AAF - University of Northern Iowa
It’s official: The 2026-27 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) client has been announced by AAF: Rocket Mortgage! Rocket Mortgage are experts in the mortgage industry who believe that home is more than the house you live in – and their mission is to help everyone home. We are excited to get started on this year’s challenge! […]
Three UNI students who worked on a group project in a Digital Customer Experience class won a National Student Gold ADDY for their work at the Admerica national AAF conference in Austin, Texas on Friday, May 29, 2026. Muhammad Khan Niazi (Graphic Design), Breyer Ellison (Sales Management), and Reiter Patzner (Business Administration) accepted the award […]
On Friday, April 17, 2026, a team of advertising students from the University of Northern Iowa competed in the AAF District 9 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Kansas City, MO. The NFL, the 2026 sponsoring client, tasked teams across the country with creating a “bold, emotionally resonant umbrella creative campaign that unifies and elevates […]
Last Friday night at the AAF Cedar Valley awards ceremony for the American Advertising Awards, AAF students from UNI won a total of four ADDY awards for their work in last year’s “Find Your Everything” Campaign for AT&T that placed 9th in the nation in the National Student Advertising Competition. Gold ADDY with Judge’s CitationIntegrated […]
The American Advertising Federation is excited to announce that Lee Beauchamp, President of AAF-UNI and Interactive Digital Studies major at UNI with an Art and Marketing minor has been selected as part of the 2026 Most Promising Students program. “I am honored and thrilled to be a part of this year’s Most Promising Students Program. […]
It’s official: The 2025-26 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) client has been announced by AAF! The NFL, a major professional sports league showcasing the highest level of American football. Last year’s NSAC team took 1st place in the very competitive District 9 and placed the highest nationally in program’s history—9th place! With three returning veterans from […]
On Friday, April 11, 2025, a team of advertising students from UNI took home the top prize at the AAF District 9 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Kansas City, Missouri for their winning campaign for AT&T to promote the brand to Gen Z consumers. The team delivered a perfect pitch for a national promotional […]
Students from AAF-UNI won big last Friday at the 2025 American Advertising Awards in Waterloo, Iowa. Aspects of their 2024 “Save Your Style” campaign for Tide detergent won awards in three different categories – including Student Best Of Show. ? Student Best In Show Gold ADDYSocial Media CampaignTide – “Saved My Style” ⭐ Gold ADDYIntegrated […]
It’s official: The 2025 NSAC client has been announced by AAF! AT&T, one of the oldest global communications brands in the world, will be the sponsor of the 2025 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). The UNI chapter of AAF first participated in NSAC in 2012. This year will be our 14th year of competition. Last […]
On Friday, April 19, the NSAC team from the AAF college chapter at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) won a judge’s citation for “Stand Out Experiential” for their experiential activations that were part of their “Save Your Style” campaign for Tide presented at the AAF District 9 National Student Advertising Competition in Lenexa, Kansas. […]