BALL STATE JOURNALISM WORKSHOPS :: STUDENT WORKSHOPS

Question: Why should I come to the Journalism Workshops at
Ball State?

Answer: Because at Ball State, you'll find the best summer workshops faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. Plus, you'll have fun! Here are some more reasons in case you aren't convinced:

• Our workshop classes are held in the same state-of-the-art journalism and communications buildings where regular college courses are taught.

• Our classrooms are equipped with teacher computer stations, LCD projectors and are air-conditioned.

• Students receive personal usernames and passwords to access Ball State’s campus-wide wireless network, which was ranked the nation’s No. 1 best wireless campus by Intel.

• Students will be taught by some of the country’s most notable award-winning publication advisers.

• Students can participate in class competitions and recreation that promote team-building and bonding.

Want to know what happened during our 2007 workshops?

We recruited the best high school student journalists from around the country to be part of our Crossroads staff. These students produced Crossroads magazine, the official publication of the journalism workshops.

If you'd like to learn more about the workshops and see what happened during summer 2007, e-mail us with your name and address and we'd be glad to send you a copy of Crossroads. Or, you can click here to check out the Crossroads blog.

Student workshops

The Ball State Journalism Workshops have undergone some major changes over the last couple of years that include a wider array of course offerings, specialty sessions, social activities and staff meetings.

Attending our workshops could be one of the best decisions you've made in your journalistic career. Not only will you gain insight and experience in a specific area of journalism, but you'll also be taught by some of the country's most talented and award-winning publications advisers and journalists.

DN Experience Deadline Extended! Want to get a jump start on working for college media? That's exactly what students will get during the Daily News Experience. You'll spend a week working as staff members of the nationally award-winning Ball State Daily News. You'll cover the campus and community news. And at the end of the week, you'll publish a real issue of the newspaper. This is a competitive program open only to high school juniors and seniors. Applications for the Daily News Experience are due by June 1, 2008. Download a copy of the workshops registration packet for more information about the Daily News Experience.

Workshop dates:
Five-Day "Cardinal Boot Camp" workshop: July 20-24
Daily News Experience: July 20 - 24
On The Ball staff workshop: July 25-27

Download the summer 2008 workshops information and registration packet.

Already registered for the workshops? Then you should receive information from us very soon in the mail and through e-mail. You can also click here take a look at our registered student page for answers to frequently asked questions and other information.