2025 Fall Conference
Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
State Farm Hall of Business
Illinois State University
410 S. University St.
Normal, IL 61761
2025 IJEA Fall Conference Registration Form
2025 Conference Program
(This link will be added later in the summer)
We are delighted to announce that our 2025 Fall Conference will once again be held on the campus of Illinois State University. Sessions will take place at the State Farm Hall of Business, a short walk from Fell Hall, home of ISU’s School of Communication and the student-run FM station WZND and TV-10 News.
This will be the third year in which ISU has hosted the conference. We will continue to feature a keynote event, as well as multiple breakout sessions throughout the day covering all aspects of journalism. Students will also have the opportunity to compete in our popular onsite write-off competitions.
State Farm Hall of Business is located at 410 S. University St. in Normal, on the west end of the quad.
2025 Fees, Registration & Parking Info
Adviser Fee: $20 per school (schools with more than one adviser do NOT have to pay extra)
Student Fee: $10 per student
Registration: Please fill out and submit our 2025 IJEA Fall Conference Registration Form no later than Monday, Sept. 29.
Early Bird Deadline: Early bird registration lasts until Friday, Sept. 12. Register early to be eligible for swag drawings the day of the conference!
Parking: Vehicles may park in the South University Street Garage, 450 S. University St., Normal, located just south of the State Farm Hall of Business. Parking on the first level costs $1 per hour.
Payment: Checks are accepted at the registration table during check-in at the conference. Checks should be made out to Illinois Journalism Education Association.
What You Can Expect
The final schedule for our 2025 conference is being prepared. In 2024, the conference schedule was:
• Session I (including write-offs speaker) — 9:15 to 10 a.m.
• Session II — 10:15 to 11 a.m.
• Session III — 11:15 to noon
• Lunch, keynote event and awards — 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
The complete 2024 conference program is available here.
Sessions included tips and advice on:
• Broadcast journalism
• Print and online journalism
• Yearbook design and writing
• Digital reporting
• Journalism preparation for college
We expect to offer similar sessions in 2025. As soon as the overall schedule and specific sessions are finalized, we will post the 2025 conference program here.
More Information
Questions about the conference? Please contact:
Katie Fernandez, Executive Director
Illinois Journalism Education Association
[email protected]