Break with a Pro

Friday morning

Break with a Pro is a career exploration event that offers tailored, small-group discussion sessions with journalism professionals in traditional and specialized areas. Media professionals share information about their work and backgrounds, providing students with an excellent opportunity to meet people working in a career field they are interested in.

Information about the spring Break with a Pro offerings, pricing and schedule will be added soon.

What to expect:

Students who have preregistered are assigned a time slot and table number based on the career topic they have selected. A ticket will be provided in their adviser’s registration packet. At that table will be a pro, ready to share insights and advice with registered students. 

When the student arrives, they will show their ticket to the check-in desk staff and sit at their assigned table. Each table (1 pro & 9-12 students) will then engage in a small-group discussion related to the designated career area. Students are encouraged to prepare career-related questions.

Past Break with a Pro career categories:

Broadcast sports
Communications & marketing
Copy editing
Design & creative direction
Feature writing
Music, arts & culture reporting
News writing
Opinion writing
Photojournalism
Podcasting
Social media
Sports writing
TV news
Videography