Sessions University of Iowa Summer Journalism Workshops
July 22-26, 2012
Course descriptions & registration materials Featuring a new course for 2012! (details pages 2-3)
Workshops
Spend five days
learning from our qualified instructors and improving your skills. We offer 11 different media workshops to suit your interests. Students attend classes in the University of Iowa’s state-ofthe-art facilities, and have a chance to interact with other high school journalists from across the country. All photos taken by Iowa Summer Journalism Workshops photojournalism students.
Workshops available for 2012 The Complete 5-Day Journalism Workout For incoming high school newspaper and yearbook students – or students looking to make “The Leap” – this workshop introduces students to reporting, writing and AP Style; basic page and graphic design using InDesign; digital photography and Photoshop; broadcasting; and online journalism. This is the workshop to make you stand out in your newsroom, especially if you have designs on one day becoming editor-in-chief of your newspaper, news website or yearbook. Instructors: Timm Pilcher, CJE, Hoover HS (Iowa), and Kelly Zwagerman, Faribault HS (Minn.)
Adventure Journalism Go behind the scenes at a Big Ten football stadium. Immerse yourself in one of the world’s greatest literary communities. See the world and report your experiences. This innovative workshop removes students from the classroom and turns them into mobile, tech-savvy journalists. Don’t just cover what others are doing, experience it. Students will complete their reporting using provided mobile devices and in the classroom. Instruction includes the basics of posting on Wordpress using an online content management system and other resources. Instructors: Jonathan Rogers, MJE, City High School (Iowa), and Jarrin Williams, Hopkins High School (Minn.)
News Writers
Newspaper Section Editors
This intensive workshop – which includes critiques from professional journalists – teaches and encourages writers to think in new ways. Find and tell stories from hard news to feature profiles. Expect to write a lot during the week, learn how to edit yourself, and experience the power of revision. Discover various story forms and how to use them to your advantage. Instructor: Reginald Ragland, CJE, JEA Director in Washington D.C.
Moving from reporter to section editor is a natural step, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Uncover the tools for brainstorming story ideas. Learn how to tap into the culture of high school to generate stories everyone will be talking about. Learn new techniques for editing a reporter’s stories. Acquire basic skills to enhance design technique. This workshop is ideal for section editors eager to hit the ground running when school begins in the fall. Instructor: Steve Lyle, CJE, Davenport West HS (Iowa), and Ben Graeber, Des Moines East HS (Iowa)
Editors-in-Chief Editorial leadership starts with you. As the cliché goes, you will get too much credit for your paper’s success, and too much blame for its struggles. Use this intensive workshop – one of our most popular – to discover strategies to tackle the following topics: editorial leadership, policies and procedures, staff issues, news judgment, diversity, online journalism and design. If you’re looking to be the leader who commands the school’s respect, we invite you to join us. Instructor: Stan Zoller, MJE, Rolling Meadows HS (Ill.)
Yearbook Every year and every book comes with its own challenges. From traditional favorites such as senior pictures to exciting new center spreads and book openings, there’s a lot with which to keep up. You’ll spend an intense week learning what you need to create a clean, inventive, memorable yearbook. Topics include: staff strategies, story ideas, ladder diagrams, themes, design and layout, and advertising techniques. Instructors: Ginny Ordman, Iowa City West HS (Iowa)
Broadcast What goes into the making of a broadcast? From brainstorming ideas, to script writing, to framing your shot, to on-air presence, broadcast journalism is an intricate blend of technological and journalistic skill. Using the state-of-the-art broadcast facilities of Daily Iowan TV, students will produce broadcast pieces and leave with a new understanding of broadcast journalism, not to mention broadcast clips to add to their portfolio. Instructors: Cliff Brockman, broadcast instructor, Wartburg College, and Terrence Thames, Advanced Media Productions
Photojournalism Be prepared to shoot a lot during this intense week of photojournalism instruction. Our most seasoned team of instructors will lead you through techniques to marry good photography with good journalism. Learn what separates good picture taking from exceptional photojournalism. Get hands-on computer experience using Photoshop. Instructors: Miranda Meyer and Kirk Murray, The University of Iowa
Advanced Graphic Design Our most popular workshop, designed for those looking to take the next step in page design using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, has been described by past students as “the most important educational week of my life” and “the only summer journalism workshop I would consider taking two years in a row.” Previous experience with InDesign is a must. Graduates of this workshop return to their high school publications with the tools to dazzle their readers, their advisers and co-workers. Instructor: Kelli Morris, Page 1 designer, Des Moines Register
July 22-26
Campus Life
Travel Plans
Workshop students have the opportunity to experience University of Iowa living accommodations in Currier Residence Hall. Currier features a game room, computer lab and several study lounges. Students will stay in air-conditioned doubles.
