2026 BEA OL

2026 BEA OL

2:00pm CDT

Registration and Refreshments Stevenson 401 Suite

3:00pm CDT

Catching the Buzz: The Use of Social Media in Brewery Start-Up and Growth Stevenson 401

4:30pm CDT

Welcome Reception @ Medici Medici (upstairs atrium)

9:00am CDT

Sports Success: Best Practices in Sports Media Classes and Coverage Stevenson 401

10:15am CDT

Exploring Local Market TV and Audience Engagement Through Hyperlocal News Stevenson 401 Research Session: Audio Media, Music and Performance Stevenson 401a

11:30am CDT

Media Educators & State Broadcast Associations: Partnering for Student Success Stevenson 401

12:45pm CDT

Teaching TV History for Tumultuous Times Stevenson 401

2:00pm CDT

Blending Filmmaking and Academic Work Stevenson 401a Journalist's Experiences with Confrontational Sources Stevenson 401

3:15pm CDT

Research Session: Media Influence and Public Discourse Stevenson 401 The Film Festival as a University Course Normal Theater

4:30pm CDT

Reception Pub II (back patio)

9:00am CDT

Optional Tours of ISU’s WZND and TV10 Fell Hall (TV10 and WZND)

10:15am CDT

Drones, Podcasts and Prison Education: The Evolution of The Nation's First HBCU J-School Stevenson 401a Beyond Campus: Working with the Off-Campus Community as Student Media Stevenson 401

11:30am CDT

Faculty Best of Show Creative Showcase Stevenson 401 Research Session: Media Education and the Academic Workplace Stevenson 401a

12:45pm CDT

Awards Lunch and Closing Plenary: "Stop meeting students where they are": Reclaiming academic rigor in the AI & digital era Hancock Stadium