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Welcome to the Oklahoma State AWC Web site!

WHO WE ARE

The Association for Women in Communications is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leaderships and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.

The Oklahoma State AWC chapter is devoted to creating opportunities for students interested in the field of communications. Those opportunities include networking with professionals with established careers in the fields of print and broadcast journalism, television and radio production, film, advertising, public relations, marketing and multimedia production. In addition, professional development opportunities are offered t students through coordination of events, such as the JB Communications Networking Expo. These interactions help prepare young professionals for future challenges and opportunities in their prospective career fields, while empowering them to become changes agents.

OSU AWC works closely with the professional chapters of AWC in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Theses relationships provide our members with connections, advice, and information on internships, interviews, job etiquette, job shadowing and much more; all of which help our members succeed in their career endeavors. We also strive to stay in communication with our graduates who are building careers in the field; visit our Alumni Page to see where our graduates are now.

If you are interested in joining AWC, please visit our Contact page where you can download an application.
If you have questions, please email our adviser, Bobbi Kay Lewis at bobbikay.lewis@okstate.edu.You can also contact one of our officers who are listed on the Exec page.


HISTORY OF AWC

The Association for Women in Communications is the one organization that recognizes the complex relationships that exist across communications disciplines. Modern communicators must demonstrate competence in varied disciplines and be able to network and make career moves across the broad spectrum of communications fields.


The Association for Women in Communications is celebrating its 100th year! The organization was founded in 1909 by seven female students from the University of Washington. Originally known as Theta Sigma Pi, AWC has been a major contributor to causes such as the Equal Rights Amendment and the Civil Rights Acts.

With a commitment to education, AWC has founded the Matrix Foundation that provides funding for educational research and publication. The organization also provides funding for several scholarship programs. For more information on the National Organization of AWC, visit www.womcom.org.