Students who need to be picked up at the bus station or airport must complete and return a Transportation Request Form, available by contacting our office or by going to www.uiowa.edu/~journshp and clicking on the “Registration” tab.
Please make roommate requests on the Student Reservation Form (page 6); such requests will be honored when possible. Students otherwise will be matched with students who are of the same gender, are in the same age range and attend different schools to provide workshoppers with a broader social experience. Sheets, a pillow, pillow cases, blankets and towels will be provided, but if students prefer, they may bring their own. To avoid confusion with residence hall linens, we recommend that students not bring white bedding or towels. Bathrooms are located down the hall from the student rooms.
Details
Each dorm floor will have at least one counselor in residence. Counselors are teachers and older college students who know how to make students feel welcome. Students eat in Burge Hall located right next to Currier. Burge features cafeteria-style dining with a variety of options to choose from for each meal. Students attend workshop classes on campus. Many sessions meet in the state-of-the-art computer labs in the Adler Journalism building.
Arrival & Check-In On-site registration for all high school student workshops is Sunday, July 22, in Currier Hall, where students will reside. The Workshops registration desk will be open for check-in from 4-5 p.m. on Sunday. Currier Hall is located on Clinton Street between Fairchild and Davenport streets. For those arriving on Interstate 80, take the Dubuque Street exit going south. Turn right on Church Street. It will curve and turn into Clinton Street. Two blocks and you’re there! Workshops check-in will be at a table near the Currier main entrance. Students can pick up their room assignments and keys from the Residence Services staff at the desk at the Currier main entrance.
Motor Vehicles If you travel by vehicle and intend to leave your vehicle here during the week while residing in the residence halls, you must store it in a storage lot. There is a $50 charge to store your vehicle, which should be included with your registration fee. When you check in, please notify the Workshops counselors that you have a car to store. There will be a counselor assigned to lead you to the parking lot and give you a return ride to the dorm.
Special Absences Students who will not arrive or depart within the assigned times will need to fill out an Early or Late Arrival or Departure Form. In the past, some students have requested to be absent during free time or meal times to have meals with Iowa City relatives. Students who wish to do this will need to fill out a Temporary Absence Form, available by contacting our office or going to www.uiowa. edu/~journshp/ and clicking on the “Registration” tab. All of these forms will need to be signed by students’ parents or legal guardians.
Daily Commuters Because classes are held in the evening as well as the day — and may include field trips — students are encouraged, but not required, to stay on campus. Students not staying in the dorms should check in with the Workshops desk in Currier Hall between 4-5 p.m. Sunday, July 22, to get schedules and begin Workshops activities, including a group dinner, that day.
Group Discounts and Advisers Attend Free Groups of five or more are eligible for a 5% discount. Ten or more, 10%; 15 or more, 15%; and 20+ receive a 20% group discount. Any adviser with at least one student attending may audit the workshops for no charge. the adviser is responsible for her/his own lodging and meals. For a discount, group payments should be made with one check.
Check-out & Awards Ceremony A closing assembly will be held, 11a.m. Thursday July 26 — the last day of the Workshops — to recognize students who did outstanding work during the week. Students may check out of the dorm after the ceremony and must be done by 2 p.m. Lunch will not be provided.
Scholarships Some full and partial scholarships are available for students to attend the Workshops. The scholarship application and accompanying essay are due June 1. You may apply online or print a PDF form and send it to our offices. Do not apply for a scholarship without sending in the registration, liability and medical forms. Send or electronically submit these forms with the scholarship form, even if you do not have the financial resources to include a check. Notice of awards will be mailed July 1.
