Resources

Connecting with professional organizations, associations, and resources is a great way to understand a target career field, key players, and career opportunities. Many professional organizations and associations feature specific memberships and resources for students, and plus job boards. Below is a sample list of professional organizations and associations that may be of interest to you!

Government & Human Services

Federal Government

• Partnership for Public Service
• National Federation of Federal Employees
• National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives (NAHFE)
• Federal Employee Association (FEA)
• American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council(ACT-IAC)
• The Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM)

State and Local Government

• International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• National Association of Counties (NaCo)
• Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)
• National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)
• State Government Affairs Council (SGAC)

For Specific Roles

• Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
• International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR)
• National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
• Association for Talent Development (ATD)
• Federal Managers Association
• Senior Executives Association (SEA)
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
• American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA)
• National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
• National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
• Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP)

All Levels of Government

• National Association of Government Employees (NAGE)
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
• Young Government Leaders (YGL)
• American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
• American Student Government Association (ASGA)

Multicultural Associations

• Blacks in Government (BIG)
• Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE)
• Federally Employed Women (FEW)
• Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC)

Law Enforcement

• International Association of Chiefs of Police
• National Sheriffs’ Association
• Fraternal Order of Police
• The United Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
• National Association of Police Organizations
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
• Federal Criminal Investigators Association
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
• International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts
• International Association for Identification
• International Crime Scene Investigator’s Association
• The Young Forensic Scientists Forum
• The National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
• The National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement
• International Association of Women Police
• Same Shield
• Women in Federal Law Enforcement
• Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement
• National Asian Peace Officers’ Association
• National Black Police Association
• National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
• National Latino Peace Officers Association
• California Narcotic Officers’ Association
• American Criminal Justice Association
• National Criminal Justice Honor Society

Related Student Group

Getting involved with student groups here on campus is a great way to network with your peers, build professional skills, enhance your leadership abilities, learn more about your target career field, and have fun! Below is a list of some student organizations that you can join.