{"id":3507,"date":"2012-10-25T09:12:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T14:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/?page_id=3507"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:39:51","slug":"join-aiga-student-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/join-aiga-student-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Join AIGA Student Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AIGA, our student-run chapter of the national organization, connects students with mentors, fellow student designers, and industry leaders to foster professional growth. Our chapter hosts events, workshops, and site visits that allow students to learn from experienced designers and stay updated on industry trends, while also building valuable connections within the design community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of Joining<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><em>Interested in joining AIGA? I don&#8217;t blame you<\/em><em>. Here are several benefits in becoming a member:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Event discounts<\/li>\n<li>Member portfolio&#8217;s through Behance<\/li>\n<li>Design jobs &amp; internship opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Group trips Austin and Dallas for incredible graphic design studio visits<\/li>\n<li>Being a member is important for your resume<\/li>\n<li><em>For a full list of benefits, click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiga.org\/benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><strong>Join Today!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Join:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>Know for sure you want to join the AIGA ACU Student Group Austin Chapter? Of course you do! <strong>It will cost $50 a year<\/strong> and you will pay with a credit card through the process below.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>When you register to be a member join the\u00a0<strong>Austin Texas AIGA chapter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Make\u00a0sure you select\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Student&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0for your orientation then select\u00a0<strong>&#8220;ACU&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0for your school<\/li>\n<li>If ACU is not listed select\u00a0<strong>&#8220;no school&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After you register (Step 5) please\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/acu.edu\/spreadsheet\/viewform?formkey=dEdFbk1ycUVsRDF5ZEx4b2l4ZGFqdmc6MQ#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complete this short form<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to join ACU&#8217;s membership email list<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/my.aiga.org\/vango\/Core\/createaccount.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to continue to AIGA&#8217;s registration page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS\u00a0 AIGA, our student-run chapter of the national organization, connects students with mentors, fellow student designers, and industry leaders to foster professional growth. Our chapter hosts events, workshops, and site visits that allow students to learn from experienced designers and stay updated on industry trends, while also building valuable connections within [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4780,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3507","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3507"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10856,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3507\/revisions\/10856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/artanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}