Mass  Communications majors may join the Mass Communications Student Association, the Savannah State University Chapter of  the National Association of Black Journalists, the staffs of the Tiger’s Roar and the Tiger’s Roar Online, the staff of Estuary, the university’s literary magazine,  or  volunteer at the university’s 6000-watt educational radio station, WHCJ-FM 90.3.  The university has more than 60 student organizations that are available for extra-curricular activities and opportunities, including sororities and fraternities.

The department also sponsors the annual Southern Regional Press Institute, a two-day mass media conference that provides training and career preparation for future media professionals.