Your board is so excited to bring you J-Day 2017!

Save the date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017

J-Day has so much to offer you and your students this spring!

Details will be shared as they become finalized so keep your eyes open. After hearing from a few of you, we couldn’t resist a sneak peek:

• A streamlined registration system.
• Preshow with a staff photo slideshow, vendors to visit and games to play. Come early!
• A keynote speaker with more than 20 years in the journalism business sharing his experiences as a young journalist.
• Several vendors will be in the lobby area to meet with advisers and students. You can see what they have to offer, ask questions and more.
• Four class blocks offering more than 30 sessions ranging from yearbook to newspaper/magazine to broadcast, photography, current events, trending topics and more.
• At members’ request, advisers are invited to a short MIPA member update meeting. There are also more adviser sessions, including a roundtable where advisers can share challenges, best practices and favorite lessons, plus talk with the keynote speaker.
• Write Offs and the Photo Shoot Off will be running with some revisions.
• An awards ceremony honoring the Challenge and Photo of the Month winners, Student Journalist of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year and more. There’s a new award this year for new advisers too! (soon to be launched)
• In addition, we will celebrate the All-Missouri award winners on stage, and have other certificates earned ready to be picked up after the ceremony.

This is a valuable educational and celebratory day for your journalism students! We hope your publication staffs are able to join us at Jesse Hall and the MU School of Journalism in March!

Please send any questions to [email protected].