MIPA J-CATION
BACK TO THE BEACH JULY 31–AUG. 4, 2011 A JOURNALISM WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS
MIPA J-CATION July 31 to Aug. 4, 2011 Michigan State University East Lansing, Mich. Go to www.mipamsu.org/ workshop to register for the workshop and pay by credit card. Like the “Michigan Interscholastic Press Association” fan page on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter: @MIPAMSU
Hi, Everyone! School’s almost out for summer! Just think—June, July and August—home with your parents. While a stay-cation is great, why not give the folks a little break and head to Michigan State University where the surf’s up on the Red Cedar River and high school journalists from all over the country are booking their J-cation. Improve your journalism skills the best way ever—learning from the best instructors anywhere, living the college life on a Big 10 campus and wearing your flip flops! You heard it right. Your flip flops! From Sunday, July 31, until Thursday, Aug. 4, we are going “Back to the Beach.” Book your J-cation now and prepare for the biggest adventure of your summer. You don’t want to miss the fun—the Dairy Store ice cream, the chance to meet new friends— and most of all, the learning. See you July 31. I’ll bet my flip flops are cooler than your flip flops. Ciao! Betsy Pollard Rau Workshop Director
MSU IS AN AWESOME PLACE FOR A WORKSHOP Held on the most beautiful campus in the Midwest (yes, we’re biased), our workshop is the place you’ll want to be this summer. You’ll be able to visit all the cool spots on campus, including the MSU Dairy Store and the International Center, where you’ll find a food court and the MSU Bookstore.
ENJOY THE SMALL CLASS SIZES We keep our classes small so you’ll get all the individual help you need. You’ll learn the latest trends and innovations, plus get motivated and return home ready to make your student media the best it has ever been!
STAYING IN THE DORM IS A BLAST
You’ll live in Shaw Hall while attending the workshop, and you’ll be supervised by workshop personnel. For those wishing to room with a friend, include his or her name on the registration form. Special dietary or housing needs? Let us know ASAP.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 10* Cost for the workshop for everyone is only $385 if you pay in full by June 15, After that the cost is $410, which includes tuition, room, all meals, etc. If you’re from Michigan, the non-MIPA member fee is $450. Please note: All fees must be paid before the workshop begins.
GO TO THE WEB! After we receive your registration, we’ll send you an e-mail to let you know your class. A few weeks before the workshop, go to the website to download the registration packet, which includes registration instructions, maps and other important information. Please make sure to talk with your adviser about supplies before school is out. The supply list can be found at the MIPA website at www.mipamsu.org. Watch for it in early May. Before you leave school, grab copies of your newspaper and yearbook to bring along.
MSU IS EASY TO FIND Maps to MSU are online at www.msu.edu. Non-commuting students are not allowed to have cars on campus; anyone with a car may be sent home. You should be dropped off at the workshop on Sunday and picked up on Thursday at noon. If you’re arriving via train, bus or plane, please make your own arrangements for transportation to and from campus.
COST INCLUDES EVERYTHING We don’t think you’ll find a better workshop value in the Midwest. The registration fee includes three square meals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and breakfast on Thursday; housing; tuition for the course and a T-shirt. Not sure if your school is a member of MIPA? Go to the MIPA website at www. mipamsu.org/membership or call us at (517) 353-6761. If you register after the deadline (July 10), please send in an additional $30. Our workshop fee is competitive; check around.
CHOOSEYOURCLASS
Choose one class for the week. You’ll be an expert by the time you head back home. That’s cool.
