Welcome, IJEA Members!

2025-26 IJEA MEMBERSHIP FORM

GREETINGS! Thank you for joining the Illinois Journalism Education Association! We are delighted to welcome you into our community of advisers and teachers.

WE ADVOCATE FOR YOU! We are proud of our organization, which led the charge for an Illinois student media bill, signed into law in July 2016, that significantly strengthened protections for student journalists and their advisers. We advocate for you — and for your students!

TWO WAYS TO JOIN IJEA: 1. Fill out and submit this online form. OR: 2. Fill out and submit via email or postal mail our fillable PDF membership form. You can find our fillable PDF form here. To submit the PDF via email, attach it to a message titled "2025-26 IJEA Membership" and send it to [email protected]. If you would prefer to mail in a hard copy of the form, the mailing instructions are included in the PDF.

HOW TO PAY FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP: Mail us a check. We are not yet accepting online payments, so please pay by check regardless of whether you submit our online membership form or our PDF form.

WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR PAYMENT: Please make your check payable to "Illinois Journalism Education Association." Mail your check to: Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036

A NOTE ABOUT MEMBERSHIP: Once we receive your payment, you and your students will be eligible for the full benefits of IJEA membership. All 2025-26 single-year IJEA memberships are effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

IF YOU USE THIS FORM: Asterisks in the form below indicate fields in which a response is required.

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Section 1: Information for IJEA Membership

Name*

First Last

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Home address*

Street address City State ZIP or postal code Country

Email*

NOTE: Enter your preferred address (personal or work).

Phone*

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Name of school, business or organization*

NOTE: Enter "N/A" if this doesn't apply to you.

School, business or organization address

Street address City County State ZIP or postal code Country

NOTE: Enter "N/A" in the "Street Address" field if this doesn't apply to you.

To which address should we mail IJEA publications?*

My home address

My school or business address

IJEA region in which your school Is located*

Region 1: Counties of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jersey, Knox, Macoupin, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Morgan, Pike, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Warren, Whiteside

Region 2: Counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago

Region 3: Counties of Cook, DuPage

Region 4: Counties of Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, Tazewell, Will, Woodford

Region 5: Counties of Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Logan, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermilion

Region 6: Counties of Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson

Student media you advise (check all that apply)*

Names of all publications you advise*

NOTE: Enter "N/A" if this doesn't apply to you.

Web addresses (URLs) of all online publications you advise*

NOTE: Enter "N/A" if this doesn't apply to you.

URLs or usernames of all social media accounts your publications maintain*

NOTE: Enter "N/A" if this doesn't apply to you.

What is your JEA certification?*

I am a Certified Journalism Educator (CJE)

I am a Master Journalism Educator (MJE)

I don't have JEA certification, but I would like to learn more about it

I don't have JEA certification, and I don't want to pursue it at the present time

Would you be interested in assisting IJEA in an elected or appointed position?*

Yes

Type of IJEA membership (choose only one)*

IJEA annual: $25

IJEA lifetime (one-time fee): $250

I am a lifetime IJEA member; I only want to join/rejoin/renew with national JEA

Are you joining IJEA for the first time, or are you renewing, rejoining or upgrading?*

I am joining IJEA for the first time

I am renewing my IJEA membership

I am rejoining IJEA after an absence

I am upgrading my IJEA membership from annual to lifetime

I am a lifetime IJEA member; I only want to join/rejoin/renew with national JEA

Section 2: Information for National JEA Membership (Optional)

JEA OPTION: You have the option of using this form to join national JEA. To do so, select your JEA membership directly below and include the JEA membership fee in your payment to IJEA. As a bonus, IJEA receives $5 back from the national organization.

JEA teacher/adviser annual: $95

JEA administrator/non-teacher annual: $95

JEA lifetime teacher/adviser (one-time fee): $899

JEA emeritus teacher/adviser annual: $35

JEA associate (nonteacher/nonadviser professional) annual: $90

JEA college student annual: $25

If you have selected the JEA option: Are you joining national JEA for the first time, or are you renewing, rejoining or upgrading?

I am joining JEA for the first time

I am renewing my JEA membership

I am rejoining JEA after an absence

I am upgrading my JEA membership from annual to lifetime

If you have selected the JEA option: Do you want to join or continue with the JEA Members Listserv?

Yes

Ethnicity (optional)

African American

Asian American

Caucasian

Hispanic

Native American

Other

Section 3: Payment

TOTAL AMOUNT OWED: IJEA membership fee + JEA membership fee (if applicable)

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: Illinois Journalism Education Association.

MAIL PAYMENT TO: Susan Bookless, IJEA Treasurer, 11420 West Chetlain Lane, Galena, IL 61036

HIT "SUBMIT": Submit this form after you have entered your total amount owed. Mail your check separately to the above address.

CONFIRMATION MESSAGE: After you hit the "Submit" button, your screen will display a message confirming that your form was successfully submitted. If you don't see the confirmation message, please let us know by contacting us at [email protected]. Thank you again for joining IJEA!

REMINDER: Your membership will take effect only when we receive your payment.

Illinois JEA

Illinois JEA

Illinois JEA

Welcome, IJEA Members!

2025-26 IJEA MEMBERSHIP FORM

Section 1: Information for IJEA Membership

Section 2: Information for National JEA Membership (Optional)

Section 3: Payment

Illinois JEA