Want to earn one credit?

• Be a deejay
• Announce sporting events
• Anchor TV news
• Write for the newspaper
• Write for the magazine
• Make a movie
• Work on the yearbook
• Be a talkshow host
• Produce a TV show
• Create a Web site

'04-'06 Trips


Faculty and students at Ellis Island during trip to New York International Film Festival

College Editors Conference: August, 2004
Athens, Georgia

West Point SCUSA Conference: November 10-14
West Point, New York

College Media Advisers Conference: November 3-7
Nashville, Tennessee

Georgia Collegiate Press Association: Spring 2005
Macon, Georgia

National Association of Broadcasters Conference: April 14-21, 2005
Las Vegas, Nevada

Eligibility

Trip Criteria

To qualify for participation in a mass communications sponsored trip, students must meet the following criteria:

-Be a full-time student at the college
-Be a mass communications major or minor
-Maintain a 2.5 G.P.A. or higher
-Demonstrate significant contribution to the department
-Be approved by the entire mass communications faculty
-Provide an essay explaining how they would benefit from the trip and substantiate department contribution
-Agree to produce a follow-up project after the trip is concluded that communicates information to other students

The Student Leadership Council indicated that character was to be considered most important in the selection of candidates. Character attributes determined to be most important include:

- Consistency
-Leadership
-Positive attitude
-Team player- gets along well with others
-Fulfills responsibilities to the department in a timely manner
Seniority

In most cases, students will be eligible for one trip per year. All trip expenses are paid for by the department.

Past Trips

	College Media Advisers Conference Orlando, Florida Fall 2003
	National Association of Broadcasters Conference Las Vegas, Nevada Spring 2004
	Dr. Van Cantfort takes students to College Media Adviser's Conference in New York City Spring 2004