Region 5
Region 5 fall workshop at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University on October 20, 2025
More details about registration coming in August 2025!
Registration Details
Fill out the online registration form HERE. The deadline to register is October 7, 2024. It’s OK if you can’t pay by that date. Just send a purchase order to indicate you will pay on-site. However, counts are final for the adviser lunch with no changes after October 7.
Workshop Details
The fall 2024 regional workshop for Region 5 will be held at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University on Oct. 21, 2024. Workshop sessions will be held in Jetter Hall this year (map of campus). The cost of workshop attendance is $15 for students and $15 (no lunch) or $20 (with lunch) for advisers.
Advisers, you should automatically receive a copy of your responses when you fill out the registration. We will also email maps, student lunch options and a draft program a couple of days before the event.
Registration is in Jetter Hall at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 21, 2024.
Workshop Schedule:
- Registration (8:30 a.m.)
- Session #1 (9:15-10:00 a.m.)
- Session #2 (10:15-11:00 a.m.)
- Lunch (11:15-12:15 p.m.)
- Session #3 (12:30-1:15 p.m.)
- Session #4 (1:30-2:15 p.m. — student media tours & 1:1 publication critiques only)
SUBMIT YOUR WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM BY Oct. 7
DON’T FORGET YOUR OSMA MEMBERSHIP. This must be renewed each school year in order to attend workshops and conventions. Learn more about OSMA membership HERE.
Stay tuned for more information about sessions that will likely include the following topics:
- dealing with legal and ethical situations
- solving photo challenges
- learning how to tell award-winning stories
- finding story ideas
- seeking out good sources
- hitting your stride with a great interview
- sports reporting
- broadcast tips
- working with new technology
Are you an adviser or newsroom pro? Would you like to present a session on Oct. 21? Fill out a Speaker Form.
Questions? Contact OSMA Staff at [email protected].