Join NSAC!

This year, our team will be creating a marketing communications campaign for: JC Penny


To join, fill out an application and place it in the envelope outside of COM 219B by Thursday, September 9 at 5 pm Good luck!


If you have any application-related questions, contact NSAC Executive Director Carol Issa.

An Overview Of NSAC

NSAC stands for the National Student Advertising Competition. The American Advertising Federation (AAF) organizes the competition for colleges across the country.

Each year, BU’s NSAC team competes to create an advertising campaign for a specific client. The winning school from the regional competition continues on to nationals and presents with the top teams selected from over 150 schools. Components from the winning campaign at the NSAC Conference may even be implemented by the client.

A Brief NSAC History

Click on a year to learn more.

2010-2011 JCPENNY BU’s seventh entry into NSAC.

2009-2010 STATE FARM BU placed 1st at regionals and 5th at nationals in Orlando, FL with a campaign for State Farm Auto and Renter insurance.

2008-2009 THE CENTURY COUNCIL The team placed 3rd at regionals with a memorable public service campaign for Century Council, helping to combat overconsumption of alcohol by college students.

2007-2008 AOL INSTANT MESSENGER BU came in a close 2nd place at the regional competition with an integrated campaign for AOL Instant Messenger.

2006-2007 COCA-COLA BU placed 4th in the region with a refreshing campaign for Coca-Cola.

2005-2006 POSTAL VAULT The team prepared a campaign for Postal Vault, a locking mailbox manufacturer.

2004-2005 YAHOO! The team prepared a campaign for Yahoo!.