Who:

Northeastern Wisconsin Scholastic Press Association (NEWSPA), an organization for the educational advancement of high school journalism students, and the Department of Journalism at UW-Oshkosh.

What:

Annual conference with nearly 50 sessions on writing, photography, media convergence, and more.

When:

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Where:

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the Reeve Memorial Union and in the Department of Journalism.

Why:

Minority students who work on a high school publication or are simply interested in journalism are welcome to participate. Until funds re depleted, a diversity grant will pay the registration fee for two minority students who are American Indian or Alaska native, African-American, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic from each school. The grant will also pay for one minority adviser from each school.

How to participate:

Please fill out a registration form for each minority student and adviser. You can download the conference registration materials by clicking on the conference link. For more information, contact Barbara Benish, Executive Secretary of NEWSPA at benish@uwosh.edu or call 920-424-7145.