Student Organizations
National Broadcasting Society
National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho is a highly visible
national honor society for students in all areas of electronic mass
media. The University of Florida has had is one of the oldest and traditionally
one of the largest and most active in NBS-AERho. The local chapter
has sponsored guest speakers and career workshops, helped with the Department's
Advisory Council activities, and sent large delegations to regional
and national NBS-AERho conventions.
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Radio Television News Directors Association
Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) is an organization
that has student memberships. RTNDA has a Florida chapter which has annual
conferences.
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Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists is the leading national organization
of student and professional journalists. Membership is open to all students
who intend to embark on a career in media. The national organization is
especially active in journalism ethics, freedom of information and cases
involving the rights of reporters. Chapter meetings are at 7 p.m. on the
first and third Thursdays of each month.
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Association of Black Communicators
Association of Black Communicators (ABC) is a professional student group that includes majors from all departments in the College of Journalism and Communications. Founded in 1980, ABC's major goal is to assist members with career development. It was the first minority student organization in the College, and it is a student chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Hispanic Communicators Association
Hispanic Communicators Association (HCA) was founded in 1992. HCA's membership encompasses students from all college majors. Based on total Hispanic enrollment, HCA has the highest percentage of participation of any of the college's minority student media organizations.
Association of Asian Communicators
Association of Asian Communicators (AAC) is the college's newest minority student organization, AAC was founded in 1996 and welcomes majors from the four college departments. It is a leader among Florida's Asian student organizations.
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