STUDENT CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS

Ad Club

President: Jessie Tadder
Adviser: Dr. Sara Steffes Hansen
Advertising Club is an organization based around those students interested in the field of advertising. It is a great way to get hands-on experience outside of the classroom. Our goal is to provide and promote a better understanding of the functions of advertising and its values. Ad club offers an opportunity to discuss careers and ideas with advertising professionals, tour various advertising agencies, familiarize students with InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, create advertisements for organizations on campus and to get to know other students with journalism and marketing majors. Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Clow 152 (Journalism Reading Room).


The Advance-Titan

Adviser: Dr. Vincent Filak
Journalism students are urged to work for and contribute to this student newspaper, which is independent of the journalism department. Valuable experience can be gained in virtually all aspects of journalism by working on the A-T. Students can write stories, edit copy, take pictures, sell ads, draw cartoons and lay out and design pages and advertisements.


Kappa Tau Alpha

Adviser: Professor Miles Maguire
This national society honors achievement in journalism. It was founded at the University of Missouri in 1910 to recognize and encourage scholarship and good character among students of journalism. Admission to the David J. Lippert chapter at UW Oshkosh is by election. Election is based on scholarship and character. No more than 10 percent of the total junior-senior group may hold membership at one time. Students may not be considered for membership until they have accumulated at least nine credits of professional courses in journalism. Initiation ceremonies are held during the spring semester.

Photo Club

President: Michael Neumann
Adviser: Dr. Timothy Gleason
the Photo Club welcomes all students interested in photography to join us. Show off your creative talents and receive constructive critiques from your peers. As well as sharpen your photography skills. Members have participated in Expedition trips including the Milwaukee Zoo and urban Chicago experiences, became more educated photographers through speakers from the professional photography world and practiced shooting many different genre of photography. Club members shoot weekly themes to encourage members to embrace the art of photography on a weekly basis. Meetings are Mondays at 6 p.m. in Clow 148.


Public Relations Student Society of America

President: Sarah Hartwell
Adviser: Dr. Julie Henderson
Students in the advertising/public relations sequence are encouraged to join PRSSA. The UW Oshkosh chapter is one of 160 in the nation. A pre-professional public relations organization, PRSSA is affiliated with the Public Relations Society of America, the largest public relations association in the world. The chapter gives students an opportunity to associate with peers and professionals and to share knowledge of public relations opportunities and standards through guest speakers and other programs. Any student with an interest in public relations may become a member. Meetings are Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. in Clow 152 (Journalism Reading Room).

Society of Professional Journalists

Co-Presidents: Jeremy Ott
Adviser: Professor Mike Cowling
Students in the news-editorial sequence and those in broadcasting with an emphasis on news are encouraged to join the Society of Professional Journalists. It is part of a national organization of journalism professionals and students planning to go into news careers. Its goals include fostering high ethical standards, safeguarding the free flow of information and recruiting talented young people to the profession. Students may attend national and regional meetings of the organization and other gatherings where professional-development seminars are offered. Other benefits include a computerized job-matching service; a subscription to The Quill, a monthly magazine published by the society; and a mentor program and other opportunities to network with professionals in their chosen field. Meetings are Thursdays at 5 p.m. in Clow 150.