We've wrapped up the morning sessions (after -- ahem -- missing the first two for "health" reasons not too unrelated to the prior evening). I attended "We Are All Journalists" by Lee Clontz, a journalism teacher and multimedia developer for the Interactive Technology Group here on campus. I found the talk enlightening, although I must admit I have had quite a bit of experience with content management systems.
Edit: Copies of the presentation (PDF) may be downloaded from his site.
I also attended a "Handling the Next Crisis in Communications" by Ann Wead Kimbrough, Chief of Staff to Decalb County CEO. It was a shame that the attendence was so lousy for this one, as I think it is something PR majors in particular need to be familiar with. It might convince, as she said, that "it is all not glitz and glamour."
Now for the big news ...
The Pacer walked away with eight individual awards and ranked No. 1 overall in the Southeast Journalism Conference as a newspaper. We improved from our eighth place last year at Louisiana Tech. I'll publish the individual awards as soon as I can verify the information.
We're celebrating as much as the law will allow (or look past).