The Financial Aid office is currently taking applications for departmental scholarships to be awarded in the 2011-2012 school year. Communication students take note: $12,960 of scholarships were awarded to theater and journalism students last year, and more money is available for 2011-2012. You Must Apply Between September 1, 2010 And January 15, 2011 to be considered.

Journalism Scholarships Include:

Lauryn Gayle White Scholarship
B Rollins Journalism Scholar
Harry Quin Journalism Scholar

Theater Scholarships Include:

S Thompson Scholarship
MF Monta Scholarship
HJ Scott Scholarship
Ruth Owings Blalock Scholar
TX State Bank Drama Scholarship
James Alice Hawley Scholar
Valente Rodriguez Scholarship
John Hudson Pillar Scholarship
Marian F Monta Scholar
Ruth Owings Blalock Scholar

Contact the Financial Aid office to Apply For these Scholarships!

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HESTEC and the College of Arts and Humanities presents Rodrigo Rodriguez on “Running a Successful Production Company With The Incorporation of 21st Century Technology” at 4:00 pm on September 29, 2010.

All RGV high school journalism advisers and their student editors are invited to UTPA for a free half-day journalism/yearbook workshop. Sessions will include: Design and photography, yearbook production, and print/editorial. Workshops will be conducted by area professionals, UTPA journalism faculty members and UTPA Student Publications editorial staff.

In addition, there will be one-on-one critiques available, so mail in samples of publications.

Certificates of participation for all attendees will be awarded.
For more information, please contact Student Publications at (956) 665-2541.

Conference Schedule

8:00  9:00 a.m. Registration and check-in

9:00 a.m. On-site competition begins

11:00  12:30 p.m. Campus tour and lunch

1:00 p.m. Keynote speaker

2:30  3:30 p.m. Awards presentation

Conference Speaker, Alfredo Carbajal

Alfredo Carbajal is the Managing Editor of Dallas-based Al D

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Let us know how you are using your UTPA Communication degree.