NEWSPAPER 9 NEWSPAPER EDITORS
1 INDESIGN • Learn how to use the software • Minimal instruction in design techniques (25% of class time) • No experience needed
2 ADVANCED INDESIGN FOR NEWSPAPER • Learn some advanced features of the software • More instruction in design (50% of class time) • Must have a good working knowledge of InDesign
3 YOU’RE DESIGNING THE NEWSPAPER • Learn advanced design techniques & apply them as you work on pages (80-90% of class time) • Must have a good working knowledge of InDesign • Must have some basic design skills
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WRITING & DESIGNING FOR NEWSPAPER • Learn the basics of strong journalistic writing • Write & lay out at least one story/spread • No experience needed
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FEATURE COVERAGE • Learn to develop a writing style needed for features • Explore Informative profiles, polish basic journalistic writing skills, seek unique angles • Complete a story/design assignment • Should have some basic journalistic writing skills
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OPINION COVERAGE • • • •
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Learn to write columns, bylined opinions & editorials Learn how to express opinions without turning people off Complete a story/design assignment Should have some basic journalistic writing skills
SPORTS COVERAGE • • • •
YEARBOOK All yearbook students will spend evening labs developing their theme with staff from their schools. Faculty will assist students as they work on theme packets so when they leave the workshop at the end of the week, staffers should be ready to cover the story of the year. Students who come to the workshop alone will still participate in the evening theme labs and go home equally prepared. Tell all your friends! Ten minds are better than one!
Learn to develop lively writing style needed for sports Analyze & interpret events & create a list of story ideas Complete a story/design assignment Should have some basic journalistic writing skills
ENTERTAINMENT COVERAGE • Learn to develop a lively writing style needed for entertainment reviews • Write reviews, cover the arts & write columns • Complete a story/design assignment • Should have some basic journalistic writing skills
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Editors will be encouraged to work together to plan for next year Enjoy the perfect opportunity to collaborate & plan Learn to coach writers, determine content & refine design For anyone who has an editor position on the newspaper staff
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• Learn how to use the software • Minimal instruction in design techniques (25% of the time) • No experience needed
10 TAKING YOUR NEWSPAPER TO THE EDGE • Learn cutting edge writing & design • Explore content, concepts and trends • Create ASF (alternative story forms) • Explore ways to make your publication better • Should have a good working knowledge of InDesign • Recommendation: Staff members should take this together so they can work together • Advanced students only—must have above average design & writing skills
16 ADVANCED INDESIGN FOR YEARBOOK • Learn some advanced features of the software • More instruction in design (50% of class time) • Must have a good working knowledge of InDesign
17 THE COMPLETE YEARBOOK • • • •
11 NEWS WRITING FOR NEW MEDIA • • • •
Prepare yourself for the demands of online writing Learn to write news Live tweets & blogging Explore the differences between online & print writing
12 THE BOBBY HAWTHORNE EXPERIENCE • Intense writing experience, breaking some rules but understanding why • Bring two or three examples of your published stories • For seniors, juniors & advanced sophomores • Must have a solid journalistic writing background
13 MONEY MATTERS • Business practices for online or print publications • Ad sales, budgeting & pricing • Ad design • Organizing & motivating sales force
14 ILLUSTRATOR & INFORMATION GRAPHICS • • • •
Explore ways of visualizing information using photos, drawings Learn Adobe Illustrator Must have a good working knowledge of InDesign Must have some basic design skills
INDESIGN
Learn how to write copy, headlines, captions Shoot some photos Design a layout based on a workshop theme A class for staff members
18 ADVANCED YEARBOOK
Video, Online & Photography classes are on the next page. Need some help deciding what class to take? Go online to our class finder: mipamsu. org/workshop.
