BEA2025: Full Schedule

BEA2025
Welcome to the BEA2025 convention program! All BEA sessions and events take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall, 3rd floor.

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10:15am PDT

From COVID Back to Classroom

Saturday April 5, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

W301

Are media programs still offering remote production courses? Are these courses fulfilling SLOs and achieving Student Success? What challenges and benefits of such courses are being discussed? Are programs offering HyFlex courses, meaning onsite and synchronously on “Zoom”? Benefits and Challenges? Have departments experienced on site enrollment issues post pandemic? Are programs doing marketing to promote media course? If so, what are they doing and is it successful?
Moderator: Evan C. Wirig, Grossmont College
Panelist: Tom McDonnell, Metropolitan Community College
Donna Koskela, Pinkerton Academy

Moderators

Evan Wirig

Grossmont College

Speakers

Donna Koskela

Pinkerton Academy

Tom McDonnell

Metropolitan Community College

Saturday April 5, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
W301

Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

10:15am PDT

The Sequel: Successes & Struggles with a Student Run Production Agency at a Local College

Sunday April 6, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

W302

Students at our local Community College's Student-Run Media Production Agency describe the 1-year anniversary of converging our campus radio station, TV/video club, and decades-old campus newspaper media entities together. Hear some results of collaborative efforts to both our campus stakeholders, and the greater community to offer them media production services. If you have similar stories or questions to share w/ both faculty and students, please come attend this interactive and engaging panel with faculty from diverse colleges across the country! The best ideas are borrowed ones, so come listen, take notes, offer advice or cautionary tales, and get ready to bring home some best practices!
Moderator: Albert Kim, Manchester Community College
Panelists: Jennifer Williamson, Virginia State University
Mark Seignious, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Brian James Utter, Olivet Nazarene University/Olivet Media Group
Marilee Morrow, Marietta College

Moderators

Albert Kim

Professor-Media/Comm, Manchester Community College

Speakers

Marilee Morrow

McCoy Professor of Communication, Marietta College

Jennifer Williamson

Program Director, WVST-FM/Adjunct Professor for Audio Production, Virginia State University

Mark Seignious

Associate Professor, University of Northwestern-St. Paul

First, the last name. It rhymes with genius. Seignious the genius. But you’ll quickly figure out, it just rhymes! I worked in radio for 20 years in the San Diego (KGB/KPOP, KSON, KKOS), Seattle (KMPS), Sacramento (KRAK), and Minneapolis-St. Paul (WBOB, K102, KFAN) markets. I began... Read More →

Brian Utter

Sunday April 6, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
W302

Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | Radio & Audio Media, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

11:30am PDT

Two Year College/Scholastic Division Innovative Teaching Showcase

Sunday April 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

W302

Three innovative course assignments will be presented in this annual showcase of innovative teaching in 2-year colleges and high schools. Three faculty, yet to be determined, will describe and show student work examples from an innovative assignment the faculty entered in the annual BEA Two-Year College/Scholastic Innovative Assignment competition. This annual contest recognizes class assignments that most closely align assignment outcomes to course outcomes, are innovative and highly engaging for students, allow students to creatively apply learned concepts, and demonstrate heightened understanding of course material.
Moderator: Tom McDonnell, Metropolitan Community College
1st Place: Tonya McMillion, Collin College; "TV Show Bible and Pitch Deck" assignment
2nd Place: Bob Maass, Metropolitan Community College; “About You” editing assignment

Moderators

Tom McDonnell

Metropolitan Community College

Speakers

Tonya McMillion

Collin College

Robert Maass

Advisor, Metropolitan Community College

I have taught media production for Metropolitan Community College for 24 years.

Sunday April 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
W302

Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

2:00pm PDT

College Radio Roundtable

Sunday April 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

W302

Brian Shelton and Kaitilyn Furister will lead a college radio roundtable. Advisors, students and interested parties join us to discuss what is working and what can improve at your college radio station.
Moderator: Brian Lane Shelton, Harper College
Kaitilyn Furister, Aims Community College

Moderators

Kaitilyn Furister

Instructor, Aims Community College

I am a full-time instructor at Aims Community College in Greeley, CO, where I teach audio production and radio production in the Communication Media department’s two-year degree programs.Before stepping into my current role, I worked as the Technology and Production Specialist at... Read More →

