Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Your week’s schedule

The first general session is on Sunday, June 22nd at 5:00 p.m. The workshop concludes on Friday, June 27th at 12:30 p.m..

Students must register for one of 13 sequences in either newspaper or yearbook offered at the workshop. Advisers will be given a complete schedule of classes the first night. Only advisers will be free to design their own programs, selecting class sessions from one or more sequences, although they are encouraged to stay with one sequence to preserve continuity. Advisers will not be allowed to take part in either of the design sequences unless they have preregistered for the class. Advisers must register for one class on the registration form.

Dorm room arrangements

Participants will stay in Carman Hall, a Columbia University undergraduate dormitory. The rooms are arranged by suites of two rooms, each serving as a double, connected to a shared bathroom. There must be one chaperone for 10-20 students in each delegation. Two chaperones must accompany groups of 21 or more students. The chaperone must be an adviser or adult who will be accountable for the group’s behavior.

CSPA will make reasonable attempts to arrange for their stay in a single room in Carman. Chaperones accompanying students may not be commuters. Chaperones may not take any participants out of the building after 11:00 p.m. CSPA staff members will be staying in the dorm to supervise and assist workshop participants. Curfew is at 11:00 p.m. and is strictly enforced.

How to register

FEE SCHEDULE

• Delegates (both students and advisers) registering for sequences and living with us on campus will pay $825.
• Delegates (both students and advisers) registering for sequences and commuting to Columbia each day will pay $499.
• Chaperones (living with us on campus but NOT attending Workshop sequences OR the Broadway program) will pay $449.

RESERVATIONS

To reserve a place for this year’s workshop, fill out the registration and medical consent forms and enclose with them a $325 nonrefundable deposit, postmarked by Monday, May 12th. The rest of the registration fee is due on Monday, June 2nd. (Your registration will not be complete unless CSPA has received both forms and complete payment.) No refunds will be granted after Monday, May 12th.

You can download the registration and medical consent forms as PDF documents by clicking the appropriate icon to the right.

Check-in/out: where & when

Check-in will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2008, in the lobby of Carman Hall, located at 545 West 114th street, at the northeast corner of Broadway on the Columbia University campus. For those driving into the city, see the Summer Workshop: Travel Information section of our Web site.

Meals during the Workshop

Delegates are on their own for ALL meals. For breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks, please consult the list of restaurants in the area that will be distributed during registration.

First general session: Sun., 6/22/08

The first general session for all workshop participants will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday night. The workshop will continue with sessions until 8:30 p.m. that evening. Check-out will take place on Friday, June 27th, from noon to 2:00 p.m. Any keys that are not returned will be billed to the individual, not the school. If an earlier check-out is needed, please notify CSPA so arrangements can be made.

Some parting words...

Workshop instructors will be advisers with extensive teaching experience. All participants must make a serious commitment during the workshop.

No participant should leave the campus unless accompanied by an adviser or chaperone. Students are expected to be in every class. Attendance will be recorded.

This is not a vacation!

Online Registration

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Download Forms

Click here to download the 2008 Summer Journalism Workshop Registration & Health Consent forms as a combined interactive PDF document.




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