Staying overnight?

OSMA does not have an official hotel or motel
and does not make recommendations concerning them. However, if you are staying overnight, the following is a list of possibilities near Kent with their contact information.  All those in the list
below are at the
Rt. 43 exit on I-76 and are approximately three and a half miles to Franklin Hall.

Holiday Inn Express
1215 Sanctuary View Drive
Kent, OH  44240
$79.95 KSU rate
16 rooms with two queen beds
Breakfast included
330-673-9200

Hampton Inn
4406 State Route 43
Kent, OH  44240
$89 (though could be less if you state you are attending a campus function)
46 rooms with two double beds
Breakfast included
330-673-8555

Super 8
4380 Edson Road
Kent, OH  44240
$49 group rate
30 rooms with two
double beds
Breakfast included
330-677-9400

Additional Kent-area motels are listed at the following site

Even more motels are located at the Rt. 14 exit on I-80, which is approximately six and a half miles/15 minutes north of campus

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SCHEDULE:

Friday, April 4, 2008

1 – 2 p.m.   Registration in the lower lobby, Franklin Hall
Sessions in Franklin and Moulton Halls and the Student Center

2 – 4 p.m.  Day-of Contests (for pre-registered students)

2 – 2:50 p.m.   Learning sessions or campus tours

3 – 3:50 p.m.   Learning sessions or campus tours

5:30 p.m.    Banquet, Second Floor, Kent State University Student Center
Dinner: Keynoter Jack Kennedy, President, Journalism Education Association
Awards from pre-entered overall critiques and individual contests
Approx. 9 p.m. Conclusion

Saturday, April 5, 2008

9 – 9:45 a.m.            Session One (in Franklin or Moulton Hall or the Student Center)

10 – 10:45             Session Two

11 – 11:45             Session Three

Noon – 12:45            Session Four

1 – 1:30 p.m.            Session Five

1:40 – 2 p.m.            Day-of Awards and Closing Thoughts

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Kent State grad and Washington Post lead sports designer Jon Wile will be one of the speakers at the OSMA conference, April 4 and 5.

Still time to register for
Ohio's first state convention

Sign up now for the Ohio Scholastic Media Association’s convention April 4& 5, 2008 on the Kent State University campus. Come Friday afternoon and evening, come all day Saturday or come both! There’s plenty for you to do.

Friday begins with registration from 1 – 2 p.m. in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s new facility in Franklin Hall. http://kentstate.kent.edu/directions/kent/North.asp

At 2, those pre-registered for the Day-of competition MUST to be in their assigned rooms, ready to begin the two-hour contests. With additional categories this year, as many as 12 students from each school can compete, and designers will be able to use the high-end computers in Franklin Hall’s labs.

Others not entered will have a range of sessions available about a wide variety of topics or they may tour campus. Presenters include area newsroom pros and top classroom pros from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications and from area high schools. All sessions will be in Franklin or Moulton Halls or the Kent State University Student Center. (Not pre-registered for Day-of Events? There might still be room. E-mail OSMA to find out.

At 4. It’s time to relax, see a bit more of campus or hustle to your motel room to get ready for the Awards Banquet. Held in the Student Center dining room on the Second Floor, this event will allow students a chance to get acquainted with fellow journalists while enjoying a meal prepared by the University’s top chefs. (Yes, college food doesn’t always come from a cafeteria line!)

Keynoter is the witty and amusing Jack Kennedy, president of the Journalism Education Association and a former Dow Jones Newspaper Fund High School Journalism Teacher of the Year who lives near Denver. You’ll be ready to create an even better publication after you’ve heard him!

Awards will be presented for the more than 30 individual categories with honorable mention, excellent or superior designations. Overall publications will earn placements and even the top Golden Flash Award. And find out whose design will be the new logo for OSMA!

Saturday’s FIVE sessions start at 9 a.m. and run until 2 p.m. Choose from a wide range of topics, including writing, editing, design, multimedia, broadcast, law and ethics, and much more. The last session will be presentation of Day-of Awards from Friday’s contests. This will be in the one-of-a-kind FirstEnergy Interactive Auditorium with its high-end wireless technology. Want to grab a bite in the middle of the day? Franklin and Moulton Halls are right across Main Street from Chiptole’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and other great spots. Have sessions in the Student Center? There’s plenty to choose from in the Hub Food Court.

So don’t miss this chance to be part of an exciting, first-ever state convention. If you haven’t signed up already, do so today!

Questions? Contact Candace at cbowen@kent.edu or 330-672-8297 or Audrey at awagstaf@kent.edu.

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