Networking is an invaluable tool which will help you learn more about your chosen field, and will also allow you to meet others who are currently active in the field. Below you will find links to a variety of professional associations in many different fields. Associations such as these typically offer significantly discounted rates for current students. If you are interested in joining or participating in a meeting of one of these organizations, and would like more information please contact the OCCS at 440-646-8322. If you are a member of an organization which you do not see listed here please send an email with the name of the organization and a link to their webpage to occs@ursuline.edu.
African American Studies
National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates
Art
National Association of Independent Artists
The American Institute of Graphic Arts
The American Association of Museums
American Art Therapy Association
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science
American Institute of Biological Sciences
American Institue of Chemists
American Institute of Physics
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation
Business
American Management Association
American Business Women's Association
Beachwood Chapter of the American Business Women's Association
The Cleveland Professional 20-30 Club
American Marketing Association
American Society for Training and Development
Commercial Development and Marketing Association
International Association of Business Communicators
National Association of Sales Professionals
Society for Human Resource Management
Education
Association of Teacher Educators
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Education Association
English
National Council for the Teaching of English
Modern Language Association
National Endowment for the Humanities
Fashion
Fashion Group International
Historic Preservation
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
National Trust for Historic Preservation
History
The American Historical Association
Interior Design
American Society of Interior Designers
Management Information Systems
Association of Information Technology Professionals
Women in Technology
Northeast Ohio Software Association
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Math
Association for Women in Mathematics
American Mathematical Association
Nursing
American Acadamy of Nurse Practitioners
American Assembly for Men in Nursing
American Nurses Association
Midwest Nursing Research Society
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
National Black Nurses Association
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Student Nurses Association
Nursing Program
Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
Ohio Board of Nursing
Ohio Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau International
Philosophy
American Catholic Philosophical Organization
American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Practitioners Association
Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Political Science
Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists
American Political Science Association
American Society for Public Administration
American Association of Political Consultants
Psychology
American Counseling Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Public Relations
Public Relations Society of America
Social Work
National Association of Social Workers
Sociology
American Sociological Association