• Learn ways to strengthen your designs and writing • Learn how to develop a specific section through contemporary coverage • Learn editing & management skills • For section editors & staffers with experience
19 YEARBOOK EDITORS IN CHIEF • • • •
Learn to coach writers and study content & design Will work with other staff members attending the workshop Practice leadership & management skills For editors in chief only
20 TAKING YOUR YEARBOOK TO THE EDGE • • • • •
Concentrate on cutting edge writing & design Explore content/procedural changes Create ASF (alternative story forms) Explore ways to make your publication better Recommendation: Staff members should take this together so they can work together • Advanced students only—must have above average design & writing skills
21 MONEY MATTERS • Business practices for online or print publications • Ad sales, budgeting & pricing • Ad design • Organizing & motivating sales force
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CHOOSEYOURCLASS VIDEO & ONLINE
We hire great teachers who really want you to learn a lot and have a fun week at the same time. And you can wear your flip flops. PHOTOGRAPHY 26 PHOTOJOURNALISM
22 BACKPACK JOURNALISM
• Designed for beginning staff photographers • Learn to effectively cover general student life & news assignments • Learn more about digital operation, photo content & composition & basic electronic flash techniques • Will experience how to shoot & upload images to the computer • Learn basics of digital work flow • Camera requirements: Point & shoot or DSLR digital camera with manual controls
• Work with professional journalists from around the state to cover the workshop, getting fast-paced experience of life in a daily newsroom • Open to graduated seniors or any student with at least one year on a publication staff • Write stories for the web, shoot and edit photos, audio and video • Use Wordpress and other open source tools to create and publish web content • Build communities around content online with social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr
27 IMAGE PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION • Perfect for photo editors & second-year staff who will be shooting & preparing images for press • Emphasizes use of Adobe Photoshop as a digital darkroom for correcting, processing digital camera images for publication • Concentration on tools & techniques commonly used by photo journalists • Will cover resolution, resizing, cropping, b&w tonal correction & color balance for reproduction, dodging/burning techniques, retouching, file formats, scanning • Improve shooting techniques with an emphasis on using digital capture to create great images with strong content & composition, using effective lighting & exposure control • Learn about production workflow, organization, ethics & more • Introduction to Flickr, Picasa, Web galleries, file formats, pdf • Camera requirements: Digital camera with ability to manually control shutter speeds & f-stop/aperture; tripod if available
23 SHORT VIDEO, PODCASTING & SOUNDSLIDES • Learn the basics of editing audio and video • Bring elements together using editing software • Create a news package that covers an event using multiple media forms • Learn to quickly capture footage by yourself, edit it, and upload to the web • Coverage, angles, and recording techniques for basic audio & video
24 VIDEO STORYTELLING • Develop news & feature video packages that tell a story • Practice & improve video & editing skills • Use interviews, creative b-roll & narration in a video package • Use in-depth techniques to capture the subject & captivate an audience • Learn how to upload stories to YouTube, Vimeo, SchoolTube & more
28 ADVANCED PHOTOJOURNALISM
25 FACEBOOK JOURNALISM • Publish and promote your content using social media sites like Facebook • Create a WordPress page to publish stories & multimedia content • Learn how to upload via Flickr, Google Maps, YouTube & more • Optimizing content for YouTube/HD/filesize • Learn uploading & formatting of a variety of media
Can’t decide what class to take? Go online to our class finder: mipamsu.org/workshop. Classes fill up fast! Get your registration in soon! MIPA members! Register by June 15 and pay in full and get $25 off the regular fee!
• For experienced staff photographers • Concentration on in-depth DSLR camera controls & how to get the most from your expensive piece of equipment • Learn to effectively cover specific photographic topics for publication • Practice shooting in challenging situations like classrooms, auditoriums, gyms, football stadiums, dances, etc. • Work on information gathering & how to write strong cutlines/ captions • Learn to shoot for packaging in publications • Camera requirements: Digital SLR with manual shutter & f-stop/ aperture capabilities
29 SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY • Designed for experienced staff photographers • Topics to be covered: sports categories, captioning, sideline behavior, lenses, camera bodies, speeds, Photoshop tweaks & more • Will experience shooting various sporting events & activities • Camera requirements: Digital SLR with manual shutter & f-stop/ aperture capabilities
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REGISTRATION FORM
Workshop dates: July 31–Aug. 4 Arrival: Sunday 2:30–5:30 Registration deadline: July 10 Departure time: Thursday Noon
SIGN UP! Please print very carefully! We don’t want to spell your name wrong on your name tag or other workshop materials! Name City
Home phone (
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Student’s cell phone (
T-shirt size: S M L XL XXL XXXL Circle staff:
Newspaper
State
Yearbook
Age Video
School Adviser’s name
Not on a staff
$450 for non-MIPA member from Michigan AFTER June 15
ZIP
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Grade in fall (or HS Grad)
Please circle: Male Female
Your position on staff next fall School phone (
Adviser’s cell phone (
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$385 for everyone UNTIL JUNE 15 IF PAID IN FULL AT TIME OF REGISTERING $410 for MIPA member or out-of-state resident AFTER June 15
E-mail you use regularly
Address
MAKE PAYMENT:
City
State
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*Choose one roommate. Please try to send in your registrations together if you want to room together. Shaw Hall has rooms with two beds. We will do the best we can to put you with the person you want to be with, but we cannot guarantee this.