Sample Daily Schedule After registration on Sunday, July 22, there will be an introductory session and group evening meal with classes soon afterward. Other days will follow this general format: 7:45-8:30 a.m. Breakfast - Check out the options in Burge Hall 9-11:30 a.m. Morning Workshop Sessions Meet with your class for handson experience and instruction. 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch - Burge Hall 1-4:30 p.m. Afternoon Workshop Sessions
What Should I Bring to Campus?
5-6:30 p.m. Dinner - Burge Hall
Essentials
Luxuries
7-9 p.m. Evening Workshop Session
• alarm clock
• camera
• umbrella
• flip-flops and bathrobe (for the shower)
• pens/pencils
• notebooks/paper
• your own pillow, towels and bedding (pillow and linens provided, but there’s nothing like your own)
• flash drive (to use on PCs and Macs)
• extra spending money to get ice cream downtown
• individual workshop necessities (you’ll receive a list a couple of weeks prior to the Workshops)
• copies of your school publications for critiques and to swap with other workshoppers
9-10:45 p.m. Free Time - Test your skills in our trivia or basketball tournaments, play cards, sign up for a critique with an instructor. We’ll provide the snacks. 11 p.m. Room Check 11:30 p.m. Lights Out
• walking shoes
• folder
Registration
University of Iowa Summer Journalism Workshops You can also apply online at www.uiowa.edu/~journshp Which session would you like to attend July 22-26? Please select
Cost to register Cost after before June 1 June 1
one workshop
News Writers Section Editors Editors-in-Chief Yearbook Adventure Journalism Broadcast Photojournalism Advanced Graphic Design Complete 5-Day Workout
$395 $395 $395 $405 $445 $445 $445 $445 $445
$475 $475 $475 $485 $495 $495 $495 $495 $495
Personal Info (Please print legibly or type.) Name: Gender: T-shirt size: (circle one)
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Year of Graduation: Home Address: City, State, Zip: Home Phone: Student’s Cell Phone Number:
Check here if you will commute to campus each day. Students not residing or eating on campus should deduct $100 from the above fees
Parking on campus? Add $50
Total enclosed
Student’s E-mail: Parent's E-mail: Roommate Request:
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*Please make sure your mailing includes: • This Reservation Form, completed • Medical, Insurance & Emergency Form, completed (see next page)
• Liability Form, completed (next see page) • Payment Each student must fill out a reservation form. PDF and online Reservation Forms are available at www.uiowa.edu/~journshp, along with other forms and information. A single check or purchase order from one school is acceptable, but each student should complete a registration form. It is crucial that you include your school, school address, and adviser’s name. Students will receive acknowledgement to confirm reservations after processing. The University of Iowa requests the information on these forms for application purposes. No persons outside the University are routinely provided this information. If the requested information is not provided, the University might not be able to process the application.
For office use only. Do not write below. Received _________ Amount __________ Check number ______ Forms received M L C S
If you have a roommate request, please include that person’s name here. Each roommate should include the name of their preferred roommate, after getting that person’s permission. Only double rooms are available, so please only request one roommate.
School Info (Please print legibly or type.) School: School Address: City, State, Zip: Adviser: School Phone:
On or before June 22, send your materials to: Summer Journalism Workshops 100 Adler Journalism Building, Rm. E346 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-2004
Medical, Insurance & Emergency
Release of Liability
Identification (Please print legibly or type.) Treatment, Cost and Disclosure
In consideration of the High School Journalism Student Workshops of the University of Iowa granting the student permission to participate in the High School Journalism Workshop activity, as a parent or guardian I do hereby agree to the following: The undersigned realizes that participation in program activities involves some risks and dangers which must be shared by both the University and the student and parents. I release the Iowa State Board of Regents, the University of Iowa, the High School Journalism Student Workshops and their offices, employees, and agents, and all instructors and all participants in said High School Journalism Student Workshops program from all liability, including claims and suits at law or in equity, or injury, fatal or otherwise, which may result from the student taking part in High School Journalism Student Workshop activities. The undersigned agrees that his/her child will comply with all program rules, instructions and directions from staff members of the program, and assumes the risk and responsibility for any consequent expenses, property damage or personal injury arising from his/her child’s failure to comply with those rules, instructions and directions. In compliance with program rules, the undersigned agrees to the release of Workshops student performance records to appropriate school personnel and guardians. It is agreed that if any damage, injury or illness occurs, it is understood that the undersigned has personal property, health and accident insurance, or the equivalent, and that such insurance coverage will first bear the financial burden of any claim or costs associated with loss, damage, injury, or accident, prior to any claim being made against the University of Iowa. You agree that any and all claims will first be submitted to the undersigned’s personal insurer for payment, and agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the University for any claims paid under such insurance. In signing this release of claims, I hereby acknowledge and represent: (a) That I have read this document in its entirety, understand it, and sign it voluntarily, (b) That I am of legal age, and (c) That this release of claims is a contract between these parties and its terms are contractual and not a mere recital.
