Adviser Update Spring 2016 | Page 50

T EXAS ILPC Summer Workshop June 24-26 at University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. This three-day intensive workshop helps prepare students and advisers for the upcoming school year. We have yearbook, newspaper, photography and broadcast classes. Application Deadline: June 6 Cost: $225 and up Contact: Jeanne Acton, Journalism director, University Interscholastic League, University of Texas at Austin [phone] [email protected] MediaMania Summer Journalism Workshop July 27-29 at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Yearbook, newspaper, photojournalism, Adobe CC classes, advance and beginners, with cover artist and mentoring sessions available at no additional cost. Application Deadline: June 1 Cost to participants: $300/person, after June 1 add $75/person Building Global Citizens Contact: Cheryl Chrisman, Director, North Texas Balfour Taylor Office [phone] [email protected] Mayborn School of Journalism Multimedia High School Workshop July 22-28 at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Weeklong multimedia reporting on assigned events pertaining to the workshop topic. Fifteen to 20 high school students are involved in print, broadcast and social media, under the supervision of the workshop director and 3 counselors. The work produced is uploaded to a WordPress site. Application Deadline: April 15 Costs: Free Contact: David Tracy [phone] [email protected] edu JOURNALISM IN JULY Journalism in July at the University of Texas El Paso is a one-week intensive multimedia journalism workshop July 10-17 for 20 El Paso-Ciudad Juarez metropolex high school students sponsored by the Dow Jones News Fund. The one week residential oncampus workshop includes bilingual workshops and skills straining by local area media parofessionals and journalism professors. Students visit local English and Spanish media outlets and produce their own digital news site. Application deadline: April 8 Cost: none Contact: Dr. Zita Arocha, workshop director [phone] [email protected] U TAH Utah High School Journalism Boot Camp, August 10-12 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah is a hands-on workshop is three days of hard-core journalism. The Boot Camp will provide workshops on Data Journalism, GRAMA Requests, Interviewing Techniques, Ethics, Journalism Basics and much more. Instruction will be provided by professors and college journalists, with plenty of one-on-one help. The University of Utah, Utah State University and Weber State University partner in this one-of-akind, residential experience. Application Deadline: August 2 Cost: $150, scholarships available Contact: Jean Norman, Adviser | The Signpost [phone] [email protected] jCamp V IRGINIA jCamp June 26-30 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. Join us in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia June 26-30 for our 9th annual jCamp. Students will join specific strands, but will work in teams to do actual reporting and coverage during the camp. Application Deadline: June 1 Cost: $475 by May 1, $525 by June 1 Contact: Valerie Kibler, Camp Director [email protected] W ASHINGTON D.C. Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) JCamp August 1-6 at George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs in Washington D.C. JCamp is a six-day intensive, multicultural journalism training for high school students. Students learn from professional journalists and get hands-on training in writing, photography, television and radio broadcasting, online media and reporting. Sessions and workshops are led by experienced journalists from top media companies. JCamp is an all-expenses-paid program with travel, meals and lodging covered by AAJA’s partners. Application Deadline: March 13 Cost: none Contact: Justin Seiter, Program Associate Asian American Journalists Association [phone] ext 107 [email protected]