Professional Communication Organizations
Get involved in student chapters of communication organizations.
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
The Department of Communication and the Nashville Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America sponsor the Austin Peay chapter of PRSSA. The chapter is advised by Dr. Christina Hicks-Goldston and is operated by students who apply to the chapter for membership. To maintain membership, students must participate in chapter activities.
Student officers are elected, and members are active in fundraising and other special
events as well as learning opportunities.
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
The APSU student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is a professional organization for those interested in journalism. The chapter is facilitated by students who participate in meetings, conferences, workshops and campus activities. The purpose of this organization is to foster excellence in the field of journalism and promote high standards for journalists at Austin Peay.
Austin Peay Student Chapter of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA)
The Department of Communication offers an Austin Peay student chapter of the National Sports Media Association. This is a professional organization that seeks to develop educational opportunities for those who are interested in pusuing a career in sports media, through networking, internships, mentoring and scholarship programs.The NSMA also honors, preserves and celebrates the diverse legacy of sports media in the United States.
Student officers are elected, and members have the opportunity to attend the annual NSMA Hall of Fame Awards Weekend in Greensboro, NC. Contact Professor Barry Gresham for more information at greshamb@apsu.edu
Professional Organizations
Our students can get involved in a number of organizations that make them more marketable in the professional world. Below are some mass communication organizations students can get involved in.
- Association for Education for Journalism and Mass Communication
- American Advertising Federation Nashville
- American Marketing Association
- American Marketing Association Nashville Chapter
- American Society of Newspaper Editors
- Broadcast Education Association
- Eastern Communication Association
- International Association of Business Communicators
- IABC Nashville Chapter
- International Communication Association
- Middle Tennessee Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
- National Broadcast Society
- National Communication Association
- Public Relations Society of America
- PRSA Nashville Chapter
- Radio and Television News Directors Association
- Southeastern Journalism Conference
- Southern States Communication Association
- Tennessee Broadcasters Association
- Tennessee Communication Association