We Want You!
Austin AMA gives you many opportunities to expand your knowledge, expertise, develop skills, grow your career, your business and give back to the community. Whether you're looking to break into a new industry, move up in your current role or take your business to the next level, Austin AMA can help you achieve the growth you're seeking.
AMA Membership Benefits
There are many reasons to join the Austin chapter of the American Marketing Association...
- Connect with more than 300 professional members and over 100 student members in Austin. Plus over 38,000 members in the U.S. and Canada
- Learn about effective marketing strategies, new trends and update your skills by attending local events, workshops, seminars and national Webcasts and conferences
- Access to the latest marketing jobs from both our Austin and National AMA Job Bank
- Get full access to members-only marketing information including publications, case studies, articles and reports
Hurry and join Austin AMA today!
To learn more about membership, contact our Co-VPs of Membership, Tasya Mallam and Christi Smith, via membership@austinama.org or at www.marketingpower.com/content473.php.
Collegiate Chapters
Austin AMA is proud of the three collegiate chapters in its area: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University and St. Edward's University. Boasting one of the largest AMA collegiate programs in the country, Austin AMA provides students access to materials and contacts that will help them kickstart their careers in marketing.
Student marketers who opt to join the professional chapter for only $5 more per year can benefit from:
- Reduced pricing for professional chapter events
- Presentations, newsletters and other sources of marketing information
- Networking opportunities with fellow marketing students
- Access to marketing professionals across Austin
- Participation in Austin AMA Mentor Week
- Annual $1,000 scholarships for one student in each collegiate chapter
To learn more about the events and activities of each collegiate chapter, please visit:
University of Texas at Austin: www.amaut.org
Texas State University: www.business.txstate.edu/ama
St. Edwards University: http://seu.ama.googlepages.com/home
To learn more about Austin AMA's collegiate relations program, contact Amanda Koellhofer, Vice President of Collegiate Relations, at collegiate_relations@austinama.org.
Mentor Week
Each year, approximately 50 students are paired with AMA professional chapter members for a mentoring opportunity. This opportunity has proven invaluable for both the professional members and the students. Stay tuned for more details about Mentor Week in Spring 2008!
Scholarships
The Spring 2007 Collegiate Scholarship Program is closed. Winners will be notified via email by April 2nd and honored at the April Luncheon.
Please check back for the Fall 2007 Scholarship, where we will continue to award students based on achievements in academics and extra curricular activities and on their demonstration of enthusiasm and excitement for the marketing profession.
If you have any questions regarding the Collegiate Relations program, please contact Amanda Koellhofer, Vice President of Collegiate Relations, at collegiate_relations@austinama.org.
Sponsorships
Looking for a great way to tap into a sea of promising marketing professionals? Contact Jennifer McSwain at sponsorships@austinama.org to learn about sponsorship opportunities for Austin AMA's Scholarship Program.