NEWSPAPER
YEARBOOK
1 _______ InDesign
15 _______ InDesign
2 _______ Advanced InDesign for Newspaper
16 _______ Advanced Indesign for Yearbook
3 _______ You’re Designing the Newspaper
17 _______ The Complete Yearbook
4 _______ Writing & Designing for Newspaper
18 _______ Advanced Yearbook
5 _______ Feature Coverage
19 _______ Yearbook Editors in Chief
6 _______ Opinion Coverage
20 _______ Taking Your Yearbook to the Edge
7 _______ Sports Coverage
21 _______ Money Matters
8 _______ Entertainment Coverage
VIDEO & ONLINE 22 _______ Backpack Journalism
9 _______ Newspaper Editors 10 _______ Taking Your Newspaper to the Edge
23 _______ Short Video, Podcasting & Soundslides
11 _______ News Writing for New Media
24 _______ Video Storytelling
12 _______ The Bobby Hawthorne Experience
25 _______ Facebook Journalism
13 _______ Money Matters
PHOTOGRAPHY 26 _______ Photojournalism
14 _______ Illustrator and Information Graphics
27 _______ Image Preparation for Publication 28 _______ Advanced Photojournalism 29 _______ Sports Photography
This is important!
Total due
Purchase orders/multiple student checks
Total amount enclosed (You must include at least $40 of the total due to hold your spot. This is a non-refundable deposit. The remaining balance must be paid by July 31.)
Card number:
month / year
Want to do this the easy way? Go to www. mipamsu.org/ workshop to register and pay online!
After receiving your registration, we’ll send you an e-mail, which will direct you to the website in July to download the registration packet. If you do not have Internet access, please call (517) 353-6761, and we’ll mail you a packet.
Students with unpaid balances the day the workshop begins will not be allowed to register on the first day of the workshop.
Expiration date
CHOOSE YOUR CLASS: Place a 1 in the blank to indicate your first choice and a 2 to indicate your second choice. We will make every effort to put you in your first choice, but many of the classes fill up early. We will not process your form if you do not have a second choice.
Registration letter/Packet
$30 late fee if mailed after registration deadline (July 10)
CREDIT CARD: Circle one VISA MC DISC AMEX
Your roommate (1) preference if you have one*
IMPORTANT STUFF:
Name on card
We accept school purchase orders, but money must be received one week prior to the workshop. Sorry, no exceptions. We do not accept registrations over the phone. Schools sending multiple students on a purchase order MUST attach a list of students’ names. Next to each student’s name, put the amount sent in for that particular student. Have your business office attach the check with your PO, if possible. We will send back any we cannot figure out. Keep a copy of this form for your records.
Advisers, this is for you to read
• Please tell your students if your school is a MIPA
member. Check the website at www.mipamsu.org/ membership if you are not sure or e-mail the MIPA office at mipa@msu.edu or call (517) 353-6761. • When copying registration forms for students, please copy both sides of this form AND the policy form. Students need to send all three forms back.
Parents, please read this Address if different from student’s
• Please sign the policy form and the health form, and send them with this registration form. Thanks!
• Please put student’s full name on check memo line. Need more forms? Please make copies of this form, the policy form and the health form, if necessary. You may also go to the website at www.mipamsu.org and download another brochure.
Here’s where to mail forms and fees. Send this registration form, the policy form, and the health form, with check, credit card, money order or PO payable to MIPA.
MIPA Workshop 305 Comm. Arts Bldg. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 Register online! It’s Easy! www.mipamsu.org/workshop
Parents/Teachers: We cannot call the schools during the summer to secure payment. Please make sure that all financial needs are taken care of before you register your child/ student. Please remember payment MUST be made before or on the day the workshop starts. Teachers: Please clearly indicate how much is going to each student’s account when making split payments.
