Schedule at a Glance
Friday, July 8
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Welcome and Getting Launched
5:30-6 p.m.
Coaching Session
6-7 p.m.
Community Dinner
7-8 p.m.
Influencing Work Culture
8-8:30 p.m.
Coaching Session: Personal and Professional Goals
Saturday, July 9
7-8 a.m.
Optional Yoga
8-9 a.m.
Breakfast
9-9:45 a.m.
The Ball Machine
10-11:15 a.m.
Understanding Myself and Others: DiSC® Profile
11:30 a.m.-Noon
Coaching Session: Putting DiSC® into a Newsroom/Workplace Context
Noon-1 p.m.
Lunch
1-2 p.m.
Emotional Intelligence: Working to Build an Inclusive Environment
2-2:45 p.m.
Coaching Session: Understanding Blind Spots and Setting Goals
3-4:15 p.m.
Ethics: Understanding and Applying SPJ’s Four Pillars
4:30-5 p.m.
Coaching Session: How to Fight Back when People Try to Discredit You
5-6 p.m.
Community Dinner
6-7 p.m.
Building Conflict Management Skills
7:15-8 p.m.
Power Panel: So What?
8 p.m.
Firepit & Fun
Sunday, July 18
7-8 a.m.
Optional Yoga
8-9 a.m.
Breakfast
9-10 a.m.
Initiating and Managing Change
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Coaching Session: Initiating and Leading Change
10:45 a.m.-Noon
SLI Next Steps
Post-SLI mentoring
Strengthening your skills and building your professional contacts after the SLI is an
important part of this program. SPJ holds its annual convention and this year
we are partnering with two college-focused associations – the Associated
Collegiate Press (ACP) and the College Media Association (CMA). Plans are being
developed and will be held October 27-30, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Programming for SPJ will be on the 27th-29th. There will be opportunities for
mentoring with young/early-career professionals. Convention plans are
continually being developed to maximize your networking and learning opportunities.
Your investment: $100
With a generous grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the cost to you is minimal. What do you get for your $100?
Student Leadership Institute — Morgantown, IN
– Airfare (airfare not to exceed lowest coach airfare from home location to Morgantown)
– Seventeen hours of educational content and materials
– Ground transportation to/from SLI site
– Lodging — two nights
– Meals
– Educational materials
– Coaching experiences
– Post-Institute Zoom sessions
MediaFest22 — Washington, DC
– Convention registration, meals
– Airfare (airfare not to exceed lowest coach airfare from participant chapter location to Washington, DC)
– Lodging — four nights at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC
– Educational materials
– Potential on-site activities and transportation
– Networking opportunities with other Scripps program graduates
Who is eligible?
Individuals who choose to step up, with a willingness to learn and grow as leaders, are the ideal candidates. No minimum time of membership is required, and acceptance as a program participant is contingent on current membership in SPJ.
Participants will be chosen by a committee of journalism educators and professional journalists. They will focus on your drive and passion to succeed in journalism.
Preference will be given to applicants who have at least one full year of student membership in SPJ to complete after the 2022 SLI dates. However, any student member in good standing as of the application deadline may apply.
You’re getting a college education in the art and science of journalism.
Future journalists need strong leadership skills to be successful in an evolving,
complex and diverse work environment. Think of the Student Leadership Institute (SLI)
as a learning laboratory designed to help you build your skills and confidence to do so.
