Annual New Jersey College Newspaper Conference and Awards Luncheon Scheduled for April 18 in Trenton

New Jersey college newspaper advisers and editors will meet on Saturday, April 18, 2009, in Trenton for the annual conference and awards luncheon sponsored by the New Jersey Press Foundation.

To register for the conference and awards luncheon, click here to retrieve the conference flier. The cost for students and faculty advisers is $15 per person.

The conference, which has the theme "College Newspaper Websites as a Destination for Students and the Campus Community," will begin at 10:00 a.m.. The opening session at 10:30 a.m. will be a panel discussion moderated by Loren Fisher (photo at left), online editor of the Home News Tribune, East Brunswick.

The opening session will be followed by "roundtable" discussions on various topics related to the conference theme. Discussion leaders will be editors and professors.

The awards luncheon will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m.

The keynote speaker at the luncheon is Frank LoMonte (photo at right), executive director of the Student Press Law Center, Arlington, Va.

Following his talk and a question-and-answer period, the 2008-2009 New Jersey College Newspaper Contest awards will be presented. Click  here for list of award recipients, which will be posted on this website before March 31.

The awards program is expected to end at approximately 2:15 p.m.

The conference is at the Trenton Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.