Follow your passion. Find your people.
Student organizations and campus events connect you beyond studios and classrooms. It’s where you’ll meet new perspectives, test your ideas, and take part in the creative community that surrounds you.
Engagement Opportunities
Explore established clubs or create something new! Students are encouraged to start organizations that reflect their interests and ideas.
- Animation Student Collective
- Art Of Dance
- Battle Games Association
- Black Student Leadership Association
- Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO)
- Comics Collective
- Cult Film Club
- FrankenDesign
- Human Rights Club
- Multicultural Student Association
- Storyteller Society
- Student Government Association
- Student Wellness Association
- Sustainability Collective
- Table Top RPG Club
- Queer Artist Collective
- WE LOVE MINECRAFT!
For example, the Human Rights Club advocates for awareness, action, and dialogue around global and local human rights issues.
Another club, Battle Games Association (BGA), brings students together through live-action roleplay, storytelling, and immersive, game-based experiences.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Take on leadership roles that shape campus life and support your peers.
Club Leadership
As club leaders and organizers, students help plan events, build community, and create spaces for shared interests and creative collaboration. Along the way, they develop valuable skills in leadership, project management, communication, and teamwork.
These experiences help students practice guiding ideas from concept to execution, preparing them to lead creative work in professional environments.
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) is an elected group of students serving significant leadership positions on campus. SGA members can effect change on campus and address the issues and concerns of the student body as a whole. Being an SGA Representative means leaving a legacy and improving the CCAD experience for current and future students.
Signature CCAD Events
From thought-provoking exhibitions to campus traditions, these are the experiences that define life at CCAD.
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New Student Orientation
Orientation is a 1.5-day required event for new first-year and transfer students. It's a comprehensive introduction to our community, its culture, and its people!
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Big Boo
Our annual Halloween party is a raucous good time with food, DJs, and a spirited competition for the most spooktacular costumes.
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Winter Art Fair & Marketplace
A popular campus tradition where students and alumni showcase and sell their original work.
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Connections Career Fair & Networking
This annual event connects students with employers and creative professionals for mentorship, paid opportunities, and credit-eligible internships.
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CCAD Fashion Show
One of Columbus’ most anticipated events, the show features trend-setting clothing lines designed by senior Fashion Design students.
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Chroma: Best of CCAD
This is our exciting annual exhibition of outstanding student work across all majors, selected and curated by CCAD faculty.
Why I Chose CCAD