Contact us anytime! Phone: (517) 353-6761 Fax: (517) 355-7710 E-mail: mipa@msu.edu Web: www.mipamsu.org Workshop dates: July 31–Aug. 4 Registration deadline: July 10 Arrival: Sunday 2:30–5:30 Departure time: Thursday at Noon
people don’t get sick this week. But we’d rather be safe than sorry! HEALTH FORM* Most We need to know some stuff. GENERAL INFORMATION
INFORMATION NEEDED ABOUT PARTICIPANT
Your son/daughter will be spending time on the Michigan State University campus July 31 to Aug. 4. We are asking you to complete this form to give an appropriate medical facility permission to treat him/her for minor injury or medical problems. In the event of serious injury or illness, you will be contacted; treatment will proceed before contacting you only if the situation is urgent and does not permit delay.
Date of participant’s last tetanus shot Please specify any special needs, i.e. diet, handicapper accessibility, etc.
If yes, please explain
Participant’s name Birthdate
Month
Day
Year
Parent’s name Parent’s cell (
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Parent e-mail
Is there any chronic problem or illness?
NO YES
Is there any acute illness now present?
NO YES
Has your child been treated recently for some medical problem?
NO YES
Are any medications being taken for treatment of any medical problem?* NO YES
Physician’s name Physician’s phone (
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PLEASE SIGN As the parent or guardian of the child named above, I hereby authorize MIPA Workshop personnel to seek any medical and/or surgical treatment necessary for the care of my child. Mr. Kirk Weber, Workshop Student Director, or another Director, is hereby authorized to incur medical costs necessary to provide medical treatment for said child, for which I shall be fully responsible. I also authorize the medical facility to release any and all information required to complete insurance claims and also authorize insurance payment directly to the medical facility. In a medical emergency, my child will be transported by ambulance. For less serious health treatment, my child will be transported in a vehicle operated by workshop personnel/staff. Parent/Guardian signature
Are there any allergies to medication or local anesthetics?
NO YES
*Refrigeration is available if required for routine medications. These must be presented to Mr. Kirk Weber, Workshop Student Director, at the time of registration. Medications must be in original containers and labeled by the issuing pharmacy. Administration of medication is the responsibility of the camper. MSU personnel or workshop personnel will not administer or supervise administration of any medication. HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION Policyholder’s name and relationship to patient Policyholder’s address Name and address of insurance company For HMO/PHP insurance, list emergency phone number for treatment authorization. (
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Name and address of policyholder’s employer All policy numbers (please identify)
*Please send this in with your policy form and registration form. If you want to fill all of this stuff out online, please go to www.mipamsu.org/workshop. You can register and pay online too!
Please consider attaching to this form a copy of both sides of your current health insurance card.
POLICYFORM*
Let’s make sure we’re on the same page here. You know, expectations, some necessary rules, etc. Parents and students, please sign below.
DEAR STUDENTS AND PARENTS,
CARS ON CAMPUS
WORKSHOP RULES
PARENTS AND STUDENTS:
We know you will have a great experience at the workshop, but we do have some policies we need to enforce in order to make the week enjoyable and safe for everyone and to ensure the success of future workshops.
• No students are to drive to the workshop or be in a car without permission of workshop staff during the workshop unless the student is designated as a commuter. Because no secure parking is available, students with a car on campus may be sent home and no refund will be given.
• You cannot possess or use alcohol, illegal drugs, fireworks or weapons. University policy forbids smoking in university buildings.
Therefore, please go over the following items together and sign below to indicate that you understand and agree to the items on this page. Please send this along with the registration form and the health form. We will need all three in order to process your application.
• Do not damage university or personal property. Parents will be liable for financial restitution.
Please sign below. This form must be signed and returned with your registration form and health form. Please keep a copy for your records.
• If it is necessary to spend the evening away from the residence hall, parents must write out a permission note, and it must be given to Mr. Kirk Weber, Workshop Student Director, or another Director. When students check out and return, they must notify the workshop office.
• Be in the residence hall at 10 p.m. each night and in your room by 11 p.m. You are not permitted to leave your room, the floor or the dorm between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. (unless prior arrangements have been made with workshop personnel).
Parents: I have read this sheet and fully understand and agree to the policies, rules and consequences outlined here.
