UPCOMING EVENTS

 

                               AAF

***** The Nittany Group's core and extended team has already been selected for 2007-2008.  But please come back next year to apply for 2008-2009! *****

Application Process for the Nittany Group Advertising Team

Students interested in participating on Penn State's team for the AAF National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) must be paid members of Penn State's AdClub and enrolled students in the university.  Once selected our team will begin to meet regularly in the fall to research this year's product/service, AOL, and its competition, identify potential problem areas and devise a completely integrated communications campaign that will be pitched before a panel of judges at the district competition in April 2008.

A) Nittany Group Class  (the Core Team):

Students selected to the Nittany Group Core Team will be automatically enrolled in COMM 497C to earn 3.0 COMM elective credits during the Spring term and will be graded on their performance and participation. Though the class will not be held until the Spring Term all students selected to the Core Team will be required to begin meeting as a team soon after the official selections are made in September in order to develop strategic research for the product and begin account planning. NOTE: COMM 497C is currently scheduled for Tuesdays 6:30-9:30 in the Spring. Students selected to the Core Team MUST be able to attend all class meetings in the Spring.

To be considered for the Nittany Group class, or Core Team, submit the following:

  • One page letter detailing your interest, background and why you should be selected for the Core team

  • List of Completed Courses by the end of Fall term 2007 (Dec 2007)

  • Resume

DUE by Friday September 14 by 5:00pm.
 Submit materials to Ken Yednock in room 119 Carnegie

B) Nittany Group Extended Team:

To be considered for the Nittany Group Extended Team submit the same items. 

DUE by Monday October 1 by 5:00pm.
Submit materials to Ken Yednock in room 119 Carnegie

Important Dates:

  • AAF Student Conference @ AOL HQ in Washington DC
    Thursday, Oct. 18 and Friday, Oct.19 (two-day event)
    Further details will be announced soon.

  • AAF Plans Books DUE to AAF in Washington DC
    Saturday, March. 29

  • AAF Presentation Send-Off Party
    April TBD
    Come watch all the hard work the AAF Team members have put into this year's campaign for AOL in their final dress rehearsal before heading off to the District Competition in DC.

  • AAF Competition in TBD
    April TBD
    Travel with the Nittany Group AAF Team to the District Competition to see competing schools' campaigns while cheering on PSU to win.

AAF Scholarships

  • AAF Outstanding Minority Student applications due at AAF by Oct. 29, 2007.  See Ken Yednock for more details.

For more information about AAF, click here.
For more information about AAF's NSAC, click here.
 

  
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Created May 22, 2007 │ Updated May 5, 2008