Collegiate Institutional Members - Society of Professional Journalists

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Become a Collegiate
Institutional Member

Becoming a Collegiate Institutional Member in SPJ is one of the easiest ways your school can demonstrate to students (and parents) its commitment to producing the best journalists possible. Furthermore, it will help expose your students to the nation’s largest and most broad-based membership organization for journalists — augmenting their experience and journalism education.

Meet our existing members

The Society of Professional Journalists would like to thank the following schools for their support and commitment to SPJ and journalism. Click on each school's name to visit its journalism program. Links open in new window.

– Drake University
– Five Towns College
– Stockton University

For just $400 a year, your school can join SPJ as a Collegiate Institutional Member and receive the following benefits:

– Your name on the SPJ.org Collegiate Institutional Membership page that links to your school’s website (see below).

– A subscription to Quill magazine.

– A $5 discount on individual memberships for students and professionals from your school. This benefit will help you in building and growing a chapter on your campus.

– A complimentary entry in the prestigious SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, which honors the best in student journalism from across the country.

– An SPJ Code of Ethics poster and several bookmark-size copies of the Code to distribute as you see fit.

– A complimentary convention registration to the SPJ national convention (a savings of nearly $200).

Download an application today, and show your commitment to journalism and your students.

For more information about becoming a Collegiate Institutional Member, please email the SPJ membership team.