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88th Annual ACP/CMA
National College Media Convention

Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2009
Austin, Texas

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Summer Workshops

26th Annual ACP National College Summer Journalism Workshops
July 23-26, 2009
Minneapolis

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2009 ACP Spring Contests: Enter by June 8
Entry forms are now available for the 2009 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker, Magazine Pacemaker and Individual Awards competitions. ACP members should receive their forms in the mail soon if they haven’t already. Or you can download the forms right here: Newspaper Pacemaker Entry Form Magazine Pacemaker Entry Form Individual Awards Entry Form We’ve expanded the number of contests and categories [...]

2009 RFK College Journalism Awards
“Out of the Shadows,” a radio broadcast by WMUC Radio at the University of Maryland, has been chosen as the 2009 RFK College Journalism Award winner. Entries were judged by Roxane Battle of MinnPost.com and her comments are below: In a word this entry was outstanding. The writing was conversational and the transitions were flawless. The [...]

ACP’s AfterCollege Job Resource Center
ACP/AfterCollege Job Resource Center Since 2006, the Associated Collegiate Press has provided its members with targeted job listings via AfterCollege.com, which connects college students, alumni and employers through customized career networks at colleges and professional organizations across the country. ACP was one of the first national membership organizations to make use of AfterCollege’s technology, which was initially [...]

2009 ACP Online Pacemaker Finalists
View finalists list with links and gallery of screenshots The 2009 ACP Online Pacemaker contest yielded approximately 45 percent more entries than the previous year, affirming that college publications across the nation are rapidly adapting to the steadily evolving world of media. The 223 total entries were divided into the following categories: Four-Year Daily Newspaper, Four-Year [...]

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2008-09 Calendar

Dec. 5, 2008
2007-08 Publication Critiques - Entry Deadline

Jan. 15, 2009
ACP Yearbook Pacemaker Awards - Entry Deadline

Feb. 17, 2009
ACP Online Pacemaker Awards - Entry Deadline

Feb. 20-22, 2009
ACP Best of the Midwest Journalism Convention - Minneapolis

Feb. 26-March 1, 2009
ACP National College Journalism Convention - San Diego

June 8, 2009
ACP Newspaper Pacemaker / Magazine Pacemaker / Individual Awards - Entry Deadline

July 23-26, 2009
ACP Summer Workshops - Minneapolis

Aug. 1, 2009
ACP/SPLC College Press Freedom Award - Entry Deadline

Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2009
ACP/CMA National College Media Convention - Austin, Texas

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