REFUNDS • Full refund until July 1 minus $40 handling fee. You may receive a 50 percent refund after July 1. We’re sorry, but people who register, do not cancel and do not appear at the workshop will not receive a refund.
• If a student is commuting, there is a parking fee of $10 that must be paid with the registration fee. MSU or MIPA cannot be responsible for any damages to vehicle or for any tickets a student may receive because of wrongful parking. LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS
• Students who are sent home from the workshop for disciplinary reasons will not receive a refund. Students who choose to leave the workshop early for any reason will not receive a refund.
The workshop or university will not be held responsible for lost or stolen items, such as cameras, cell phones, iPods, computers, etc. Please make sure you have adequate insurance coverage.
PAYMENT
PERMISSION TO RIDE IN A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY WORKSHOP STAFF
• Do not enter into the residential area of the opposite sex. • Do not create excessive noise or horseplay, including removal of screens from windows or throwing items from the windows. • Attend all workshop activities, including classes and evening sessions. • Do not drive a vehicle to the workshop. • This list is not all-inclusive. CONSEQUENCES
• Workshop fees must be paid in full before we allow students to check in on Sunday. If the school is paying for part or all of the tuition, it must be paid in full before we will allow a student to check in. Students—Please verify payment with your adviser and/or school office before coming to the workshop. We will not allow ANY student to check in with unpaid tuition for ANY reason. Students who owe a balance at registration must pay by cash, money order or cashier’s check. Sorry, we will not accept a personal check at registration.
• Your son or daughter may be riding in a vehicle if he or she is in an off-campus class or needs a ride to the on-campus health facility, etc. Please understand there are risks inherent in any activity. We need you to assume the risks and accept the consequences involved in your child’s participation in the program.
• Students who register for the workshop after the July 10 deadline MUST pay by money order, credit card or cashier’s check and pay a $30 late fee.
• MSU or workshop personnel will not transport your child to a medical facility in an emergency. An ambulance will be called if your child needs emergency transportation. Workshop personnel will accompany your child.
• Bounced checks will be assessed a $30 service fee and the student will be removed from registration until a credit card payment, money order or cashier’s check for the amount of the workshop plus the service fee has been received. If the original course the student signed up for has been filled when the replacement fees arrive, the student will need to make another selection.
• Do not harass other workshop participants or staff.
• Any vehicle your child would be in will be operated by workshop instructors/staff or a professional bus driver.
• The above constitute violations of the workshop rules, and workshop personnel will have the option to remove the student from the workshop. If a student is dismissed from the workshop, parents will be called to come pick up their child immediately. A letter to parents and/or school advisers may follow disciplinary action. • Violation of federal and/or state laws will result in immediate dismissal from the program.
*Please send this in with your health and registration forms.
• By signing at the bottom of this form, you will release Michigan State University, its Board of Trustees, employees, workshop personnel, volunteers and students from any and all costs, claims, injury or illness resulting from your child’s participation in the program. You are advised to consult your own health and auto insurance carriers in case of injury.
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Parent or Guardian signature Students: I will abide by the policies and rules of the workshop. Student signature Student’s printed name
MIPA J-CATION SUPPLY LIST: Want to know what to bring on your J-cation? ? Visit the MIPA website in May for general and class lists.
Interested in a SCHOLARSHIP? We have a few available. Visit the MIPA website for application materials and criteria in early April. AFTER YOU REGISTER, go to the website to get the registration packet available online in late May. Like the “Michigan Interscholastic Press Association” fan page on FACEBOOK. Check there for UPDATES and fun announcements.
If you register by June 15 and pay in full, you’ll get $25 off the regular fee! Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Summer Journalism Workshop School of Journalism 305 Communication Arts & Sciences Bldg. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
MIPA SUMMER JOURNALISM WORKSHOP BRING YOUR FLIP FLOPS JULY 31–AUG. 4, 2011 REGISTER/PAY ONLINE AT WWW.MIPAMSU.ORG/WORKSHOP
ADVISERS: Visit the workshop on Tuesday, Aug 2, on Adviser Day. For details and how to register, go to the MIPA website in late April. Got a QUESTION? E-mail us at mipa@msu.edu.