Brian Shelton

Sunday April 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
W302

Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Industry Issues & Updates | BEA, Industry Issues & Updates | Student Track, Industry Issues & Updates

4:30pm PDT

Staying motivated in Higher Education: Discussions related to faculty work culture, career trajectory, perceived value, and overall engagement

Sunday April 6, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT

W307

Faculty are burned out. Perhaps some more than others, but it’s nevertheless a challenging time to be a faculty member in higher education. Panelists from across the country and at different stages in their respective careers will share their ideas and innovations to bolster motivation. This session is meant to be interactive, so please bring your suggestions and best practices too! Let’s help each other out to address the burnout.
Moderator: Adam J. Kuban, Ball State University
Panelists: Stacey O. Irwin, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Jocelyn B. Millana, Missouri State University; Carey Martin, Liberty University; Chris Strobel, Northern Kentucky University

Speakers

Adam J. Kuban

Professor, Ball State University

Professor — reporting & writing, documentary storytelling, sports, science/sustainability, community engagement, (critical) service learning, project-based curriculum

Jocelyn Millana

Associate Professor, Missouri State University

Assistant Professor-Missouri State University

Carey Martin

Professor, Liberty University

screenwriting, directing, film & television history

Chris Strobel

Professor, Electronic Media and Broadcasting, Northern Kentucky University

Father and husband. Educator. Filmmaker. Storyteller. Slow grader.

Stacey Irwin

Sunday April 6, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
W307

Curriculum Assessment & Administration, Industry Issues & Updates | Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Industry Issues & Updates | BEA, Industry Issues & Updates

9:00am PDT

High School to College Transfers: Opening the Pipeline for Media Students

Monday April 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

W307

A panel of faculty and administrators who develop transfer/transition/articulation agreements for their media programs will discuss the benefits of helping media students make a seamless transition from high school to college and from 2-year to 4-year college programs by giving credit hours for courses they take at their original school when they enroll.
Moderator: Robert Maass, Metropolitan Community College
Panelists: Kevin Burke, University of Cincinnati; Donna J. Koskela, Pinkerton Academy

Moderators

Robert Maass

Advisor, Metropolitan Community College

I have taught media production for Metropolitan Community College for 24 years.

Speakers

Kevin Burke

Professor and Division Head, University of Cincinnati

Donna Koskela

Pinkerton Academy

Monday April 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
W307

Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | Curriculum Assessment & Administration, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs | BEA, Teaching Techniques/Tips & Educational Programs

4:15pm PDT

Those who can’t… teach and other lies contributing to your imposter syndrome

Monday April 7, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT

W305

This panel discusses “proving one's worth” and/or having trouble feeling worthy in their position. This includes working in the field and moving into academia even advancement. The panelists have moved to a new institution after a long-standing teaching appointment, community college, left the field and moved into academia leadership, and guided students as they dealt with their feelings of imposter syndrome.
Moderator: Kate Allred, Pittsburg State University
Panelists: Chris Strobel, Northern Kentucky University
Jen Smith, University of Kentucky
Teresa (Terry) Filipowicz, Pima Community College
James McNab, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication - Iowa State University
Robert Mott, Liberty University
Wes Hartley, Liberty University

Moderators

Kate Allred

Pittsburg State University

Speakers

Wes Hartley

Liberty University

Chris Strobel

Professor, Electronic Media and Broadcasting, Northern Kentucky University

Father and husband. Educator. Filmmaker. Storyteller. Slow grader.

Terry Filipowicz

Pima Community College

Teresa (Terry) Filipowicz has been an Artificial Intelligence Teaching and Learning Center Faculty Fellow; Chair for the Chancellor's initiative to improve faculty and institutional communication; Instructional Faculty; Journalism and Media Discipline Coordinator; Communication, Journalism... Read More →

Jen Smith

assistant professor, University of Kentucky

I am a recovering sportswriter who worked for the Lexington Herald-Leader in various positions for more than 20 years, including copy editor, designer, news and sports reporter. While working in the sports department for most of my career, I covered everything from high school sports... Read More →

James McNab

Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication - Iowa State University

Robert Mott

Liberty University

Monday April 7, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
W305

Curriculum Assessment & Administration, Industry Issues & Updates | Two-Year/Scholastic Institutions, Industry Issues & Updates | BEA, Industry Issues & Updates