addition, Penn State News Magazine's business and advertising departments are always looking for new members.

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
PRSSA was founded in 1968 by PRSA to cultivate a mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners. It further aims to foster students' understanding of modern theories and procedures, to instill in them a professional attitude, and to encourage them to adhere to the highest ideals of the practice of public relations. It has earned the distinction of being the preeminent public relations student organization in the world. With more than 5,000 students in 184 chapters nationwide (and growing), PRSSA is proud of its reputation as a national, pre-professional organization.

Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
Celebrating 50 years of service, RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable, and other electronic media in more than 30 countries. Through RTNDA's programs, publications, products, and services, the Association's members stay on top of trends in the electronic news industry, keep informed about technological innovations, expand their professional networks, stay in touch with issues affecting the industry, and enhance their journalistic and news management skills.

Society of Professional Journalist (Sigma Delta Chi)
The student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists offers its members the opportunity to enter the Mark of Excellence Contest, honoring the region's best work in newspaper, magazine, broadcasting, and photojournalism. Other activities include attendance at national conferences and the opportunity to learn more about the journalism profession from invited speakers.

Student Film Organization (SFO)
The Student Film Organization provides a forum for the viewing of student films through its "Can Film Festival." It also sponsors the screening of several films throughout the year.

WKPS-FM
WKPS first went on the air on October 30, 1995 and has been growing ever since. It is a non-commercial station offering music that is not found anywhere else on the radio. The station also has news, sports and talk shows to round out its programming schedule. The staff is composed of about 200 student members and is always looking for more dedicated people. The station also offers the opportunity to get involved in the business side, including underwriting and promotions.

WPSU-FM
WPSU is a member station of National Public Radio (NPR) and serves the public in central Pennsylvania via two transmitters and one translator. It is a departmetn of Penn State Public Broadcasting, which is a unit of Continuing and Distance Education. While a professional station in operation, the station does depend on volunteers for a wide variety of duties. Volunteer (and student) participation includes progressive involvement in program production, equipment operation and the administration of programming, operations and promotion activities. For those students pursuing a careerin broadcasting or related fields, WPSU-FM can offer a significant amount of pre-professional experience.

WPSU-TV
Undergraduate and graduate students have played a valuable role in public television at Penn State since operations began in 1965. Applications for part-time employment, a diversity program, work-study opportunities and volunteer participation are available to students. Various facets of the TV station include programming, production, promotion, the Center for Instructional Design and Interactive Video and engineering and technical services.