Find Your Vol Community
One of the best ways to engage and collaborate with other students to broaden your network and skillset is to join one of our student organizations.
Journalism and Media Student Organizations
Registered student organizations operate independently of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with some receiving guidance and support from university departments. The university encourages student organizations to promote civil and social awareness, but it does not endorse their activities or viewpoints. To view a full list of registered organizations, visit VOLink.
Membership, leadership, and all events and programming associated with student organizations are open to all students. All student organizations receive equal consideration by the college and the university.
Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE)
APSE is a sports journalism organization focused on providing training and networking opportunities for professional and student sports journalists. Joining an APSE chapter allows students to network with industry professionals and submit work to the national APSE awards contest.
Interested students can contact student chapter faculty advisor Assistant Professor Shannon Scovel (sscovel@utk.edu) and follow the chapter on Instagram.
Kappa Tau Alpha
Kappa Tau Alpha is a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. Membership must be earned by excellence in academic work.
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.
This student chapter meets monthly during the school year with guest speakers to address topics about the current state of journalism aimed at fostering professional development.
Officers
President: Jack Foster
Vice President: Peyton Gravell
Secretary: Kylia Berry
Treasurer: Caroline Mueller
Faculty sponsor: Michael T. Martinez (mmarti82@utk.edu)
National Association of Black Journalists
Founded in 1975, the National Association of Black Journalists is the largest national organization for journalists of color established to foster community and advocate on behalf of Black journalists and media professionals.
The University of Tennessee’s provisional student chapter of NABJ was established by Rilwan Balogun and Lauriel Cleveland in fall 2014.
Interested students can contact student chapter faculty advisors Amber Roessner (aroessne@utk.edu) and Guy Harrison (gharri37@utk.edu) and follow the organization on Instagram.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is an educational and charitable association dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanic students, professionals and educators in the field of journalism.
Faculty sponsor: Michael T. Martinez (mmarti82@utk.edu)
