The 2025 schedule will be posted soon.
| Coffee and mingling | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:30 a.m. | University 101 – Charles Davis, Dean, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Covering Climate – Kathleen Biggins, Founder and President of C-Change Conversations |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Dealing with politics in the classroom – Joe Watson, Carolyn Caudell Tieger Professor of Public Affairs Communications, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break and navigate to breakouts |
| 2:15 p.m. | Breakout 1: Creating teaching portfolios – Lori Johnston, Director, Cox Institute Journalism Writing Lab, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia |
| 2:15 p.m. | Breakout 2: Legal issues facing student journalists – Frank LoMonte, Senior Counsel, CNN |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Course building and problem solving – Katy Culver, Director, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin |
| 4:45 p.m. | Break |
| 5:00 p.m. | Paying student athletes – Nicole Kraft, Ohio State University, Carlo Finlay, Carmical Sports Media Institute, University of Georgia, Caitlyn Stroh-Page, Senior Sports Editor, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Saturday, June 1 | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Day 1 Takeaways |
| 9:00 a.m. | The promise and peril of Artificial Intelligence – Al Tompkins, former Senior Faculty for Broadcast and Online at The Poynter Institute |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | AI and ethics in news – Amanda Barrett, Vice President for News, Standards and Inclusion at the Associated Press, and Katy Culver |
| 11:45 a.m. | AI in the local newsroom – Colin Benedict, Vice President VP of News for Morgan Murphy Media |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. | Navigating the human side of teaching – Deb Wenger, Associate Dean, School of Journalism and New Media, University of Mississippi |
| 2:30p.m. | Break and navigate to breakouts |
| 2:45 p.m. | Breakout 1: Academic-newsroom partnerships – Amanda Bright, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia |
| 2:45 p.m. | Breakout 2: Covering politics – Greg Bluestein, Political reporter, author and podcaster, Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| 4:00 p.m. | Project management – Mark E. Johnson, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Sunday, June 2 | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Day 2 Takeaways |
| 9 a.m. | Solutions Journalism – Lyn Millner, Florida Gulf Coast University |
| 10:00 a.m | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Wild Journalism – Kanina Holmes, Executive Producer, CBC Yukon |
| 11:15 a.m. | 10 actionable items – Katy Culver and Mark E. Johnson |
| 11:45 a.m. | Farewells |