Dues: $0 Complimentary Membership
Requirements: open to any faculty members of an accredited college or university who serves as the official advisor to a chartered and active collegiate AWC chapter. Faculty Advisor members must meet the other guidelines for AWC Professional membership.
Memberships are available in local chapters in many cities. Additional dues apply. For more information, go to the AWC Professional Chapters List.
Benefits of Belonging
Just For You
- Membership pin
- Professional Membership certificate
- Faculty Advisor certificate
- Professional Membership card
- AWC branded credit card (if qualified)
Access (online)
- Members Only sections of AWC Web site
- National Online Directory
- Job/Salary Survey data access
- InterCom monthly newsletter
- Communiqué bi-monthly newsletter
- Career Center
- Leadership materials
- Trend Survey results postings
Via Email
- AWC Infoflash periodic email announcements
- Quick response to inquiries to AWC Headquarters
- Online renewal notice and processing
- Opportunity to participate in choice of one AWC Faculty Advisors listserve plus one additional listserve
Taking a Stand
- Literacy (in cooperation with Laubach Literacy)
- First Amendment and Freedom of Information
- Gender equity in the communications workplace
- Recognizing the accomplishments of women in communications
Opportunities
- Participation in a growing online and personal network of communicators
- Membership in an AWClocal professional chapter (dues apply)
- Inclusion in National Online Directory
- Priority for inclusion of articles in AWC publications
- Priority highlighting of member published books in AWC online bookstore
- Option of running for election to the AWC Board of Directors or serving as an officer of a local chapter
- Authorized purchase of AWC logo merchandise
- Right to display special AWC member logo on business cards
- Participation in AWC trend surveys
- Vote in AWC board elections
- Recognition possibilities at local and national level
Discounts
- Clarion Awards competition
- Annual Professional Conference registration
- Hotels
- Rental Cars
- Office Supplies
- Professional Publications
- Electronic news release service
