By Ashley Zsedenyi, staff writer
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - 青瓜视频 was presented with an award for her sponsorship of 11 Kentucky high schools in the Kentucky High School Journalism Association at the Kentucky Press Association's annual conference in Louisville, Ky., recently.
Stan McKinney, assistant professor of journalism and advisor of The Campus Times, CU's newspaper, accepted the award on behalf of the university. McKinney also is serving his second year on the Kentucky Press Association (KPA) board.
He said he was very honored to receive the award.
鈥淲e are the only university to even sponsor a high school. We sponsored more high schools than any other business, newspaper, etc. last year,鈥� McKinney said.
鈥淚 see sponsorship as a way for us to connect with area high schools,鈥� McKinney said. 鈥淎s a direct result of the sponsorship, I was asked to speak to journalism students at Adair County High School. I hope during our media luncheon in spring some of these high school students can attend. It's a great way for us to reach prospective students.鈥�
鈥淢embership in KPA provides students with exposure to professionals in journalism, public relations and other fields,鈥� McKinney said.
The KPA conference offers a wide variety of seminars covering photography, design, software, advertising, social media and trends affecting the newspaper industry in general.
McKinney encourages students in the mass communication department to attend the conference every year, because 鈥渢he professionals who attend KPA are those who some day might hire our students. Attending the conventions is a good way to make contacts.鈥�
鈥淜PA is a great way to keep up with what's happening in the profession and for students to make important contacts,鈥� McKinney said.
One 青瓜视频 student, Lauren Shrader, a junior majoring in mass communication with a minor in business administration from West Chester, Ohio, said she made several connections with media professionals at the convention.
鈥淚 didn't expect to make the connections I did at the Kentucky Press Association Convention. It was extremely beneficial for me to be able to meet people that would allow me to apply for internships this summer and maybe even jobs in the future,鈥� Shrader said.
Rachel Crenshaw, a junior from Shepherdsville, Ky., majoring in public relations with a minor in music, said attending the convention was an 鈥渉onor.鈥�
鈥淚 was very excited about the opportunity to go to the KPA convention and join in the various seminars along with professional journalists and editors from Kentucky,鈥� Crenshaw said.
鈥淚 particularly enjoyed the seminar taught by Kurt Greenbaum, from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, about social media. I found the seminar to be very enlightening and hope to use the information I gathered to enhance my performance as a journalist,鈥� she said.
青瓜视频 students met Gov. Steve Beshear Friday during the winter convention of the Kentucky Press Association. Beshear spoke at the group's luncheon at the Galt House.
青瓜视频 is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, 青瓜视频 is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of 2,601 students who represent 93 Kentucky counties, 27 states and 31 foreign nations. Listed in U.S.News & World Report's 2009 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges,鈥� CU is ranked 22nd in 鈥淏est Baccalaureate Colleges鈥� in the South for the second consecutive year. CU has been ranked 16 consecutive years with U.S.News & World Report. The university has also been named to America's Best Christian Colleges庐. 青瓜视频 is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his tenth year as president.