Staff members of USF Encounter, the student news magazine published through the University of St. Francis (USF) Communication and Media Arts (CMMA) Department, earned awards based on their work submitted for the 2024 Illinois College Press Association Conference held at the DoubleTree Chicago on February 16-17. Participating in the conference were more than 200 attendees representing 35-plus higher education institutions.
USF honorees at the 2024 ICPA Conference included: Sports Page Design – Saba Amir, second place, small school category; Opinion Page – Mars Angulo and Saba Amir, first place, small school category; Feature Story – Alex Mielcarz, honorable mention, small school category; Sports News Story – Braden Kidd, second place, small school category; Sports Feature Story – Alex Mielcarz, second place, small school category; General Excellence Print – USF Encounter Staff, honorable mention, small school category; and Ron Wiginton Chicago Photo Contest – Harlie Mast, honorable mention.
USF faculty member Scott Marshall, Ph.D., served as chair for this year’s ICPA conference, and USF faculty member Brien McHugh, MFA, led a conference session titled “Leveraging Your Journalism Skills for a Non-journalism Job.” Former USF faculty member Terre Layng Rosner, Ph.D., also led a conference session titled “AI in News: How to Use It for Good.”
About USF Encounter: According to its official website, the USF Encounter “strives to write educational and persuasive information regarding the university, city, and world. The student led and student written publication comes in a printed monthly magazine, as well as an online platform.” For more information, visit usfencounter.stfrancis.edu.