Permission to treat, agreement to assume cost related to the treatment, and authority to disclose medical information to insurance company for the purpose of claim. I hereby authorize and give my consent to the health authorities of The University of Iowa or any licensed health professional to perform upon or administer any reasonable, necessary treatment to
Name of Participant: Gender: Date of Birth:
Health History List any previous and present significant health problems and dates of occurrence (major illness, allergies, asthma, diabetes, etc.):
Current Medications - Identify if accommodations should be made to ensure proper administration and storage:
_____________________________. (student’s name) In the case of psychiatric and/or psychological emergencies, involving psychological treatment, parental authorization for treatment beyond that responsive to the emergency will be requested. I also give permission to administer whatever anesthetic may be necessary or advisable during medical or surgical procedures. This authorization is intended to include emergency treatment, immunizations, injections, and minor operations and procedures. I agree to assume all costs related to such treatment. I authorize my insurance company to pay benefits to The University of Iowa Student Health Service and/or The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Also, I authorize the disclosure of medical information to my insurance company for the purpose of this claim. This permission is good only while the student is attending the program at the University of Iowa and only until the student has attained his/her eighteenth birthday.
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: Date: Drug Sensitivities:
Parent/Guardian’s Name:
Insurance Information Policy Holder’s Name: Date of Last Tetanus Booster: Policy Number (group numbers, letters, etc.): Does the participant wear an identification band or carry a card to alert others to the allergy(ies), medical condition(s) or medication use?
Yes
No
Insurance Company Name & Address:
(circle one)
Name: Phone:
Cell:
Parent/Guardian’s Name (please print):
City/State/Zip: Home Phone: Work Phone:
Name: Cell:
Date:
Parent/Guardian’s Address:
People to Contact in an Emergency
Phone:
Parent/Guardian’s Signature:
Other Health and Accident Coverage (Medicare, etc.):
Student’s Signature: The release and treatment authorization must be signed by a parent or guardian if student is under 18 years old and will remain under 18 years old through the end of the program. Students who are 18 years old or will become 18 years old before the end of the program must also sign.
Emergency Info
You can also find these forms online at www.uiowa.edu/~journshp
Nonprofit organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 45 Iowa City, IA
Summer Journalism Workshops 100 Adler Journalism Building, Rm. E346 School of Journalism University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-2004
Learn new skills Make new friends Experience life on a college campus Above: Photography workshop student Payton Head, Rich South HS, Chicago, shot this photo at the Washington County Fair. The photo was featured on the front page of The Daily Iowan (right), an award-winning daily newspaper which serves the University of Iowa and surrounding community.
Work with our state-of-the-art equipment
Top Left: Worshop students strike a pose in front of Kinnick Stadium, home of the University of Iowa Hawkeye football team.
Iowa Summer Journalism Workshops What will you accomplish this summer?
2012 Journalism Teacher Workshops Digital Media Production for High School Journalism Advisers June 18 - 22 (Aaron Manfull, instructor)
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Adult courses can be applied toward graduate credit, teaching endorsement or professional development
Publication Advising: Yearbooks and Newspapers/Newsmagazines (online only) June 25 - 29 (Jack Kennedy, instructor)
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Teaching Journalistic Writing, Reporting and Editing July 9 - 13 (Gary Lindsay, instructor)
Find out more information and register at www.uiowa.edu/~journshp/teacher