10 – 10:15 a.m. | Registration, snacks and newspaper swap
10:15 – 11 a.m. | Social Media Analytics with Sydney Cranmer, Assistant Director of Student Media at the University of South Carolina           Â
11 a.m. – Noon | Panel Discussion: Getting a Job or Internship
Plus, general advice on entering the working world! Featuring a panel of SCPA member journalists including Alaysha Maple, The Sumter Item; Emmy Ribero, Morning News; Madison Sharrock, Coastal Observer; and more!
Noon – 1 p.m. |  Boxed Lunch from Chick-Fil-AÂ
Meal includes chicken sandwich, chips and cookie. Please make sure to let us know when registering if you have special dietary needs.
1 – 1:45 p.m. | Great Idea Exchange
Let’s collaborate as a group! Participate in this informal idea sharing session to hear what other student media organizations are doing, including successes, challenges and opportunities! All topics are fair game but we expect some discussion of how you’re covering your campus, engagement, the First Amendment, recruitment topics, plus talk of the tools you’re using.
1:45 – 2 p.m. | Resumes, LinkedIn & Portfolios… Oh My!
What makes a good job candidate? Hear what SCNN’s Randall Savely has to say!
2 – 2:45 p.m. | Roundtables
Roundtable Options include: News/Feature Writing | Sports Writing | Columns/Editorial Writers | Design/Art | Photography | Editors/newsroom management
2:45 – 3 p.m. | Break
3 – 3:30 p.m. | 2025 Collegiate Awards Presentation
3:30 – 4 p.m. | Meeting adjourned
Time for group photos, congratulating winners and networking!
