BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UNC Asheville - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:UNC Asheville X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UNC Asheville REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260513T223246 CREATED:20251008T205611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T001147Z UID:10000009-1761208200-1761228000@go.unca.edu SUMMARY:High School Media Day DESCRIPTION:UNC Asheville will host High School Media Day for Western North Carolina newspaper and yearbook students and teachers on Thursday\, Oct. 23\, 2025. The event is organized by UNC Asheville’s Mass Communication Department in cooperation with the N.C. Scholastic Media Association.\nAspiring journalists from area high schools can hone their skills and learn from media experts. \nCheck-in for UNC Asheville High School Media Day begins at 8:30 am in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union. \nWorkshops run from 9 am – 2 pm and will take place in Highsmith University Union. \nPlease fill out this form to register for the workshop. The registration fee is $20.00 per person\, which includes lunch. No refunds will be given\, though substitutions for attendees may be made. \nComplete and submit the registration form online by Oct. 10\, 2025. Please print the registration form and send it with a school check(s) payable to: UNC Asheville\, to be received by Friday\, Oct. 17\, 2025 to: \nUNC Asheville\nMass Communication Dept.\, CPO #2120\n1 University Heights\nAsheville\, NC 28804 \nFor more information\, please contact Carrie Jarvis in the UNC Asheville Mass Communication Department at cjarvis@unca.edu. \nPlease be aware that the capacity for this event is 200 participants. We will not be able to accept registrations beyond this capacity. \nAttendance implies agreement to be featured in images. \nParents/guardians may request their child not be featured in photos or social media posts. \nSend your request to the Mass Communication Department in care of Carrie Jarvis\, cjarvis@unca.edu. \n  \nRegister Here \nSchedule\nOctober 23\, 2025 \n9 a.m. – REGISTRATION\n9:30 a.m. – OPENING SESSION\n10 a.m. – INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS\n11 a.m. – Noon LUNCH\nNoon – INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS\n1 p.m. – INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS\n1:45 p.m. – CLOSING SESSION\, AWARDS\, AND DOOR PRIZES\n2 p.m. – ADJOURN \n  \nSession Options\n  \nSession 1 Options\n\nPodcasting and Newswriting in the Digital Age: Dee Pridgen and Pruett Norris\, 828NewsNow\nMusic Journalism\, Garret Woodward\, Rolling Stone & magazine writer\nYearbook: Write Like You Want to Be Read\, Brenda Gorsuch\nUsing Social Media with your Student Media: Jenny Zimmerman\n\nSession 2 Options\n\nAudio/Podcast Production Fundamentals: Dr. Stephanie O’Brien\, UNC Asheville\nYearbook: Graphic Design Trends: Brenda Gorsuch\nSports Photography: Nick Haseloff\nReaching Online Audiences Panel Discussion: Dean Hensley\, WLOS-TV\, and John Boyle\, Asheville Watchdog\n\nSession 3 Options\n\nSports Photography: Nick Haseloff\, Transylvania Times\nPublic Radio News Delivery\, Laura Lee (she/her) | News Director\, Blue Ridge Public Radio\nCollege journalism Panel Discussion: Sarah Booth and Brandon Washington\, co-editors of The Blue Banner\nSports Photography: Nick Haseloff\, Transylvania Times\nYearbook: Design Like you Want to be Read: Brenda Gorsuch\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\nUNC Asheville is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. If you have any questions about access or to request reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event\, such as ASL interpreting\, captioned videos\, Braille or electronic text\, please contact Heather L. Lindkvist\, assistant vice chancellor for institutional integrity and access\, hlindkvi@unca.edu or 828.232.5658. \nAdvance notice is necessary to arrange for accessibility needs. All requests must be made ten business days prior to the event. We will attempt to implement late requests but cannot guarantee they will be met. \n\n\nVisitor Parking\nAll visitors must adhere to the University’s parking policy. Please visit the UNC Asheville Visitor Parking Permit Registration site to acquire a visitor permit to park on campus. \n\n\nEvent Photography and Videography\nPhotography and videography may be captured by University Marketing staff at any public University events. Please review our multimedia statement to learn more. 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