2024 Adviser Graduate Credit

Advisers attending the workshop will be able to earn up to two hours of graduate credit through the Kent State University Office of Professional Development and Outreach. Students are graded pass/fail,

Peter Bobowski, professor/Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University and former Gloria Shields Workshop instructor, will be listed as the instructor of record for awarding graduate credit. 

Registration and payment for graduate credit is separate from the workshop registration process and is in addition to the workshop registration fee. 

Upon registering for the Gloria Shields NSPA Media Workshop, advisers seeking graduate credit will enroll and make payment online directly with the Kent State University Office of Professional Development and Outreach. 

One-Credit Option  / $150

Advisers are welcome to attend both the adviser-only or student classes, but must attend all instructional sessions outlined on the Workshop Class & Activity Schedule. 

Advisers attending the student sessions will be asked to get signatures of the instructor in morning and afternoon sessions for state documentation. This form will be distributed at Monday afternoon’s session for all advisers. 

After the workshop, advisers will be required to write a reflection due on Aug. 11.

Two-Credit Option  / $300

Advisers are welcome to attend both the adviser-only or student classes, but must attend all instructional sessions outlined on the Workshop Class & Activity Schedule. 

Advisers attending the student sessions will be asked to get signatures of the instructor in morning and afternoon sessions for state documentation. This form will be distributed at Monday afternoon’s session for all advisers. 

After the workshop, advisers will produce an in-depth plan of how they would implement what they learned at the workshop in their classrooms. The plan is due on Aug. 11.

Gloria Shields NSPA Media Workshop
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