Your connection to collegiate news | Feb. 19, 2026

Registration is Open!

Mark your calendars! The 2026 Collegiate Meeting & Awards will take place Friday, March 27, at SCPA Offices in Columbia. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m., and will include educational sessions, roundtables, the awards ceremony and time for networking. The cost to attend is $20, which includes lunch, snacks and drinks. The deadline to register is March 20.
View schedule of events and register today!

Collegiate Meeting Planning Notes

- There's limited space in the Collegiate Meeting program for congratulatory ads. Full page ads are $40 and half page ads are $20. Let your staff know how proud you are of them! Camera-ready ads will be accepted through March 13. Email Jen to reserve your space today.

- Duplicate awards are available for purchase. Duplicate certificates are $2 each. If you’d like to frame your second or third place award, a limited number of wooden plaque bases will be available at the Collegiate Meeting for $15. Please email or call SCPA to order duplicate awards.

Member Clips

The Collegian and Bob Jones University celebrates the drop of their new podcast episode on Instagram! | Listen here

By Jackson Regnier, The Daily Gamecock | Read more

By Mary McPartlin, The Chanticleer at Coastal Carolina University | Read more

The Johnsonian and The Roddey McMillan Record promoting their newspapers at Winthrop University on Instagram!

If you want your work featured, send us your clips on Instagram or Facebook!

Internship & Job Opportunities

SC newspapers are hiring!
Post and Courier/Evening Post internships (for Furman, Winthrop, Francis Marion, Wofford and USC students)
News Intern, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg

Of Interest

From TV to Digital to Audio: Here’s Where to Find a Journalism Job (By Mallory Carra, NBCU Academy)
How Journalists Can Protect Their Mental Health (By Shanita Hubbard, NBCU Academy)

Upcoming Events

Feb. 26 | Student Press Freedom Day

March 15-21 | Sunshine Week

March 27 | SCPA Collegiate Meeting & Awards | Columbia

May 2026 (Date TBD) | Business Beat Reporting Roundtable

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